Skip to main content
  1. Games/
  2. Game Jam Entries/

Groove and Goods

Table of Contents

A Ludum Dare 53 entry for the delivery theme. Control a snail in a techno club and earn as much money as you can till morning.

Check the Ludum Dare 53 page of the game.

“Whoa dude, how did I end up here?!

Ah, bro, I remember… I owe a big chunk of change to the notorious Bamboo Bandit, the most famous kingpin in downtown Bearlin. To pay him back, I gotta make some serious cash ($$$) before the party ends, which means I gotta hustle and sell some goods to the locals… But damn, what if the poh-leece bust me? Naaah bro, forget it! You gotta risk it to get the biscuit.”

Play the game
#

How to play?
#

You are the dealer at the club and your goal is to make as much money as you can before 6:00 AM; when the party ends. Buy some stuff from Bamboo Bandit, the big panda in the VIP section of the club. Click on him, choose what substance you want to buy.

After the purchase, deliver these to the people, they will let you know what they want!

If your ENERGY level reaches 0, its GAME OVER.

If your ANXIETY level reaches 100, its GAME OVER.

But fear not, consume whatever you want from your inventory and keep going. Just don’t overdose!

How much money can you get?

Controls
#

Movement: Arrow keys
Buying and selling: Cursor, drag and drop from the inventory
Restart cartridge: CTRL + R
Note: Click on the panda to buy stuff!

Notes and Behind The Scenes
#

The game was created as a submission for Ludum Dare 53 in the jam category. This was our third time with a game jam together, and the second time on Ludum Dare.

This time we had a bit of a problem thanks to the 3 AM start time in CEST, so we started later, but in the end we had lot of fun again, and this time the work process was much smoother. We are more familiar with PICO, and we have a lot of code to steal from our previous games. The new thing for me was the use of the mouse cursor, and I think it turned out well.

We had a great time creating the game, and we hope you’ll enjoy it. Thanks for playing!

Credits
#

ekaktusz - Programming
Zahkros - Design, Art, Music
bartalomew - Design, Art
Mate Hirsch - Design
Music inspired by Jori Kemppi

Related

Ursa Maior

Small narrative game created in PICO-8 for Ludum Dare 52. Tells an alternate story about the birth of the Ursa Maior star constellation. Enjoy!

Elephant in The Room

A cute little puzzle game for the GameOff 2022 gamejam. It ranked 4th overall.