Mars probe
Game built for GMTK Jam 2020 in 48h
A Plattformer but without direct control of the character. Instead you program and upload movement patterns to a robot.
Play the windows version if you want to enlarge the game-screen.
Play on the web for easy access, but smaller game-screen
If you play the web-version and the scaling is not pixel perfect, make sure the zoom in the browser is 100% and desktop scaling to 100% (on Windows 10), which should be 96 DPI for other platforms.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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This probe can into space
Very fun to play around with once you get the hang of it.
Edit:
Tip for new players:
Each small little column in the 4 command lines below represents a 10th of a second. If you want to put in a string of commands within the same line that also includes jumps or drops from platforms, then leave a gap of approximately 2 seconds in your command line right after such jumps or drops, while the probe is suspended in the air and can't execute commands!
To be more precise it executes the commands, only acceleration and jumping don't work mid-air, so yeah same result.
It might work to have a reduced acc. mid-air that would make the jumps a bit easier
The game felt clunky at first, but after getting comfortable it was super fun! Great mechanic idea, also the artwork was pleasant. Nice job!