Go Noodle
A downloadable game
Looks fun! -- some person on Reddit
very addictive! also a great way to train those crank skills. -- some other person on Reddit
me and my girlfriend both thought it was good! - YET ANOTHER REDDIT PERSON
A little snake clone but with a twist (or crank if you like).
It's a fun and fast little arcade action game that feels really good to control.
You are Noodle, the friendly neighborhood snake, and it's your goal to get really caffeinated and eat all the bananas.
- Eat a banana: get 10 points (times your current multiplier) but 3 segments longer.
- Drink a coffee: increase your multiplier by 0.2 but also speed you up. You get both a short-term rush but also permanently slightly faster.
- Hit the bounds of the arena: loop around to the other side.
- Make a sharp turn: raise your multiplier by 0.3 for 1s - risky but extra points.
- NEW! Eat a melon: get biiiiiiig (and 50 pts).
- NEW! Eat a pineapple: OUHHH ITS SOUR. The apple pine fuels you. Be invincible.
The game currently is an arcade game of getting the best score and longest noodle. In the future, I'm planning to add levels and unlocks.
Updates;
- v.1.3 - Pineapple, Melon, Bigger Fonts, and a List Icon
- New items: Melon + Pineapple
- Sound effect for making a sharp turn
- List Icon for Playdate launcher
- Bigger fonts
- v.1.2 - Polish, Sound Effects, Graphics
- Better game card in Playdate menu
- Noodle has a face now
- More immersive coffee effect
- Title screen, help screen (if you open the pause/settings menu)
- Sound effects
- v.1.1 - see devlog
- Added "whoosh" lines that indicates that you're going super fast from the coffee
- Added "veer" feature where you kick up some dust when you make a sharp turn and get a temporary multiplier increase
Future Features:
(Not necessarily in this order. Please let me know in comments if you have any preferences)
- More background music and maybe a bassline?
- Add levels where you have to hit a certain score and navigate around obstacles
- Add difficulty levels (change how much each pickup contributes to your length and speed)
A note from the dev:
This is my first game in a while and my first game for the playdate. If you purchase this, you're supporting me in creating more games. :) I'm not associated with any studio and I'm just doing this on the side but I think it's fun and I have a whole bunch of other stuff I wanna make for the playdate.
Credits:
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Development log
- v.1.3 - Pineapple, Melon, Bigger Fonts, and a List IconDec 17, 2023
- v.1.2 - Polish, Sound Effects, GraphicsNov 30, 2023
- v.1.1 - Whoosh and VeerNov 09, 2023
Comments
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i keep coming back to this game. it really stands out from other arcade titles on Playdate.
i have zero feedback to offer, as it’s exceedingly obvious that you poured a lot of love into this. It’s a polished and highly addicting experience.
my only suggestion is that you submit it to Panic for addition to the offerings on Catalog. You deserve monies for this and there are thousands of users who would gladly pay a buck or two for this
Heyhey Hekhound,
Thanks so much! I saw your post a few days ago and I keep coming back to it because it's so kind. :)
I've already submitted it to the Catalog 3 months and hope it'll get accepted soon. IDK I think they're very busy at the moment.
If I get accepted, I'll update the game and add some more fruits and maybe some levels. I have a stupid boss fight in mind that'd be fun but also absolute overkill for the current scope of the game.
But either way, thanks so much for the kind words!
I like it, It was a fine game before, but after adding chomp sounds, score for bannas , turbo effect, little things that add up :)
Heyhey Eddie! Thanks so much! Really appreciate the comment! :)
Great game! I love the recent improvements with v1.2, too! Looking forward to seeing where you take it - I'd love to see more fruits and power-ups. Sound effects for the veer mechanic and game over could be cool, too. Thanks for making this cool game!
Done and done! :) I got you 2 new fruits and sound effect for veering.
Give it a spin and lemme know what you think. And thanks for the feedback!
Looks fun. I like the powerup approach.
Thanks! :)
I'm also planning to add a couple more power ups like the half-length one and maybe a Mario 🌟 that gives you temp invincibility.