Wow, this was such a good platformer! Had a real blast with it! Nice job! Map layout was great, the platforming felt spot on, everything about it felt really good to play.
Speedcat is a solid platformer with an old school charm that really reminds me of Alien Hominid's PDA games. Well worth the ten minutes or so of play time!
Finally got a chance to give this a go today. Great little game, right up my alley with how quick and easy it was to get into! I think I did pretty good for a first try, I like that the whole game world is interconnected, tried making a mental map in my head as I went along.
This is good as hell! Fast, fluid exploration that feels GREAT to control. So much love and care went into the level design here. I wish the map was included in-game, but having it side-by-side with the pico iFrame may have actually been MORE helpful. I just barely cleared the 13-minute clear time, but I closed my win screen too fast because I was frantically jumping moments before lol
Thank you SO much for playing!! 13 minutes is a great first time! Yes, I am remiss about an in-game map being absent but definitely something I’ll try to work into a future platformer like this!
I am beyond excited to see this game finally finished.
I remember the day when I first heard about Speedcat. A cat that runs, jumps AND collects coins? It sounded too good to be true, and yet I could imagine it perfectly in my head.
Then, when I first laid eyes upon the pixels that comprised the Speedcat - the gorgeous pixels that they are - I could barely contain myself.
The game is even more impressive. I remember playing it when there were a mere 16 rooms to be explored and 16 coins to be collected. What has changed since then?
Well, Speedcat literally doubled in size. And, not just that. It QUADRUPLED in quality!
The puzzles are outstanding. The room placement devilishly complex. Speedcat rewards exploration and experimentation - and it punishes death much like a well-loving mother would punish her child for taking a cookie from that ever-elusive jar in the kitchen cupboard.
The cat, which tends to speed, is love. The cat is life. This game is a marvel of modern-day game development. It reads itself like the introductory chapter in a story of a personality that will go on to make great things - as greater than a Speedcat as something can possibly be.
Fletch, you outdid yourself on this one. I can't wait to see where you continue to take Speedcat and I am excited to see you explore the rest of the Speedanimal kingdom.
And I do love playing your games! After you've given us the incredible sensation of being a mouse in MouseMaze and the experience of a lifetime in Speedcat, I can't help but feel supremely excited about the concept of seeing the world as "a duck with supersonic quacks", as you describe it.
Young Fletchwalker, I will watch your career with great interest.
And I will do so LIVE, only on Twitch.tv/Fletchmakes
Wow this was a really fun and well designed game! The overall game design and concept are super well executed imo and the levels are excellent. The introduction of mechanics didn’t feel overwhelming and I quickly understood how to approach the puzzles presented! I got a little lost at the end, so I really appreciated the world map image you posted!
Overall super fun experience and I love the replayability of this, definitely gonna keep playing this one! Super huge congrats on the release! :D
I got lost towards the end when I had to collect the last two gems lol.
This felt more like a really well designed metroidvania in a lot of ways. Loved the overall design of every level. Especially love how the design of every level actually felt very unique and had a beautiful flow. Not too linear, but linear enough to ensure you don't really stop too often and always have some idea at the very least of what the way forward is.
You even implemented some simple but rather cool puzzles. The kind you wouldn't mind trying again and again since they're fast to solve and have answers which are immediately discernible. Also love the simple indicators to show which portals are connected. Perfect for when you're moving fast.
At first I felt that the jump and the hitbox of the cat were a little off, but going through certain sections of the map again, I found myself just flying through stages and felt that the controls were honestly perfect. I was annoyed at the lack of any in-game map whatsoever since I wasn't entirely sure which levels led to where, though the game is meant to be replayed so learning the map and acting accordingly is part of the experience.
It's just a very well designed game and ton of a fun. I'll be trying to get a faster time for sure lol. Amazing work on this
Thank you so so much for this in-depth review! You are so kind 😭 I wish I had the PICO-8 tokens to add the world-map in-game, but alas, my code is not very optimized 😁
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That’s a great time!! Thank you so much for playing my little game <3
My first playthrough- me and a couple of IRL friends are going to play this and see what we can do :)
I got lost at 31/32 and the time is so sad now. Sub 5:30 should be very doable. Also, posted some of my routing in case anyone wanted to copy
I have now seen the speedrun.com and feel very humbled- more work coming?
Nice time!!! 6 minutes is something to be incredibly proud of <3
c'était trop bien
Merci beaucoup d’avoir joué à mon jeu!
J'avais pas vu la carte dans la description c'est très cool de l'avoir mise là
Great game! Had a blast! Only got lost once I was on present 30/32.
Getting lost is totally understandable! And wow, 7 minutes is so speedy :O
I just keep running around, figured I’d eventually go crazy or find the last two presents.
Didn’t realize there was a map in the description so i got lost for the last two!
Nice minimalistic graphics and a cute background track! Well done!
Thank you so much for playing! And congrats on the incredible 10 minute time!!
Wow, this is an amazing game: minimalist, clean and addictive! Congratulations for this achievement.
I have to get better XD
Thank you so so much for playing and for the kind words friend!! It means a lot 💜
Wow, this was such a good platformer! Had a real blast with it! Nice job! Map layout was great, the platforming felt spot on, everything about it felt really good to play.
Thank you so much for playing and for your kind words!! And wow, 9 minutes is a pretty good time!!
Great platforming game and with a cat :). 8m36s I can't upload the image.
Thank you so much for playing! 8 minutes is a great time!!
Speedcat is a solid platformer with an old school charm that really reminds me of Alien Hominid's PDA games. Well worth the ten minutes or so of play time!
Haha I love that you found the secret ending 😉
Thank you so much for playing and for this epic video! I will treasure it forever
sweet platforming goodness
Thank you so much for playing!
Finally got a chance to give this a go today. Great little game, right up my alley with how quick and easy it was to get into! I think I did pretty good for a first try, I like that the whole game world is interconnected, tried making a mental map in my head as I went along.
DANG 7 minutes is speedy for your first time!! Incredible work. Thank you so much for playing!!
I love the movement and fluidity, really feels great and I can have a lot of hours just having fun, very well done!
Thank you so much for playing Tomas it means so much!!
This is good as hell! Fast, fluid exploration that feels GREAT to control. So much love and care went into the level design here. I wish the map was included in-game, but having it side-by-side with the pico iFrame may have actually been MORE helpful. I just barely cleared the 13-minute clear time, but I closed my win screen too fast because I was frantically jumping moments before lol
Thank you SO much for playing!! 13 minutes is a great first time! Yes, I am remiss about an in-game map being absent but definitely something I’ll try to work into a future platformer like this!
Thank you so much for playing!! A lot of time and playtesting went into the movement; it makes me so happy to hear it was worth it!
I am here to boost engagement and fluff the metrics, etc.
Thank you so much for playing my game!! And congrats on the WR find e thus far; you are incredibly speedy!!
I am beyond excited to see this game finally finished.
I remember the day when I first heard about Speedcat. A cat that runs, jumps AND collects coins? It sounded too good to be true, and yet I could imagine it perfectly in my head.
Then, when I first laid eyes upon the pixels that comprised the Speedcat - the gorgeous pixels that they are - I could barely contain myself.
The game is even more impressive. I remember playing it when there were a mere 16 rooms to be explored and 16 coins to be collected. What has changed since then?
Well, Speedcat literally doubled in size. And, not just that. It QUADRUPLED in quality!
The puzzles are outstanding. The room placement devilishly complex. Speedcat rewards exploration and experimentation - and it punishes death much like a well-loving mother would punish her child for taking a cookie from that ever-elusive jar in the kitchen cupboard.
The cat, which tends to speed, is love. The cat is life. This game is a marvel of modern-day game development. It reads itself like the introductory chapter in a story of a personality that will go on to make great things - as greater than a Speedcat as something can possibly be.
Fletch, you outdid yourself on this one. I can't wait to see where you continue to take Speedcat and I am excited to see you explore the rest of the Speedanimal kingdom.
Numa, I love reading your reviews! They always make me laugh!!
You’ll be happy to know that the next game is about a duck with supersonic quacks… And I’m livestreaming the development on Twitch!
Thank you so so much for playing my game! It means so much 💜
And I do love playing your games!
After you've given us the incredible sensation of being a mouse in MouseMaze and the experience of a lifetime in Speedcat, I can't help but feel supremely excited about the concept of seeing the world as "a duck with supersonic quacks", as you describe it.
Young Fletchwalker, I will watch your career with great interest.
And I will do so LIVE, only on Twitch.tv/Fletchmakes
Such a lovely game! It was really great seeing your dev process on stream!
Thank you so so much!! I had a ton of fun streaming progress on this one. I’m excited to be developing the next game now!
Great job this is really good!
Thank you so so much for playing!!
lovely pico 8 platformer, beated it in 13 minutes
Thank you for playing!!
Wow this was a really fun and well designed game! The overall game design and concept are super well executed imo and the levels are excellent. The introduction of mechanics didn’t feel overwhelming and I quickly understood how to approach the puzzles presented! I got a little lost at the end, so I really appreciated the world map image you posted!
Overall super fun experience and I love the replayability of this, definitely gonna keep playing this one! Super huge congrats on the release! :D
Thank you so much for playing and for your kind review!!! Great time btw; 10 minutes is impressive!
I got lost towards the end when I had to collect the last two gems lol.
This felt more like a really well designed metroidvania in a lot of ways. Loved the overall design of every level. Especially love how the design of every level actually felt very unique and had a beautiful flow. Not too linear, but linear enough to ensure you don't really stop too often and always have some idea at the very least of what the way forward is.
You even implemented some simple but rather cool puzzles. The kind you wouldn't mind trying again and again since they're fast to solve and have answers which are immediately discernible. Also love the simple indicators to show which portals are connected. Perfect for when you're moving fast.
At first I felt that the jump and the hitbox of the cat were a little off, but going through certain sections of the map again, I found myself just flying through stages and felt that the controls were honestly perfect. I was annoyed at the lack of any in-game map whatsoever since I wasn't entirely sure which levels led to where, though the game is meant to be replayed so learning the map and acting accordingly is part of the experience.
It's just a very well designed game and ton of a fun. I'll be trying to get a faster time for sure lol. Amazing work on this
Thank you so so much for this in-depth review! You are so kind 😭 I wish I had the PICO-8 tokens to add the world-map in-game, but alas, my code is not very optimized 😁
I bet it's also super fun to come up with various speedrunning strategies haha
Thank you so so much for playing!! Fantastic time!