the Early Worm by alec

The early bird gets the worm. but the early worm gets eaten.
Can you make it to the hungry bird before it dies of starvation?
Controls:
Use the arrow keys (or WASD) to move the inch worms tail.
Hold the SPACE bar to switch to controlling the head
Try swinging back and force to build momentum. This helps when turning.
good luck!
Credits:
Alec T: Programming, Music
Evan G: Programming, Animations
Sarah K: Artwork
Additional artwork from https://kenney.nl/assets/platformer-bricks
Additional Sound effect from http://soundbible.com/950-Bite.html
| Youtube | https://github.com/AlecTroemel/LudumDare46-EarlyWorm |
| Youtube | https://alect.itch.io/the-early-worm |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-early-worm |
Ratings
| Overall | 212th | 4⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 281th | 3.846⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 33th | 4.298⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1199th | 3.676⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 997th | 3.779⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 130th | 4.088⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 398th | 3.612⭐ | 51🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 436th | 3.83⭐ | 52🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 9🗳️ | 6🗨️ |
Nice game, realy enjoyed it.
I wish I didn't have to start the whole game over when I die.
The caterpillar-swinging movement is an interesting idea, but it felt a bit clumsy at times, and it took me a level or two to figure out how to switch between the head and the tail. And even then, it just didn't feel right on a keyboard, and I was getting stuck at walls.
I'm wondering if this would work with multi-touch control (controlling each end with a different finger), or on a gamepad (controlling each end with one stick, and trying to not tear the worm apart).
Great Game!
Enjoyed that a lot and it was really cute. And frustrating. Turns out the best way to turn for me is to hold the opposite direction because I always want to turn on the tail haha.
Nice :D