B.U.D.D. Classic

I remember loving this game, and showing it to my partner from the game jam and going, "Oh yeah this is a winner right here!" Glad to hear you're still working on it!

Seems like a fun game, but I have a few things to note.

1. It took me ages to realize that enemies sometimes drop hearts. They blend in really well with some of the backgrounds.

2. Checkpoints felt sparse at times—especially before difficult platforming sections. I wound up quitting the game right before the first checkpoint on the zone left of the crash site, right after the group of enemies right after the bounce-mushroom course, because I fell in the lava and realized I'd have to go through all that and then starting some from a completely different zone.

3. I am not very good at the game. I died a lot. On the bright side, this means I noticed an exploit any BUDD speedrunners could probably use—death sends you back to the last checkpoint with all progress intact. Useful for if you fall off the top layer (after reaching a checkpoint up there), and can save critical frames after getting the first attack drone thingy.

This is insanely good!

When i saw the gameplay i actually tought you used an engine made specifically to replicate old game's style, but i see that you used game maker, it's impressive how similar it looks and feels to retro games

Fun Metroidvania, played it a couple of times and got 100% under 9 minutes.  Personally I really apricate the slight delay from pressing the attack button and the attack coming out.  It's like the Castlevania whip in terms of length and serves the same purpose of making the attack feel like you are attacking with something that isn't a natural extension to the player making it feel natural for the visuals.  I liked how Ray was mostly used mostly used for puzzles rather than combat as it kept Boxer form being useless.  The level design for the most part excellent.  The figure 8 design made the exploration fun and the addition of more enemies/obstacles as you did backtrack made older parts fell fresh, especially exploring with Coil.

I do wish that Coil would stay out a split second longer as the sort length he stays out is a bit jarring the first couple of times you use him, but you do get use to it.  Also the game would of benefited from a wider screen IMO, like the 4:3 retro resolution is fine for aesthetic but it does make some jumps uncomfortable.  Namely the string of mushroom jumps over the lava pits, and more over the jump on the second floor where you have to jump down to the mushroom with the enemy walking in front of it, because you don't know how wide that platform is and if you jump with him offscreen he will know you down the the first floor.  Also encountered a small "bug" where I deployed Coil and kept the momentum with hurt animation as I bounced off Coil covering a lot of ground.

But an all in all fantastic experience that would of fit squarely with any NES game in terms of gameplay and style.  Really fun to play and a charming overgrown landscape to explore.

Played this game a few times because it's very cute and a blast to play. I love the concept, and heck, even just 'pointing' at enemies before getting the B.U.D.D.s was fun t'do.

The game has a very good retro style, and feels very Castlevania 2 and Monster Party-esque, and succeeds at being way better than both. All in all, a great game, and definitely worth the time to download and play! c:

Hi just played the game.

I love the retro art style! The awkward controls remind me of old school games. 

I like the concept! I felt a bit defenseless at the beginning so I would like to get the boxer guys a bit sooner.

Anyway, good job one this one!