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GMTK Game Jam 2023

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A jam submission

Avoid the High ScoreView game page

Do machines dream of human gamers?
Submitted by Pablo J. Gorigoitia Castro, Elwa Bazaes, lab_lasagna, Afik Sound — 2 hours, 48 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#40132.5262.917
Creativity#46192.4542.833
Overall#47252.2612.611
Enjoyment#53901.8042.083

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
You are the daughterboard of an arcade machine preventing the humans from reaching a High Score.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

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Comments

Wei JiunSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice take on the theme, even the play screen is reversed, nice touch! The interface looks cool, love the retro style! Well done! :D 

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Space Escapers
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Pablo J. Gorigoitia CastroDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you so much... We almost felt that nobody had taken that detail into account.

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WaffleIIISubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Actually really cool game idea and execution. The gameplay is pretty fun although there is a bug that the RAM limit stops working and you can spawn infinite of whatever alien you want. Great submission!

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Transposed
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Pablo J. Gorigoitia CastroDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you, WaffleIII! Jams will be jams; time is limited, and not every bug can be crushed, nor every feature be implemented.

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WaffleIIISubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I cannot agree more, I'm sure my game is also riddled with bugs. Your game was splendid!

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Pablo J. Gorigoitia CastroDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for your kind words. But good enough is a better descriptor.

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Nik ChernyakovSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice theme catch! I like the art and sound style. I don't know if I got it right that I need to destroy the player's ship asap. It is short, but I like the idea. The memory usage limit also is great thing. Good job!

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Museum Night Watch
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Pablo J. Gorigoitia CastroDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you, Nik. Yes, the idea is to finish as soon as possible; however, we needed more time to balance it and improve the player's IA, so it's too easy to win in the current version.

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emerylliumSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very well executed version of a common idea for this jam. I love the retro aesthetic, but the gameplay itself might benefit from a cleaner UI. The gameplay is interesting, but somewhat slow, so a speed-up button could be a good feature.

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Road Rage
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Pablo J. Gorigoitia CastroDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you, emeryllium; we needed more time to balance the game to ensure it would be as much fun as possible. 

Even so, one of our fears with the design was it became sluggish, so your speed-up buttons sound like a fine addition.

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