A retro Jump'n'Run
Our submission to LudumDare 34. This time we had to keep track of two themes: «Two button controls» and «Growing». As always, the implementation was carried out within 72 hours.
It's a simple Jump'n'Run based on those ancient handheld consoles games, presented in a modern living room.
Story
Even if there's a whole range of different versions of the tale called «Jack and the Beanstalk», all of them have one thing in common: magic beans from which giant tendrils sprout, rising up in the sky. The protagonist climbs up to enter the Land of Giants, just to leave it soon after with a bag of gold. That was the template for Golden Goose.
But our vine is a lot more thirsty than in the template. There's also an angry giant (or his feet atleast. You know, the display is just too small...)
Gameplay
Move between the two displays to gather water. Return to the vine to pour it. Let it grow until you get that Golden Egg you're here for. Simple enough? Here we go!
Key Features
- Back then / today: A handheld console in the middle of a modern living room - a discrete comparison of visual representation between then and now!
- Classic: Feels like a time travel to where rubber boots were made out of wood.
- Sentimental: The music makes your memories come back to life!
Genre
Jump’n’Run
Number of Players
1
Controls
All Platforms: Mouse & Keyboard
A | B - Start the game
Esc - Reset / Return to table view
Space - Jump
Right Mouse Button - Look around (in the living room)
Mouse Wheel (Scroll) - Zoom
Platforms
Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
Team
Stefan Laubenberger
Lucien Ryter
Stephan Balmer
Marisa Meyer
Lucien Ryter