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History Of GoldView game page

an entry for the 14th GB jam

Submitted by Catspillow — 19 hours, 5 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Secondary Theme Interpretation	#4	4.290	4.700
Overall	#48	3.880	4.250
Graphics	#63	4.290	4.700
Soundtrack/SFX	#74	3.834	4.200
Quirkiness	#81	3.834	4.200
Gameboy Soul	#166	3.743	4.100
Gameplay	#191	3.286	3.600

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game meet GBJam's theme
This project follows the history of a gold nugget from its creation in the Big Bang through its many forms up to the modern day.

Comments

curenderaSubmitted36 days ago

Wow, as someone who also submitted with a GB Studio game I have to give you so much credit! I loved everything about the game to be honest. Your music making skills are something I could learn from since I had a hard time making music that wasn't a pain to listen to on repeat (Seriously, if you have advice I would love it). Great work on the game and great take on the theme!

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Gurti's Gold

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CatspillowDeveloper29 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the very kind comment! I have some classical and jazz music training, but I'm not a professional musician. All the music in this game was made in a two-hour period, so I kind of felt like they were short little things. I am glad you liked them. When I am writing music for GB Studio, I try to focus on melody with one channel and then use the other two channels to add harmony and chords using the 3rd and 5th notes of whatever chords I am using. I dont have much advice cause I still feel like I want to get better at it myself.

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SnowSlugSubmitted42 days ago

I like the theme of following the history of gold! The minigames were fun, and the art was incredible! Really amazing job for a 10 day project! Great work!

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Fossil Fuel

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CatspillowDeveloper41 days ago

thanks

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redlaserbmSubmitted44 days ago

There's a strong graphical effort, and it's cool that in your first jam you produced something complete and saw it out to the end. I had a hard time being drawn in by the game's overall storyline, though. It is nonfiction, but it can still benefit from framing with conflict and a goal, or some greater motivation --- i.e. why should the player be so vested in the evolution of gold over the entirety of the universe's timeline?

I think the strongest point here is actually the game's overall ambition. This is not just a simple visual novel, but there's some cutscenes in there too to induce immersion. I hope you are inspired to make more games in the future.

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The Birth of Magic

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CatspillowDeveloper41 days ago

Thanks and fair point on the storyline it was only chosen based off the jam prompt of "old gold"

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timbits18Submitted45 days ago

What a great first submission! Congrats on your anniversary!

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Miner Troubles

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CatspillowDeveloper44 days ago

Thanks, it was a lot of fun.

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VicreatorSubmitted45 days ago

Outstanding game for your first GBJam ! Graphism, music, all fits to the GB theme, and as if the game is pretty simple, the concept if the gameplay is really fun, it's a 5/5 ! :)

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plouf!

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CatspillowDeveloper44 days ago

Thanks, I have made a few other Game Boy games before, but my fastest had been 1 month ( and it was a GBC game, so less optimizing)

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Boundfox StudiosSubmitted46 days ago

Well done! Nice and chill game. Interesting uniqueness. :)

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Golden Memories - GBJam 14

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CatspillowDeveloper44 days ago(+1)