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Hello, Ludum Dare people! We are Aaron & Justin, after a lot of scrambling and getting things together, we have finally (kinda) completed our Ludum Dare entry: Dig Master!
The object of the game is to dig further and further down by breaking Blocks beneath you, while gathering coins to boost your score. It takes 4 hits to break a normal block, while the Target Block can be broken in 1 hit.
Watch out, though! The target block changes on the timer bar, so you have to keep an eye on when the target block is going to change, or you may get trapped! Gray Blocks also can't be broken at all!
The controls are very simple. Left/Right Arrow Keys to move. Space to hit the Block.
SUMMARY:
Controls
- Left/Right: Arrow Keys
- Hit: Space Bar
Hits:
- 1 Hit to break Target Block
- 4 Hits to break Non-Target block
- Gray blocks are Unbreakable
Points:
- 1 Point per Coin
- 1 Point per Block, an additional point if it's the Target block
We definitely see a lot of potential in Dig Master, so we are thinking of expanding this game (as a free iOS/Android game). There are so many balance tweaks and polish that we weren't able to implement in the small time frame, but we love this game. We have a lot of ideas in mind for the future, like Power-Ups, Varying Block Types, and even Multiplayer!
Become the next Dig Master! Post your scores in the comments below! :)
Special Thanks to "Goto80" for the music!
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 71% |
| #6 | Fun(Jam) | 4.18 |
| #51 | Overall(Jam) | 3.83 |
| #138 | Audio(Jam) | 3.61 |
| #146 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.53 |
| #192 | Mood(Jam) | 3.47 |
| #252 | Humor(Jam) | 2.87 |
| #281 | Theme(Jam) | 3.33 |
| #347 | Graphics(Jam) | 3.45 |
Comments
Fun! Fast paced and well balanced. The coins were nice to add some strategy and risk.
My God this is addicting! 167pts.
Congratulations for the game guys. Very simple, easy to understand, addicting and very polished. Great job!
wow nice fun simple game! very innovative! got 238!
Great job guys!
Great game. I thought it was very well balanced. 135 points.
Really fantastic job. So fun, simple, and intuitive. 213 so far :)
hahaha, so much fun! And get so tense at the end. I love it! The music and the art are all very well tied together! My only sugestion is to make clearer which is the target block on the HUD. Sometimes the image is a little blurry or dark and can get hard to decypher.
169 points! Fun little game, reminded me vaguely of Mr. Driller back in the day (but only vaguely). Nice simple art helped in identifying the targets, best paths. Good work!
182 :) Great little game. Feels complete. Very fun to play!
I would only make the "current block" shift more noticable - the need to look at the top HUD to check how much time you have left and what is the new block kinda distracts you from the game.
Original! Might need to hitch movement with a little delay - I was able to consistently hit the target blocks by just strafing back and forth.
Watching for the block to break had me switching targets. Clever puzzle! The moving floor kept me thinking quickly. I felt challenged. If you continue to develop this, my first play, I didn't see the target block. 117 points.
Clever game, simple but fun. Overall its presented really well and the music is good. Gets pretty intense when its speeding up and you start panicking trying to find which block to dig. Nice job!
Awesome game! Clever mechanics and pretty fun. 140 points my first run.
198 points! That was awesome! It started getting really hectic as the scroll speed sped up, which made it a ton of fun! The little beep when the target block changed was really helpful. Great job!
Hi. Clever mechanic... Would suggest maybe slower scroll for a bit longer at start, was just starting to collect coins when it got too fast for me. Like the bittune music too.
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Very fun little game! 92pts!