Dude Launch by smizmeal
Dude Launch is an arcade-y type game featuring:
- a giant sea of rolling
- an oscillating moon, within the reach of a hair's-breadth
- a lonely boat of dudes who are trying to defy gravity and jump across the gulf of space onto the moon (safely)
Instructions:
- Launch Dudes to the Moon! (safely)
- CYAN means safe, RED and BLUE mean death.
Modes:
- Normal Game: There are 10 levels. Can you beat it?
- Endless Mode: What's the highest score you can get?
- Infinite Dudes (Sandbox Mode): Launch as many dudes as you want, no regrets!
Controls:
***warning: similar to QWOP, because steering a boat and ladder while launching dudes ain't easy***
- Press and HOLD A to accelerate the boat to the left.
- Press and HOLD L to accelerate the boat to the right.
- Press and HOLD S to rotate the ladder left.
- Press and HOLD K to rotate the ladder right.
- Press SPACE to launch dudes.
- Press ESC to quit the level.
- Press M to mute the music.
- a giant sea of rolling
- an oscillating moon, within the reach of a hair's-breadth
- a lonely boat of dudes who are trying to defy gravity and jump across the gulf of space onto the moon (safely)
Instructions:
- Launch Dudes to the Moon! (safely)
- CYAN means safe, RED and BLUE mean death.
Modes:
- Normal Game: There are 10 levels. Can you beat it?
- Endless Mode: What's the highest score you can get?
- Infinite Dudes (Sandbox Mode): Launch as many dudes as you want, no regrets!
Controls:
***warning: similar to QWOP, because steering a boat and ladder while launching dudes ain't easy***
- Press and HOLD A to accelerate the boat to the left.
- Press and HOLD L to accelerate the boat to the right.
- Press and HOLD S to rotate the ladder left.
- Press and HOLD K to rotate the ladder right.
- Press SPACE to launch dudes.
- Press ESC to quit the level.
- Press M to mute the music.
| Web | http://smizmeal.itch.io/dude-launch |
| Source | https://github.com/overgrown/LD30-Dude-Launch |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=41893 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 74% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.30 | 454 |
| Audio | 2.93 | 416 |
| Fun | 3.40 | 279 |
| Graphics | 2.53 | 902 |
| Humor | 3.87 | 30 |
| Innovation | 4.02 | 58 |
| Mood | 3.16 | 411 |
| Theme | 3.43 | 417 |
Maybe a little more explanation as to what constitutes a safe land exactly? Seemed a bit random to me.
Great concept, the controls were actually kind of fun to play around with, but lack of accessibility and high iteration time on game feedback kinda killed it for me.
Very original and fun
Made it to level 7 before I lost too many dudes to complete the level. Then I sent the rest of my dudes into space, because - well - I could. Fun was had, even in defeat :)
Nice and catchy music also!
I had a hard time with the controls, but with "similar to QWOP" in the description I imagine that's not entirely unintentional :P