Holiday Nightmare by KingBolonzo

made by KingBolonzo for LD30 (COMPO)

Got a web version but i don't know how or where to put it lol its in HTML5 so any suggestions would rule!

Put up an improved version people said it was too hard so i made it easier(the improved is zoomed out better)

IF ANYONE CAN NOT PLAY GAME VIDEOS ARE HERE:
VID # 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdhJnIYf5Vo
vID # 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LJtnWolp4w&feature=youtu.be (first vid is complete game 2nd one is more focused on gameplay)

I put up a pic of the world map in case people get lost or dont think its related to the connected worlds theme.

IF YOU THINK THIS GAME IS TOO HARD MY WIFE BEAT IT IN 5 MINUTES HAHA. Just get the carrots in the first room(multi-portal) and freeze a portal to enter the next level. DONT EVER GO BACK INTO THE MAIN ROOM!! U WIll GET SLAUGHTERED!! Use the outside portals to goto next world rather than going back into the multi portal level. Its fun to stay in the main room and fight everyone to pay it as a survival type game

OBJECTIVE:
The game is a snowman who kills Santa and other holiday figures using his ice breath and a flamethrower. There are 4 worlds connected by a middle level the 4 outside levels represent the seasons the center room connects all 4 seasons. Collect 10 carrots to unlock ending portal to take you to the credits screen. If you get hit you will have to collect all carrots again. Snowballs on back are health.

Controls:
Mouse left shoots fire
Mouse right shoots ice breath
Arrow key movement
Player faces mouse direction
Hit Flame man with Ice only hitting him with fire will melt his ice

Finally time to sleep. Wish I had more time. Enjoy!

Windows(.exe)original	http://www.filedropper.com/holidaynightmare
Windows(.exe)improved	http://www.filedropper.com/holidaynightmare1
Source	http://www.filedropper.com/source_1
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=39832

Ratings

Coolness	99%	2
Overall	2.44	1133

Audio	2.36	734
Fun	2.36	1062
Graphics	2.22	1068
Humor	2.70	344
Innovation	2.26	1099
Mood	2.29	1030
Theme	2.54	979

Feedback

mrexcessive

29. Aug 2014 · 08:09 UTC

Hi there. Your web link does not point at a playable game but at an upload service.

DrCicero

29. Aug 2014 · 08:16 UTC

Well, the page looks a bit confusing, but i found a download link in the middle. I then tried to run it, but i only could hear the music as my graphics card+wine (linux) does not like gamemaker, sorry.

@KingBolonzo Please name the link 'Windows' not 'Web'.

yodamaster

29. Aug 2014 · 15:25 UTC

It's "Windows", not "Web".

🎤 KingBolonzo

29. Aug 2014 · 19:32 UTC

all fixed its on windows now instead of web lol just click on downoad in filedropper thats where the exe was uploaded

ZeppelinCaptain

29. Aug 2014 · 19:57 UTC

Haha, this is great. I love the art style ;D

I liked your interpretation of the theme. Despite the simple concept, I felt a clear difference between the worlds that you went to.

tom_maclaren

29. Aug 2014 · 20:05 UTC

one word...Dude!!!! Its awesome really, really fun. Definitely the best yet by far. The art was great coulda used more sound fx. Liked the Santa Clause fireworks and the ice breath. Im keeping your game on my computer forever. MUHAHAHAHAA!!! AMAZING JOB DUDE BTW was that fuking Gamemaker

🎤 KingBolonzo

29. Aug 2014 · 20:07 UTC

thanks a lot guys its actually my first game too. and yes it was made in fucking gamemaker haha

YSelf Tool

29. Aug 2014 · 20:17 UTC

Controls are confusing, standard would be that the forward arrow moves you in the direction you are pointing, not directly upwards.
The possibility to walk out of the visible area is confusing.
The projectiles are fast and appear late on the screen, displaying just a small area.
I like the graphics.
The music in very repititive, but that's ok and better than no music.

jojocanard

29. Aug 2014 · 20:18 UTC

Very very hard or maybe I am very bad at it. I don't really see what it has to do with the theme. But still fun to play and listen. Nice for a first try.

Cash

29. Aug 2014 · 20:20 UTC

Not bad,it's simple but fun,the graphics are not really the best but still enjoyable. Good job

🎤 KingBolonzo

29. Aug 2014 · 20:31 UTC

FOR THOSE UNSURE OF THE THEME
the worlds are all connected in the middle like a link between 4 seasons winter is top left fall is top right spring bottom left and summer bottom right like this:
winter fall
center
spring summer

Thanks for commenting

jomomomo

29. Aug 2014 · 21:13 UTC

Arg can't play windows games.

OinkIguana

29. Aug 2014 · 21:43 UTC

Mouse and arrow keys is not a good control scheme. Use WASD if mouse is necessary.
Way too difficult and I didn't really get what the goal was. Might have been interesting with more polish.

jpcote

29. Aug 2014 · 22:03 UTC

Good game, have you done all the sprite by hand ? Nice controls, but I didn't found any health indication...

🎤 KingBolonzo

29. Aug 2014 · 22:45 UTC

snoballs on back of flamethrower is health all sprites were made in gamemakers on board paint tools

Gaeel

30. Aug 2014 · 22:29 UTC

Download link didn't work for me...

🎤 KingBolonzo

30. Aug 2014 · 23:28 UTC

PUT UP VIDS 4 PPL WHO CANT PLAY WINDOWS GAMES!! And lazy ppl... cant leave them out.

elefantopia

30. Aug 2014 · 23:54 UTC

Fun game to play as snowman with flamethrower! Birds-eye view of Santas and turkeys is interesting. Nice upbeat music :)

vividhelix

31. Aug 2014 · 00:19 UTC

Hilarious, loved the turkey skeleton!

HoboMechanistic

31. Aug 2014 · 01:29 UTC

Cool theme concept :)

Shivur

31. Aug 2014 · 02:43 UTC

Original idea, but the projectiles of ennemies went to fast for the speed of the snowman so it's impossible to avoid them.

Crefossus

31. Aug 2014 · 02:48 UTC

Movement could have felt a little better. Perhaps faster? I also felt a little weak/or it's too hard. The audio loop was good but got old quickly.

I like your interpretation of the theme and fitting game name.

rustybroomhandle

31. Aug 2014 · 05:33 UTC

Fun take on the theme, but as someone else pointed out, movement is a little confusing - I expect the up arrow to generally mean 'forwards' in whatever direction my character is facing, not 'up'. :)

🎤 KingBolonzo

31. Aug 2014 · 16:14 UTC

hey guys the reason the game is sooo hard is because its supposed its a nice change of pace from most of the games ive played on here so far id say people have been making their games more relaxing...In my opinion thats not fun i want non stop action if you play it a little you will get better the idea is to get out of that first level as soon as possible

🎤 KingBolonzo

31. Aug 2014 · 16:17 UTC

The controls were set up that way because it is too difficult to not be able to side step i didn't wanna overwhelm people with buttons. especially on a keyboard.

🎤 KingBolonzo

31. Aug 2014 · 16:18 UTC

Thanks for all the input guys i will definitely use al the info when I revamp the game. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE

Benjamin

31. Aug 2014 · 17:26 UTC

Fun shooter. I found it a bit difficult but it gets esier once you start to hold left & right for maximum damage.
I think some sfx and invulnerability timer when you get hit would make the death sequence less messy.

LandoSystems

31. Aug 2014 · 19:09 UTC

I hereby name this game bizzaro-gauntlet... weird little game but the randomness cracked me up. Nice work!

🎤 KingBolonzo

31. Aug 2014 · 20:21 UTC

haha i like it bizzaro gauntlet lol

bluesky

31. Aug 2014 · 20:21 UTC

Nice game Love the gameplay.

rhaasken

31. Aug 2014 · 23:03 UTC

Extremely difficult! It is also unclear why my character kept teleporting around.

I liked the burnt enemies graphics.

Scipio Xaos

01. Sep 2014 · 01:39 UTC

Well that.. was something. XD Had a bit of fun for the time I played it. I think it's a little too easy to die, though. :P Still, would play again. :P

And videos, in my opinion, are not the solution for those who can't play the game. The dev should make ports. That's a more proper solution.

🎤 KingBolonzo

01. Sep 2014 · 08:18 UTC

The Character teleports around to collect carrots. Honestly I ran out of time and had to make a finished product ASAP. Original idea was to have to go into each season(fall,winter, spring, summer) then have more portals inside connecting each month. From there you would enter each month and destroy the machine that is producing holiday nightmare's for that specific month hence the name.

🎤 KingBolonzo

01. Sep 2014 · 08:46 UTC

Anyone having a hard time beating it I have 1 suggestion: in the first level get the carrots then GET THE FUCK OUTTA THERE!! so basically u can just walk around and kill shit or u stay in the first level like a survival game thats the way I play it.

Rehacked

01. Sep 2014 · 09:33 UTC

any web version ?

🎤 KingBolonzo

01. Sep 2014 · 09:50 UTC

No web yet i gotta buy the game maker html export and I am poor poor poor Ill try before the dares over its def a great investment now. Sorry

RaycoSantana

01. Sep 2014 · 10:26 UTC

Love the art style!

Chaoseiro

01. Sep 2014 · 15:10 UTC

It is interesting, but very hard :P
maybe making the snowman faster?

whilefun

01. Sep 2014 · 16:05 UTC

This game is super hard! I kept getting my butt handed to me. Interesting interpretation of the theme. I liked that there were two firing modes.

SecondDimension

01. Sep 2014 · 20:50 UTC

I liked the take on the Connected Worlds theme, reminded me of Nightmare Before Christmas. The skeletons of burnt enemies was a nice touch, and I liked the overall insanity of it.

(Also if you're still doing videos I'd love you to give mine a go, it looks way better in motion that on screenshots. Thanks)

kirbytails7

02. Sep 2014 · 01:23 UTC

Not bad. A bit of the stretch to fit the theme to it, I think.

🎤 KingBolonzo

02. Sep 2014 · 02:54 UTC

Got a web version anyone know how to put it up I keep messing it up bad its in HTML5

kilamugen

02. Sep 2014 · 07:47 UTC

I love the firework effects... def the turkey skeleton!
More!!!!

🎤 KingBolonzo

02. Sep 2014 · 08:16 UTC

If its too hard click improved its actually better anyway

Endurion

02. Sep 2014 · 09:25 UTC

Weird in a good way :)

And quite hard if you don't spam both buttons where it works. I like the little touch of elemental resistance.

cardboard

13. Sep 2014 · 20:04 UTC

the download links have died a mysterious death

cardboard

15. Sep 2014 · 01:24 UTC

I think WASD or ESDF would as the movement controls would make the hand placement of the player less awkward. The art is quirky (in a good way) and all of the special effects (fireworks, snow, etc) are nice touches. The Winter world enemies seemed too overpowered to me, compared to all the other enemies; they fired quick projectiles rather rapidly and seemed to spawn quicker. A counter for how many carrots have been obtained would have made the player's progress more visible and tangible. The variety present in the different enemies and worlds is very nice. Oh, and the snowballs representing the player's health is a nice touch. :)