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JumpGame - A free, difficult, NES-inspired platform game (Forums : Pimpage & Posing : JumpGame - A free, difficult, NES-inspired platform game) Locked
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Jul 19 2014 Anchor

JumpGame is a simple but difficult platform game, inspired by NES games I used to play when I was a kid. All you have to do is jump to the top and collect the treasure. But this game is pretty difficult, and it'll take you a while to be able to beat the unlockable hard mode.

I designed the game so that you could beat the base game in a single sitting (if you are skillful enough!) so it won't take up too much of your time.

This game took over a year to develop and is totally free to play so head over to my site and download it! Screenshots and download available here: Fig14.com

Good luck! Have fun! Feedback welcome!

Here's a nice review from reddit:
Reddit.com
JumpGame -
So. Much. ANGER.
Sure it might not look like that many deaths but each one was laced with profanity.
System: - Windows 7, PC. I had to run the installer and the game in admin mode otherwise it was throwing weird errors and not loading properly which made me a bit concerned my virus scanner missed something. After that, away I went.

Playtime: - Clocking in roughly 30 minutes. I would've played longer but getting hungry for dinner.
Graphically/Theme: Old school NES? Nailed it. While I do see a lot of games with this art style, it looked very nice and everything fit together really well.

Controls/Gameplay: Move and jump. Extremely tight controls, probably the best I've seen in a while for indie games which is hugely important for a game thats trying your patience. Additionally everything’s set to go quickly which allows me not to get impatient. I would probably give the largest kudos here. The solid controls / quick gameplay kept me engaged.
Music/ Sound: Fun, light and fit the theme well. A bit short but that tends to be the case.

Playtime/ Experience: Frustration, but isn't that what you anticipated? I have actually thought of a game very similar to this but it never came to fruition so I'm actually quite pleased to play something that I was wanting to make but never did.
I feel like a lot of effort and polish went into the completion of this game and while I say that a lot, the lack of bugs, quality movement and way everything was put together just jived really well. I actually feel that level 2 is leagues harder then level 3 and that sometimes the randomness puts you in a really annoying position but starting over is so quick that it becomes less of an issue.
I honestly don't have much to add! It was awesome for what it was and accomplished everything it stated the game was. I really hope you're still developing games!

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