cassowary games inc. and the Project for Interplanetary Cultural Exchange are proud to present a port to Earth computers of the famous game Ⴑꝺ:׀Z Э⌶ᐳ:Эꝺ⌶ⵒ Э⍑ΞZ׀ (Stamp Collector Game) from Planet Q. We are so pleased to finally be able to bring the experience of this classic Qzian game to the people of Earth.

We've tried to present the game as authentically as possible, but we have edited the game slightly to provide some English text describing the controls. We hope that this alteration is understandable.

CULTURAL NOTE: On Planet Q, postage stamps are radioactive and cannot be touched directly. As such, "stamp collecting" in their culture has a different connotation than it does in ours.

We hope you will enjoy the game!

Controls

  • Arrow keys to move/extend/retract hand.
  • Press and hold space bar to grip onto the blue bars.
  • Press and hold X to automatically retract the hand back along its path.
  • Press Z to undo your last move.
  • Press R to reset the level.
  • Press M to toggle sound mute.

Tools used

  • Programming: zucchinibread.js, my JS game engine
  • Art: Aseprite
  • Level design: Tiled + ulvl
  • Sound effects: Audacity, pxtone
  • Music: Ableton Live

[ Made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 58, theme: "collector." ]

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Authorcassowary
GenrePuzzle
TagsAbstract, Aliens, arm, hand, Ludum Dare 58, stamps
Average sessionA few minutes
InputsKeyboard
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, High-contrast
LinksLudum Dare

Comments

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It doesn't work for me after clicking on the title.

Can’t retract while grabbing

great game!

That was kind of intentional, since the main idea of the retract was to bring you back without having to undo every turn you made manually, but you can’t turn while grabbing. But maybe it could have been the other way as well and just not let you retract if it would take you around a corner.

I’m glad you liked the game!

I decoded all the texts. And the symbols of the language almost matches with English in pronunciation.

The base of positional number system cannot be figured out. It's likely more than 12. But seeing number 11 (used every line of the height of the font) hard to imagine what 15 would look like.

Will there be more games with that language, some letters of the sounds are still unseen.

The numbers are base 16, I think I would just have to make the dots smaller for the last set of digits.

I could do more with this language later, I’m not sure yet but maybe lol. I know there’s still a few letters missing. Maybe I could just make an expanded version of this game to round everything out. (I can think of a few extra mechanics to add, too.)

awesome game, I love the entire vibe of the game

Thank you for playing!

nice puzzle!

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!

stamps are nice😊

I agree! 📮

congratupations! you completed the kame!

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Hahahaha! You’re right! I’m sure there are a ton of typos in the game. I should go back and clean things up eventually.

Nice game!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

I used to love the LogicalCell app, I had it on my phone for a long time. Thanks for making it!