Grow Big and Go Home by MikeTsunami

made by MikeTsunami for LD34 (JAM)

LudumDare 34 entry for both the "Two Button Controls" and "Growing" themes. Play as a worm trying to return home while avoiding crows and picking up DNA sequences that allow you to evolve and grow body parts!

Controls:
- Right key to move right
- Space key to perform action

Tools:
- Engine: Unity
- 2D Graphics: PicoEDITOR

Web	http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/667358
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=62227

Ratings

Coolness	57%	3
Overall(Jam)	3.43	398

Fun(Jam)	3.53	231
Graphics(Jam)	3.22	631
Humor(Jam)	3.13	272
Innovation(Jam)	3.17	497
Mood(Jam)	3.39	370
Theme(Jam)	3.97	253

Feedback

personalurban

13. Dec 2015 · 21:22 UTC

Great work. Loved it.

Cracking music too!

Dinomode

14. Dec 2015 · 00:37 UTC

I like the idea and its awesome! Should of thought of this.

samreid

14. Dec 2015 · 05:28 UTC

Nicely done!

danbolt

14. Dec 2015 · 06:57 UTC

Super cute! I loved that you used the PICO-8 to make art. It makes the game so much better for me.

When the crow double-backed on me, I got a bit frustrated since I didn't see it coming, but overall I liked how the DNA changed me as I went.

Elenesski

14. Dec 2015 · 07:00 UTC

Good graphics. Really fun game. Liked how the audio evolved as the game progressed. I also liked that the player didn't just stop when I released the key, that made it a bit harder too. Great game.

trexmix

15. Dec 2015 · 00:05 UTC

Enjoyable game, but the lag at the end of pressing right was pretty frustrating to me. Made it feel imprecise.

MicroMacro

15. Dec 2015 · 00:05 UTC

Nice job!

ashdnazg

15. Dec 2015 · 00:06 UTC

Great little game! Took a few tries to learn timings, and cursed a bit when I died before climbing the tree :)

Eingya

15. Dec 2015 · 00:10 UTC

That's quite cute. also incredibly art for me :p

sugarbyte

15. Dec 2015 · 00:10 UTC

Nice pixel graphics! I apparently don't have the reflexes to even get past the first two horizontal birds. =P

Jonathan Whiting

15. Dec 2015 · 14:01 UTC

Very, hard, and the complete reset on death is super harsh.

Some cute ideas though, and the music is nice.

fistmaker

15. Dec 2015 · 14:10 UTC

Cute game! Music fit the graphics well and the gameplay is good. I enjoyed it!

NuggetTeam

15. Dec 2015 · 16:09 UTC

Nice game. Simple but funny!

danielsann7

15. Dec 2015 · 17:02 UTC

love the music!, the mechanics are simple but solid, very hard and challenging game, good job!

NirabazGAMES

15. Dec 2015 · 17:06 UTC

Catching game with cute graphics. Liked it :)

Loneshark

15. Dec 2015 · 17:40 UTC

Fun game but was there music? I couldn't hear anything...(Fire Fox)

Loneshark

15. Dec 2015 · 17:44 UTC

Ignore my last comment about the music as I'm having issues with my sound card in general. I'll re-rate you.

UntitledQ

15. Dec 2015 · 21:35 UTC

This “sliding” is so evil.

Modoc73

16. Dec 2015 · 04:30 UTC

Nice game. I liked the development of different body parts. I wish there where checkpoints along the way.

Keelan

16. Dec 2015 · 15:56 UTC

Really great music. Enjoyed the game, the character did "slide" more than I expected when you release the key though. Loved it though :)

Jesse Freeman

16. Dec 2015 · 16:45 UTC

Love the concept and the music is perfect. Really great idea to use the "dna" to grow the abilities of the player. Nice work!

AndyBrown

16. Dec 2015 · 17:17 UTC

Fun game, but I didn't have the patience to get past the jumping section. Checkpoints at each powerup would have really helped with the flow. The music was great though, and I loved the concept!

pl0xz0rz

17. Dec 2015 · 21:14 UTC

The jumping section is bugged, and sometimes makes you unable to move right before the end. Otherwise, nice graphics and pretty good gameplay.

Pusty

22. Dec 2015 · 04:03 UTC

Neat!

Justin Mullin

22. Dec 2015 · 04:13 UTC

Very cool. The fairly significant momentum/slow deceleration on the character adds a lot, I think. I liked the frequent new abilities, and though the difficulty was pretty reasonable, though it's definitely annoying to restart from the very beginning.

scorched

22. Dec 2015 · 16:56 UTC

The game is cool until you get legs! After that it is hard to avoid even the very first spikes!

HeyChinaski

23. Dec 2015 · 22:37 UTC

Great game. Really enjoyed it. Loved the low res art and the use of both themes :)

Congrats

Jupiter_Hadley

29. Dec 2015 · 20:30 UTC

Cute little game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/EztdlDzFrUE

Big Cow

02. Jan 2016 · 15:11 UTC

Hehe I liked this it reminded me of games on the c64. I liked the upgrades and the simple addictive gameplay. Nice job!

andrewkennedy

03. Jan 2016 · 17:19 UTC

Nice simple idea, the space key changing kept it from getting stale.

Wish it didn't take so long to get back where you were after you died, it started feeling a little frustrating.

Martin Vilcans

04. Jan 2016 · 22:38 UTC

How I miss checkpoints... ;-)