Pogo Boy Saves The Day!
Pogo Boy Saves The Day! is a side-scrolling platformer where you play as a pogo-stick riding hero, bouncing off the streets and the heads of criminals as fast as you can.
Try to beat our best time :)
Play with controller or keyboard. CONTROLLER RECOMMENDED!
Works best in Chrome browser.
If you have low fps enable this in Chrome: Settings -> System -> Use graphics acceleration when available
Game Dev Document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bQ_ZRIL3GSzJaYJefC897qXOVQgkoBVPs2ufaegfhu8/...
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Controls
Gamepad (Recommended)
Axis - Move
RB/LB - Rotate
A - Jump Boost
X - Ground Pound
Keyboard
A/D - Move
LMB/RMB - Rotate
Space - Jump Boost
S - Ground Pound
Credits (Discord Usernames):
@choccymilk - Lead Programmer
@christi_c - Artist
@wolfmanny84 - Game & Level Design
@_.adev - Programmer
@torey_sound - Sound Engineer and Composer
Comments
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Really fun and easy to pickup! The only nitpick is the way idle bouncing on moving platform physics works, as an object in motion should stay in motion, but seeing as that sounds like a pain to implement.. 10/10
Hmm never really considered the inertia thing. Thanks for the feedback!
On the title screen and I already really like the scrolling parallax background, the music and the logo!
The music gives a lighthearted feeling to the game. Also, the graffiti on the buildings only speak the truth, I'm afraid...
The idea of you needing to do tricks to use certain abilities mid air is quite interesting. Going for beating the developer's best time showed me how fun and intricate this mechanic is. You really have to take advantage of it as much as possible to get through some of those best times!
The art of the game is very lovely and the sound effects are fitting. I was surprised with the many different ways you could tackle each level, and planning a proper route through them is key to getting a good time on each stage. I could definitely see this game raising more and more challenges by having more levels that would encourage exploring possible routes.
I really enjoyed this one, it was fun! Here's my total time!
I really like the concept, but I think it needs camera shake on jump and even bigger one on ground stomp to make it feel better.
Thanks for the feedback!
Was pretty fun. I liked the concept and everything played well.
Very good game. I like the jumping on heads of enemies it takes me back to Mario times. Overall well executed. Since I am very rarely use controller to play games I was playing with keyboard and mouse which was a bit unintuitive. Maybe rotation moved to Q/E or arrows could help with that! Allowing player to bind keys on his own would also solved this problem for me.
Overall well polished game. Music is chill, SFX is on point, indication of jump is great. Timer is great addition for lifetime of the game!
thanks for the feedback!
Fun game! Everything about it was very cohesive and the stead rise in the platforming challenge is well executed! The physics feel right as well as the rooms possible to solve. Great job!
Really fun game, and smart adding the star system. I might have played this the longest out of any game thus far getting all the stars hahahaha
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time!
I really enjoyed the game. Interesting concept well executed. The to beat times are really challenging :)
Only thig missing is a information on the overlay, how many baddies there are left in the level.
Thanks for the feedback!
This is fantastic!
Absolute wonderful experience, genuine potential to be a great game.
I would love to see this project get developed further.
My favorite part was how simplistic the mechanics were, but the real challenge is behind mastering the simplicities to achieve best times.
I appreciate the feedback!
Solid Entry very polished! Reminds me of Happy Wheels, The pogo levels people would make but with better controls and no gore lol. The art was solid and everything felt great honestly. Fantastic submission!
This game is great! Love the timing the jumps to get extra height. Felt myself just doing the front flip and back flips all the time. Music was chill, the art style was really nice! Well done team!
96.62 all stars. Definitely a unique mechanic. Idk how you managed to pull off 74.47 lol. Anyway good job
Oh just trying to get a perfect route on every level for an hour haha. Thanks for playing! Appreciate you taking the time to get all the stars!
Great game! Pretty art, calm, fitting atmosphere and satisfying feel. The flip mechanic adds depth and is a very nice addition. Unique and interesting interpretation of the theme as well.
One point of feedback I have is that the UI looks a little off in the environment. The colors don't really match up, I feel.
Good stuff!
Thanks for the feedback, I agree. We didn't focus much on the UI elements except for the icons.
Controls are really good. The art is very pretty aswell
A level editor would be so cool in the final game!! Great job!
Interesting Idea! Thanks for playing!
Fun short game! Controls feel good! I'd say if you want to work on it more, it'd be cool to see new mechanics introduced, but as it stands it's really good
Thanks for the feedback!
Very polished! Amazing job on the game. The theme connection was the only big question mark for me
Thanks for the feedback! You are the weapon slamming yourself into the enemies!
Player controller feels perfect! Great mechanics and fun art. Nailed it.
Thanks for playing!
I like the feel of the game. It is definitely hard to master, but easy to pick up. Nice artstyle, reminds me of the old Cartoon Network flash games.
Only feedback I have is for the levels to include a timer, at least as an option so players can be aware of their time during the level. I notice some levels where the tilesets are missing some corner pieces. The bottom right seems to be a missed corner piece.
Other than that, really good game, would gladly try and beat the developer time.
You're right about the tileset, i just didn't get around to fixing those little corners! Thanks for playing!!
Dang, easy to learn but hard to master! Really kewl set of mechanics for the jam!
When I read "pogo" I really thought I'd be dealing with a game like mine, but I'm glad to be proved wrong :].
Music, sound effects and sprites were really well done! <3
Overall, just a really neat game x]!
Thanks for playing!
Very addicting game! Got all gold stars, but didn't beat the dev time. I also really like the enemy sprites and the detail of them spray painting the background.
Wow thanks for taking the time to get the stars!
I really love the art style, it looks amazing! The gameplay mechanic is very unique, i dont think i have ever seen a similar game. Overall, it is very enjoyable, great job!
Appreciate you love the art style, glad you enjoyed the game!
Amazing gameplay design, feels like a friv game which made me feel really happy :D
Thanks for playing!
The art is pretty cool and cute. I like the mechanics. A level selector at the start would be useful so that players who have played before can select a specific level to replay without having to go through all the levels again
Press Enter on the keyboard or start on controller. There is a pause menu which has a level select you can use at any time. Also hold R on the keyboard or Y on xbox controller to restart a level quickly.
Very cool! I really like the art. It all goes together really well. And I like how the timing is a little difficault but not too much.
Thanks for playing!
I really like the way the game feels, you nailed it. It kind of reminds me of pogostuck
Appreciate it. I haven't heard of pogostuck but i'll try it out.