Version 2


This is version 2.0 based on feedback from the Cre8 Jam https://itch.io/jam/cre8-jam/rate/2263765 I took part in. The experience was enjoyable and the feedback I recieved was helpful. A few people streamed the games so it was fun watching people play my game. This was my first ever game so I was super proud of it.

However, it had soooo many bugs and took me much longer than I thought to fix them all. I spent so much time on sorting the wall collision. Also, I would love to improve some of the enemy, Baby Bots AI but it's just beyond my capabilities right now. It might be something I come back to in the future.

Overall, I'm really happy with how the game turned and it feels complete to me ....
  ... Having said that the chasing robot (BOB) is not perfect and I am tempted to return to them at some stage BUT If you find any glaring bugs then let me know and I'll happily fix them.

Updates

Gameplay

  • Reduced the difficulty on the first 3 levels. These levels slowly introduce you to basic game mechanics and help you get to grips with the controls before you hit old school 80's difficulty.
  • This is beatable but it requires practise or as the cool kids say 'get good!'! However, if you played 80's games in the past or modern classics like Donut Dodo, then this will be a walk in the park for you!
  • You can now use the down arrow as well as 'Z' key to drop. Some feedback said it should all be one button BUT sometimes you want to jump when standing on a drop pad!

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed wall collision
  • Updated enemy Robot (BOB) AI

General Polish

  • Score appears when you collect a BBOT
  • Invincible after you die for 5 seconds. Highlighted by SFX and sprite
  • You can see what killed you with updated death sequence
  • pop up text and SFX when you get an extra life
  • Added timer on complete screen so you can see how long it took you to complete the game. Can you beat your time?


Music

  • Music plays when you have collected all the BBOTS and need to find the green button.

A couple of people mentioned adding music during gameplay. My personal opinion is that theres a a fine balance between enhancing a game and it becoming monotonous or worse annoying after a while so I've decided to leave it as it is.

Files

Don't Panic Rob! Play in browser
Oct 18, 2023

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