ABOUT:

Land Ahoy! is a game made for Byte-off 4 2024, using Nesmaker. It is an action arcade platformer. where the Player is tasked with DRIVING a ship over land while fighting enemies and bringing loot back to the ship.

CONTROLS:

UP: move ship up
UP + B: attack upwards
DOWN: block / move ship down
DOWN + A: jump down
LEFT: walk left
RIGHT: walk right
A: Jump
B: Attack / fire cannon
SELECT: change menu selection
START: Pick menu selection

STORY:

There once was a lass who ruled the seas,

She found sailing came with too great of ease.

Yearning for a challenging new frontier,

She put wheels on her ship and left the pier!

Having traded the ocean for sand,

Now she’s a pirate of the land!

Dev pics/ Behind the scenes!

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Title screen first draft

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Title screen second draft. Moved the main character to the front.

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Title screen Third draft. More detail, fun design!

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The very first drawing ever of the lead character, later named “Susanna” or “Susanna the Fair”

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First drawing of Blowbeard in his airship.

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The ship was originally just sitting on a small plank with tiny wheels but it didn’t really show well ingame. It’s a shame, cause this version is funnier!

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Land ahoy toys and merch? Maybe some day!

Boss-Falling

The Boss Blowbeard panicking as he falls in defeat.

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