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Hopper by AndyBumpkin

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made by AndyBumpkin for LD26 (COMPO)
*** Update - now on Google Play for Free! ***

Hopper is about jumping! How many times can you jump before you lose?

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Hey everyone, thanks for checking out my little entry into LD 26, great to be here!

When loading the game it can take a few seconds for the music/sound to stream in. Sorry about that, I'm still learning the HTML5 ropes here.

Tools used:
Code - Monkey
IDE - Jungle
Art - Paint.net
Music - Renoise
SFX - BFXR

Web (HTML5) http://www.bumpkinbrothers.com/hopper/
Source http://www.bumpkinbrothers.com/hopper/mnk_hopper.rar
Google Play (Free!) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bumpkinbrothers.hopper
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=1735

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 3.07 664
Audio 3.31 196
Fun 3.10 448
Graphics 3.07 521
Humor 2.00 714
Innovation 3.00 650
Mood 2.59 852
Theme 3.34 752

Feedback

ElScootro
29. Apr 2013 · 12:40 UTC
Nice game! I didn't pick up on the health bar the first time around, but otherwise, easy to jump into and fun to play!

If you choose to keep developing this game, I would love to see some motivation for the player to jump regularly and bonuses for pulling off hard jumps. I found myself trying to jump between tight spaces just for the challenge!
zerebruin
29. Apr 2013 · 12:42 UTC
Super fun to play! I love how you used pong as a base and turned it into a completely different game. Also cool graphics & sound.
zerebruin
29. Apr 2013 · 12:43 UTC
P.S: Highscore! (37) :D
Jod
29. Apr 2013 · 12:44 UTC
43 jumps! Glad I made it that far. It took me a while to figure out that jumping was the way to score and that the bar was my health. But once I did that, it's kinda fun to try and 'stunt' your way through the mines.

Love the music! Simple but good!
MaxguN
29. Apr 2013 · 12:46 UTC
Fun to play but moving on the left feels tedious as it goes at the same speed at the spikes. Also some situations feel a bit impossible (3 following spikes at the height of the bar).
tiffi
29. Apr 2013 · 12:59 UTC
fun to play! highscore 43, will definitely play it again!
🎤 AndyBumpkin
29. Apr 2013 · 13:12 UTC
Thanks for comments so far guys! Lovely to see you found it fun, and it's quite tempting to keep developing it!

Btw, my highscore so far is 73! I'm sure someone can smash that though ;)
CharlesBoury
29. Apr 2013 · 13:21 UTC
Highscore = 52 jumps !
Am I the best here ?

Also, as @MaxguN said, it feels very tedious to move left and right. I would very much move faster !
It reminded me of jumping in World of Warcraft. You jump for nothing, but you give yourself rules and you have fun.
qgi
29. Apr 2013 · 15:43 UTC
Nice and juicy gameplay. Great visual fx and nice audio.
ThirteenWB
29. Apr 2013 · 17:06 UTC
This was surprisingly simple and fun, also loved the audio.
A respectable 50 points on my second attempt.
Nice game :)
Orni
30. Apr 2013 · 08:25 UTC
you made some excellent game design decisions - for example the shrinking platform representing your life (although it would be even better if you could move it independently from the ball - so you wouldn't loose the game because of some mechanic, but because it's way harder to catch the ball with a small platform)

the music was really amazing, I wish I could do music this good

fun game, I liked it
well done
CherryNukaCola
30. Apr 2013 · 08:26 UTC
Very cute. ^_^
Hypnohustla
30. Apr 2013 · 10:45 UTC
This is nice. :) Loved the fact that you managed to mix the gameplay elements, like the paddle/lifebar, jumping/scoring. And the music fitted the game very well, very good job on that department.
Travis Irby
30. Apr 2013 · 11:18 UTC
Some neat concepts good job!
BarrensZeppelin
30. Apr 2013 · 16:36 UTC
I got 77 on my second attempt. Fun & challenging game, it kept me entertained for a couple of minutes. (;
galman
01. May 2013 · 11:44 UTC
Nice game idea, played it for a while and my high score is 38! Well done :)
BumpkinRich
01. May 2013 · 13:48 UTC
Great idea. Got 43 once I realized that you can 'cheat' and jump during the tutorial.

Looks pretty too.
🎤 AndyBumpkin
01. May 2013 · 15:00 UTC
Thanks again everyone, all comments are totally welcome. I'm working on this more post-compo and hope to have an improved version up and running soon :)
lotusgame
07. May 2013 · 09:53 UTC
A nice begining but not correctly balanced. I did not jump for 1mn, then i died quickly without any escape solution. By the way, i really like the size of the paddle showing your life ;)
marnaouf
11. May 2013 · 09:48 UTC
fun game. Loved how the bat represented your healthbar, very minimalist. Also, the music was incredible, I really loved it a lot. Nice Work.
Sebastian
11. May 2013 · 09:51 UTC
Neat idea and I love the way the health is represented. Excellent soundtrack!
foyosoft
11. May 2013 · 19:39 UTC
41 jumps! The placement of the spikey things seemed a little too random, but it's a fun game none the less.
finefin
12. May 2013 · 15:39 UTC
hehe the idea of merging the paddle and the health bar is genius!
JohnnySix
14. May 2013 · 00:13 UTC
Nice concept, easy to pick up, hard to master. A little acceleration on the bat, especially going backwards relative to the mines would be cool.
alwaysinbeta
14. May 2013 · 13:11 UTC
Fun game. Nice idea with the paddle.
Brassawiking
19. May 2013 · 16:08 UTC
Combos and tricks would make it more interesting, instead of just trying to survive.