Penguin Feeder Simulator 2000 by Jerre

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made by Jerre for LD28 (COMPO)
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IMPORTANT
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The initial submission contained some threading bugs, I think I fixed them now.


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Penguin Feeder Simulator 2000
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The gameplay is explained in the game. Only three levels, but still I'm happy with the result.



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Extra Tip
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If you don't feel competitive sit back and enjoy the great penguin AI, especially in level 3....

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 3.19 348
Audio 2.64 438
Fun 3.03 377
Graphics 2.77 583
Humor 3.35 117
Innovation 3.42 189
Mood 3.08 295
Theme 3.77 65

Feedback

tzamora
16. Dec 2013 路 04:26 UTC
Lookslike osx version is having problems
馃帳 Jerre
16. Dec 2013 路 06:34 UTC
Can you give more info?
馃帳 Jerre
16. Dec 2013 路 08:53 UTC
If it was an error when clicking outside a button, I fixed it.
moop
16. Dec 2013 路 11:12 UTC
Really nice concept. I found it easier to wait until the penguins were on the move, drop fish in their path and hope. Adding some sort of signposting to indicate how the AI thinks and plans their moves would help a lot.
qbicfeet
16. Dec 2013 路 11:43 UTC
IBEATIT! Fun little game, I love how the penguins move around independently :)
RoseNinja
17. Dec 2013 路 18:46 UTC
a nice game a lot of fun
Venks
17. Dec 2013 路 19:02 UTC
fun for what i could play before it crashed
WBojangles
17. Dec 2013 路 19:11 UTC
I was counting on that email address being real..
Jago
17. Dec 2013 路 19:12 UTC
This was fun! After studying the penguin on the first level I came to the conclusion that it is just easier to try to place fish right in front of them when they are moving.
Fenixin
17. Dec 2013 路 19:14 UTC
I really like the game. Great idea, a pity there's not more levels. I think you could improve a lot the game for a post compo version adding rules to the simulation: smells, hungry/satiation.
cudabear
17. Dec 2013 路 20:22 UTC
Quite fun, and like nothing I've ever played before.

The graphics worked fairly well for what you were trying to accomplish here.

The audio was pretty nice, and even a little humorous.

Well done.
馃帳 Jerre
17. Dec 2013 路 20:27 UTC
Thanks all for the compliments!
MadcoreTom
19. Dec 2013 路 10:31 UTC
Great game! the sound was staticky, but that was probably my PC
jacklehamster
19. Dec 2013 路 13:47 UTC
I got exhausted trying to think like a penguin.
tripleVisionGames
22. Dec 2013 路 13:13 UTC
Really fun! Would be worth making longer post jam though!
馃帳 Jerre
22. Dec 2013 路 16:47 UTC
thanks
Benjamin
22. Dec 2013 路 20:23 UTC
Nice game, with 'great educational value' :D
The third level was a bit messy but I guess it's all for the fun of the game. Congrats for this original take on the theme.
dqmhose
22. Dec 2013 路 20:25 UTC
I think it's a little random if the penguins get the fish or not.. I usually just drop the fish off right in their way and it works :D But such a cool concept, keep it up!
goerp
23. Dec 2013 路 19:17 UTC
That was cool (no pun intended, well maybe a little bit). And funny too. the sound gave it a chilly feel.
Nice take on the theme, I've seen nothing like that in the compo.
After the first two level I thought 'that's easy' and then it got a lot harder.
Nice game, I think you can expand on it. Some more options and maybe some more variety in the scenery, some less square ice tiles, smoother movement?
just some suggestions.
mmickyman
23. Dec 2013 路 21:16 UTC
I guess it's a roguelike, you start over at level 1 :)

I didn't know how to think like a pinguin, I guess you have to use the thoughts bubbles.
tobbez
25. Dec 2013 路 16:34 UTC
Like this take on the theme. Didn't manage to understand how the AI works so completing the levels was a bit random. Try to make the AI patterns more easy to figure out.
handCraftedRadio
27. Dec 2013 路 23:26 UTC
Ha nice! This was great! I found myself yelling at the penguins, especially when those greedy ones kept stealing the fish from the others! 3rd level is tough! Great work!