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Golden Goose by Crosstales

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made by Crosstales for LD34 (JAM)
Golden Goose

You all remember the classic fairytale about the magic bean that, watered correctly, grew into the sky? That's what you do here: take your gardener and wander your way through to the bean to water it. If and when you succeed the plant grows and you'll collect a golden egg. Go back to refill your watering can and start anew.
The longer you hold out the better your score!
Inspired by classic Nintendo Games we decided to make an LCD-Type of game (y'all remember that, right?) yay! :-)


Controls:
A: Start game A
B: Start game B
Esc: Reset

Arrow Keys: up, down, left, right
Space: Jump
Right Mouse Button: Look around
Mouse wheel: Zoom

It also works with on-screen-buttons and PS4-controllers.


Team:
Stefan Laubenberger: Code, Idea, Brains
Stephan Balmer: 2D Graphics Design
Lucien Ryter: 3D Graphics
Marisa Meyer: 2D Graphics, Sound
Honorable Mention: Michelle Balmer for the Idea
Web http://www.crosstales.com/en/games/GoldenGoose/play.html
Windows http://www.crosstales.com/en/games/GoldenGoose/GoldenGoose-windows.zip
OS/X http://www.crosstales.com/en/games/GoldenGoose/GoldenGoose-mac.zip
Linux http://www.crosstales.com/en/games/GoldenGoose/GoldenGoose-linux.zip
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YohHBmnxvto
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=32967

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.28 558
Audio(Jam) 3.30 361
Fun(Jam) 2.96 670
Graphics(Jam) 3.78 323
Humor(Jam) 2.74 457
Innovation(Jam) 3.44 290
Mood(Jam) 3.33 411
Theme(Jam) 2.94 953

Feedback

jamaster96
15. Dec 2015 · 13:26 UTC
Very confusing.
Saymon
15. Dec 2015 · 13:34 UTC
Intersting concept
Andrew Patton
15. Dec 2015 · 13:40 UTC
I really like the overall graphics and style. The game play is cool how it's like one of those old handhelds I had as a kid. However i'm not sure all the graphics loaded for me. I think my character was just a grey object.
Didi
15. Dec 2015 · 13:48 UTC
Yeah I remember it a lot! Our game is inspired on GameWatch too, we made Pizza Panic! I tough put like this, but my lack of experience on art I let it style cartoon. Check it out.
limered
15. Dec 2015 · 13:54 UTC
Nice one. Looks exactly like the old times. The menu is a really nice touch. I think there is someting wrong with your build. Graphics don't work properly.
tyrants.not.found.team
15. Dec 2015 · 13:56 UTC
I can't really tell what's going on or what I'm supposed to do?
BubsyPoochies
15. Dec 2015 · 14:25 UTC
Nice homage to the classic Game & Watch, it's great to see it represented in 3D, it looks as if one could pick it up. Very nice presentation. The downside is game did run a bit slow on our computer though (downloaded, playing online the sprites were missing). Good work!
Pietdagamer
16. Dec 2015 · 09:21 UTC
Awesome that you made a game in a game kind of thing, it looks great!
🎤 Crosstales
16. Dec 2015 · 09:22 UTC
Sorry for this, graphics are fixed now and it should run smoothely. A few minor bugs are being fixed as well.
Thanks for the nice comments - and try it again if you couldn't play it before :-)
DrFallos
16. Dec 2015 · 09:37 UTC
Enjoyed playing +)
RadStar
16. Dec 2015 · 09:40 UTC
nice graphics, the rendering feels exactly like the old games. that's fun! :)
CrazyMinnowStudio
16. Dec 2015 · 16:19 UTC
Super game, I had a few of the Coleco mini arcade games as a kid, and this completely replicates those fond childhood memories. I love the coffee table layout, and the ability to interact a bit with the device. Sounds fit the style perfectly. Awesome job!
monetai
16. Dec 2015 · 21:54 UTC
extra game, super music, very oldy, loved it
zenmumbler
17. Dec 2015 · 07:20 UTC
The web version still has a few rendering issues, it seems like the dithered darkening pixels are drawn over the screen itself.

Other than that tho. Very good attention to detail and faithful recreation of these old games. The faint shadows in the screen where are the sprites are, fadeout of sprites etc. Very high production values.

Of course, it is an excellent reproduction of these old games, which reminds us all that these games were rather frustrating, but that's the whole point, ha.
Xeke_Death
18. Dec 2015 · 15:26 UTC
This brings back memories...! Great execution, I like how you put the text on the back of the game...

Not sure what killed me in the end, though... There was nothing around me...
I did notice sometimes the graphics got stuck when I lost a life, but this was rare...
Fanatrick
19. Dec 2015 · 12:40 UTC
Creative :D
_benhumphries
19. Dec 2015 · 13:02 UTC
Great game. It took me a while to figure out exactly what to do, but it was fun when I got it. In my opinion, the controls could be better as you need two hands on the keyboard to play and you can't access the mouse that way.
loxo
22. Dec 2015 · 16:24 UTC
Good idea and implementation. The game really feels like those old games. I noticed two problems with the problems with the graphics. The sprite at the position where the player died stays black and sometimes the gray background sprites vanish.
adsilcott
22. Dec 2015 · 20:21 UTC
One of my favorites! The only thing it's missing is the horrible lag when you hit the buttons on those things, ha! Really great!
drinkadriu
04. Jan 2016 · 10:56 UTC
I like the idea but it confuses me