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A jam submission

Jam Above Jam BelowView game page

Seven mini-games and a funny cartoon story about doing a game jam!
Submitted by Mama Makes Games — 2 hours, 5 minutes before the deadline
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Team Name
Kimberly Blais (Mama Makes Games)

Gameplay Instructions
My game may be played with keyboard or controller. On the keyboard, the arrow or WASD keys move the hero, while you can use the Spacebar to jump and 'E' to shoot.
On the controller, the joystick moves the hero, the bottom/A button jumps, and the right/B button shoots.
Some levels permit double jumping (this is indicated in the brief instructions prior to level start).
Jumping (Spacebar or A button) also works to select buttons in menus.
The game allows pausing by pressing the Escape key or 'start' controller button.

What platform is your game built for?

Windows

List any content that was created before the jam.
Dynamedion (All music and sound effects)
"Neo City" by KitBash3D (3D models and textures throughout)
“Polygon - City Pack" by Synty Studios (3D models on Level 7)
“Movement Animset Pro" by Kubold (In-game animations)
"Bicycle with Animations“ by Orca Games (Bike model and animations on Level 7)
“Animal Pack Ultra 2" by JanPecnik (Cat animations and model on Level 1)
“Chameleon Post Process" by SUMFX (In-game post processing effects)
“Komika Hand” by Apostrophic Labs (Font)

Link to Gameplay Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOhoR0ShkI

Which Engine version did you use to create your entry?
Unreal Engine 5.0.3

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Comments

Submitted(+3)

THIS GAME WILL WIN MEGA JAM 2022

Developer(+2)

Awww, thank you! It makes me happy that you think so! 🥰

Submitted(+3)

Enjoyed that game! AC air was a nice surprise on level one. Good voice acting too. 

Developer(+2)

Thanks so much for playing my game! I'm glad you liked my voice acting, my throat is still a little sore from doing Scary Dave. 🙂 I am looking forward to playing your game too! 🥰

(+2)

I LOVED this game! The levels are all so fun, just the right amount of challenging! I love how creative this developer is and I would love to see her get some more recognition for her inspired, and dedicated work! Show her some love for this Jam! 

Developer(+2)

Awww! You made my day! Thank you so much for playing my game and your nice comments!! 💕

(+3)

Jam Above Jam Below combines a clever narrative of personal relationships with challenging game play. The organization of choices allowed me to play it again and again.  Thanks!!

Developer(+3)

Thank you so much for playing my game and your nice comments! I am so glad you liked it! 🥰

(+1)

Unfortunately the game was lagging too much for me to be able to properly play it. But I really enjoyed the characters that were introduced in the beginning! A little heavy for an older computer maybe, but seemed to have so much character!

Developer (1 edit) (+3)

Oh darn! I'm sorry to hear that! I tried to optimize it as much as I could within the time we had, but the cartoon-style post processing and other fun features I was able to do in UE5 can slow down older systems. It did work well on my 1650 system, but I know that's still a pretty fast card. Thanks for trying it out! 🥰

(+1)

Of course! It's on me for having a crappy graphics card

Developer

It is always good for me to keep in mind the importance of my games running on a variety of systems, so I thank you for that! 🥰

(+4)

Hey Kim, I loved your game. I liked each level. It's amazing. You did it yourself. Kudos to you!

Developer(+4)

Thank you so much! It makes me very happy to know that you liked it! It was an intense week but a very fun time too!💕

Submitted(+4)

I just finished the game! Good rhythm between the games and the dialogues. Endearing characters. Great animations. I liked the game of balls, the bike, the boxes to rotate, but I found the descent of the building too punitive and unpredictable. At the end the player-developer fully understands the perplexed feeling of Whiz! 

But wait, did you do the male voices yourself?

Developer(+4)

Thank you so much for playing my game! I am looking forward to playing yours too! I really appreciate the feedback! I think the first level is hard too but my kids insisted it was too easy otherwise. lol Yes, that is me all the voices! I used a pitch transformer to lower my voice but I also did a really deep voice for Scary Dave and it hurt my throat a bit! 🥰

(+4)

I've played through the first three levels and I love the creativity and originality of this game! It's got a really solid (and relatable) premise. Who could have known that a cat would be such a menacing foe? :D And I love  the environment change when you touch the black balloons in the balloon level. Really unique and memorable.

Developer(+3)

Thanks so much for playing my game! I am happy to hear that the premise was relatable! I had a lot of fun making this game and I really appreciate your feedback! 🥰

Submitted(+4)

Thank you for like my tweet. I'm here to say you must be interesting mama I have meet in my life. Good luck to you!

Developer(+4)

Aww... thank you! That's really sweet of you! Good luck to you, too!! 🥰

Submitted(+4)

Excited to try out your game :) I saw your progression on tik tok and it's cool to see another mom who also makes games 🥳

Developer(+4)

Thank you so much! I'm excited to play your game, too!! It's nice to "meet" you here 🥰