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Taxi Copter by Aaron San Filippo

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made by Aaron San Filippo for LD30 (JAM)
You are the sole taxi helicopter service on these busy islands. Connect the citizens to their destinations on neighboring islands for sweet, sweet cash.

Inspired by games like Choplifter, Sim Copter, etc. Simple, silly, physics-y fun.

Controls WASD to move, Left Mouse Button for lift, and mouse to steer.

Created by:
Aaron San Filippo (@aeornflippout)

Music from Forest San Filippo (@ForestSanFilipp)
AKA: Flippfly
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41564278/AaronChopper/AaronChopper.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=12401

Ratings

Coolness 39% 1598
Overall(Jam) 3.75 84
Audio(Jam) 3.21 315
Fun(Jam) 4.11 17
Graphics(Jam) 3.46 354
Humor(Jam) 3.27 114
Innovation(Jam) 3.43 189
Mood(Jam) 3.50 176
Theme(Jam) 3.18 372

Feedback

Lokiman
26. Aug 2014 · 01:07 UTC
I see that you changed the original "transport for free" service to paid one :D

Definitely needs a sandbox mode where you will be scored based on your "tricks" with the heli....like skateboarders in the air :)
Josh Riley
26. Aug 2014 · 01:07 UTC
Really fun! I'm really impressed by how well the copter controls, seems like it'd be tricky thing to get right over a weekend. I played the game for a bit, but also had fun just cruising around, too.
LuisDC
26. Aug 2014 · 01:10 UTC
Well done! Great physics and funny idea. The time I had to chase a boat for 50$ was really memorable. The only thing I miss is that I couldn't die no matter how hard I crashed. Good controls BTW.
Maxium
26. Aug 2014 · 01:14 UTC
A fantastic little game. I really like the target points mechanic, and the music and visuals really add to the mood of the piece. I have a real hard time landing on the boats. Madison Indies represent!
bazld
26. Aug 2014 · 08:03 UTC
Fantastic - great controls, graphics and sound. Lots of nice little details, like how the people run to the chopper :)
RFMTeam
26. Aug 2014 · 12:04 UTC
Good controls, had fun!
primaerfunktion
26. Aug 2014 · 15:01 UTC
That was really good. Great work. Especially on the controls.
KevinZuhn
26. Aug 2014 · 15:14 UTC
I had a lot of fun with this! Landing on the boat was super challenging, not sure if it was even worth the money!
EnigmAraigne
26. Aug 2014 · 16:20 UTC
AWESOME!
BeardoGames
26. Aug 2014 · 17:41 UTC
You had me at the title: LET'S MAKE SOME CRAZY MONEY! But seriously, you have no idea how relieved I was and how relaxed I became when I realized you can't crash into buildings. This was a real blast to play, and it's one of this round of LD games I'll come back to play again. Awesome work!
nesis
27. Aug 2014 · 06:33 UTC
Nice game, really smooth and fun controls. It was actually kinda fun watching the helicopter spin wildly through the air. Good music too, I like how it sped up as time counted down. Nice take on the graphics, very minimalist but stylish.
nesis
27. Aug 2014 · 06:34 UTC
Oh, and if you'd like to rate my game, please do! Here's a link - http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=2726
Hairein
27. Aug 2014 · 20:08 UTC
This was great fun and a good execution of this type of game. The controls were suitably hard and the way through and required actions were easy to read and then do. Definately one of the most fun games out of this compo for me!
GeorgeBroussard
28. Aug 2014 · 06:02 UTC
Really liked the art style and music here. Ended up with something like $120. I wish there'd been a little more clarity when someone was dropped off vs just a sound? Fun to fly around, though, and crazy taxi people :) I landed on the boat :)
Scott Baker
30. Aug 2014 · 18:16 UTC
Choplifter!!!! That was fun!
jukimv1986
30. Aug 2014 · 18:17 UTC
Sweet music (even in last minute :), clear goal, nice gameplay. It reminded me of crazy taxi and the taxi mission on GTA. It made me laugh too when I could go from one island to the other flying in reverse hahaha. The one thing I could not understand is why some of the people did not get off the copter on the destination... I guess they liked how I fly! Great game!!
Andrew Adams
31. Aug 2014 · 02:53 UTC
Great! I found my self dive bombing the landings once I found out it was timed. Great controls, and excellent twist on this theme.
matthias_zarzecki
31. Aug 2014 · 10:39 UTC
Excellent work with the physics and controls! Having the rotor be on mouse-1 feels great
mrexcessive
31. Aug 2014 · 15:12 UTC
Hi there. Great Crazy Taxi-a-like. Glad you have no damaging collisions! Very enjoyable, good job!
H1S2
31. Aug 2014 · 18:48 UTC
very funny game. simple, but nice graphics. i loved that the heli dosent crash regardless of the landing style :D
sandbaydev
02. Sep 2014 · 18:03 UTC
nice entry! good chopper controls.

i would have liked the chopper shadow to be perhaps bit more "under the chopper" (like angle should have been so that sun is higher), to help landing on smaller boats.

i would have liked to see damage & crashing. now I could hit anything.

very well done, good job.
Pavel
02. Sep 2014 · 18:14 UTC
Cool game, simple and funny.
badlydrawnrod
05. Sep 2014 · 19:09 UTC
Now that's how to do a helicopter game! This plays very well indeed. The copter is very responsive and flies just about right. The game had a feel similar to the flying game in Wii Sports Resort, which is no bad thing. I hope that you do more with this as it has the making of a very good game.
sephyka
12. Sep 2014 · 09:02 UTC
Well done. Good playability of the helicopter. I'm not bad at it because I played a lot at GTAV. :p Fun music, good mood, good job!