Thanks for responses.

I ended up making it so you had to collect 3 iron ores scattered around the level, use them on the smelter to get an iron ingot, then use them on the anvil to get the key.

Pretty daft but hey, it's a daft game

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409406442/spuds-quest/posts/344537]

Yup :D

I've posted an update on the Kickstarter project discussing more about the first temple.

I did a run through of the first [of four] temples and it took me twenty minutes- that's with me knowing where every item is, how to solve every puzzle, and overcome every obstacle. So it could take a newcomer maybe forty-five minutes to an hour to get through, maybe more.

I just had a count up and the temple consists of 42 screens- so it's like a mini Dizzy adventure in itself! As with every screen in the entire game, nothing is filler (one of my pet peeves is filler screens in these type of games). Every screen has a feature, a theme, a puzzle, or something interesting about it.

More details at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409406442/spuds-quest/posts/344537

Little update.

So Andrew Oliver (dizzy creator/co founder of Blitz Games) rang me yest chatting about my game. He's one of my early game idols so that was kinda nervy to actually have a convo with him. He's interested in seeing a playable version. Also gave me a nice lil' quote and pledge on my kickstarter :D

I spam worked on it in the evening and just about finished up the Earth temple.

Thinking about getting a demo wrapped up sometime.

Wise men,

Looking for examples/ideas regarding 'keys' in which you need to do something with the key to make it usable. Key being any object that opens a door.

eg:
- Tomb Raider 1: Turning the ingots into gold using Midas hand
- Metal Gear Solid: Changing the temp of the keycard to open different doors

Reason: Player has collected all 3 keys/urns/artifacts to open the final door to a level, dev seeks to add extra task to pad out playtime.

Love the graphics, cute.

There's a few on the devlog thread but, I'll update post to show some.

An image of the four temples in Spud's Quest- the Earth Temple, Water Temple, Fire Temple, and the Ice Temple:

But we could say Lolo was a blue version of cool spot or dizzy

I say 'play' but sometimes I just load up a Lets Play on youtube and skip the bit i need to copy see.

Markus Persson aka Notch just backed my project- wow. Legend.

Some music samples, not final or anything, just ideas that need building on.
The first is for the forest area, second for the mines.

Sample:

Successful kickstarter: check
Nintendo support: check

wow..

What games do you play to give you idea's/inspiration for your current project?

For my game Spuds Quest I mess about with Zelda (not literally), Banjo games, and Dizzy.

Do tell.

Love the art and gameboy style. Nothing I like more than a nice retro look.

I didn't actually know Lolo existed till a long time after I'd made Spud, so you can imagine the shock

Thanks for feedback, all of it as well as ideas are welcome. I'll be posting updates soon here.

[UPDATE: Get the demo]

Spuds Quest is a homage to retro classics like the Dizzy series.
The project has been added to kickstarter to help it get finished.

Support welcome, even if it's just a tweet/facebook mention. Cheers guys.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409406442/spuds-quest

UPDATE: Get the demo

Sorry for the double, but just an update to say that Spuds Quest is now on Kickstarter.
So if you want the game for a measly £5, head to the project page:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409406442/spuds-quest

Created a twitter account which I plan to update regularly with game progress:

Follow @ https://twitter.com/SpudsQuest

Agree with the enemies. They're quite a new addition, the skeleton was only added a couple days ago. Thanks for feedback

edit: updated the trailer

A crummy video with some gameplay