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A Burning Rabbit Experiment by Jani Nykanen

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made by Jani Nykanen for LD 44 (COMPO)

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Game concept:

You control a bunch of burning bunnies. The longer they keep burning, the more money they will yield once they hit the ground and die. That's the game goal: try to keep rabbits alive, but when they are precious enough, sacrifice them to earn money. However, every sacrifice will reduce one life, so make sure you'll have some lives in stock!

The bunnies will turn more yellow ("golden") over time, and once they hit the max gold value, they will also give an extra life once dying.

​Note: ​It's not obvious, but the game ends when you run out of lives, not bunnies.

Controls:

  • Arrow keys: move
  • Down arrow: quick fall
  • Z: Jump, "flap"
  • Enter: pause

Music?

There was "music" for a short amount of time, but mystically it disappeared!

Screenshots:

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HTML5 (web) https://jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-burning-rabbit-experiment
Source code https://github.com/jani-nykanen/a-burning-rabbit-experiment
HTML5 (web) https://gamejolt.com/games/rabbit/411230
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/a-burning-rabbit-experiment

Ratings

Given 39🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

Tero Pulkkinen
29. Apr 2019 · 04:28 UTC
The graphics style is just amazing. The game logic is a little difficult, but it's very clearly high quality product, very similar to the 1980's commercial games. Getting that high level quality in such short amount of time is very good archievement.
FM Studio
29. Apr 2019 · 10:36 UTC
Really amazing pixel art. The game is very hard but still enjoyable. Well done.
Madbeagle
29. Apr 2019 · 10:57 UTC
Stunning graphics. I think you've inspired me to try pixel art next time, it looks so cool when done well.
victorcrafty
29. Apr 2019 · 11:03 UTC
Cool game. I like the old style and the sounds fit very well.Also the idea , but for me it was hard to understand what to do. Anywhay Great job!
Fenderbate
29. Apr 2019 · 11:26 UTC
Really well done :smiley: the bunnies are a bit hard to control, but that's what makes the game challenging.
theviraldragon
29. Apr 2019 · 11:54 UTC
Great game. Such a nice polished one too. Its a bit too difficult for me though. Then again i am shot at these sorta games anyway. Good luck
gimblll
29. Apr 2019 · 13:05 UTC
Good looking game, a bit hard to get a grip on but fun.
Martynas
29. Apr 2019 · 13:24 UTC
Very good looking graphics and responsive controls. The only problem is that the tutorial diplay time is too short. Overall good game!
Johan Alexandersson
29. Apr 2019 · 14:08 UTC
Amazing graphics and great fun! Could use some music though... :)
ROBOWARRIOR1982
29. Apr 2019 · 16:33 UTC
This game is simple to play but hard to master ! Very great idea ! Nice pixel art (rabbits are so cute), amazing job.
OrbitalBlueprint
29. Apr 2019 · 16:36 UTC
Very cute! Looks and feels super polished, lovely experience!
Tudvari
29. Apr 2019 · 16:58 UTC
Liked the art style and also the mechanics have lots of depth, and have lots of potential for even more depth. And controls are well implemented!

I'm a bit sad that there isn't any music :confused:

Also maybe the game is not for me, but controlling multiple bunnies at the same time was a bit hard for me :smile:

Keep it up!
DeathBySnail
29. Apr 2019 · 18:04 UTC
Cool graphics, pretty challenging but a real interesting idea.
Mika la Grand
29. Apr 2019 · 18:38 UTC
I feel like there is too much happening at once. There are also sometimes two rabbits on screen at once, which doesn't help either. Though it was funny game and the graphics looked really good.
Rombus
29. Apr 2019 · 20:29 UTC
The graphics are amazing! And the gameplay fun, although some things happen and I'm not sure if I have control of them or not, and when you respawn sometimes you just don't have a close by platform to land on. Although the double jump definitively helps.
Other than that, the visuals and sfx are awesome!
Rombus
29. Apr 2019 · 20:29 UTC
sorry for the double post!
joemanaco
29. Apr 2019 · 20:32 UTC
Very nice graphics, good controls, very polished entry.
64mega
29. Apr 2019 · 21:25 UTC
Love the art-style as always, and I had a good bit of fun with it once I figured out how to survive!
ViNMH
30. Apr 2019 · 00:57 UTC
Nice graphics, remind me of SNES games.
dinosire
30. Apr 2019 · 03:00 UTC
Woah really solid looking game, I loved your take on the theme I think you really nailed it!
Drauthius
30. Apr 2019 · 09:27 UTC
Pretty solid and fun entry :smile:
sillyman987
30. Apr 2019 · 11:03 UTC
Love it a lot!!!!!!!
fullmontis
30. Apr 2019 · 13:33 UTC
I really like the graphics, clean and easily readable. The fact that you can go out of one end of the screen and into another really confused me, but that's just not being used to it, I guess. I think you have a nice little platformer here.
Eliphas
30. Apr 2019 · 14:14 UTC
Very good and polished game, you guys did a good job!
Korteh
30. Apr 2019 · 16:34 UTC
controlling many rabbits at the same time nearly impossible, but still a very nice game
T.A.C. Commandeur
30. Apr 2019 · 18:36 UTC
I love the artwork!
Ithildin
30. Apr 2019 · 20:44 UTC
This is one of those hard as nails games where I tend to get hooked trying to improve my score even by one point.
Managing two rabbits at the same time (perhaps it's more than two, but I haven't managed to keep more than one alive for long :sweat: ) is super challenging and adds a whole new layer of complexity, cool detail!

Graphics are amazing. I really missed having music (it can be hard to get everything done in 48h, so it's understandable), but other than this you've got a really solid entry.

Congrats!
anstabo
30. Apr 2019 · 21:30 UTC
The pixels look very big on my 4K monitor x). Great nostaligic game !
bigwhiteshogun
01. May 2019 · 09:57 UTC
Wow this is one tough game, don't let the cutesy art style fool you! Speaking of which, can we agree this is one of the best looking games this jam? I love pixel art and it is phenomenal, especially when we take to account low resolution the sprite were made with. Astonishing work! Love it.
Game-mon
01. May 2019 · 13:07 UTC
Really like the whole experience. It's a fun game, the graphics and SFX are really nice as well. The start screen looks very retro, love it (: Congrats! :D
udo
01. May 2019 · 13:33 UTC
At first I had no idea what was going on, just giant moving pixels in my face :laughing: Good word! You nailed the aesthetics, the artwork is very consistent. I can't really explain why, but I do feel disconnected from the controls a little, maybe there could be some more immediate feedback on the rabbit as it moves? No idea. Again, good work, especially given the Compo constraints!
JofersGames
01. May 2019 · 17:25 UTC
Loved it, especially the art, great job :)
DeepTerror
01. May 2019 · 21:37 UTC
In another timeline, this game could have been a Gameboy cartridge sold in a supermarket ! :v:
Really nostalgic entry, I really like the arts and sounds, that remind me some past games.
Really good job !
Oivin F
02. May 2019 · 16:04 UTC
Very tight and cohesive gameplay. Interesting idea as well. My one critique is that the background is too saturated making it much harder to distinguish what's foreground and background in tight situations. Great entry!
Webow
02. May 2019 · 20:13 UTC
it took a while for me to get used to the controls and movement game mechanic, but once I did I found it highly rewarding and the right level of challenge. The artwork is neat and consistent, fits with the mood of the game. I would have perhaps made the background less darker and desaturated, maybe just to help with focussing on the main event?
Kukareru Sekai
02. May 2019 · 21:30 UTC
I found trying to balance more than one bunny to be kinda frustrating, but I did enjoy the concept. The graphics were very nice as well.
sillyman987
03. May 2019 · 09:45 UTC
More than one bunny and only 1 life is hard because if one dies you lose.
cloakedninjas
04. May 2019 · 17:34 UTC
Graphics are great, love the retro vibe. My only gripes are the controls being a bit wooly and that your new bunny spawns way too quickly after you die