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Z4KM4STER - Zookeeper DJ by candlesan

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made by candlesan for LD34 (COMPO)
Post-Jam update:
http://www.wyattcheng.com/games/ZookeeperDJ/index.html

Theme: 2-Button Controls

Help Z4KM4STER the Zookeeper DJ feed all the animals while breaking some tasty tunes.

GOLD Trophy - 100% on a level
SILVER Trophy - Completed level with less than 100%

Development Blog for this game here:
http://wyattcheng.blogspot.com/2015/12/zookeeper-dj-dec-game-jam-ludum-dare-34.html

Developed in Unity 5.3 with LMMS and Photoshop Elements

Development Jam was streamed at http://www.twitch.tv/candlesan
You can follow me on twitter @candlesan

Post-Jam changes:
-> Added Trophy explanations and trophy hookup
-> Display % complete of each level
-> Added "5-year old mode" which is enabled by hitting cheat key "H"
Latest Web http://www.wyattcheng.com/games/ZookeeperDJ/index.html
Original Web Submission http://www.wyattcheng.com/games/LD34/index.html
Windows http://www.wyattcheng.com/games/LD34/ZookeeperDJ.zip
Twitch (watch me LD35) http://www.twitch.tv/candlesan
Source http://www.wyattcheng.com/games/LD34/LD34.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=42159

Ratings

Coolness 84% 2
Overall 4.11 26
Audio 4.25 13
Fun 4.24 8
Graphics 2.69 693
Humor 3.23 150
Innovation 3.76 131
Mood 3.41 202
Theme 4.09 161

Feedback

StarchyPancakes
14. Dec 2015 · 04:06 UTC
Loved it, really impressed with how nicely the beats come together
Todnut
14. Dec 2015 · 04:08 UTC
Wow awesome music game! I watched your stream some and it's awesome to see how it all came out. The art has a lot of charm. The bouncing mechanic is more interesting to play than I thought it would be. And of course my best level was the zombie one! lol!
jcmonkey
14. Dec 2015 · 04:12 UTC
good fun, this made me laugh while playing, and had pretty good mood.
graceavery
14. Dec 2015 · 04:13 UTC
Great work! I found the game very fun and was also impressed with how well the musical aspect worked.
Super unique! :)
scottrick
14. Dec 2015 · 04:15 UTC
Awesome job! Specially like the penguin level!
martincohen
14. Dec 2015 · 04:19 UTC
Masterpiece!
wilthord
14. Dec 2015 · 04:26 UTC
Great game, I loved it.
mrjorts
14. Dec 2015 · 04:50 UTC
I really like this. It's fun, has a good level of challenge, and sounds nice too. I think it would be nice if the 3 zones you can stand in were marked off in some way, so you had a visual reference for how many spaces you need to move to catch the notes.
ptkfs
14. Dec 2015 · 06:11 UTC
Great music, lots of fun.
oal
14. Dec 2015 · 09:17 UTC
Very creative. I was afraid the notes would be repetitive after a while, but it works really well. It's a good idea to change instruments from level to level, and they all fit their environment quite well!
Gins
14. Dec 2015 · 10:22 UTC
Wow that was really fun! I love the idea of making this classic game into a rhythm game. Also I guess now I know where the protagonist of my game went after it ended^^
freddyw9
14. Dec 2015 · 22:09 UTC
Really well done.
bering
15. Dec 2015 · 02:04 UTC
Nice music, nice art, simple yet challenging enough gameplay. It's a nice game you got there!
Archonthewizard
15. Dec 2015 · 04:05 UTC
This turned out even better that it looked on your stream. The difficulty curve was perfect - I felt like I was improving very quickly. Even tho the levels were getting harder, my score kept going up. Awesome idea!
Ingon
15. Dec 2015 · 05:52 UTC
Cool little game, I really liked the sounds!
kabel
16. Dec 2015 · 00:55 UTC
It nice to listen to, and easy gameplay wise.
🎤 candlesan
16. Dec 2015 · 03:11 UTC
Hi everybody - by request I uploaded a post-jam version that adds a hotkey "H" which makes the game easier for kids.
Post-Jam update:
http://www.wyattcheng.com/games/ZookeeperDJ/index.html
flyingbear
16. Dec 2015 · 03:32 UTC
Got all 5 gold trophies, BOYEEEE! I love how each level has a distinct feel both visually and aurally. The last level is my favorite of course! ;)
salmonmoose
16. Dec 2015 · 07:47 UTC
This is really cool, particularly when it dawns on you what is happening, I enjoy the call / response in the music with the panda.
thecatspajamas
16. Dec 2015 · 08:49 UTC
Fun idea on a rhythm game.
blackmagic
16. Dec 2015 · 10:34 UTC
Gameplay and audio is very solid. Nice !
Anshul Goyal
16. Dec 2015 · 20:04 UTC
This game is amazing. I love how everything is so perfectly timed.
commodoreKid
16. Dec 2015 · 20:20 UTC
I could get gold in first and silver in others on the first run and felt pretty proud :P I think the mechanic is really challenging and fun but graphics could be much better. I liked how music worked, though I cannot say I liked the type of music you used. Still great job, keep it up!
fishbrain
17. Dec 2015 · 08:05 UTC
The music worked great, nice re-invention of the classic "Pancake".
bwatanabe
17. Dec 2015 · 08:43 UTC
Really enjoyed your game, and loved how the music was directly integrated into the gameplay.
richardboegli
17. Dec 2015 · 08:52 UTC
Sound effects worked really well.
YinYin
17. Dec 2015 · 09:52 UTC
Exceptionally good interactive music that doesn't break if you miss something. Very nice. Only the bananas were a bit dim.
justinooncx
17. Dec 2015 · 15:51 UTC
Looks can be deceiving... That was actually a very well-made rhythm game! I'm pretty damn impressed!
UncleChris
17. Dec 2015 · 16:50 UTC
LOVED it - such a unique game, difficulty ramped up too fast for me (poor elephant nearly got nothing! :D), but was fun till VERY frustrating. :) The concept was quite well done, and the music/beats fit so well together.
x92rwzb
17. Dec 2015 · 17:31 UTC
Unique entry. Nice work!
Anachron
18. Dec 2015 · 09:43 UTC
Very nice game! Lots of fun and cool tunes. The sounds on the monkey level were kinda low-volume compared to the rest :)
scorched
18. Dec 2015 · 16:46 UTC
You rock, isn't the original idea, but the game-generated-music made it very fun!
Penguin is my favourite level :-)
Skywilly
28. Dec 2015 · 01:27 UTC
i like "Puppy Love" level in Earthworm Jim ! I love it :)
Skywilly
28. Dec 2015 · 01:28 UTC
it's like "Puppy Love" level in Earthworm Jim ! I love it :)
anv
03. Jan 2016 · 20:14 UTC
Amazing use of sounds/music. Very well executed. Visuals are a bit Spartan though.
rockybdubs
04. Jan 2016 · 23:19 UTC
LOVE!
TaoPhoenix
09. Feb 2016 · 11:55 UTC
Very pleasant!
There were old skool handheld Nintendo games before they got into hi-tech that mechanics a lot like this, except the ones I remember used falling items and not a curve bounce.

And it's nice because I am a casual LD gamer, so I liked not getting crushed on level 1! And I'm terrible at most speeds of DDR type games so I could mostly pass this one at least the silver trophy within a few tries though I had to work a bit at the last one.

And really clever music note placing, that had to take work!