The Space Between Us by plufmot97

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made by plufmot97 for LD 42 (JAM)

Just a short retro style platformer / shooter that can be completed in under two minutes!

I was lazy with the theme this time around but hey! I don't do this to win, I do this to make games and have a good time.

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Ratings

Overall 885th 3.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 805th 3⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1073th 2.636⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1187th 2.455⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 587th 2.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 463th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Alex_ADEdge
14. Aug 2018 · 09:23 UTC
Im a big fan of the retro feel to it. C64 inspired Im guessing!
Neat that its two games in one as well :)
Zicboy
19. Aug 2018 · 12:28 UTC
Awesome game. I was pleasantly suprised with the overall mood of the game. Hope you develop a post jam version for this!
🎤 plufmot97
20. Aug 2018 · 12:43 UTC
@alex-adedge Subconsciously I think it was C64 inspired haha, I'm glad you liked it! 😀
🎤 plufmot97
20. Aug 2018 · 12:44 UTC
@zicboy I had a lot of fun making and playing this so perhaps I will! Thanks 😀
TomekS
20. Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC
Actually quite playable, and sounds matching as well. Solid coherent entry
dk5000p
20. Aug 2018 · 14:06 UTC
Was the ship I was supposed to take based on the amount of health I chose at the beginning? I like that you could choose your difficulty that way. Initially I thought the 1 meant level 1, though. Some things were not immediately cleat but it was a fun game.
suve
20. Aug 2018 · 14:07 UTC
Small, simple, pleasant.
AXaViaN
20. Aug 2018 · 14:12 UTC
I really enjoyed the game. Retro sounds and graphics were cool. I like that you placed different types of mechanics to keep the game interesting. Great job!

PS: WTF Turkey? You also banned newgrounds.com? Just why :angry:
TLCoC
20. Aug 2018 · 14:34 UTC
Nice retro feeling to the game. Different game modes makes it exciting. This game has lots of potential to become a much longer series
Abhis1Kadian
20. Aug 2018 · 15:59 UTC
@plufmot97 I really loves retro games and playing ur game gave me a kind of nostalgic feeling. Good game and nice try. Feel free to play and rate our game too.
Alexey Akulovich
20. Aug 2018 · 21:35 UTC
Is it possible to collect all the coins in the beginning? :)
🎤 plufmot97
21. Aug 2018 · 07:02 UTC
@tomeks Thanks! Glad you liked it 😀
🎤 plufmot97
21. Aug 2018 · 07:06 UTC
@dk5000p The health you choose at the beginning is just for difficulty / to max your score (the value of each "coin" is multiplied by your current health) Although that would've been a cool idea! The vagueness of the game was intentional as a throwback to older games that didn't really make sense until you played them a couple of times or read a strategy guide. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for playing! 😀
🎤 plufmot97
21. Aug 2018 · 07:10 UTC
@axavian Glad you liked it and appreciated the different mechanics! Thanks for playing! 😀
🎤 plufmot97
21. Aug 2018 · 07:11 UTC
@tlcoc I like to experiment in making different types of games but I really loved making and playing this bite sized type of game. Maybe I will make more like it! Thanks! 😀
🎤 plufmot97
21. Aug 2018 · 07:14 UTC
@abhis1kadian I'm glad you enjoyed the aesthetics and that you got nostalgia playing! Thanks for the feedback and I'll be sure to play and rate your game tonight!
🎤 plufmot97
21. Aug 2018 · 07:17 UTC
@alexey-akulovich If you mean right at the start when choosing your lives, no. But if you mean in the first level, then yes. 😀
Alexey Akulovich
21. Aug 2018 · 07:50 UTC
@plufmot97 Yes, I meant choosing my lives. I finished the game, it's fine :)
Zinski
25. Aug 2018 · 18:32 UTC
Excellent little scoring game! I like the minimalist graphic style and retro but effective! I think some visual feedbacks would make this game even better although the gameplay is already working very well! Great job! :)

By the way please feel free to leave us some feedbacks on our game!
🎤 plufmot97
04. Sep 2018 · 11:35 UTC
@zinski Thanks for the feedback! I loved your game! Rated it too 😀
Luxetrix
04. Sep 2018 · 11:48 UTC
I love the level design and the theme is very obviously used in this. The graphics were simple but nice and retro. I rated almost everything a 5!
Jonathan Lorenz
04. Sep 2018 · 11:49 UTC
Fun little game! I liked the variety of the different levels. The art style is simple but suits the genre well.
I manage to reach the end :) Simple game but effective. Good work!
wisstopher
04. Sep 2018 · 11:50 UTC
This is so quaint and beautiful. I love how much verity is included in here along with it's simplicity. Amazing entry! :smile:
DreamingDice
04. Sep 2018 · 11:53 UTC
This was just a good time, plain and simple. Concept is clear, neat little surprises for paying attention such as droping down the 5 heart hole, clear collectables just wonderfull. I loved how intuitive most of it was, no need for complex tutorials (specially since its a platformes, The original Super Mario didnt need long explanations, it explained itself). And Hell, you get to play a side scrolling Asteroids (Ship 2) after beating the level? wonderfull. I do have some complaints like how the red squares in the drop sequence look just like collectibles but its minor. You didnt ask to be rated on audio or graphics but they were both wonderfully selected, good work.
10/10 would nostalgia hard again.

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Diaxcor
04. Sep 2018 · 11:55 UTC
controls are a lilttle hard, gameplay not bad and graphics were cool ^^ good job :D
🎤 plufmot97
04. Sep 2018 · 16:03 UTC
@luxetrix @jonathan-lorenz @diaxcor Thanks so much for playing and leaving feedback guys! 😀 Played and voted on your games too!
🎤 plufmot97
04. Sep 2018 · 16:14 UTC
@dreamingdice Thanks for playing and leaving such good feedback! I try to make my games intuitive like the Mario games! If you liked the side scrolling shooter level, A few hours ago I released a small realized game out of it with two player co-op! https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/716625
I agree with your complaint on the red squares, looking back I should of made them subtract from your score instead of your lives. I'm glad you liked the graphics and sound effects! However I decided not to include them in the voting since they're so primitive. Thanks again for the feedback! 😀
pickens-inc
04. Sep 2018 · 16:49 UTC
Hey, this was really charming! I haven't played anything on newgrounds in a century but it was super cute. I didn't really understand how it fit the theme, or why there were different ships, but that's likely just because I'm a bit slow. The graphics were really cute and sounds really reminded me of C64 era games. Very fitting. I liked how it went from different stages of gameplay, so that it was almost like several uber-short games in one :)

Having fun and making a little game is the best reason to do the LD, and I'm glad you had fun! I think this is fine the way it is. Well done!