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Trijam #390: The 3 hour game jam

Hosted by Trijam, KrisKuroni, nerdPoint, yag · #trijam
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A jam submission

Run or ExplodeView game page

Guide the cursor to save the crab's life for as long as possible.
Submitted by Kandif, Domeen0 — 9 hours, 51 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#23.6673.667
Audio#23.3333.333
How do you rate the game overall (you can consider fun, dev time, etc.)?#43.4443.444
How well does the game fit the themes?#53.7783.778
Visuals#63.2223.222

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

How long was your dev time?
both less than 3 hours

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Deleted account47 days ago
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KandifDeveloper47 days ago

Cursor just controlls the crab, He run for his life. 

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KandifDeveloper47 days ago

In my opinion, this game is the definition of the theme. It's not necessarily the point that the player has to run for their life ;).

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KandifDeveloper47 days ago

I forgot to add: you lose when the crab slows down or just stops. He loses a life when he touches the cursor because he stops, not because touching the cursor ;)

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BladeSubmitted47 days ago

Totally agree. If the crab stops running, it loses its life! Can’t get more on theme than that.

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BladeSubmitted48 days ago

Loved this mechanic and take on the theme.

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Tearful
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ChestnutpawnSubmitted48 days ago

Unique game mechanic.  Nicely done.

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The Gingerbread Man
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SantiDevGames48 days ago

"Do you want to test my game?"

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KandifDeveloper48 days ago(+1)

I actually played earlier, I just didn't comment before ;). If you want feedback, just play other games and leave your comments. It's much more natural than begging for plays :).

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SantiDevGames48 days ago

I've already voted on most of the games too; I just didn't leave comments—like you didn't leave a comment on my game.

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sumdeosSubmitted48 days ago

This is was a fun game, and implementing a high score system in 3 hours is awesome! I managed to get the top high score by just moving my cursor around the edge of my screen and that kept the crab moving. Once I figured that out it became much easier, so maybe making it so you have to keep the cursor within the track could help. Awesome job! 

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Kill Kill Kill
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KandifDeveloper48 days ago

It's hard to abuse this glitch with two screens XD. You used the controls and found a way to keep him moving, so it's totally legal :D

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Cujo JohnsonSubmitted49 days ago

Cute graphics and fun to play. I genuinely feel sorry for the crab when it explodes

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Life Force Extraction
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StealthnessSubmitted49 days ago (1 edit)

Nice game. Please update your instructions to state that a life will be lost if the crab reaches the cursor. When it happened the first time, it was not immediately clear what killed me. Good idea on the theme.

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Hunt the Human [Trijam 390]
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KandifDeveloper49 days ago(+1)

Actually, the crab loses life whenever he travels less than a set number of pixels over time. Reaching the cursor is part of that, since it makes him stop ;)

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