Plague
A downloadable game for Windows
My entry for the GBJAM 7, in 2019. This game is mainly oriented for speedruns.
PLAGUE is heavily inspired on Gargoyle's Quest for the original Gameboy. It's a platformer where you can control a plague doctor, throwing explosive potions and dashing mid-air.
Known issues:
if you start a dash exactly 1 pixel away from a platform the dashbar can't tell if you're dashing or jumping and you get in a limitless dash. The best way to revert this is to return to the original platform where you dashed.
Originally it was intended for the player to have more than 1 hitpoint but the state machine was not robust enough to get that working with other mechanics, but the levels are short enough to play again when you die.
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Install instructions
Unzip file and have fun!
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Is this playable on Game Boy? Would love to play this on the Pocket!
hey! super happy you liked the game!
unfortunately, it was programmed in an engine that can't export it into a Gameboy ROM.
I would have to build the game from scratch to achieve this. It's not impossible though! I might try to collaborate with someone more experienced with the available Gameboy engines to achieve that one day.
Enjoyed every minute! Any chance of this game becoming an actual Game Boy rom? Would be perfect on my SNES Classic. :)
Thank you!
Yes, GBStudio is making it a lot easier for developers to port their games as actualy gameboy roms. I'm still studying how the engine works, I'll probably start the actual development next year!
Looking forward to it! 2021, here we come babyyy!!!
This looks like a better Plague of Shadows. I will almost certainly be singing this game's praises! I'll be back when I finish it to give my thoughts!
I appreciate the enthusiasm and kind words. Just remember this is a jam game!
I do intend to expand on the idea, but I'm still focusing on a small scope so I can develop it fast enough.
Again, thanks!
I absolute love this game! ive had alot of fun speedrunning it. i hope to see more stuff added in the future.
Thank you! I'm planning to bring it to a different engine and expand it and add more levels!
Unfortunately I don't know when I'll manage to start it, maybe next month!
Not too hard but not too easy, wish it could have more levels but still a pretty cool game!
Hey! Thanks for playing it (:
It was designed short for the gamejam I used it as an entry, but people seem to be expecting more regardless. I'm considering on expanding and upgrading the project in the next few months! Not only a few more levels, but some more variety in the gameplay as well.
Cheers!