Golden Memories - GBJam 14
Golden Memories
A GBJam 14 Game.
Description
In this action-adventure rougelike you're an old man in his last moments, traveling through your dreams and collecting old memories linked to your beloved ones.
Fight monsters and pirates to recover your precious memories.
Note
Our game's scope was a bit too big for us to achieve. The game is playable, but lacks the final content or a quick in-game tutorial. 2 out of 4 levels are playable, we still hope you enjoy them! If you're curious, please see the spoiler at the end of the page that explains the game/story. From what we've seen from other GBJam 14 entries, we interpreted the "old gold" a bit different, so you might be interested to see our idea. :-)
After loading into the game, interact (A) with grandpa to load the first level. After collecting a chest, you can upgrade the player. To do so, use Start and assign points.
Due to the roguelike nature of the game, the enemies are tough. It will get a bit easier with more upgrades.
Controls
| Game Boy | Keyboard | Gamepad |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad | W/S/A/D · Arrow Keys | D-Pad |
| A | Z/C · J/L | South Button |
| B | X · K | East Button |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | Shift | Select |
Spoiler / In-game story explanation
Warning: This section will spoil the in-game story. It will also be a bit different from what you can experience in-game currently.The game loads into a hospital scene, where you - the old man in bed - wakes up from a nightmare. Your son is there to take care of you. For a moment, you control the son to give the old man his pills. When he sleeps, he dreams through his most memorable thoughts - sorted from when he was old to when he was young. Throughout all levels you'll collect different memorable items, which are your skill points to improve your character.
Level 1 starts with the memories about his grandson. The boss mimics a child riding a bicycle. He rushing you and then falls, where you'll have time to hit. As a reward, you'll get the first bicycle he gifted his grandson.
Level 2 starts with memories about his wedding. The boss is a flying monster (probably the stepmother ;-)) and will reward you with your wedding ring.
Level 3 starts with memories about his father's boat. Instead of playing the character, you'll play a boat to sail and discover things. The boss is a pirate ship. The reward are the father's boat oars.
Level 4 starts on the pirate ship, where you have to defeat the crew and the last boss of the game: the pirate captain! You're final reward is a pirate hat, a memory gift from your mother when you're young.
Ending: After collecting all items, you'll have an inner dialog where you're thankful for your life. Your "old gold" where your thoughts and memories you did in your life. And with the dreams you had a chance to re-experience them. You'll close your eyes and you'll peacefully pass away.
Troubleshooting
Game's not loading.
We're using WebGPU instead of WebGL 2 APIs. According to MDN it should be available in all major browsers. However, reality might hit different. One user reported that after turning on "Use graphics acceleration when available" in his browser, the game is able to load.
Here is an updated version with WebGL as a fallback:
Comments
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Couldn't get your game to start.. I'm only getting a gameboy with an empty screen.
can you tell me a bit more, browser/operating system?
And can you check the console if there is something?
I'm running it through the web version. I tried a different browser too - chromium, but still no luck. As for OS, I'm on linux.
Also I see no error in console.
Thanks for your report!
I've tested using Ubuntu and I can confirm that the game is not loading.
Unfortunately, I cannot update the build here. But if you're interested, I can upload it outside of the game jam, if I can fix the issue.
im on windows 11 on microsoft edge and i also only see an empty screen
i tried firefox and it's working!
Really strange.
According to the browser support matrix, WebGPU is supported in all major browsers. But reality seems different.
Same here: We would be able to fix it outside of this game jame's submission.
At least it works on Firefox for you.
Thank you!
i think it has something to do with the "Use graphics acceleration when available" option because i had it off on microsoft edge and when i turned it back on the game now shows up!!!
That's good to know!
We're using WebGPU instead of WebGL 2 APIs - it should be supported in major browsers, but reality hits different.
Thanks for checking, I'll add this to the description above for trouble shooting. :)
Hey!
We've uploaded the game on a second itch.io-page with a technical update, so it should run now for you.
Here's the link: https://m4lph.itch.io/golden-memories
The password is: GbJam14