Dabug by Devark

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made by Devark for LD31 (COMPO)
A crazy and fun arcade shooter where you play as a cheeky data-killing virus called Dabug! Currently only has an Endless Arcade mode with increasing difficulty. Ironically, this version may have some bugs. They've been fixed in the current version I have but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to update the files here.

Controls:
- Movement
Left and Right Mouse Buttons - Aim/Fire primary and secondaries
- Select
- Go Back
- Pause
Hold Exit to the desktop

Personal Notes:

First LD! Great fun and good luck to everyone!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.91 47
Audio 3.18 271
Fun 4.05 17
Graphics 4.10 60
Humor 2.60 467
Innovation 2.73 823
Mood 3.31 238
Theme 3.91 210

Feedback

psyduckfreak
08. Dec 2014 · 01:56 UTC
good work man enjoyed layout and colors.
NormalKarl
08. Dec 2014 · 02:13 UTC
Its great fun. The sounds work really well with the graphics. It great :D
Swampie
08. Dec 2014 · 02:25 UTC
Very Charming!

loving the artstyle, arcade style gameplay is quite fun
Chris Delta
08. Dec 2014 · 02:27 UTC
Looks and sounds nice, and the weapon upgrades keep it fresh!
sergilazaro
08. Dec 2014 · 02:34 UTC
That was fun and polished. Nice work! It just needs a repetitive soundtrack :)
kraln
08. Dec 2014 · 02:38 UTC
"Unexpected error occured while running the game"
🎤 Devark
08. Dec 2014 · 02:45 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback! Glad you guys are enjoying it. :D

@krain, I've asked a lot of people to try the game out and none of them, including me, has gotten an error. Where did it happen and how?
SolomaZ
08. Dec 2014 · 02:49 UTC
Solid and polished!
sergilazaro
08. Dec 2014 · 02:50 UTC
I also got an error. It doesn't open the window right away, Windows shows an error screen, but the game opens anyway. And now the game also doesn't exit, not with Alt-F4, nor clicking the x in the corner. I have to kill it with Task Manager.
Hpoji
08. Dec 2014 · 02:51 UTC
Strong controls, great aiming and very well polished. Would buy /10
stevehb
08. Dec 2014 · 02:52 UTC
That's pretty good. I like that the score is in megabytes.
karlipoppins
08. Dec 2014 · 02:52 UTC
The web version links to Dabug.exe on dropbox?
YM
08. Dec 2014 · 02:54 UTC
15170 was my best score. It tails off and gets a little sparse between 5000MB and 10000MB with all three powerups (were there more?)

The graphics and sounds that are in there are nice, it has a very polished feel to it.

I was really hoping it would start using GB, TB and so on as my score got higher, it really felt like that was going to be a thing. Still, a great overall entry :D
🎤 Devark
08. Dec 2014 · 02:58 UTC
@karlinpoppins, sorry fixed that now!

@YM, that actually sounds like a good idea. I had a lot more ideas for the campaign version but simply ran out of time. Hmm... the game should keep getting harder until around 30000, but if you reach that high it gets really hectic.

Thanks for all the feedback!
jackethlaust
08. Dec 2014 · 03:02 UTC
The sound effects and graphics were quite nice. I appreciate how the bug goes fuzzy and has slight invincibility when it gets hit. There is a nice variety of obstacles and enemies to shoot down.

It's quite hectic at the start with all the splitters, and then goes insane at 15k+ when all the turrets spawn.
This game is very well done and very enjoyable, thanks!
pleepleep23
08. Dec 2014 · 03:21 UTC
Lots of fun. This game gets really crazy really fast.
Tuba
08. Dec 2014 · 03:43 UTC
Pretty fun and the pacing is very good. Great work! :)
prymidion
08. Dec 2014 · 03:50 UTC
Really great. Maybe add a few more powerups to give it a little more variety and make it more clear when a player loses a life. Overall awesome
Jqmfg
08. Dec 2014 · 03:57 UTC
Very fun game, loved the mechanics and the animations. The sound effects were good, but they got old after a while. Really enjoyed the graphics as well. Didn't like the fact that the menu used keys for selection even though the game focused on using the mouse. It would have been great to see megabytes upgrade to gigabytes
Nobuyoshi
08. Dec 2014 · 05:06 UTC
I liked the art style. Everything is so polished.
Really nice work!
mahalis
08. Dec 2014 · 05:24 UTC
This is my favorite so far. Graphics are superb, gameplay's great, and there's a lot of little details (like the countdown bars over the bombs) that make this feel really nice. The explosion sound is a little harsh, but that's a quibble. Great job!
Sim00n
08. Dec 2014 · 06:07 UTC
This game is extremely well done starting from the graphics which are gorgeous, through the sound that is perfectly matched even all the way up to smooth, intuitive and good looking menus. A really outstanding entry. Good job sir!
stjahns
08. Dec 2014 · 06:12 UTC
Great visuals, really felt the explosions!
plauk
08. Dec 2014 · 07:22 UTC
Solid fun.
gameattack
08. Dec 2014 · 07:27 UTC
Smooth controls. Awesome graphics. I liked the variety of weapons. but all the enemies didn't felt very different. Maybe because of the sounds?
flatgub
08. Dec 2014 · 08:05 UTC
Great work!
The game felt really solid and was quite fun to play, the graphics were aesthetically pleasing and the sound was awesome, but it felt somewhat empty without a soundtrack. If you continue to work on this, I would definitely buy it!
LittleThor
08. Dec 2014 · 08:05 UTC
Very nice looking game with a great retro/arcade ambiance. It needs a little more power-ups in my opinion.
Nice work!
maxyan
08. Dec 2014 · 09:53 UTC
Just awesome.
onilink_
08. Dec 2014 · 11:31 UTC
18335 \o/
Cool game, but the progression is too slow :b
kalugny
08. Dec 2014 · 12:15 UTC
Very good game! So juicy...
PeerPlay
08. Dec 2014 · 13:55 UTC
Nice little game. I love the color palette!
Domicuc
08. Dec 2014 · 14:26 UTC
Nice colors/nice game!:)
swedishbacon
08. Dec 2014 · 14:44 UTC
Really responsive! nice work!
koujaku
08. Dec 2014 · 16:23 UTC
I loved the slick controls! Slide-ey, yet very tight =D Might have been nice to have some variations on the explode sound effect~
edve98
08. Dec 2014 · 17:25 UTC
Very nice game, Only thing that might be missing is some background music. Nut still, one of my favorites!
grid96
08. Dec 2014 · 18:08 UTC
Awesome :D Like your graphical style, looks really professional, and sounds and gameplay fit together very well.
Legiion
08. Dec 2014 · 18:25 UTC
Very cool Game, i really like the Art design and the fitting sound effects
terrytheplatypus
08. Dec 2014 · 18:41 UTC
Very fun and a great look! You should definitely do more with this one!
01101101
08. Dec 2014 · 18:50 UTC
Really cool and polished game :D It's a ton of fun to play and gets funnier the more upgrades you get. Nice work! :)
naufr4g0
08. Dec 2014 · 19:14 UTC
You made a really good work!
Game is polished and quite fun!
DesignerNap
08. Dec 2014 · 19:50 UTC
I played a game earlier called "arena of cube" and it does something similar to this which I really appreciate. The ricochet! it makes it a lot more interesting and balanced. Good work!
Tasteslikefuture
08. Dec 2014 · 20:43 UTC
Great sound and art! Gameplay is traditional arcade fun. Awesome job!
Kuupu
08. Dec 2014 · 20:58 UTC
nice colors!!!!!!!!
Hellequin
08. Dec 2014 · 21:41 UTC
Like the graphics! Well done!
rameshkannan
08. Dec 2014 · 22:39 UTC
yeah some what nice
BCSGame
08. Dec 2014 · 23:07 UTC
Simple and super effective. Really enjoyed it. Kinda slow difficulty curve (to me anyways :P ), but only slightly. Enough new obstacles/enemies to keep it interesting. Awesome job! - Brandon
tudd
08. Dec 2014 · 23:20 UTC
I have a feeling this game was inspired by real-life events haha.

Some objects appeared later on with a timer near them, what did those do? I couldn't really figure out what they did.
Thought Reactor
08. Dec 2014 · 23:40 UTC
Really loving the art style. Good blend of retro gameplay and modern shine.
biscuitWizard
09. Dec 2014 · 01:52 UTC
Really fantastic layout! The graphics were absolutely beautiful and the screen shakes really added to the experience. Felt very polished!
Trixton
09. Dec 2014 · 04:04 UTC
reminds me of Grid Wars, nice job
Alexandre Szybiak
10. Dec 2014 · 19:27 UTC
Very well polished game, good job.
Robotic
10. Dec 2014 · 21:38 UTC
Nice and polished design. The progression might be a bit too slow (and the death sound of the ennemies was kind of annoying). Otherwise, great job :D
sP0CkEr2
11. Dec 2014 · 03:00 UTC
flawless - well done sir - excellent use of theme, great graphcs and awesome gameplay
Lynx
11. Dec 2014 · 04:10 UTC
I love that the score is in megabytes! The overall feel of this game screams cohesive design! Well done!
thopis
11. Dec 2014 · 04:22 UTC
Fantastic controls!Great overall!
oranebeast
11. Dec 2014 · 04:39 UTC
Lovely game with great graphics, would like a feature to convert megabytes to gigabytes tho.
Kitch
11. Dec 2014 · 05:35 UTC
Nice polished artwork, and good amount of enemy/powerup variation. The "feel" just fit right in to the genre.

Little tip for accessibility and the WASD front for the future, some folks have different keyboard layouts, and some us us, like me unfortunately were born left handed. It's good to have the arrows, or at least alternatives, as an option. But not held against you :)

Good work.. Thanks!
lightsoda
11. Dec 2014 · 05:41 UTC
Very slick graphics, feels great to play too.
🎤 Devark
11. Dec 2014 · 05:42 UTC
@Kitch, it was originally created for keyboard only (you can actually still use the arrow keys - it's just not part of the official controls), but following unanimous feedback from mates, the keyboard controls were scrapped for the current alternative, which received much better feedback.

I'm so stoked that everyone's mostly been enjoying this! Makes the sacrificed sleep worth it :p
PIXEL^3
11. Dec 2014 · 09:51 UTC
The game looks and feels like a dream. The explosion SFX were a little loud and perhaps the HUD should have it's own dedicated space instead of being overlayed. Otherwise great job!

-AlucardX60
cabezotta
11. Dec 2014 · 16:06 UTC
Nice entry! great art, good job!
Taunia Sabanski
12. Dec 2014 · 00:19 UTC
Totally agree that this was a solid, polished game. Definitely one of the ones that could carry on post-LD. :)

I love the name, Dabug! The graphics are VERY well suited and crisp. I started playing and found the controls to be really smooth and articulate. The player feedback was very satisfying, and I was really surprised when I was hoping to myself that there would be power-ups and more substantial abilities and suddenly, they appeared! :D Like my prayers had been answered!

I do agree that the explosion sounds are a little loud and jarring (I did have to turn down my volume a bit, as they were exploding my eardrums a little), and it needs a bit of background music, but that is my ONLY little teeny tiny gripe about it. The rest of it was really fantastic! :)
hypnoticbytes
12. Dec 2014 · 12:29 UTC
Amazing game, great graphics!!! Lots of fun!!!
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
12. Dec 2014 · 14:40 UTC
Really solid entry, nice job!
ynots
12. Dec 2014 · 20:28 UTC
NICE GAME...PACING IS GOOD..
csanyk
13. Dec 2014 · 04:01 UTC
Pretty good! Feels like a well polished arena shooter should. I'd only prefer a dual-stick control scheme, WASD + mouse never plays as well on a laptop trackpad for me. The sound effects are particularly well done.
apiotrw
13. Dec 2014 · 19:50 UTC
Nice graphics
Kuality Games
14. Dec 2014 · 14:11 UTC
Saw this game during a twitch stream, very well done mate! Gameplay is smooth, enjoyable and fun. Good job.
Omiya Games
19. Dec 2014 · 23:25 UTC
Great game, amazing polish. Not sure the premise was all that necessary.