? Block

For the competition.

You are a ? Block, surronded by Thwacks. The game constantly spawns plumbers, who are a bit stupid, and thus don't see the difference between Thwacks and ? blocks, so the plumbers may go to either Thwacks or ? Blocks, and attempt to jump to get a coin. If they jump at the ? Block, a coin appears, and you get 30 points. If they jump at a Thwack, a Goomba appears, and you lose 10 points.
Fortunately, the ? block can shoot Bob-ombs. Use them at plumbers who are on their way to a Thwack.

Controls: Left Mouse - Shoot Bob-omb.

UPDATE(12th of May):
Title screen, game over screen, bombs fall faster.

UPDATE(4th of May):
The game now also spawns Koopas. If they hit a ? block, you'll lose a life. If they hit a Thwack, nothing happens. If you hit a Koopa, you'll get 20 points. Every 10th Koopa you hit will give you an extra life. Additionally, the music is replaced.

This post has been edited by Alex on May 12 2009, 11:37 AM

Attached File ( Number of downloads: 41 )
 QMBlock2.exe

Pretty original, and the main character is the block!

Oh WTF I started working on a ? block game like a month ago. Still, its good

DUCK TALES MUSIC

WHY

GOD NO

Otherwise, nice little game, you have good chances.

You liked the music,
you just don't wanna admit it
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Seriously though, thanks. The music is just a place-holder, as I haven't found any fitting music yet. It has to be fast, but not too fast, or the game will seem slow compared to the music.

What about the Super Mario Kart battle mode music?

I don't think that I've heard it, I'll have a look at it.

Well, you should really change the Duck Tales Music, it fits with the speed, but it simply doesn't fit to a Mario game. Also I don't like the gameplay. I miss most of the plumbers, it's pretty stupid all four appear at the same time; I'm never able to bomb all of the wrong plumbers, either because it's too fast or it's okay and my brain is too slow. Also, maybe you should also be able to bomb the plumbers near the block, because you can't kill plumbers on the right way.

UPDATE(4th of May):
The game now also spawns Koopas. If they hit a ? block, you'll lose a life. If they hit a Thwack, nothing happens. If you hit a Koopa, you'll get 20 points. Every 10th Koopa you hit will give you an extra life. Additionally, the music is replaced.

I see you haven't yet programmed the game over.

Still, this seems to be coming along really nicely.

I can't bomb any of the koopas on the way to the ?-block because the bombs fall too slow =V

You'll have to be quicker! I can get them quite easily.

But I can try make the bombs fall a bit faster.

UPDATE(12th of May):
Title screen, game over screen, bombs fall faster.