{"id":2402,"edition":13,"categories":1,"features":1,"size":13283,"name":"Biralo","authors":[{"name":"smiley405","url":"https://rlimbu.com/","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073}],"description":"

Story:

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Meow… Meow, Meow…. Meow, Meow Meow..

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Controls:

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Meow… Meow, Meow….

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Screenshots:

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\n","source":"smiley405/biralo","stars":1,"comments":[{"at":410349681,"author":"Alexander Petrov","login":"baturinsky","gh":632779,"twitter":"baturinsky","text":"

Looks great, but gameplay is too hard. Got stuck on the first(?) rolling stone level.

\n","games":["All you have to do is Dream"]},{"typ":1,"at":410745389,"re":410349681,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Yeah, it’s all about timing. You have to get the timing right. Once the totem fires the fireball, jump, tail grab the torch, and attack to bypass to the next level.
\nAnd thanks for playing!

\n"},{"at":410384492,"author":"John Stimac","login":"jcubed111","gh":14258407,"url":"jstimac.com","text":"

I love the visual look of it, but the controls are really difficult. I got to the swinging levels and couldn’t really progress beyond that. I like the tail being used to attack and grapple though, that’s clever.

\n","games":["Mewnbeams Adventure"]},{"typ":1,"at":410745130,"re":410384492,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks! Yeah, I should have added more instructions on how to tail swing. You need to get close to the torches to grab them and swing.

\n"},{"at":410416681,"author":"Himanshu Bisht","login":"igamerx","gh":44287861,"text":"

Love the pixel art. Gameplay is a bit challenging, especially the boss fight, although I was able to finish it. It’s a nice entry, I enjoy it.

\n","games":["The Ninefold Gambit"]},{"typ":1,"at":410748498,"re":410416681,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thank you so much for the awesome feedback!

\n"},{"at":410423904,"author":"Sebastian Dorn","login":"sebadorn","gh":1146318,"url":"https://sebadorn.de","text":"

Very nice pixel art and using the tail as whip is a cute idea.

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On monitor refresh rates higher than 60 Hz the frog is faster and jumps less high, making the fight impossible to win.

\n","games":["Black Cat Potions"]},{"typ":1,"at":410745957,"re":410423904,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Hmmm, that’s a weird bug to have at refresh rates higher than 60Hz. Although I made sure deltaTime isn’t required, multiplying velocity by deltaTime could have fixed the issue.
For now, you can also walk past the frog when it’s still on the ground without taking any damage, or set the FPS to 60Hz.
\nThanks for playing! I really appreciate the feedback.

\n"},{"at":410482080,"author":"Mohammed Saud","login":"rottencandy","gh":20013884,"url":"saud.wtf","twitter":"rotttencandy","text":"

Nice pixel art, reminded me of pico-8 games. It took me a while to figure out that I had to hit the torches to swing. I think the frog boss was a bit hard because there was no indication before it threw rocks at me.

\n","games":["Non-Mewtonian Cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":410747265,"re":410482080,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks! I’m a big fan of Pico-8. I made sure that all the tiles and characters are 8x8 and follow the same palette limitations as Pico-8.
\nYou can also walk past the frog when it’s still on the ground without taking any damage, and attack while it’s still on the ground.

\n"},{"at":410513537,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"

Ah, a “Rick Dangerous”-like (if that already counts as genre…) ?

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I like the graphics and the level-design!\nVery neat game!

\n","games":["Miami Mice"]},{"typ":1,"at":410746987,"re":410513537,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Yes, Rick Dangerous! How did you know? It was indeed a big inspiration for this game, both gameplay-wise and in terms of atmosphere.

\n"},{"at":410581256,"author":"Homer Dilpleu","login":"HomerDilpleu","gh":66157330,"text":"

The pixel art is great, congratulations! I was not able to beat the boss after a lot of tries, but I enjoyed playing your game

\n","games":["Wash the cat"]},{"at":410591065,"author":"smhaaker","login":"smhaaker","gh":10542292,"text":"

Game is difficult. But my kind of visuals. Reminds me a bit of the old old game rick dangerous?

\n","games":["CatNFish"]},{"at":410601386,"author":"xem","login":"xem","gh":1225909,"text":"

Very nice graphics and sound. It’s not obvious that we could grab the torches with the lasso I think. Also, not everyone has a WASD keyboard, please support ZQSD / arrow keys too.

\n","games":["I got up on the wrong foot"]},{"typ":1,"at":410747628,"re":410601386,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks! By the way, I used your MiniOrchestra for the background music and MiniSoundEditor for the sound/SFX.
\nAs for the controls, I’ll keep that in mind for the next game.

\n"},{"at":410612398,"author":"Elias Ku","login":"eliasku","gh":3038174,"url":"https://eliasku.win","twitter":"eliaskuvoice","text":"

Loved the bright pixel art and the nice color palette! It was a bit too fast for us to complete, but we really enjoyed it nonetheless. Thank you for the game!

\n","games":["Cat Survivors"]},{"at":410641379,"author":"Cliff Earl","login":"Antix-Development","gh":17822130,"text":"

Hey, pretty cool. I couldn’t get used to the uber lo-res graphics and kept falling on spikes at the wrong moment.

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Great little game though :)

\n","games":["Black Cat - Nine Lives, No Mercy"]},{"at":410652281,"author":"one grumpy dude","login":"megagrump","gh":31128870,"text":"

Good sounds and gameplay, though it seems hard to control. The overly blocky graphics do nothing for me, feels like I’ve seen this game a thousand times before.

\n","games":["They took my cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":410748349,"re":410652281,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks for the awesome feedback!
\nIt’s probably because Rick Dangerous was a big inspiration for this game, both gameplay-wise and in terms of atmosphere.
\nI also used the same limitations as Pico-8, which resulted in those awesome blocky pixel graphics.

\n"},{"at":410753386,"author":"Zang0l0tino","login":"Zang0l0tino","gh":167128079,"text":"

The game is pretty good, the movement is mooth and the pixel art is great, but the controls are a bit difficult; I tried beating (what I hope was) the boss many times, and even though I managed to hit it 9 times, it was not enough, too tough to beat in my opinion. Maybe it’s because of the previously mentionned issue with high refreh-rate monitors but in that case it’s not unwinnabble, just veeery hard. Congratulations anyway, and good luck!

\n","games":["The Black Cat's Escape"]},{"at":410820670,"author":"Anthony Cosgrave","login":"anthonycosgrave","gh":1410114,"url":"https://imtoospexy.com/","text":"

This looks and sounds great. I found the controls a little tricky, ‘J’ not being for ‘Jump’ seemed to really mess with my brain and fingers for the first few times I played, LOL.

\n","games":["Chickpocalypse Meow"]},{"at":410855782,"author":"Brian Hambley","login":"Hambo3","gh":10634997,"text":"

Love these graphics. Loved the K to Jump, J to attack.\nReminded me of a time when my cat tried to jump on to the kitchen side but couldnt.\nMeow…

\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411867977,"re":410855782,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Hahaha… I should have added control customization settings in the game with those few bytes I had left. Thanks for the review and for playing it!

\n"},{"at":410909502,"author":"Emre Guneyler","login":"eguneys","gh":3844764,"url":"https://eguneys.github.io/jsgames/","text":"

Well done on the graphics. Audio is also good. I didn’t get how the swing worked. It is the same button as jump, but kind of works randomly. Anyway I managed to make that swing jump and finish the game anyway. The difficulty is a little spicy but since it doesn’t last long, I had fun.

\n","games":["Mor Chess 2","Mor Chess"]},{"typ":1,"at":411897486,"re":410909502,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks, that’s an awesome review! Yah, I should have added more instructions on the swing level.
\nReally appreciate you playing and finishing the game.

\n"},{"at":410926153,"author":"F肯尼","login":"kennyfully881230","gh":208875314,"text":"

That was a fun little adventure and I was very surprised to get a boss fight out of it! I like that!

\n","games":["Heimao"]},{"typ":1,"at":411869646,"re":410926153,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks for the awesome review! I’m really glad you enjoyed playing it and the boss fight.

\n"},{"typ":2,"at":411163344,"author":"Jupiter Hadley","login":"Jupiter-hadley","gh":97069389,"url":"www.jupiterhadley.com","twitter":"Jupiter_Hadley","text":"

I really do like the graphics and audio on this game! It’s extremely challenging, but I think that it’s fun too!

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https://youtu.be/o1W9EbxvNRY

\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411177861,"re":411163344,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks for the awesome review!
\nLoved watching your gameplay video.
\nHahaha… that lovely frustration during the Mr. Handsome Froggy boss battle was awesomeeeee 😄\nYou’ve got a new YouTube subscriber!

\n"},{"at":411190313,"author":"Ryan Tyler","login":"tyler6699","gh":50468,"url":"https://carelesslabs.co.uk","text":"

One of my favourites so far! Love the pixel art, animations and game play. Just a great little demo of what could be!

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Took a moment to work out that the whip had to hit the torches and not the vines! Maybe the first torch could be highlighted / outlined in white etc so show you.

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But loved it!

\n","games":["Yarn Run"]},{"at":411191680,"author":"João Lopes","login":"lopis","gh":2715751,"url":"www.jlopes.dev","text":"

This game looks amazing, and the music and SFX are on point. The diversity of frames and enemies is impressive. The atmosphere is cohesive and the movements quite unique. The cat running animation is so darn cute.

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But the controls are really hard to master. I wasn’t able to progress too far after dying hundreds of times. My hand is already tired. I guess this is like those 90s games that were incredibly hard. The swing jump is specially hard to get.

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Other than that, amazing game!

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edit: I came back and tried to finish the game. It’s shorter than I thought! I hope you continue developing it because it has a lot of potential!!

\n","games":["Meow Mountain"]},{"typ":1,"at":411607763,"re":411191680,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks so much for the kind words!
\nI really poured a lot into the pixel art and animation this time — glad it stood out!\nRick Dangerous was a huge influence on both the gameplay and the overall vibe.
\nYah, it’s all about timing, I probably should’ve explained the swing jump mechanic a bit better.
\nReally appreciate you playing and finishing the game!

\n"},{"at":411192323,"author":"cykelkatalogen","login":"stefanforsberg","gh":358570,"text":"

Lovely! Great graphics and great snappy controls. I took a break from playing Silksong because it’s too hard and this game held my beer.

\n","games":["Nine Lives Later - Deja Meow"]},{"at":411260580,"author":"Benjamin Boyd Austin","login":"bbaustin","gh":18755168,"text":"

This was cool! I could beat it. The last boss fight was hard but winnable. Nice that if you die you start on the same screen.

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The graphics are great! Very nice color palette and cartoony animations (e.g., the cat jumping animation). The boss had amusing design/animation, as well.

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My only gripe is that I couldn’t really figure out the swing mechanic. I kind of ran into the same issue as another commenter who said that it felt like it worked randomly.

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Overall, very nice job!! Fun game

\n","games":["VOID Cat"]},{"at":411270849,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"

Really enjoyed this game

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I love the platform physics, reminded me of Celeste

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The music and sound effects work really well

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Graphics and animations are very cute and pixel style is amazing

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Some of the levels were a bit tricky to master - so appreciated the restarts

\n","games":["Mochi and the midnight escape"]},{"at":411360304,"author":"Marco Fernandes","login":"vonloxx","gh":1254357,"text":"

Oh meow God! Difficult but I didn’t want any other way. By quickly resetting the level the frustration doesn’t get too high.\nI really had fun… for a short time… it’s just too short, we want more! 😅\nJust a note, I see comments about the music but I only heard sound effects. Did I miss something?

\n","games":["PAWKER","Poker Mysterio"]},{"typ":2,"at":411377600,"author":"Victor Debone","login":"debone","gh":763457,"url":"https://javascri.pl/","twitter":"javascripl","text":"

Thanks for your submission! First, I can’t know how much effort you’ve put on the game, so don’t mind me if I get cliché or repeat ideas you simply didn’t get the time (or kb) to finish.

\n\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411606238,"re":411377600,"author":"smiley405","login":"smiley405","gh":66162073,"url":"https://rlimbu.com/","text":"

Thanks for the awesome review! Yah, this time I really focused entirely on the pixel art and animation. I’m glad you liked it!
\nYou’re right — the gravity mechanic and the tail swing could’ve used clearer instructions. To use the tail swing, you need to get close to the torches to grab them and swing.
\nAs for the “Indiana Jones” level, it’s all about timing. Once the totem fires, jump, tail-grab the torch, and attack to move on to the next stage.
\nThanks again for playing!

\n"},{"at":411539550,"author":"Surma","login":"surma","gh":234957,"url":"https://surma.dev","text":"

Hello fellow cat-swinger!

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I love the style and the art. Really lovely pixelart. I love the no-nonsense per-room reset which makes retries less frustrating. But it’s very high difficulty very quickly. The frog boss is hard! And you have to start from scratch every time.

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The swing mechanic is cool, but it’s not quite clear to me when I can and cannot use it. Music would have been great too.

\n","games":["Swing A Cat"]},{"at":411701875,"author":"Nick Golebiewski","login":"ngolebiewski","gh":141340489,"text":"

I don’t stand a chance with the frog, but love how the controls work, especially the swing, and the coaching on how to use while playing. Nice soundtrack, and sound effects when actions occou (launching projectiles, etc.)

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8-bit style graphics 100%!

\n"},{"at":411784071,"author":"Elliot Nelson","login":"elliot-nelson","gh":58273,"url":"https://7tonshark.com","twitter":"7tonshark","text":"

This little game packs an impressive amount of difficulty into just a few screens! But your controls are responsive and intuitive enough that it didn’t feel super unfair, it was just a matter of getting the timing perfect (especially that “swing across the spikes avoiding the fireball while a boulder is chasing you” timing). Death is frequent, but also very low-cost, since you are always respawning a few pixels away :).

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Great work on the boss frog, fitting in a whole boss sprite and animations within 13KB can be a challenge.

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Suggestions: not much to change here! If you had room for more levels you would have time to go a bit easier on the player as they got used to the controls (smoother difficulty ramp), but you were probably stretched tight as it was.

\n","games":["Ashes of Ulthar"]},{"at":411809214,"author":"Andy Sommerville","login":"aksommerville","gh":1869768,"url":"http://aksommerville.com","text":"

Wow this is amazing! Beautiful graphics, thoughtful layout, and just the right level of challenge.

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Music and gamepad support would have filled it out tho I imagine those had to be cut for 13k reasons.

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