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A jam submission

Against the DayView game page

Submitted by MindlessTurtle — 3 minutes, 22 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#133.4673.467
Concept#263.4003.400
Overall#323.2003.200
Presentation#383.1333.133
Use of the Limitation#552.8002.800

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Just me

Software used
Pico-8, Claude Code

Use of the limitation
Hollow Earth is a myth... or is it...?

Cookies eaten
10 peanut butter cookies

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Comments

Submitted

Fun game! Procedural generation for a jam is impressive!

Submitted

first pico 8 game that i see in a game jam , ur game is very good gg

Submitted

a fun retro-style game. Good job!

Submitted

Haven't seen Pico-8 before, makes me nostalgic for an era of games I've never even experienced :P plays well, really charming and cohesive presentation with the visuals + audio!

Developer

Ha! Thank you! Pico-8 is great for retro games fans. Plus, the community is amazing.

Submitted

Didn't expect to but I played to the end, pretty satisfying to navigate the balloon around! Really nailed the aesthetic, too. A different kind of boss that uses the balloon mechanic would be cool to see

Developer

Thanks for playing! Love the extra boss idea. Will have to think about it because I definitely wanna continue adding some features after the jam is over.

Submitted

interesting game I have skill issue for jumping the boss XD

Developer

Thanks! Yeah, this is one of my more difficult games. Usually, I make games easy / chill, but I decided to go against that for this game. 😅 Lol, I was thinking of making it harder, too!

Submitted

This game is so fun, and has a great level of juice! Each level felt unique with the different color schemes and procedural generation. Love the running animation haha

Developer

Thank you! 😊 I think I wanna add more to the game after the jam is over. It’s been a blast developing.

Submitted(+1)

Thanks for putting me onto PICO-8! I'm a huge fan of this minimalist aesthetic—it’s totally my vibe. Plus, the games you shared are awesome; it's been such a fun ride exploring them.

Developer

Aww, thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. ☺️

Submitted

that a nice retro style game, really liked it!

Developer

I 👾 RETRO GAMES

Thank you for playing! ☺️

Submitted

Was a cool game, and the controls do feel tight. I also like the very retro style, although I'm not sure how colours were chosen, but at times they did clash quite harshly (might be what you were going for, but I think a more harmonious palette would really add a lot). Overall fun and very impressive for 3 days.

Developer

Thank you. Colors are a bit limited on the Pico-8, but there are ways to extend the palette I can try.

Developer(+1)

Hey, guys. Sorry. Just added a little hotfix. Procedural generation is trickier than I thought.

Submitted

Extremely impressive that you were able to get procedural generation complete in 3 days. Also both control methods, walking around and piloting the balloon, feel extremely responsive and fun to play! Really nice art too

Developer

Thank you so much! Was a blast to write.