Chestnut Hell
A very short game I made one morning on the TV with gamemaker 8 in 45min.
I then added powerups later that evening and converted it to HTML5.
Game has no sound/music but is best experienced while listening to this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixTlSrViaFc&list=PL8374E0B3065F98C1
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hahaha great game
how much did you score? :)
Great game, here is my attempt to make a small guide for new players
Enemies
Enemies can spawn from any of the four corners of the screen. Do not touch them.
Basic enemies
Spawns every 3 seconds with random direction and speed. When it leaves the screen, it reappears on the other side.
Smart enemies
The first one spawns at 20 seconds, it’s fast and targets the player as it spawns; when it leaves the screen, it reappears in the same place it left.
Explosive enemies
The first one spawn at 28 seconds. It tracks the player and quickly explodes with 4 spikes going diagonally in all four directions.
Power-ups
F (freeze)
This power-up lasts 5 seconds and freezes all enemies in a small radius around the player. (nb: explosive enemies will explode even when frozen).
B
this powerup lasts only 3 seconds and destroys all enemies in a small radius around the player (nb: if you destroy an explosive enemy, it instantly reappears where it appeared)
S (speed)
This power-up lasts 10 seconds and allows the player to go very fast. The timer also goes faster !!!
Synergy
You can stack the power ups, here are the possible combinations:
F + B
F + S
S + B
F + S + B
the best combination is S+B, because it’s the best way to reduce the number of enemies that accumulate on the screen.
B+F is useless; the freeze power up is eclipsed by the B power.
oh wow that's a great guide, thanks for writing it :o
43 but im not done yet!
good start!
i got exactly 60. fun!!
good score!
chestnut hell look like heaven if you're a chestnut
tasty nuts
Absolue peak game![]()
very good score :) congrats!
best i could do was 77 (i accidentally hit r before i could screenshot)
collision seems to be pretty janky when you have the red power up at full speed, i'm pretty sure i ran straight through at least 10 of the things
edit: after testing, apparently when i did it i just got really lucky because i have found that the hitboxes are really weird and don't cover the entirety of the things
got 89 but ngl 123 seems pretty crazy
Respect!
I am the reigning champion until dethroned
you gotta beat 123 (which is my score in the thumbnail :p )