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THE IDEA:
Alright, i had not so much time, so i thought of "previously seen mechanics" connected to the 'Beneath the surface' concept. What instantly came to mind is Mr. Driller by Namco.
I basically tried to mimic that.
I wanted to expand the concept introducing "seeded runs" with online leaderboards, like Spelunky does, but as always i was short on time so i had to give up on that.
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CONTROLS (KEYBOARD):
Left Arrow / A : Dig or Move left
Right Arrow / D : Dig or Move right
Up Arrow / W: Jump
Down Arrow / S: Dig downwards
S (when prompted): Start the game
R (when prompted): Restart the game
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TOOLS:
Unity 3D, Photoshop, Cubase, SFXR
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FINAL COMMENTS:
I greatly appreciate feedback, so comments are very very welcomed. If you made it reading down here: i love you.
Also i would like to thank my closest friend Giuseppe for giving me the idea for the character.
PS: Sorry for any poor english.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 80% |
| #192 | Graphics | 3.80 |
| #297 | Fun | 3.36 |
| #388 | Overall | 3.34 |
| #476 | Humor | 2.54 |
| #503 | Audio | 2.86 |
| #655 | Mood | 2.89 |
| #688 | Theme | 3.12 |
| #948 | Innovation | 2.54 |
Comments
Solid work! It's a small, simple game, but polished. I like that. :)
Mr. Driller for the GBC was one of my faves back in the day. This is a pretty good start on that kind of thing (colors don't recombine and can't jump and drill, but for the most part still works fine)! Felt like oxygen was a little hard to come by and went too fast, but that might just be me not trying hard enough. Good work soldier!
I'm pretty stable on this one.
It's quite fun and challenging.
I'm not sure if it's only me but I mostly got the oxygen more on the left side.
its pretty tough but i ended up playing like 10 times. that is also the happiest half man half drill that could ever exist
Nice little recreation! Oxygen spawn seems a bit unfair though, can never find any! :p
Pretty fun and well polished game! I went to the finish by just drilling in one single column, though! Maybe that's a design flaw? Really love the art.
Cool combination of different game mechanics! I would like a pace that is a bit higher though.
This is the solution to one of the world's biggest problems: "Match-3" glut.
I'm finding it really difficult to find anything wrong with the game. I would have loved a scoring system.
Nice game with an interesting challenge with the piece destruction :)
Really great graphics, and classic (derivative, but still fun) gameplay. Got to the finish by drilling straight down, was hoping for some sort of reward (or next level!)
Yes I also love peoples who take the time to read the full description ;)
Nice game, cute art, catchy sound... I just had to get lucky with the oxygen spawn
Well done ! I love the concept and the graphics. It's well polished, congratulations ! (the character is so cute :o)
I love the character! I like the graphic style, it's very cute. Gameplay is solid. Not much innovation, but you admitted as much, haha. Solid game!
Nice graphics and music! Gameplay is nice, but the cooldown on the drill made it feel a bit slow.
Great job! :)
Consistent art. That's hard to come by in a jam. Needs some rebalancing for the oxygen IMO
Super fun to play. Very pretty. Simple sounds and good background music make it engaging. Took one run to figure out how the game mechanics work (Never played Mr. Driller) but that acted as a self creating tutorial. Excellent work!
cool concept, but it seems like just hammering the down button is the winning strategy (moving around increases your chance to get crushed).
Simple game, doesn't reinvent the wheel lol! Drillo is super cute :D
Sometimes, the old is the best. Great entry, congratulations!
The playstyle makes me remember good ol' times! It's pretty awesome ^^
Ah, the problem with working to an existing puzzle game so closely is that you can really tell when the 'feel' is off. like-colours not combining (or at the very least vanishing as a chain reacion) made things feel a little tame.
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It's a really cool game with a good environment.
All is very interesting and you have demonstrated a nice imagination. THX ++