Arctic Upgrade by Manuel Magalhães

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made by Manuel Magalhães for LD24 (JAM)
An eskimo wakes up after feeling the earth shaking. He then goes outside to find out what happened.


-A puzzle platformer with a ability gimmick.


-Made in 72h for Ludum Dare.


-NES graphics and chiptunes.


-A secret ending!

(Controls explained in-game)

Ratings

Coolness 32% 858
Overall(Jam) 2.68 197
Audio(Jam) 2.29 168
Fun(Jam) 2.75 155
Graphics(Jam) 3.21 132
Humor(Jam) 1.79 186
Innovation(Jam) 2.33 203
Mood(Jam) 2.20 211
Theme(Jam) 2.15 211

Feedback

junior
27. Aug 2012 · 03:41 UTC
cool graphics ! love the title screen
maybe some tweaking on the controls / jumping
csanyk
27. Aug 2012 · 03:44 UTC
Graphics are awesome but the controls are very laggy in the Web version. Too hard/frustrating
🎤 Manuel Magalhães
27. Aug 2012 · 11:25 UTC
@junior Thanks. :) I'll perhaps do a Jam version, or update the game after the compo.

@csanyk Thanks. Does downloading the game with (Right Click/Save As) help? As for the difficulty I'll try to fix it in a later release.
Ragzouken
30. Aug 2012 · 11:59 UTC
The horizontal acceleration is way too high - really hard to land on small platforms and make tight jumps. It was cool enough to make me want to play on, but I to stop in frustration :(
Ragzouken
30. Aug 2012 · 12:01 UTC
Actually, I just completed it :P Also forgot to say that I like the graphical style :)
andreyin
30. Aug 2012 · 16:49 UTC
I loved the secret ending hahahaha! The controls are really hard to master, though. The main problem is that the character keeps moving in air, even if you release the arrow key.
patrickgh3
30. Aug 2012 · 19:09 UTC
Woooo!! I made it to Catland!! :D
I liked the game. The only problem I had with it, like many others, was the controls. I wish the character would decelerate when releasing arrow keys in the air. But, those spike puzzles were a bit more interesting with this. Fun game though. I liked the graphics.
kibertoad
30. Aug 2012 · 20:20 UTC
That was enjoyable :).
fruitfly
30. Aug 2012 · 21:22 UTC
like the chiptunes. any good tutorial on it that you can recommend?
kato9
30. Aug 2012 · 23:41 UTC
Cool, I thought the puzzles were pretty creative. The platforming is a little wonky, but besides that I thought it was quite good. Nice authentic looking NES graphics as well!
jplur
31. Aug 2012 · 03:38 UTC
I beat it but I did not see a cat land. But nice design on this!
SiENcE
31. Aug 2012 · 12:53 UTC
The graphic looks fun. Reminds me on the old game ZOOL. But the collision handling on edges is not the best. You should also remove the mouse cursor.
Colapsydo
01. Sep 2012 · 12:55 UTC
Puzzle using the upgrades are nice, but controls are a bit dubious.
samoojamies
02. Sep 2012 · 16:14 UTC
This is very similar to my game but in 2D :D. Good job at getting the NES style on. Hard game but so was those old NES games :). NES style soundtrack would have been nice.
Zccc
06. Sep 2012 · 00:31 UTC
well, it was as hard as NES game :P I liked the graphics, but the gameplay didn't really fit! Greetings from another portuguese!
thewiseguy99
16. Sep 2012 · 00:29 UTC
Nice game, and the graphics are cool.