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Shovel Jam 2025

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A jam submission

Just Get Started!View game page

An eager racer must fight his way to top speed in order to become a legend!
Submitted by NotShibas — 56 minutes, 33 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#2213.8893.889
Overall#3373.4443.444
Creativity#3743.4443.444
Fun#4583.0003.000

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Preferred Name
You can call me NotShibas, or Shibas, or whatever, lol.

Newbie?

Experienced

Nope - I've completed at least one game jam before.

How does your game fit the theme?
You start slow, but as you make progress you build speed. Eventually you can tackle through objects, and if you hit your max speed, you become unstoppable! You just have to get yourself started first. :p

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farhoudSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

cool sfx love the speed system 

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colored path
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SolstoidSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I love the graphics!!

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One More Treasure
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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you! 

I was originally gonna go with a very different aesthetic, but I just ran out of time and just went with what I had - I think it was good plan in the long run. lol

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ZallzeronSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

I had a blast playing this! I think gaining enough speed to plow through things was a fun concept. I kind of wish I could go faster and have more goals of objects I could reach. Where I can just blast through them with my speed. Overall, I had a great time. Good job!

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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago

That's so true! 

It would be hilarious if the player started plowing through various obstacles after the race ends, like they can't stop - I may have to see what I can do to build on this.

Thanks!

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phasmanticSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I like the art and the music a lot! The game is pretty fun. It reminds me of the dinosaur jump game, but I like this a bit more tbh

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ProcrastiKnight
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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago

Funnily enough, the art was supposed to be completely different, but I ran out of time and leaned into my quick placeholder aesthetic. I do think the cheap squiggles have a kind of charm though, lol.

Thanks for playing, and im glad you liked it!

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RG99Submitted1 year ago(+1)

Very fun game. Liked the fact paced music towards the end

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Seedn't
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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks a bunch! I'm glad you liked it

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Daylee GamesSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I like the dash mechanic! It took me a while to finish because I thought I was supposed to collide with the ducks for some reason lol

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undiagnosed but something ain't right
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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

I think it could use a little more tutorialization - it's hard to convey that you can and should dash through certain obstacles (like the ducks) at different speed intervals without an example.

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you liked the dash!

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patrickbutsmartSubmitted1 year ago (1 edit) (+1)

fun game like the presentation however the music is a bit loud. also I did a thing

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how to press the a button
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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago

What?! How?! Hahah

Did you do a dash jump over the flag? Or did you fall through the floor somehow? (I'll also tone down the music in my next update)

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patrickbutsmartSubmitted1 year ago

at like 15 or 16 I fell somehow. I am pretty sure I have the current highscore

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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks for the heads up!

I figured out why that happens now (I used the wrong process function for a couple scripts), and it should be updated after the jam. Lol

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patrickbutsmartSubmitted1 year ago

Thats good to hear

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KingMidisSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice twist on the infinite runner, to add a dash!

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The Tutorial
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NotShibasDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it - I it would be fun to knock the objects away as you get faster, rather than having to dodge everything. 

Now I just need to figure out how to fix the web embed. . .

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