Freeware Game Pick: Let's Go Find El Dorado (Justin Smith)
Let's Go Find El Dorado is a physics-based remake of Oregon Trail which plays a bit like Excite Bike, created by Justin Smith (Enviro-Bear 2000) as an entry for the 16th Ludum Dare competition. The rules of the game is similar to the original, though many of the resource management elements were either simplified or removed completely for this arcade-oriented version.
Your objective here is to guide the family wagon to the city of El Dorado safely, and to achieve this goal you will have to navigate treacherous mountain range, cross polluted rivers, and brave the dangers of visiting native tribe camps that might assist or impede your journey to the promised land. (Windows, 1.39MB)
Comments
it doesnt even work on XP. what a load of crap
Posted by: Anonymous | December 14, 2009 9:43 AM
A game about moving to left. So fascinating.
Posted by: Faguss | December 14, 2009 1:37 PM
Heh. That looks pretty entertaining.
Posted by: Chetyre | December 14, 2009 3:49 PM
Woo, I found El Dorado!
I just wish they had included shooting rabbits.
Posted by: raigan | December 14, 2009 4:07 PM
playthrough without deaths http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkRL1A0Ze5s
Posted by: ortoslon | December 14, 2009 4:34 PM
Awesome concept.
Posted by: Michael | December 14, 2009 5:30 PM
Seeing that cow bounce around is making me laugh :)
I've really got to start designing some abstract games...
Posted by: jrjellybeans | December 14, 2009 6:52 PM
Heh, yeah... the physics and the cow sounds are hilarious.
Posted by: Lyx | December 14, 2009 7:03 PM
I really wish I didn't keep getting stuck between mountains. Also, hunting for food would have been nice. Otherwise, fun game.
Posted by: MacDiver | December 14, 2009 8:28 PM
You can just go backwards in order to line yourself up so you dont get stuck between mountains.
Also when I got to El Dorado I overshot the jump and died over the cliffs :( Whole family and one cow died.
Posted by: allen | December 14, 2009 9:19 PM
This seems like the type of game which isn't really worth playing more than once.
But it sure was worth playing once.
Posted by: DalaranJ | December 14, 2009 9:38 PM
it works on Wine! awesome! excellent game! loved it! :)
Posted by: nitrofurano | December 14, 2009 9:58 PM
I too overshot el dorada.... 3 times in a row.... but its so funny that i consider it not a bug but a feature.
I agree that the most annoying thing about the game is generation of hill-combinations which are difficult to overcome, unless perhaps one uses risky tricks like saltos.
Posted by: Lyx | December 14, 2009 10:34 PM
This is an amazing game.
Posted by: Kepa | December 15, 2009 1:54 AM
Unbelievably hilarious (for me anyway).
Posted by: Bob | December 15, 2009 2:44 AM
i was laughing so hard.
Posted by: honest ape | December 15, 2009 3:33 AM