Controls

  • Arrow Keys/WASD: Move POOT
  • Z/J: Interact/Confirm
  • X/K: Cancel
  • SHIFT: Menu
  • ESC: Pause Game

POOT and the Mysterious Signal


About

POOT and the Mysterious Signal is a 1-bit adventure game inspired by GameBoy classics and games like Minit. Play as POOT, a young alien inventor from Uranus who discovers strange signals interfering with the town's toilets. Team up with the eccentric Professor Gaseous to build a device capable of decoding these mysterious transmissions!

Explore a charming town, solve puzzles, and uncover the beginning of POOT's grand adventure in this first installment of the POOT saga.

Features

  • Classic 1-bit Aesthetic: Crisp black and white visuals inspired by GameBoy classics and Minit
  • Intriguing Story: Unravel the mystery of strange signals and discover POOT's family secrets
  • Exploration: Navigate the town, docks, caves, and abandoned power plant
  • Puzzle Solving: Collect parts and solve environmental challenges
  • Hidden Secrets: Find journal fragments and special items throughout the world
  • Mini-games: Unlock POOT Runner once you complete the game

Development

POOT and the Mysterious Signal is the first in a planned series of games exploring POOT's adventures. Created by a solo developer with a passion for pixel art. 

Music

Special thanks to beatscribe for the awesome music packs!

https://beatscribe.itch.io/

Software

Made with GBStudio and Aseprite!

https://www.gbstudio.dev/

Connect

Published 11 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorDeadBoy
GenreAdventure
Tags16x16, 1-bit, 2D, Game Boy, gbstudio, Pixel Art, Retro

Download

Download
POOTandtheMysteriousSignal.gb 512 kB
Download
POOTandtheMysteriousSignal.pocket 512 kB

Install instructions

Included the GB rom and Pocket files for playing on original hardware or the Analogue Pocket

Comments

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Now that I finished the game, I have a few things to say...

  1. Getting a game over in Poot Runner should boot me back into the overworld instead of it resuming like nothing happened.
  2. Somehow, I hadn't even noticed that it was a crytocurrency promo. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
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1. I did that because it can get annoying if you want to continue trying to get a high score and it boots you out.

2. It was originally made for supporters of my project and to build lore and interactivity around the character. But yeah I get it. Lots of people don't like crypto, which is why I didn't put anything about it in my info, nor is it a huge part about the game. 

Thanks for playing the game though! Hope it wasn't too hard lol

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I got a pickaxe, but I'm not able to break rocks with it. What am I supposed to do?

I'm asking this because I can't enter the power plant building due to the way the rocks are positioned in front of the entrance. I know that I could push them, but then I'd block the entrance. This made me think that the purpose of the pickaxe is to break those rocks over there.

EDIT: I found the purpose of the pickaxe!

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Heh nice!! Good luck in the powerplant😏 One of them you have to go back through the one you exited lol.

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Where do I get the CUT ability? I think it's in the caves, but the way the rocks are positioned makes me require said ability.

EDIT: Turns out that I have to get some SCISSORS from my mom. Kinda wish that would be clearer in-game, like the professor telling me to go tell my mom that I'm going on a quest.

Good pooint! Was hoping it would make the gameplay a little bit longer as people try to explore, but I can see how it might be frustrating. I will make sure to make things more clear on the next game.