Snake Rider

Snake Rider

Play in the Stencyl Arcade
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There, I'm finished. Those 48 hours were quite exhausting. I didn't get done everything I had wanted to, but I'm still amazed by the amount that I did finish. I didn't know I was capable of doing all this!

Description:
Snake Rider is a lot like any ordinary platformer game. Collect items to get points, avoid hitting hazards and dying, and try to get the high score. The difference? The platform is constantly changing!

Ride the snake platform around the screen, collecting coins along the way. Avoid the stinky green coins and the explosive mines. Grab a heart or two to gain back a life, and get a gem for a bonus!

Controls:
- Arrow keys to move
- P to pause game
- M to mute sound

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks!

Well, now that the results have been announced, let's see how I did:



Seems like my aim for the top 500 has turned out alright! Let's briefly break this down...

Audio: 3.46 - #141
Really didn't expect this... that is, until a bunch of people said they really liked my little chiptune track.

Innovation: 3.52 - #289
I'm grateful the community thought my game was pretty unique!

Graphics: 2.68 - #822
Well, it looks like I need to work some more on my graphic design skills.

Overall: 3.27 - #476
I'm pretty satisfied with this. The slippery controls seemed to hurt it quite a bit, though. Next time I'll try to get my game's controls feeling good ASAP.

Coolness: 60% - Bronze
Rating 35 games is OK, but next time I'll try to rate more. 75 ratings (the amount I received this time) doesn't seem like a bad goal.

Overall, as this was my first endeavor into Ludum Dare (or any game jam, for that matter), I've learned quite a lot. I'll try to post a full post-mortem on the LD website soon. I'm also going to work on Snake Rider some more over the next few weeks, and eventually get it up on Newgrounds.