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Mines of Movania by Demure

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made by Demure for Ludum Dare 47 (COMPO)

Welcome to... The Mines of Movania!

*Find unworldly wealth in the puzzling *Mines of Movania. Lay your tracks to capture and deliver gems and jewels whilst advancing deeper... Deeper into the Mines of Movania! **

Play in-browser now at http://www.eenportfolio.nl/ldj/ !

Controls: Use left mouse button to pick up track pieces, let go to drop them. Make track loops to keep your cart busy and win yourself time to build new tracks.

This is my first ever game jam! Was a total blast, until halfway through the day I didn't even think I was going to be able to finish, but managed to get something together in the end. All of it was made in Pico-8. Thanks to SmallFx for the Pico-8 fading function.

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Changelog:

During Submission Hour: Noticed level 6 had a blue / red gem, but yellow / red stations and could therefor not be solved. Swapped the colours (Changed 'int = 50' to 'int = 51')

Day after: Fixed a big where the mouse would stop picking up pieces if lost under certain conditions. One 'bool = false' added to solve it. Same as during submission hour, the last level had the wrong coloured gems and could not be completed (Changed 'int = 50' to 'int = 51').

Youtube http://www.eenportfolio.nl/ldj/
Youtube http://www.eenportfolio.nl/ldj/ldj47.p8
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/mines-of-movania

Ratings

Overall 32th 4.09⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Fun 29th 4.038⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 44th 4.051⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Theme 44th 4.244⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 133th 3.859⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Audio 184th 3.397⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 260th 2.667⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 119th 3.649⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

madbookstudios
05. Oct 2020 · 01:16 UTC
Actually incredible! Really well designed and expertly executed. Such a fan of PICO-8 - you have made an amazing game here!
Ividusk
05. Oct 2020 · 01:19 UTC
Really fun! The first level is very well done - I love how you can see almost immediately what's going on and how to fix it. My only thought is the second level may be a bit hard compared to how simple the first one is - although that might just be because I'm bad at it lol. Even so, I couldn't stop playing, so nice work!
Literally Void
05. Oct 2020 · 01:25 UTC
Great graphics and sound design, puzzles are challenging and fun.
dadiaogames
05. Oct 2020 · 01:37 UTC
AWESOME GAME! The Best Game Until Now, I give you all 5, incredible work!
Mastasurf
05. Oct 2020 · 03:09 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing this game. I agree, the puzzle difficulty is pretty big between the 1st and 2nd puzzle.
change
05. Oct 2020 · 07:37 UTC
Good game design and pixel art!
jonah
05. Oct 2020 · 09:15 UTC
Absolute amazing sound design and great sprites!

The sound effects of this game are so satisfying I could just keep on picking up and laying down rails all day!

This is such a challenging game! I really want to beat level 3 and see how many levels there are!

in conclusion: awesome job!
EvoGenGames
05. Oct 2020 · 16:02 UTC
This is a allround 5 star game.

Great concept and level design. I spend way more time in it than planned xD

Thank you for the game :-)
FireGamer3
05. Oct 2020 · 22:17 UTC
This is a really good game, although I am not good with puzzles it was fun and integrated with the theme well
wormius
06. Oct 2020 · 16:09 UTC
Really good game idea and execution. I have nothing to add really.
rickropes
06. Oct 2020 · 16:32 UTC
Really cool idea, the pro strat is making a bunch of loops. Great job.
PixelMoose Studio
06. Oct 2020 · 17:19 UTC
Amazing, this game looks simple but its filled with clever challenging levels and amazing game design. Its super addictive and fun to play. Problably my favorite game I have played so far in this jam :thumbsup:
Artyom Volkov
06. Oct 2020 · 18:09 UTC
A pretty exepcional puzzle game with mine carts. The game looks and plays great.
Fatsheep
06. Oct 2020 · 19:55 UTC
Enjoyed playing it on stream, fun and short little puzzle game!
PvPlayz27
06. Oct 2020 · 21:01 UTC
Very fun and interesting puzzle game! Good job!
Blue Pin Studio
07. Oct 2020 · 21:28 UTC
Very good game! Stressful at times, but once you get the hang of the levels you start to plan out what you should do.
Renge
07. Oct 2020 · 21:46 UTC
These puzzles, man! Great job making puzzles that are seriously challenging! My one complaint I also mentioned on stream, was with the one rng tile. Maybe make it so you can choose the direction that tile turns the cart instead of making it random? Great game.
killerkun
08. Oct 2020 · 02:33 UTC
Simply one of my favorite entries for the jam, I really really enjoyed playing it and I am already craving more levels! I'd definitely pay good money for an after jam version of this <3
Lohreck
08. Oct 2020 · 21:03 UTC
Great game was sweating and nearly destroyed my fingers, but really great job. Loved it!
Ramble House Games
10. Oct 2020 · 06:00 UTC
I really enjoyed this one. Played till the end. I appreciate the choice to make a game in Pico-8, but I enjoyed the gameplay so much that I almost wish there were a more modern version. Great job!
ursagames
13. Oct 2020 · 07:25 UTC
Thanks for sharing your game on stream! It was a lot of fun to play :)
SpawnCampGames
13. Oct 2020 · 21:00 UTC
Watching this game on stream now.. This looks like a great game to play around with. How many levels are there?
natpat
21. Oct 2020 · 22:34 UTC
A really cool premise! Fun blend of puzzle and "action" game. I didn't manage to finish all the levels, I got stuck on the one where there were two minecarts on the track which split in loads of different directions. A nice take on the theme, and some really nice polish, especially with some nice particles and "lighting". The controls were a little frustrating sometimes - in high stress moments having to move a tile out of the way before placing a new one was annoying - maybe the old tile could move somewhere nearby?

In any case, nice job!