UNGA needs MUMBA - a prehistoric graphic adventure

Knoodn · Fri 30/03/2012 20:21:38

After four years of development I finished my second AGS game. So here it is:

L.E.M. studios
presents

STORY

Central Europe - 25,000 years ago...

UNGA is an ambitious Stone Age hunter.
He comes home after a hard hunting day with nothing but this small rat-like animal - not enough for his wife NONGA.
For a long time she wants to eat something delicious.
Therefore UNGA's task is clear:

HE HAS TO HUNT A HUGE MAMMOTH!

Can you help UNGA to succeed on his prehistoric adventure?

GAME FEATURES

- 10 playable rooms in a modern old-school style
- An original soundtrack by m0ds
- Recognizable characters with unibrows
- Fully voiced cavemen speech
(with the voices of: Azure, bbX1138, CaptainD, cat, Imogen Harris, LostTrainDude & m0ds)
- Mystery, fun & thrill - all in one game!

SCREENSHOTS

DOWNLOAD

Where to get?
YOU CAN GET IT HERE.

CaptainD · Fri 30/03/2012 21:25:26

Awesome! I almost wish I hadn't played the beta builds already so that I could experience this as an entirely new game

I'm certain people will enjoy this one, you've put so much work into making it top quality.

arj0n · Sat 31/03/2012 08:52:06

Quote from: CaptainD on Fri 30/03/2012 21:25:26
Awesome! I almost wish I hadn't played the beta builds already so that I could experience this as an entirely new game
I'm certain people will enjoy this one, you've put so much work into making it top quality.

+1

Thanx for making such a lovely game Tino.

blueskirt · Sun 01/04/2012 05:29:58

BLUNGA meets bug after climbing cliff and going near AHGAL. UNGA climbs down then says something then turns tiny then climbs back up then game crashes.

BLUNGA thinks game affects typing.

Eric · Sun 01/04/2012 07:40:54

I'm probably not even a third of the way into the game and I've already enjoyed it thoroughly. But the real reason I'm posting is to let you know that I genuinely answered, "Noko noko," to a question today without thinking about it beforehand. Your game has affected the speech centers of my brain.

Knoodn · Sun 01/04/2012 07:57:59

@ CaptainD & Arj0n: Thanx guys.

@ blueskirt: Hmmm, I can't reproduce this. Normally, after UNGA runs down, he should stay there. Did he walk up again without your influence? Did you click on the nest or did you just go near the nest? Was an inventory item active (though this should not matter)?

@ Eric: Oops! I'm genuinely sorry about that, should I?

I'm glad you enjoy it so far.

blueskirt · Sun 01/04/2012 08:50:29

No item were active. I just interacted with the nest, and UNGA got scared, fled all the way down to the bottom of the cliff and when he was done saying he shouldn't do that again, UNGA's sprite turned back into the tiny sprite used when he's up the cliff and proceeded to walk back up, this time in a straight line (not using the shortcut), and when he reached the top, the game crashed.

I haven't tried to replicate it unfortunately. But I finished the game, I mean, BLUNGA finishes game. BLUNGA likes game. BLUNGA likes text and graphics and music and voices but mainly text and voices. BLUNGA needs SEQUAL.

SquirlyGirl · Sun 01/04/2012 11:41:32

this looks awsome! gonna spend the day playing this ^_^

selmiak · Sun 01/04/2012 14:30:48

cool, I'm so playing this now

Peder 🚀 · Sun 01/04/2012 23:54:47

Hahaha man this game is AWESOME!
Love the voice acting/dialog!

I'm really gonna enjoy playing through this game!

Tinytim · Mon 02/04/2012 13:40:30

MODERATOR EDIT: Don't quote entire posts for no reason, please.

Knoodn · Tue 10/04/2012 13:17:18

Thank you all for playing the game and for your comments.

Fact vs. Question:
Fact: It's good to catch a mammoth - if you can keep it for yourself.
Question: Did anyone see the second possible ending?

Shadow1000 · Wed 11/04/2012 18:41:02

Quote from: Knoodn on Tue 10/04/2012 13:17:18

Question: Did anyone see the second possible ending?

I finished with the "failed" ending and I want to try again with the "succeeded" ending. I just don't know how far back I need to go (I have saves from each stage of the game) to try for the other ending.

SHADOW

Knoodn · Thu 12/04/2012 13:04:14

To see the "succeeded" ending, you have to go to the beginning (but don't use an older save game!).

Shadow1000 · Thu 12/04/2012 15:25:16

Quote from: Knoodn on Thu 12/04/2012 13:04:14
To see the "succeeded" ending, you have to go to the beginning (but don't use an older save game!).

Would you be willing to PM me what you have to do differently at the beginning to play the "good" ending? It's a great game and I'd consider playing it all over but I'm not sure if I want to not knowing if I've taken the correct action to achieve the goal

Thanks!

SHADOW

piperhcombs · Thu 12/04/2012 15:35:26

Quote from: Shadow1000 on Thu 12/04/2012 15:25:16
Quote from: Knoodn on Thu 12/04/2012 13:04:14
To see the "succeeded" ending, you have to go to the beginning (but don't use an older save game!).

Would you be willing to PM me what you have to do differently at the beginning to play the "good" ending? It's a great game and I'd consider playing it all over but I'm not sure if I want to not knowing if I've taken the correct action to achieve the goal

Thanks!

SHADOW

PM me too!

ZapZap · Fri 13/04/2012 18:18:14

I was waiting for this

CaptainD · Fri 13/04/2012 23:54:24

Quote from: Cleanic on Fri 13/04/2012 18:18:14
I was waiting for this

Wait no longer, you shall.

Stefano · Sun 15/04/2012 02:06:25

Why don't you guys post a hint here so others (me included) may also find the good end?

blueskirt · Sun 15/04/2012 14:27:51

You could also find it by yourself, in true adventure game fashion.

Stefano · Sun 15/04/2012 19:46:40

Quote from: blueskirt on Sun 15/04/2012 14:27:51
You could also find it by yourself, in true adventure game fashion.

Haha! Maybe I can. I'm just a little bit discouraged to play the game all over again only to find out that I couldn't do anything different.

Hum, but now that I am thinking about it...

Spoiler

I remember feeling guilty about picking up "a certain item" in the beginning of the game. Specially after I've found out that, later in the game, an infinite source of "it" was available somewhere else.

[close]

(re)Adventure Time!

[EDIT]
Just leaving that item alone didn't work... I'm out of ideas.

Knoodn · Mon 16/04/2012 14:08:31

Hooray for blueskirt and his "true adventure game fashion"-idea!!

For all the others:

Spoiler

It's not a special action that triggers the other ending. It's the summation of several things you can do - not all necessary to reach the end.
So, pick up everything (if it's possible several times), talk to everybody and maybe you can do things in a different way?
That's the trick...

[close]

Oh, if this doesn't help, here is the nasty part:

Spoiler

It's very hard to succeed during the first run (it's possible, but very hard).
If you have played once, try again right from the beginning!

[close]

Shadow1000 · Wed 18/04/2012 04:15:14

Ok, here are my comments on the game:

UNGA needs MUMBA is a light-hearted look at caveman life. Quality cartoon graphics, smooth animation and logical puzzles and plenty of laughs will give the player plenty of satisfaction for about 2-3 hours of gameplay.

WHAT I LIKED:
- I have to point to the humor as my number 1. I had more than a few good laughs while playing.
- Graphics, sound, animation and music are smooth and PERFECT for the environment intended. I happened to really like that little hand shake thing Unga does when he can't perform an action
- Excellent attention to detail. The effort to build a mini "caveman language" and develop individuals with names, accents and voices to match their personality does not go unnoticed!
- One key thing I enjoyed was the level of difficulty. The puzzles were logical (in a caveman way, of course) to complete without wanting to give up yet challenging enough to keep the game fun. Unlike many games I've played, I almost never spent time wandering through the game world thinking "ok, now what?". The game flows because of the story (albeit simple) and the fairly intuitive goals to complete the game.

I think this is the first time I've posted my comments without being able to point out areas for improvement.

Congrats to Tino and those who put in the efforts for this fun game.

Five JUMM JUMMS!

SHADOW

Knoodn · Thu 19/04/2012 02:17:12

Thanks for your kind words, Shadow. Great you had so much fun!

m0ds · Sun 13/05/2012 16:02:08

Thanks for the kind comments on music. Here's my original render of the soundtrack:
31mb RAR

Sslaxx · Sun 13/05/2012 17:18:37

Quote from: m0ds on Sun 13/05/2012 16:02:08
Thanks for the kind comments on music. Here's my original render of the soundtrack:
31mb RAR

Thanks for sharing this with us!

selmiak · Sun 13/05/2012 22:00:44

Indiegames.com blogged about Unga need Mumba
http://indiegames.com/2012/04/freeware_game_pick_unga_needs_.html

this article is roughly one month old, but noone mentioned it yet

Knoodn · Tue 15/05/2012 01:20:56

Thanks for that, Mark. Your render is quite different to the one I made for the game.
So, I'm looking forward to your *special edition* (the complete file pack with the original MIDIs and the In-game OGGs).

Thanks for sharing the link, selmiak.

m0ds · Fri 01/06/2012 02:42:44

It is! Lite = not the actual files muhahaha!!

Love this translated page about Unga

Quote
UNGA Needs MUMBA offers a particularly crazy as a "point and click" old.
The appearance of a prehistoric man is given a more important task of the
head: Find the mammoth Mumba. Explore the ancient lands of the first men
in a 2D adventure game atmosphere omnipresent changed. General Assembly must
Mumba, lifting the veil on many mysteries of human history!

http://www.logirama.net/voir-details/windows/jeux/aventure/unga-needs-mumba.html