’Two steps forward, and three steps back..’
You wake up at the bottom of a dark and nasty hole.. and the only one way out is up.
Controls
Hold [x] to charge jump
While charging, aim with [left] and [right] keys.
How to play
Platform up through the levels to escape the hole.
Falling is dangerous, there are no checkpoints or safe-zones.
This is a punishing game, but its not very long, so don't be disheartened if you fall back to the bottom.
Credits
Made by me, @Noh
Music assets from @Gruber_Music: Pico-8 Tunes Vol. 1 & Pico-8 Tunes Vol. 2
Circular clipping tutorial by @Krystman
(Obviously) inspired by Jump King.
No genAI was used in the making of this game.
Love this one! The visuals look great and they way you bounce around when you fall was pretty funny.
Excellent use of lighting and palette in keeping with the theme of the game. The moving water was a good challenge.
I nearly gave up at this point, so I was glad to learn it was the second last level.
First and second attempts:
Simple and addicting! I was driven to beat the creator's highscore.
Update:
This game really brought the speedrunner out of me, but I couldn't quite crack sub 1 minute. Has anyone been able to do this? Just curious.
Seriously, this is one of the most addicting Pico 8 games I have played. Bravo! Thanks for making it, and keep up the good work :)
Update:
I was finally able to achieve sub 1 minute!
I haven't reached the top, but the game is still pretty fun.
Music takes a lot of time to start to play - not sure if it's intentional. I like the color palette use here and the shadow/light mechanic too.
Thanks for making the game. It's a perfect fit for my little Pico-8 Adventures series.
Love the game! @Mr_Nervousness and I have been speedrunning it at work lol. Here's my current PB.
Great job with this game! Very fun to play :)
Update on the PB.
The jump height and the platform placements are incredibly well crafted! Feels like there are a ton of different ways to get to the top. This was a very fun game to grind for a better time! Great job!
Shaved off a second. I'll probably stop here unless someone else can beat it >:)
Here is the full run if anyone is curious.
Well frustrating indeed. Especially the part where you get introduced to the water I panicked and fell down a long way.
In the end I wished it was a longer game, but I enjoyed it :)
I learnt you can sorta buffer jumps in the air, and I think it somehow got her stuck in this frame, everything works fine though.
I've yet to beat this because of skill issues but will do it one day!
There are a couple of small issues around the animation getting stuck, and music sorta doesn't play, but sometimes does, not sure what is up with that.
I did get stuck a few times in walls though, probably around screen transitions, but I feel like that is a niche enough problem to overlook. Lovely game overall, cannot wait to go back and finish it.
Can't stop playing this damn game lol
This one definitely feels like the peak of my current strats. You made a really fun game, @Noh :)
how did you do the shadow/light around character? the game is fun but I'm not really the type for these Bennett Foddy genre lol (I just have skill issue)
@8BJackie i recommend you check out Lazy Devs tutorial on circular clipping! there they also explain how to make the shadow/light effect :)
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