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A Trip in the Woods by tolja

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made by tolja for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

A Trip in the Woods is a quick, fun game where you try to pick all the safe mushrooms as fast as you can. But avoid the poisonous ones – they will make you dizzy and slow you down.
(Still, please make sure to test the effect for yourself! :smiley_cat:)

Made with the lovely Pico-8 in one day. The game is playable in a browser also on modern phones thanks to Pico-8 magic.

Use the arrow keys to move and hold Z or X to carry the shrooms to the basket.

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The lists of safe and poisonous shrooms are randomised each time, but their texturing varies slightly to reduce the dependence on colour for better accessibility. We tested the game to be fully playable even in grayscale.

P.S. Tap the full screen icon to make the game playable on mobile: fullscreen.jpg

Or use the alternative link below if the embed does not work for you!

Alternative link in case the embed does not work on mobile https://pmihaljov.github.io/Pico-8/fox.html
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/a-trip-in-the-woods

Ratings

Overall 521th 3.34⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 431th 3.28⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 698th 2.58⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 307th 3.8⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 428th 3.583⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 307th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 345th 3.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 473th 3.432⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

Elanor
Oct 05th · 19:04 UTC
A fellow PICO-8 fan I see :p

This is really neat!
Ira Baciu
Oct 05th · 20:26 UTC
Really nice!! Thanks for adding a web version <3 it lacks some background music though :(
Sthor726
Oct 05th · 21:48 UTC
The poison effect is awesome!
kaba
Oct 06th · 04:52 UTC
@ira-baciu, you might need to turn the volume up. We had to balance between "audible at all on mobile" and "not intrusive/annoying on PC".
tweekus
Oct 06th · 07:04 UTC
Great! But I would like to see a timer during gameplay as well.
Grizwhirl
Oct 07th · 00:02 UTC
Clever, would love a toggle for pickup/grab
PieRo_PBeS_studio
Oct 11th · 21:23 UTC
damn another mushroom picking game with pico 8! Another very nice interpretation, well done to you.
Aincrad
Oct 12th · 05:40 UTC
nice game, i love the art
Kvn
Oct 12th · 05:46 UTC
Love the audio, it gives a very unified vibe to the game. I also like the humorous effect when accidentally bringing a poisonous mushroom into the basket. I think maybe adding some details to the graphics such as shadows and movement/animation would improve the visual aspect of the game. Amazing work overall!
Zyt
Oct 12th · 06:07 UTC
This art style is so cute and engaging.
Melomaner
Oct 12th · 10:40 UTC
Pretty fun idea — I liked it :) I’d add a stage for checking the mushroom instead of giving the list of which ones to collect right away.
kaba
Oct 12th · 11:53 UTC
@melomaner, Hey, I like that!
BlackCat508
Oct 12th · 19:32 UTC
cool and simple idea! I like the pixel art
bjornstenlund
Oct 13th · 17:44 UTC
Very cute pixel art! I think it would be nice with a little more urgency, I didn't really feel any reason to accidentally pick up the wrong mushroom. Maybe there could be a timer? or maybe the mushroom could spawn and then despawn so you were a bit more stressed picking them up.

Never heard of pico-8 before, that was really cool! Nice job!
Crowelian
Oct 18th · 09:30 UTC
I love the Pico-8 and this was a short but very solid and enjoyable game.
Shaggy
Oct 18th · 09:35 UTC
Very cute I really like the 8bit feel of it! wasd movements would have been appreciated!
filgru
Oct 18th · 10:35 UTC
Super cool game! I had a lot of fun playing it. I love the art and the effect when you bring the wrong mushroom to the basket is awesome! Well done!!
milq
Oct 18th · 11:12 UTC
Wow! What a hidden gem! It really deserves more votes. The graphics are excellent, and the music fits perfectly. Even though the game is short, it’s effective, fun, and entertaining. Sometimes less is more, and by keeping it simple, it becomes a well-rounded experience. I would have loved more levels, power-ups, or enemies, but not at the expense of the great quality it already has. Once again, good entry, great game!
LDJam user 243193
Oct 19th · 05:02 UTC
Nice short game! I thought there would be more mushrooms of the same color but apparently there's only one for each.
Jinda
Oct 19th · 07:28 UTC
Cool pico-8 game! I made another mushroom picking games and I enjoy this gameplay so much, well done~
Jin9310
Oct 19th · 12:08 UTC
Not gonna lie, I am a huge fan of pico-8 and I have spent first half of this year just playing with it and was even considering to make a game in it for this LD (that did not happen). Great entry it is clear and nicely fits the theme. I love the touch of the goal being incorporated directly into the play-field! Plus you have the timer to beat how fast you can make the collection! Great job, I love it!
Rol
Oct 19th · 17:51 UTC
Really love the art! Especially the one you get when you collect the mushrooms you should avoid. It might be better to have a UI showing the accumulated time to make the game more intense. Still, a great game!
marudziik
Oct 21st · 08:55 UTC
The game is awesome. Short, playful, fun. The music is pleasant. The gameplay allows for optimizing time, so there's competitive aspect as well. And yeah, I'm biased because of PICO-8 but it's just fun.

I loved the effects when grabbing the incorrect mushroom and I appreciate that the mushrooms are randomized so the game is quite replayable. It's funny because when I collected all of them (including the bad ones) I managed to be even faster than when trying to get just the correct ones. 😅

What would make your game even better for me is if it showed the timer on the screen. That way I would know if I have a change of beating my previous time.

Anyway, awesome entry. Congrats!
Fractal
Oct 21st · 21:22 UTC
Simple and effective! I played quite a few times and managed to get to 27 seconds. Well done!