{"id":2443,"edition":13,"categories":3,"features":0,"size":7296,"name":"CAT FIGHT","authors":[{"name":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675}],"description":"

[Control]\nMove: Arrow keys or WASD keys\nAttack: Space bar

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[Story]\nIt’s a battle between black cats and white cats. Crush the white cats with punches and kicks!

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[Note]\nThis game was inspired by Kunio-kun, Final Fight, and Street Fighter 2.\nThis year I learned about how NES sprites work and tried my hand at pixel art.\nThank you.

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These graphics are amazing! Hilarious fighting animations.

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The fighting feels pretty good; I could generally tell when I was lined up to hit the enemy. Also, the enemy reaction to being hit was very clear/well-animated.

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I noticed characters can fall off the stage. It would be cool if there were a “push” or “throw” mechanic to make more use of that.

\n","games":["VOID Cat"]},{"typ":1,"at":411094202,"re":410363044,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much!\nIf I had time, I would have also made “push out” and “throw”!

\n"},{"at":410471348,"author":"LawftyGoals","login":"LawftyGoals","gh":42514030,"text":"

The controls feel sluggish. Your cat moves around very slowly making it just feel cumbersome. The attacks are fair enough but there is no variety to the attacks or to the combat which means you just gotta position yourself next to a cat and wail on them by mashing space. AI was also poor, black cats would fight and damage each other and player without any white cats near by. Graphics are nice though.

\n","games":["Blackhat's Black Cats"]},{"typ":1,"at":411094401,"re":410471348,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much!\nThe game balance and AI algorithms need to be reconsidered.\nI thought it was funny that they accidentally attacked their allies, but they need to be a bit smarter!

\n"},{"at":410662839,"author":"Himanshu Bisht","login":"igamerx","gh":44287861,"text":"

Nice Its a fun little game and I enjoy it. Well done.

\n","games":["The Ninefold Gambit"]},{"typ":1,"at":411094467,"re":410662839,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you so much! I’m glad to hear that!

\n"},{"at":410664198,"author":"xem","login":"xem","gh":1225909,"text":"

Super cute, really looks like a NES game! I wish there was a bit of sound.\nUX improvement: you should show to the player which of the 6 cats they are controlling. It took me a while.

\n","games":["I got up on the wrong foot"]},{"typ":1,"at":411094925,"re":410664198,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much!\nI thought about changing the darkness of the black or adding a ribbon to the head, but I didn’t have enough time to draw the sprite… lol

\n"},{"at":410731330,"author":"Javi Agenjo","login":"jagenjo","gh":393515,"url":"http://tamats.com","twitter":"tamat","text":"

Greate visuals! loved the art style.\nThe controls can be improved but overall worked well.\nMaybe it looks unfinished because there is not title, or effects, or ending.

\n","games":["Pacific Black Cats"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095044,"re":410731330,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much!\nActually, I finished the victory pose just before the deadline, so I couldn’t create the flow to the next match… lol

\n"},{"at":410740213,"author":"Michel Sabchuk","login":"michelts","gh":361492,"url":"http://turbosys.com.br","text":"

Loved the graphics! Super cute!

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There’s a lot of potential in this game. A few ideas:

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Congrats!

\n","games":["Black Cat's Rise"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095208,"re":410740213,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you so much!\nThanks for the idea. I was also imagining a respawn like in Final Fight…lol

\n"},{"at":410742048,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"

Looks good, the pixel graphics worked well, there was a feeling of NES era graphics

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I couldn’t work out if there was a way to choose between punches and kicks as there was only one attack button

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After the battle it didn’t let me play any further

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Maybe some sounds would improve the battle

\n","games":["Mochi and the midnight escape"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095384,"re":410742048,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much!\nIt would have been better to separate the punch and kick buttons. Also, I wanted to include a special move like the “Hadouken”…lol

\n"},{"at":410870611,"author":"Ryan Tyler","login":"tyler6699","gh":50468,"url":"https://carelesslabs.co.uk","text":"

Nice idea and a genre that does not get attempted often! Well done

\n","games":["Yarn Run"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095418,"re":410870611,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you so much! I’m glad to hear that!

\n"},{"at":410899236,"author":"Zang0l0tino","login":"Zang0l0tino","gh":167128079,"text":"

Nice game, I really liked the cat’s pose after winning; but I feel like you should have added audio and maybe other levels. Great game, good luck!

\n","games":["The Black Cat's Escape"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095628,"re":410899236,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much! Actually, I drew the victory pose just before the deadline. I wish I had more time…lol

\n"},{"at":410930791,"author":"Romain Arnaud","login":"Rominou34","gh":17294713,"url":"https://osmova.com/","text":"

Enjoyable game to play, it just misses a little bit of music and sound effects, and the movement feels a bit clunky.

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The animations and graphics are very good, and it gives a very good retro vibe. I love the fact that you sticked to the NES limitations to convey this feeling : NES sprites are divided into 8x8 tiles with only 4 colours (3 + a transparent one to be able to see the background), and when I look at the kitties and all the sprites, they only have those 3 colors (pink, grey and black), an not one more

\n","games":["Oggy's Curse"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095766,"re":410930791,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much!\nActually, I was also developing a synthesizer and sequencer (named “APU”), but I didn’t have time to compose music…lol

\n"},{"at":410949258,"author":"smhaaker","login":"smhaaker","gh":10542292,"text":"

Nice graphics. A real catfight. Controls could be improved a bit but liked the look of this!

\n","games":["CatNFish"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095812,"re":410949258,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you so much! I’m glad to hear that!

\n"},{"at":410966585,"author":"F肯尼","login":"kennyfully881230","gh":208875314,"text":"

A fun game! I played on mobile. The button for right is a little out of place. However it’s not so bad that it stops the fun for playing! I wish there were sounds because this game is very fun. Upon losing, I wish there were some way to end the game or continue or something. Anyway, thank you for making this game!

\n","games":["Heimao"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095924,"re":410966585,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you so much!\nI wish I had more time…lol\nI’d like to refine it even more next year!

\n"},{"at":411010411,"author":"Anthony Cosgrave","login":"anthonycosgrave","gh":1410114,"url":"https://imtoospexy.com/","text":"

This looked good, it definitely reminds me of NES games, well done! Some title or intro text and audio would’ve really be nice to have too.

\n","games":["Chickpocalypse Meow"]},{"typ":1,"at":411095980,"re":411010411,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you so much! I’m glad to hear that!

\n"},{"at":411044268,"author":"Elias Ku","login":"eliasku","gh":3038174,"url":"https://eliasku.win","twitter":"eliaskuvoice","text":"

Cool idea! The game has a lot of potential. For example, you could add music, the ability to switch between your cats, more levels, a victory screen, and a restart button.\nEven as it is, winning feels satisfying and makes you want to play more. Great job!

\n","games":["Cat Survivors"]},{"typ":1,"at":411096090,"re":411044268,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you so much!\nThese are all great ideas! I wish there was a character selection screen…lol

\n"},{"typ":2,"at":411050030,"author":"Michelle Duke","login":"mishmanners","gh":36594527,"url":"mishmanners.info","twitter":"MishManners","text":"

I love the artwork, great job on the sprites! I love the animations on the cats dying, you must have had lots of fun there.

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The controls were easy to grasp, very intuitive. To make the game a little more dynamic, have two controls for attack (one for punch and one for kick). Adding in a dodge roll and block (maybe even an ultimate attack) would be nice additions too (although I understand the 13kB constraints). It would also be great to have a little upside down arrow above the cat that you are controlling to make it a bit more obvious where your cat is.

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Add some music and sound effects to make this game more immersive. I would have also loved to see it start with 1v1, then 2v2, 3v3 etc, and getting harder so that you have levels for the player to progress through. You can then add in start screens, pause, reset etc. (although I understand the constraints of 13kB). You’ve done a great job and love that you tried your hand at something you recently learned.

\n"},{"typ":1,"at":411097161,"re":411050030,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you very much!\nDeveloping the system to compress sprites using Base36 and the graphic design were a lot of fun!

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I actually drew sprites for defense and special moves, but I didn’t have time to develop the logic… lol\nIt would have been nice if there were marks to indicate the player.

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I’ve actually already developed synthesizer and sequencer classes, and wrote music to inspire players in battle, but unfortunately I couldn’t add it until the deadline…

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I’m going to continue studying game theory in preparation for next year!

\n"},{"at":411365228,"author":"João Lopes","login":"lopis","gh":2715751,"url":"www.jlopes.dev","text":"

Such cute little cats and animations! This game needs sound effects sooo bad. The AI is not the smartest, but still pretty impressive in this comp. Good job

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Tried again on an actual phone. It kinda works on mobile, but the experience is not the best.

\n","games":["Meow Mountain"]},{"typ":1,"at":412019605,"re":411365228,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you! I had created the sound system, but I couldn’t finish composing and implementing it in time lol. I made the mobile version roughly, so next I’ll think about usability.

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This is really quite a fun little entry, and impressive considering the restrictions, I especially enjoyed that you can push other competitors off of the battle area.

\n"},{"typ":1,"at":412019788,"re":411383648,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you! If I had more time, I would have added more interesting effects lol\nI put a lot of thought into the move when falling off the stage

\n"},{"at":411458627,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"

The ghost of NES lives on in this game, great job!\nI really love how the cats look (especially when they won) and that you can push the others of the fight-zone limits.

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Very neat entry!

\n","games":["Miami Mice"]},{"typ":1,"at":412020001,"re":411458627,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you! I’m from the NES generation, so it was fun. I drew the victory pose just before the deadline, but it turned out pretty cute lol

\n"},{"at":411723233,"author":"Alexander Petrov","login":"baturinsky","gh":632779,"twitter":"baturinsky","text":"

Great work with the sprites. Gameplay could use some depth.

\n","games":["All you have to do is Dream"]},{"typ":1,"at":412020084,"re":411723233,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you! I will continue to practice and gain even greater depth.

\n"},{"at":411790356,"author":"Jonathan Vallet","login":"jonathan-vallet","gh":5329099,"text":"

🐾 Simple but effective little game. It would have been nice to take control of another black cat if yours dies, since otherwise the battle seems to last forever. The animations are cute, and the small victory animation is a nice touch!

\n","games":["Witchcat"]},{"typ":1,"at":412020295,"re":411790356,"author":"m-nakasato","login":"m-nakasato","gh":70959675,"text":"

Thank you! I wish I could have taken advantage of the benefits of “team battles” a little more. I’m glad you praised my victory pose.

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