Not bad. The beginning was hilarious. It was a bit tricky to not get hit from blocks falling, as you're not quick enough to move out of the way. But all in all it was fun.

This was really fun! There has to be a reason why Bill's coworker is trying to kill him so badly haha. The intro cinematic was a really nice touch.

NIntendo hard, just how I love it! The move/jump mechanics could use a little finesse, but this is an LD game so that's not really expected.
The concept is brilliant, and the music is something straight out of 30 years ago. Did you write it.
All in all, excellent game.

Oh, and props for including an in-game cutscene.

Thanks for the feedback! It means a lot to me.

@drums I'll probably raise the speed for the character in a post-jam build.

@neverdusk Maybe Bill was just cooler because he can use a flamethrower, and the dude on the right is jealous. Who knows?

@micahtron Also, yes! I wrote all the music myself in FamiTracker, an NES music maker of sorts. I'm learning music theory right now too. Glad it worked out. Also, thanks for the cut-scene complement! It was my first time doing it, and I'm surprised the system didn't break entirely when making it.

This Construction guy is epic! Just goes to show you can create a great story out of everyday situations. Great choice of music too!

Great setup, graphics, and concept! I gave up after I got stuck on a box, but I'll come back tomorrow and get that bastard.

This game scores pretty high for me as I dont really have any criticism besides the choice of control keys. It took me a while to get used to, moving with arrow keyboards and then C and X seem arbitrary. Otherwise, once you have the hang of it, this game is awesome! Music, graphics, cut scene, game play.. And because Im watching a guy playing this on a twitch stream that uses the contoller for the game and it does seem very intuitive. Great great work!

Really liked it, kept wanting to go again when I died. Keep up the good work man.

The movement feels a little slow and the combat is too open(meaning that there could be ammo or something), The music sounds charming(reminds me so much of the NES) and the graphics are cute

@nam-nguyen Sorry you didn't like the control scheme much. I did have a few alternatives that I didn't advertise that much though. You could do WASD and Spacebar for movement instead, and use the mouse to use the flamethrower, hopefully that helps!

Game fealt fun - even the bug that got me stuck in a crate was fun. Using a gamepad controller is a lot better than keyboard controls. KB controls are not bad - i tend to play platformers with gamepad.

Audio is spot on. Thought it was very fitting for the game.

I did not know the reason for those pickup items in the level though - Or i didnt pay much attention to them.

I encountered a couple of bugs and problems during my playthrough. I was able to stick my head right into the bottom of a block and it just slowly dragged me up into the sky. The other thing is that you are able to stand with a full column of blocks on top of your head without them crushing you. You can achieve this quite simply by melting away the ones at the bottom of the column and just walking forward. But the main problem of this game to me was that when a block falls it bounces slightly back up. This prevents you from walking on top of it from the block that is on the same level. I died so many times because of this.

As for the positives, this game plays well despite a somewhat loose platforming controls and a very tiny and floaty jump. I really appreciate that you made a checkpoint at the bottom so you wont have to go through the beginning every time you die. The only problem is that I've collected gems on the left side right away before even picking up the flamethrower. But they are respawning too after my character respawns even though technically I had already collected them by the time of the checkpoint.

Overall it's a small and fun game with a good sense of humor.

Managed to complete the game on my 2nd attempt, it was a fun game! Like someone else said though, not sure what the pickup items were for!

IT'S AWESOME! Love the opening, the game is fun, it got satisfying sound effects, IT'S AWSOME!

Thanks for the feedback everyone, especially the gameplay, graphics, music, and humor! Basically everything lol

Yeah, the crystals are just a collectable without too much point except something to go for if you want, like Celeste's strawberries. Although I definitely didn't have a strong execution.

I also know the bug where you float up under a block! Wish I knew how to fix it, but if I know, that's definitely a priority on a post-jam version.

Really interesting concept you've got there. Reminds me of that old Siemens mobile game about the dude that stacks falling blocks together. Being able to burn your "friend" after you complete the game is quite funny too :smile:

fun game to play. I burn my colleague to the crips at the end :D
I also like the sounds effect and the music they do a really good job.
as well with the Graphics of the game makes it more complete.

still, I have some question to ask.
What are those gems doing?? were they meant for some extra points?
and can you make the movement a little bit faster?

Really nice classic game! Graphics are nice with some little touches (sparks on crate drop) Enjoyed the music, it was a good fit!

Cool game, pretty hard but also a lot of waiting for the right moment. Maybe add some sound next time, it was pretty loud after a while

Thanks for playing, everyone!

@annie-owl I was wondering how'd I'd end the game when you get to the top, and I was thinking that there could be a bridge that fell. I figured that the bridge could be built by some dude, and you get your revenge when you reach the top!

@dragongino Glad you thought it was fun! The gems again really don't do much, sadly. I hope I can add some functionality though. Power-ups sound like a good idea right now, actually.

@ryanjavanshir Good eye with the sparks from the crates! It was the first time I actually really did anything interesting with animation with pixel art. In fact, this was my first time doing pixel art for any completed game. Glad you also enjoyed the music! Really happy how that worked out in the short amount of time I had.

@aterlamia I'm thinking that I could have some "smart" spawner where it detects the position of the player, then builds on that. And I don't think I want to add more sound, it's loud enough as it was as you said! :joy: I'll definitely do some mixing next time.

@iballs Damn right it is :wink:

Damn it is really nice and hard to finish ahaha

Hey, really cool game, I think it would work well on arcades or as a mobile game!
The things I would improve are mostly connected with the fluid controls and collisions, which I think were a bit harsh (doing -2 pixels on each block would be perfect to not die out of some surprise corner collision somewhere). Also, I would appreciate if movement was a bit faster. Also, screw that guy on the other side. :<

@outstar Got it, thanks for your feedback! I'll try doing maybe 3 or 4 pixels and see how that goes. Thanks for reviewing it on-stream!

And screw that guy on the other side yep :joy:

Really nice game, it was a joy to play. I like the idea, the cute graphics and the nice music. Very well done and polished entry, thank you!

this was a pretty neat idea - never played a platformer where i had to dodge crates - well done -