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Drillo - The Happy Driller by SkyWolf

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made by SkyWolf for LD29 (COMPO)
THE IDEA:
Alright, i had not so much time, so i thought of "previously seen mechanics" connected to the 'Beneath the surface' concept. What instantly came to mind is Mr. Driller by Namco.
I basically tried to mimic that.

I wanted to expand the concept introducing "seeded runs" with online leaderboards, like Spelunky does, but as always i was short on time so i had to give up on that.
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CONTROLS (KEYBOARD):
Left Arrow / A : Dig or Move left
Right Arrow / D : Dig or Move right
Up Arrow / W: Jump
Down Arrow / S: Dig downwards

S (when prompted): Start the game
R (when prompted): Restart the game
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TOOLS:
Unity 3D, Photoshop, Cubase, SFXR
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FINAL COMMENTS:
I greatly appreciate feedback, so comments are very very welcomed. If you made it reading down here: i love you.
Also i would like to thank my closest friend Giuseppe for giving me the idea for the character.

PS: Sorry for any poor english.
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25474885/ld29/Web/Web.html
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25474885/ld29/Win/Drillo.zip
Source https://bitbucket.org/SkyWolf/drillo
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=18222

Ratings

Coolness 80% 2
Overall 3.34 388
Audio 2.86 503
Fun 3.36 297
Graphics 3.80 192
Humor 2.54 476
Innovation 2.54 948
Mood 2.89 655
Theme 3.12 688

Feedback

Geckoo1337
27. Apr 2014 · 22:11 UTC
It's a really cool game with a good environment.
All is very interesting and you have demonstrated a nice imagination. THX ++
manabreak
28. Apr 2014 · 07:35 UTC
Solid work! It's a small, simple game, but polished. I like that. :)
Lacaranian
28. Apr 2014 · 07:36 UTC
Mr. Driller for the GBC was one of my faves back in the day. This is a pretty good start on that kind of thing (colors don't recombine and can't jump and drill, but for the most part still works fine)! Felt like oxygen was a little hard to come by and went too fast, but that might just be me not trying hard enough. Good work soldier!
sirikan
28. Apr 2014 · 07:37 UTC
Really interesting gameplay idea. Was a lot of fun :).
furriKira
28. Apr 2014 · 07:46 UTC
I'm pretty stable on this one.
It's quite fun and challenging.
I'm not sure if it's only me but I mostly got the oxygen more on the left side.
TomCooper3D
28. Apr 2014 · 07:53 UTC
its pretty tough but i ended up playing like 10 times. that is also the happiest half man half drill that could ever exist
DragonXVI
28. Apr 2014 · 07:55 UTC
Nice little recreation! Oxygen spawn seems a bit unfair though, can never find any! :p
madhoe
28. Apr 2014 · 07:59 UTC
Pretty fun and well polished game! I went to the finish by just drilling in one single column, though! Maybe that's a design flaw? Really love the art.
Sanguine
28. Apr 2014 · 08:00 UTC
Cool combination of different game mechanics! I would like a pace that is a bit higher though.
saiato
28. Apr 2014 · 08:00 UTC
Very cute. Good presentation.
gnerkus
28. Apr 2014 · 08:25 UTC
This is the solution to one of the world's biggest problems: "Match-3" glut.

I'm finding it really difficult to find anything wrong with the game. I would have loved a scoring system.
Jase
28. Apr 2014 · 08:29 UTC
Nice game with an interesting challenge with the piece destruction :)
spotco
28. Apr 2014 · 09:56 UTC
Really great graphics, and classic (derivative, but still fun) gameplay. Got to the finish by drilling straight down, was hoping for some sort of reward (or next level!)
cr2crstudios
28. Apr 2014 · 15:45 UTC
Awww, I love it! Def one of my favs so far!
PapyGaragos
28. Apr 2014 · 16:44 UTC
Yes I also love peoples who take the time to read the full description ;)

Nice game, cute art, catchy sound... I just had to get lucky with the oxygen spawn
Wakka
28. Apr 2014 · 17:02 UTC
wow pretty cool game
Pietro Ferrantelli
28. Apr 2014 · 17:03 UTC
Well done ! I love the concept and the graphics. It's well polished, congratulations ! (the character is so cute :o)
lonewookie
28. Apr 2014 · 17:03 UTC
I love the character! I like the graphic style, it's very cute. Gameplay is solid. Not much innovation, but you admitted as much, haha. Solid game!
foolmoron
28. Apr 2014 · 17:13 UTC
Super polished!
Ithildin
28. Apr 2014 · 23:20 UTC
Nice graphics and music! Gameplay is nice, but the cooldown on the drill made it feel a bit slow.

Great job! :)
terraco
28. Apr 2014 · 23:59 UTC
Consistent art. That's hard to come by in a jam. Needs some rebalancing for the oxygen IMO
4KbShort
29. Apr 2014 · 02:40 UTC
Super fun to play. Very pretty. Simple sounds and good background music make it engaging. Took one run to figure out how the game mechanics work (Never played Mr. Driller) but that acted as a self creating tutorial. Excellent work!
Vandash
29. Apr 2014 · 21:40 UTC
Nice and simple, and the music is now stuck in my head :)
MattV
30. Apr 2014 · 17:59 UTC
cool concept, but it seems like just hammering the down button is the winning strategy (moving around increases your chance to get crushed).
AlbertoSM
05. May 2014 · 11:50 UTC
Simple game, doesn't reinvent the wheel lol! Drillo is super cute :D
Marcos Rodrigues
19. May 2014 · 05:32 UTC
Sometimes, the old is the best. Great entry, congratulations!
Rzial
19. May 2014 · 17:43 UTC
The playstyle makes me remember good ol' times! It's pretty awesome ^^
GrooveMan
19. May 2014 · 23:27 UTC
Ah, the problem with working to an existing puzzle game so closely is that you can really tell when the 'feel' is off. like-colours not combining (or at the very least vanishing as a chain reacion) made things feel a little tame.