An homage to our favorite guy, the one and only Emil Grubak Schmalfeldt ❤️
Made by four friends on a rainy day in Odense, Denmark on the 24th of September, 2022.
Credits & Thanks
To crank out a fun game in a single day, we build upon the engine and assets from Harold's Bad Day by @biovoid. This game would not have been possible without it!
The Team
- Christian Kudahl (code, design)
- Andrew Skjellerup (design)
- Jeppe Due Hunsdahl (music, sfx)
- Kasper Meyer (art, janitorial work)
Nice work guys!
It took me a bit of getting used to the physics changes as I'm obviously much more used to the gravity & swimming in the original game, but once I did things got a bit easier. Still, there were a few challenging levels in there, but nothing too frustrating. Loved the addition of the spikes and the wandering creature.
No idea who Emil Grubak Schmalfeldt is - I guess he is a friend of you guys?
Now I need to put those level names through a translation tool! :)
Thank you so much for giving it a go, @biovoid! And for writing such a cool game — the code base was a pleasure to work with :)
Emil is indeed one of our friends, who couldn't be there at this particular game jam. So we decided to make a game about him (the blue/white striped shirt represents a local football team he loves).
As for the title of the game, we borrowed the subtitle from the Danish version of The Hobbit: Or, There and Back Again. Each verse throughout the game describes an aspect of the journey, like struggling with the wind while his legs are getting tired.
Maybe we'll do a proper English translation eventually, but honestly, I never expected anyone to play, except for ourselves — so it was a pleasant surprise! Thanks again for trying it out :)
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