My 2023 entry for the js13kgames competition, Harold is Heavy.
- Play the version submitted to game jam at: https://js13kgames.com/entries/harold-is-heavy
- The most recent version is available at: https://harold-is-heavy.7tonshark.com
(See changelog below for more information on changes, bug fixes, etc.)
It's the 13th century in the Floating Isles of Isildor, and the king is rounding up baby dragonkin everywhere. All but the improbably heavy Harold (because nobody could figure out how to move him).
Throw Harold's weight around in this silly platformer and rescue your friends from the king's ugly, boring crates! Arrow keys or WASD to move, spacebar to jump.
To build the game for yourself:
- Clone the repository
npm installgulp build(or justgulpto enter watch mode)
A normal build doesn't run the full terser / roadroller / zipping steps; for that, run gulp build --dist.
- Levels are built using Tiled. The level structure is flattened/minimized and inserted into the LevelData during the gulp build.
- Art created using Aseprite. All aseprite files in the assets folder is automatically smashed into a spritesheet during the build.
- Sound effects created using ZZFX.
- Music composed in Sound Box.
Click me (contains light spoilers)
- As the end-game victory screen suggests, you can jump to any level with number keys 1-4.
- You can also jump to the victory screen by pressing 5.
- The victory screen will replay your last COMPLETED level, so you can trick it into playing a replay of another level by playing a level and then pressing 5 after completing it.
- Your speedrun score is based on the total seconds spent in each level. Your time is tracked separately for each level and is updated when you complete a level.
- Note that enemies left alive have a ~7 second penalty, so for maximum points, crush every enemy and rescue your friends as quickly as possible.
v1.0.0 (2023-09-12)
- Submitted to game jam.