Holly Jolly Trolly by whyisbecause

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made by whyisbecause for LD 43 (JAM)

The trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics. The general form of the problem is this:

You see a runaway trolley moving toward five tied-up (or otherwise incapacitated) people lying on the tracks. You are standing next to a lever that controls a switch. If you pull the lever, the trolley will be redirected onto a side track and the five people on the main track will be saved. However, there is a single person lying on the side track. You have two options:

Do nothing and allow the trolley to kill the five people on the main track. Pull the lever, diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person. Which is the more ethical option?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

This a take on the classic Trolly Problem, but you are in the driver's seat instead! Use the arrow keys to go left or right... choose wisely because... sacrifices must be made!!

CONTROLS Left and Right Arrow Keys

Ratings

Overall 821th 3.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 875th 2.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 527th 3.136⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 112th 4.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 774th 2.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 597th 2.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 311th 3.273⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 784th 2.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

DJN
04. Dec 2018 · 04:57 UTC
I love this. No mercy for comic sans!
Mitch Cutler
04. Dec 2018 · 05:01 UTC
haha, this was great. Got a nice finger workout in the process!
JakMcPloofy
04. Dec 2018 · 05:05 UTC
Very fun, dark humor but still enjoyable. Everything was there: Innovation, fun, humor, etc. Great game!!!
Rikun
04. Dec 2018 · 06:07 UTC
very dark but, fun haha
MadBear Gang
04. Dec 2018 · 10:22 UTC
Innovative and funny... dark but still fynnyXD
Anyonebacon
04. Dec 2018 · 23:32 UTC
Was a bit confused at first, but actually a funny entry and good idea! Good work :)
Xelphyre
05. Dec 2018 · 00:41 UTC
the controls didn't seem to work for me =(
PeachTreeOath
05. Dec 2018 · 05:57 UTC
Hah, thought it was gonna be a straight ethics test at first but got caught off guard with the immediate switch up in choices. Something that would be super cool for a game like this would be something like the Telltale Walking Dead results screen where you can see the what other people chose and if you were in the majority or minority.
David Lo
06. Dec 2018 · 00:12 UTC
@Xelphyre Thanks for trying, Sorry it didn't work for you, what bug/problem did you encounter with the controls?
David Lo
06. Dec 2018 · 00:18 UTC
@DJN NO MERCY!
@mitch-cutler Glad you got your workout in!
@jakmcploofy Thanks for the kind words!
@Rikun Glad you enjoyed it!
@madbear-gang Thanks! I'm glad you thought it was funny!
@anyonebacon Thank you, I'm glad you played it through!
@PeachTreeOath That sounds like a super cool idea!
blobo
06. Dec 2018 · 05:09 UTC
Fantastic take on the theme. The "horror-ethical trolley problem" is the last thing I expected to play a game of.
LukeL
12. Dec 2018 · 20:05 UTC
Hah, Funny shorty game. Nice job! The lighting, and those babys on tracks its almost like a horror game.. I can not unsee this now :)
LuCecyl
13. Dec 2018 · 00:57 UTC
Nice use of the theme! Liked the mechanics. Great job!