Very polished fishing game! The art is quite good and sprites are very readable. I like that the gameplay made you think of different tradeoffs, like “is it worth skipping/dropping this item to get this riskier higher-value item that’s farther down” and having to dodge the obstacles after actually getting it. I do agree with the other commenters that the levels felt long though, and could probably be shortened.

I played this on stream today (recording here) in case you’re interested in watching someone play your game. Good job!

Sweet game^^
The mechanics and the difficulties of the different obstacles and levels works really good.
And the soundtrack is fantastic.
I enjoyed it very much^^
I could see it as a full game with a world map between the islands like a mario bros game and a bit of variation in the obstacles/music/colours between the islands. Then the levels would also be not too long from the time :D

Congrats on finishing your entry!

The music felt straight out of pokemon trading card game, so good and very nostalgic for me. I finished the game, but agree with others that perhaps levels could be a bit shorter? Maybe some story events in between to space it out more?

On a mechanics level, maybe the player could have a stamina bar for small speed boosts? Altho that does  kind of counter the main mechanic of patiently getting heavier items out of the ocean...

Loved it, thank you!

Excellent music, art, and vibes. The levels are bit too long/high scoring. It really makes having to retry punishing. The treasure speeds feel just right, though maybe letting them move down a little faster than they move up might let you save some otherwise unfishable treasures? So many great little touches though (thank you for allowing the player to pick up a treasure in the same space as a piece of trash! that buffer is so necessary!). One little touch I would suggest? Make the fisherman really struggle with the heavier treasures. If I have to suffer through slow movement, so should he!

For real though, this is a great entry, and really captures the Gameboy spirit!

Loved the atmosphere and graphics but it made me want to be able to fish all the trash out of the lake more than getting the treasure. maybe my guy can use the money to pay for lake habitat restoration.....

Played it once again. Failed to catch a fish once again. I repeat - cool game! Thank you

Well scoped ideas are the best ideas for a game jam. Even though the game itself is not complicated it ran with a small idea and executed it perfectly.

In the graphic department people cooked really hard, the game looks lovely, has a distinct style to it, which it does well!

SFX and mx are well tuned, not too loud (thank you for the warning though!) and fit the idea of a gameboy nicely imo.

Interpretation is a bit common, but still not the main ideas so well done!

Good game idea, lovely work!