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Minigun Miner by drludos

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made by drludos for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Use your minigun to dig into the ground and collect the gold nuggets!

Be careful to avoid touching the ground! Hopefully, your minigun recoil will allow you to fly!

MinigunMiner.gif

Use Left/Right arrows to AIM and Space to SHOOT (and also move!)

It's a Python game (Pygame), so you can play it on any computer with Python and Pygame installed.

For convenience, I've have also uploaded it to Replit, so you can play it online. It might be laggy, and apparently there is no sound output, so I recommend playing on your computer if possible, but you'll still get the core idea through the online version.

I've also added standalone downloadable builds (working out of the box without Python installed on your computer) for Windows, Linux and MacOS. They have been built with PyInstaller through Github Actions (Github's CI/CD pipeline), so please report any issue you may have using them.

This game was made from scratch (compo) in about 10h using Python and Pygame. It's tiny and very barebone, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway!

Play Pygame online (Replit - no sound output) https://replit.com/@drludos/minigunminer?outputonly=1
Source code (Python) https://github.com/drludos/minigunminer
Windows standalone build (PyInstaller) https://github.com/drludos/minigunminer/releases/download/v1-ports/MinigunMiner.exe
macOS standalone build (PyInstaller) https://github.com/drludos/minigunminer/releases/download/v1-ports/MinigunMiner.zip
Linux standalonde build (PyInstaller on Ubuntu) https://github.com/drludos/minigunminer/releases/download/v1-ports/MinigunMiner
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/minigun-miner

Ratings

Overall 726th 3.038⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 475th 3.288⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 454th 3.212⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 492th 3.519⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 786th 2.66⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 656th 2.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 389th 2.609⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 734th 2.688⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

Smoothi3
26. Apr 2021 · 01:35 UTC
Controls take a hot minute to get used to, but once you get the hang of them it's a really fun game!
Ommadawn
26. Apr 2021 · 07:07 UTC
I liked the minimalistic approach, sounds a bit oldschool :smile: Controls are a bit hard to handle, maybe smoothing the gun rotation with a ease in / out would have been a bit better. Nice entry anyway :smiley:
vegmuffin
26. Apr 2021 · 09:25 UTC
Nice! In the hosting page I couldn't full screen for some reason so it was a little weird to play in such a small window. It seems like the optimal strategy is to just blast everything at start and then collect the coins, as it's very difficult to maneuver through the gaps. Was fun :)
AndyKSWong
27. Apr 2021 · 00:06 UTC
Good mini game! Didn't know that replit can host GUI in browser. The control is a bit hard to get used to, so I basically keep shooting and stay at the top of screen most of the time.
Peace Of Cake Games
27. Apr 2021 · 04:27 UTC
Fun little game! I love how hard it is to control the player, it makes getting a little 3 points feel insane. 😅
nessie
27. Apr 2021 · 12:10 UTC
So funny! I struggled a little to control and not die soon, but I still had a lot of fun.
MiltonNH25
01. May 2021 · 05:27 UTC
Good job on the game. Took a little bit to get used to the movement but was fun once you got them down.
LeReveur
01. May 2021 · 17:23 UTC
Easy to understand, hard to master, as any oldschool-like games! Didn't make it over 4 points, it was a little repetitive, so I didn't manage to keep focus, and so… Bang.
Good job anyways!
F1Krazy
12. May 2021 · 15:54 UTC
A fun, inventive take on the mining games that so many people have submitted. It's tricky to control your character, but seeing them shred through the landscape beneath them is very satisfying. It'd be nice if you could scroll up as well as down, so you don't get stuck against an invisible ceiling.

You should probably go give out a few more ratings, it'd be a shame if this didn't get ranked!
ty_
15. May 2021 · 08:14 UTC
like everyone else, the controls are a little difficult, but god is it fun! good job!
NoNumbersGames
15. May 2021 · 12:03 UTC
Really liked the idea of mining with a minigun, felt very satisfying! Movement felt difficult to intuitively control, but mining itself was a blast.
Monkosum
15. May 2021 · 12:48 UTC
It's incredibly satisfying to destroy the terrain with your minigun. I think the sound of the minigun was a bit annoying, but that's about the only complaint I have. Very fun entry.
Piopio Juegos
15. May 2021 · 16:38 UTC
You know, hard controls and that, but it is good and fun! It may be repetitive (didn't dig a lot though) and web version is a little slow, that makes controls even harder, but the idea is great.
retrome
16. May 2021 · 15:38 UTC
Nice concept! Pleasant collisions. Sound effects provide sufficient feedback.

Some remarks:
1. [F] key does nothing in main menu in Windows version. Expectation: [F] key toggles fullscreen mode as mentioned.
2. This might be intendent. but minigun feels too strong: it pushed you back to top too much so you need to fall down longer. Expectation: minigun pushed you back with less power.

Hope this will be helpful.

Nice entry!