GOLD RUSH 1898
<PLAYER TOO SLOW/NOT MOVING BUG? CLICK HERE>
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Why sell shovels when you can rush for gold?
Controls
| WASD or Arrow Keys | [D-Pad] | Move horizontally |
| J or Z | [A] | Jump / Interact |
| K or X | [B] | Drop bombs |
| Space or Enter | [Start] | Interact with UI |
Tips
- Your progress will be saved after each run. You can refresh and continue where you left off.
- Recommended upgrades:
- get 1 or 2 cart capacity upgrades early on
- HEAD START will give you a huge boost per run
- SHOVEL BIZ + bonus rounds in the late game will help you achieve the win condition sooner than you think!
Known Bugs
There is a game-breaking bug where the player gets stuck and the screen doesn't move at all.
If this happens to you, please click here to play on the patched build.
Original Soundtrack
Credits
Code, art and music handcrafted by Alphonsus. You can follow me on Twitter/X.
Made in 10 days for GBJAM14.
Development log
- GOLD RUSH 1898 Soundtrack2 days ago
- v1.1 – Fixed movement bug2 days ago
Comments
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That was fantastic, man. The early additions to the gameplay are enough to switch it up, until it becomes more about optimizing the runs and getting all the upgrades. Perfect length too, and the fact that you also made the art and music is impressive.
Hey! The game isnt working for me, the player is stuck where you start on the track and the viewport isnt moved forward :( I would love to rate it but I havent been able to play through
Hi! I uploaded a new build here which hopefully resolves the issue.
https://alphonsus.itch.io/gold-rush-1898-fixed
Please let me know if this one works now. Thanks so much for showing interest to my entry!
It worked! I had a great time, thank you for updating it! I was wondering if I could shoot you a message as I have a question about the music in your game?
Sure! You can reach out on Discord or Twitter
Sent through discord, I appreciate it!
Man, i see u on twitter, this game is tuffffffffffffffffff
A short and sweet incremental game. Stumbled upon it by chance (not through the jam) and played it to the end. The shovel business was my way to success.
Great work!
Cool game! Love how fitting the theme is with the GBJam 14 "Old Gold". Nice music too!