My Mini Castle by TijmenTio

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made by TijmenTio for LD26 (COMPO)
My second Ludum Dare!

Controls:
- Left & right arrow keys
- Spacebar

Summary:
Help Mr Peng defend his Mini Castle while notorious square shaped blobs try to run it over!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.99 33
Audio 3.64 87
Fun 3.90 28
Graphics 4.53 5
Humor 3.96 18
Innovation 3.31 405
Mood 3.80 62
Theme 3.39 702

Feedback

pvwradtke
29. Apr 2013 · 07:25 UTC
Man, where do I start? The game is cute looking, plays great and is easy to pick up. A bit more balancing for picking up potatoes, but other than that, a very enjoyable experience!
deathray
29. Apr 2013 · 07:54 UTC
Picking up the potatoes is hard. But it's so cute; your art style and animation are incredible.
GeorgeBroussard
29. Apr 2013 · 07:57 UTC
This is awesome! Great art, fun gameplay and funny as hell. Great, great game. Perfect size and scope for a LD effort. Good work.
Luxorix
29. Apr 2013 · 09:28 UTC
Good game! Only a size large.
raincole
29. Apr 2013 · 13:33 UTC
The graphics are decent.
aquilicoco
29. Apr 2013 · 13:34 UTC
I love the graphics :)
Ernyz
29. Apr 2013 · 13:56 UTC
Graphics are nice indeed. I also liked the humour, overall, really nice entry :)
PushmePullyu
29. Apr 2013 · 13:59 UTC
Just so very fun. Very very well done. 5 stars! XD
EdoMiyamoto
29. Apr 2013 · 14:05 UTC
Very very good, +1 for the pinguin !
cmayhem
29. Apr 2013 · 14:20 UTC
Absolute adorable game. Easy controls.
Hypnohustla
29. Apr 2013 · 15:23 UTC
Really fun game. I think it was well balanced and the graphics were really nice. :) And it was funny too!
numpad
29. Apr 2013 · 16:54 UTC
Awesome game! Looks so adorable, fun to play, overall: Something like a winner!
DustyStylus
29. Apr 2013 · 16:55 UTC
Delightful! I actually had to search for this after seeing it on the front page of LD earlier. Glad I did! Works great on OSX here.
🎤 TijmenTio
29. Apr 2013 · 17:02 UTC
Thanks for all the kind comments so far! They put a big smile on my face :)
Lythom
29. Apr 2013 · 17:24 UTC
Nice entry here ! This is really what you want to see in a LD small but polished game.
Maybe a little more depth in game and/or a closer synergy with the theme would have made it just perfect.
Had fun with this one, thanks for the game !
Filth and Money
29. Apr 2013 · 20:40 UTC
Wow, awesome game — 5 stars for all. My only issue is that I believe the manual says to click to collect potatoes, which was confusing since I started using my mouse.
JohnnySix
29. Apr 2013 · 20:41 UTC
Absolutely loved this one - the narrative style from the outside leading you into the game with the instruction manual, simple controls, simple concept and wonderful pixelly graphics. Just give me moar potatoes. :D
naughtyloose
29. Apr 2013 · 21:26 UTC
exactly what pvwradtke said :)
Macroz
29. Apr 2013 · 21:27 UTC
Great minigame, loved the comments and the look of it.
egos
29. Apr 2013 · 21:42 UTC
simple and efficiency
SonnyBone
29. Apr 2013 · 22:12 UTC
WOW! This is twice in a row that you've blown me away with your style and addictively fun gameplay! Great job all around. The music is wonderful, the sprites are charming, and the gameplay is unique, challenging, and exciting. The dialogue is also a great touch. Little things like the transparency of the cursor when you're 'reloading' and the way the health bar swells and then shakes when the castle takes a hit... nice touches. Great work but PHENOMENAL work for 48 hours. KUDOS ONCE AGAIN!
Markavian
30. Apr 2013 · 00:32 UTC
I think you mashed the theme. Fun little game. Sucks to be a penguin. Love the art style.
Tiago Ling Alexandre
30. Apr 2013 · 02:45 UTC
One of the best i've seen so far! Very fun and polished! Congratulations!
summontherats
30. Apr 2013 · 03:29 UTC
OH MY GOSH ITS ADORABLE

Also, hilarious. Why am I laughing so hard at a cocky penguin?

But yeah, you have to pick up a lot of potatoes to keep that thing going. Eventually I got paranoid enough that I went out after every single volley. And that led to my doom.
Arcana
30. Apr 2013 · 03:56 UTC
Great art. Great animation. Awesome humour.
Orni
30. Apr 2013 · 04:56 UTC
I really enjoyed this game.
It's well polished and the graphical style is adorable - so is the music.

if you continue developing this you might want to think about porting it to mobile - I'm sure it would be great an android/iOS

very well done
dick_claus
30. Apr 2013 · 07:13 UTC
Amazing. Sending my feelings back to good old school games. Wanna see large exploration adventure games from you.
FuzzyWuzzie
30. Apr 2013 · 15:42 UTC
Such a cute and fun game! Love the art and music and gameplay! Picking up potatoes was dicey, but introduced the necessary challenge. Very well done!
corrigan_sam
30. Apr 2013 · 15:43 UTC
Awesome, Loved it!
JimmyLord
30. Apr 2013 · 15:48 UTC
Cute game, did the potato cannon manual really tell me to go outside to pick up potatoes? Enjoyed your game, nice work :)
Masadow
30. Apr 2013 · 15:49 UTC
Loved the art ! Also, it's as minimalist as good so well done !
Benjamin
30. Apr 2013 · 17:13 UTC
Hey great game ! I would have prefer a special key (down) to go out instead of coming back to the door. Reactivating the key could have make the penguin abort the potatoe collect and running back to the castle :) Top Gfx Fun and Theme
qdowngames
30. Apr 2013 · 20:40 UTC
Bonus points on everything! Music, style, humor - great game!
ahm99
30. Apr 2013 · 20:50 UTC
I really enjoyed this one. I liked the graphics. Funny too. Good job :)
lfpetrini
30. Apr 2013 · 21:07 UTC
This is great! I loved everything!!
Alex Rose
30. Apr 2013 · 21:09 UTC
This was awesome. Graphically, absolutely amazing. All the little things, like shaking etc. just really add to it, and the pixel art itself is beautiful - the penguin particularly looks great. Even the font choice was great.

The text though was the best. Had a smile on my face the whole way through. I particularly enjoyed him saying "LOL". And the "KABOOOM" - Zelda reference?

Anyway, awesome job man. Nice one.
omaromeir
30. Apr 2013 · 21:11 UTC
Loved the art, the gameplay is fun, and the music is pretty good. You've got a pretty good package here ;).
🎤 TijmenTio
30. Apr 2013 · 21:28 UTC
@Alex Rose I had to make the font myself to get it to look nice on Mac haha
Siewart
30. Apr 2013 · 22:27 UTC
Not really minimalistic, but still very awesome :D
ArkadyDracul
30. Apr 2013 · 22:27 UTC
Really Nice!
Nezzhil
30. Apr 2013 · 22:46 UTC
I love pengüins *____* Now, really... i think it's a very, very good game.
7heSAMA
30. Apr 2013 · 23:47 UTC
Not being able to control your potato-gathering movement is really, really annoying. Other than that, it was good.
zkenshin
01. May 2013 · 01:18 UTC
I do enjoy a good game with a penguin protagonist. :P
DaanVanYperen
01. May 2013 · 01:50 UTC
I love the cute style. You had a lot of attention to detail (chat ticker, the spud particles). Very nicely done!
Gungnir
01. May 2013 · 13:08 UTC
Fun little game, very polished for 48 hours.

Extra points for the soundtrack :)
dem0
01. May 2013 · 13:30 UTC
Really cute game!
lightsoda
01. May 2013 · 16:16 UTC
Overall pretty great.
Blizzil
01. May 2013 · 16:36 UTC
Lovely minigame, had fun playing it!
psychomonster
01. May 2013 · 19:58 UTC
Cooooool Game... like the character so much
multitude
01. May 2013 · 23:33 UTC
very nice game. enjoyed playing it :D
Thijsku
02. May 2013 · 19:18 UTC
Awesome game! I simply LOVE the graphics and the simplicity of the game! Perhaps some sort of repair feature would be nice. Also: the humor is really good!

One of my favourite entries yet! :)
Bernhard
02. May 2013 · 23:59 UTC
Wow this game is really well polished. Everything has some animation and some effect going for it adding to an overall very good experience. Also nice to have an actual achievable ending.
A bit too much meme-heavy on the humor for my taste, but everything else is perfect.
LTyrosine
03. May 2013 · 01:37 UTC
Just LOVED this game. Amazing pixel art and nice gameplay zipped on minimalist (duh) setting. Top entry. Amazing job!
Jellycakes
03. May 2013 · 02:44 UTC
Really neat game. That penguin is awesome. Really solid gameplay too. Good job!
axcho
03. May 2013 · 05:53 UTC
Nice polish. I like the solid chunkiness of the art and the mechanics.
MinionStudios
03. May 2013 · 18:07 UTC
Love this! It's so funny and simply well done!
klianc09
03. May 2013 · 18:50 UTC
Really awesome, must collect ALL the potatoes.
Exclamation Mark
03. May 2013 · 20:53 UTC
I think this is the first likeable character I've met so far on this dare :D Well done!
SonnyBone
04. May 2013 · 09:25 UTC
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/05/04/sonnybones-rad-game-roundup-ld26-edition/
jhrrsn
04. May 2013 · 21:36 UTC
I really like the soundtrack, and it's nicely put together as a whole. Good job man!
Crynix
07. May 2013 · 00:14 UTC
Love the art style. Gameplay is great, a little more balancing would be nice though. Overall, great entry!
Zccc
07. May 2013 · 00:22 UTC
This is amazing!! Very well done :)
sP0CkEr2
07. May 2013 · 03:59 UTC
very fun although it was pretty hard to play -- a few more potatoes perhaps -- great job!
Saturnyn
07. May 2013 · 11:30 UTC
Nice one, loved the graphics :)
atraxgames
07. May 2013 · 21:53 UTC
Pure fun
ethankennerly
08. May 2013 · 04:17 UTC
Cute artillery game. Very well thought out. If you continue to develop this, the text centering distracted me a little, because the text was moving on the left and the right side as each new letter was appended. Have you considered left justification? As you can imagine, then there would only be motion where letters are being added.
kill0u
08. May 2013 · 14:24 UTC
Cute & fun game ;)
Jeremias
08. May 2013 · 14:53 UTC
I liked it alot, sadly the collecting of potatoes gets a bit difficult because you can't defend your castle meanwhile (and the collecting lasts too long or you have too little potatoes). Visuals and music are just great. Good job!
naufr4g0
08. May 2013 · 15:57 UTC
Really fun game with lovely graphics. =)
Pity for lack of scoring system.
lasergans
08. May 2013 · 16:18 UTC
Pretty nice game :) Looks good. Potato <3
Nambew
08. May 2013 · 16:24 UTC
The game is fun to play and finish, it's need a little balancing for potatoes. Great game and good job.
AlexFili
08. May 2013 · 17:01 UTC
Great game. I especially like the graphics and the humour. It's great to shoot potatoes and then collect them. It's a little hard, I only managed to survive to Wave 2. Great way of sticking to the theme and using the development tool to the best of your ability.
sfernald
08. May 2013 · 22:48 UTC
Great game. Really simple yet clever. Excellent game design.
fermcg
09. May 2013 · 02:34 UTC
Man you're on my top 3! Such a tiny amazing game!
sparkleswirl
09. May 2013 · 06:46 UTC
Really cute game! It's harder than it looks, which is wonderful. With a little upgrade system I can imagine it being the next popular defense-type game!
TurboDindon
09. May 2013 · 07:27 UTC
Hehe, the castle with potatoes projectiles is a fun idea.
I love the penguin too.
Sgt Squirrelly
09. May 2013 · 15:56 UTC
Really enjoyed it. The comments after you make a hit are pretty hilarious.
Jan.M
10. May 2013 · 21:10 UTC
Super cute!! I love this game. And penguis are awesome anyway!! Greate stuff.
SuperDisk
11. May 2013 · 04:08 UTC
Graphics were good, but you can just get stuck in an endless thing with no potatoes and no way to get any more.
ZYXer
14. May 2013 · 15:46 UTC
Awesome graphics, great humor. But I'm too clumsy to get over wave 2. :S
SonnyBone
21. May 2013 · 01:57 UTC
AWESOME SCORES, MAN! WHEN YOU'RE SUPER FAMOUS AND RICH, REMEMBER ME! hahaha

Congrats! Seriously!