1Px@At by Fadobo

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made by Fadobo for LD28 (COMPO)
You are given a single pixel and the task to make it as far as possible, collecting more and more pixels while avoiding collisions with obstacles. To challenge myself, the game uses only a single texture image, a 1x1 white pixel.

PREREQUSITES:
This game requires XNA 4.0
If you have trouble launching the game, install it from the Prerequisites folder

HOW TO PLAY:
Space / Up-Arrow / Xbox Gamepad A/B/X/Y to move up

SPECIAL KEYS:
F1 - Toggle Fullscreen (On Title Screen)
F2 - Toggle Sound Effects
F3 - Toggle Music
ESC / Xbox Gamepad Back-Button - Exit Game

EDIT: First of all thanks for all the great comments!!! It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Especially the ones about the music, which is the first somewhat complete song I've ever made in Famitracker (or at all for that matter)

One piece of advice: The colorful blinking ball is a power up(down?)! It adds 200 Points and shrinks your cube a certain percentage, which is very helpful to navigate later levels. Sorry for not making it clear in-game. :)

Also: Let's hear some highscores!

Ratings

Coolness 81% 2
Overall 3.14 391
Audio 3.02 241
Fun 3.47 133
Graphics 2.26 806
Humor 2.11 559
Innovation 2.93 493
Mood 2.81 464
Theme 2.77 556

Feedback

Pantzar
16. Dec 2013 · 07:14 UTC
Simple concept, but surprisingly addictive. Neat with only one control.
Doubstract
16. Dec 2013 · 14:15 UTC
cool sounds
lekochen
16. Dec 2013 · 14:24 UTC
Minimalism! It's simple & fun, well done!
howieV (binarygirl)
16. Dec 2013 · 14:37 UTC
nice.. i like the music and the simplistic gfx.. my kind of game :)
Bw2801
16. Dec 2013 · 15:03 UTC
I really like the simple concept. It's fun!
Thingus
16. Dec 2013 · 15:07 UTC
This was a lot of fun! Took me a while to realise that the glowing things were good, and not to be avoided.
TheJackiMonster
16. Dec 2013 · 15:11 UTC
Really awesome game..! Cool idea and nice implementation of the theme. :)
joppiesaus
16. Dec 2013 · 16:26 UTC
I really like it! Reminds me of the old "Copter" game! Nice sounds, it's just neat.
ThatGuy
16. Dec 2013 · 18:27 UTC
Well done audio and simple game play make it a pretty addictive game. Well done.
@TeddyNashor
16. Dec 2013 · 20:36 UTC
Like the music, maybe make the collect sound a bit more subtle though? its a bit overpowering. good job!
zconnelly13
16. Dec 2013 · 20:52 UTC
I really love the minimalist style :)
gmfk07
16. Dec 2013 · 21:44 UTC
Definitely an addictive game! Took me a while to realize that the idea is for you to stay small, but it's still a hugely fun game!
moop
16. Dec 2013 · 22:01 UTC
Neat idea and nice difficulty progression as you grow. The simple graphics fit the game well.
Capitals
17. Dec 2013 · 11:50 UTC
Fun, simple and addictive. I really like the music!
kirbytails7
18. Dec 2013 · 07:15 UTC
Aww, the rainbow things are bad, too...Simple and fun.
Gamelabbers
18. Dec 2013 · 20:04 UTC
Simple, fun! Didn't expect this when looking at the start screen. start screen is ugly imho, but the simple style in the game itself is cool :) The game progresses a bit slowly though.
Diptoman
19. Dec 2013 · 10:40 UTC
One pixel, one control, nice! Minimalism at its best! The graphics could've been better, but overall it's really addicting!
glovecat
19. Dec 2013 · 11:20 UTC
Simple mechanic, concept, music and sound. Well done, I enjoy it :D
ossah
19. Dec 2013 · 13:55 UTC
Really cool game! Love the use of the theme. Love the power up mechanic too! Great touch. The music and sound effects are perfect!

This would make an epic loading screen game! Or even just a cool mobile game to play while waiting for the bus!

The art style was really cool too. The whole thing was just well polished and really fun to play. Thumbs up!
chiguireitor
19. Dec 2013 · 16:07 UTC
Nice game. Some color combinations where eye searing and made my eyes hurt (i even keep seeing the same image after looking away from the screen) ouch! Anyways, very nice game.
🎤 Fadobo
19. Dec 2013 · 16:20 UTC
Hey guys, thanks for the great feedback. I wanted to respond to some of the (in my opinion very fair) criticism:

@TeddyNashor: Not sure if you mean the pixel or powerup-sound. I agree the latter one is a bit loud, but I wanted the powerup to feel powerfull (ran out of time for screenshake)

Gamelabbers: Titlescreen was definitely a quick thing, but I actually think it turned out ok. Completely agree on the slow progression. I would love to balance the difficulty for all levels and allow people to skip forward a bit. The slow started to help less experienced gamers to familiarize them with the controls a lot though.

Chiguireitor: Yeah, colors are randomly selected which results in bad combinations every now and then. I myself am color-blind myself and have problems sometimes. It's not documented, but you can press 't' to re-roll the colors at any time.
michail
20. Dec 2013 · 01:46 UTC
My highscore : 5050.
The color schemes are horrible - the contrast is way too big and they really make eyes hurt (most of them).
Besides, I like the simple yet addictive gameplay and the audio track.
euske
20. Dec 2013 · 11:56 UTC
The music is awesome! I like random colors too.
Jupiter_Hadley
24. Dec 2013 · 17:16 UTC
Fun simple game, well done! I included it in part 7 of my Ludum Dare Compilation series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/1dYHR5aknGc
DanielSnd
24. Dec 2013 · 19:06 UTC
Very addictive game.
henrykun
30. Dec 2013 · 16:44 UTC
For some reason the game doesn't run on my computer.
KeyMaster
06. Jan 2014 · 16:46 UTC
Really fun game with decent graphics and good sound!