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Darwin's Turtle Race Challenge by endermath

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made by endermath for LD24 (COMPO)
Help Darwin prove his theory by breeding the perfect racing turtle.

How to start the game:
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Windows: Just run the darwinLD24.exe file. (If the windows version doesn't work, please let me know in the comments and specify your windows version.)

OS/X: Go to the folder darwinLD24/ and double-click on the file called darwinLD24. (I think the OS/X version requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later.)

Source: To run from source you need Python 2.7 and pygame.


How to play:
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Arrow-keys and return to select in menus. Space activates Leaf boost during races.

TIPS: Try experimenting when breeding. It may lead to unexpected results :)

OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/641hlxunfi1txlg/darwinLD24.zip
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbxhyrrtl7mwnyw/darwinLD24.exe
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/7sseflhq0v81xlc/darwinLD24source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15530

Ratings

Coolness 40% 719
Overall 4.10 11
Audio 3.21 124
Fun 4.05 8
Graphics 3.30 227
Humor 3.56 42
Innovation 3.55 104
Mood 3.61 49
Theme 4.35 6

Feedback

馃帳 endermath
27. Aug 2012 路 00:51 UTC
I hope to be able to upload a Windows version soon.
Crowbeak
27. Aug 2012 路 04:50 UTC
This game is fun. I think the turtle breeding is my favorite part. I would love to see a more polished version of this. <3
馃帳 endermath
27. Aug 2012 路 14:20 UTC
Thanks!!! :D
Sergey Mohov
28. Aug 2012 路 20:17 UTC
I liked the game, although I think that it is either too hard or too random :-) Also, props for the Mac-exclusive version, I've never seen one before :-)
Shmarah
29. Aug 2012 路 04:07 UTC
This is so much fun! :D I love this game... and the turtles are so cute~! I love turtles. Little Darwin riding his turtles is so silly, it's a fantastic but simple concept, I love pixel art, and such nice music... you really can't go wrong.
Especially since i have a Mac. :D
csanyk
29. Aug 2012 路 06:06 UTC
Wish I could have played this but I don't have a Mac:( I'll check back to see if the Win version is available yet.
cappelnord
29. Aug 2012 路 11:11 UTC
I ended up always breeding the last two turtles. Some kind of incest malus would have been great.
Crushenator
30. Aug 2012 路 00:21 UTC
This was awesome. I used my MacBook Pro but if windows users are determined to play it they could jump on torrentz.eu and search for a Mountain Lion VMWare Image and VMware.
dwrensha
30. Aug 2012 路 01:09 UTC
Nice music.
pereubu
30. Aug 2012 路 19:12 UTC
one of the best games i've played so far, the aesthetic as well as the audio and gameplay leads to a cool authentic retro game, i really liked it :D
Danvil
30. Aug 2012 路 19:19 UTC
This game is fun :) I love the turtle breeding. Not sure if I understood how it works though. Is there a way to actually win the game?
Sgt Squirrelly
30. Aug 2012 路 19:23 UTC
Really loved the concept (Almost the same as mine, lol) but your execution was much much better. I love the humor of using turtles and the simple menus
馃帳 endermath
30. Aug 2012 路 22:42 UTC
Thank you all for the comments! I'm glad you like it (it's my first LD game) :D

cappelnord: By breeding a very low level turtle with a higher level one can sometimes get a really good turtle as a result (better than you would get by breeding equal level ones). This is kind of a secret ;)

Danvil: Yes there is a way to win the game: Breed a turtle with all three stats maxed out! :)
Chezzo
30. Aug 2012 路 23:22 UTC
Yeah, Danvil! You win by getting all the stats to 99.

I haven't had this much fun making turtles bang since I got the April O'Neil action figure.
ggiraldez
01. Sep 2012 路 02:57 UTC
This is awesome! It's really simple, yet very addictive. Great job!
TastyOrange
01. Sep 2012 路 03:15 UTC
Fantastic. A very complete experience. I adore this to bits. The only thing I can think of is that the game gave out too many leaves, which made it more on the easy side. Bravo!
zatyka
01. Sep 2012 路 03:20 UTC
Fun and addicting. I think it could have used a bit more variety, after a while, it was the same few steps over and over again.
Wan
02. Sep 2012 路 23:35 UTC
I have no idea why, but I kept playing this until most of my turtles werre awesome green beasts. This is an awesome take on the evolution theme, with a simple yet addictive gameplay.

Not only the graphics, but also the kinda naive gameplay and the UI give this game an authentic retro feel that seem quite polished. Congrats!
mohammad
02. Sep 2012 路 23:49 UTC
slow and steady wins the race
NOT THIS ONE! meet the newest racing game asop!
had lots of fun trying to make the ultiment turtle.
hope you can manage with all the TMNT comments!
free_napalm
07. Sep 2012 路 22:35 UTC
Why is this so addicting?
commanderstitch
12. Sep 2012 路 01:10 UTC
I really enjoyed this. Very cute, neat, and a great thing for the theme. :D good work! I managed to get the perfect turtle in 29 races. yippee! hahaha