Best Game in 24 Hours Wins $0.01 - Game Development Challenge

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In this video fellow gamedev MistTree challenged me to a game development challenge where both of us would have 24 hours to create a game from scratch following a theme. After the time was up our games would be judged, and the winner would win one whole cent. Crazy I know.
Thanks to the judges N8Dev and Vimlark
About me:
Hey, I'm BenBonk, an indie game developer who uses the Unity Engine. I've made and released many small games before on my itch page, though now I'm attempting to make my first commercial game, Slimekeep. Slimekeep is a roguelike, using a very limited color palette, similar to Enter the Gungeon, though with a few interesting mechanics, such as keeping slimes alive longer will earn you more money, and the ability to capture slimes to power up your slime pet. If you enjoyed anything you saw, please consider subscribing, as it really helps me out.
If you liked this video, consider checking out some of my other game dev challenges:
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Music by Pieper Beats, Lupus Nocte, and Ooyy
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[@ickyiguess3978]

Everyone will be sweating to earn that cent

[@BenBonk]

Yes

[@MistTree69]

i was pouring sweat for 24 hours

[@hahafunnyman6916]

congratulations! both competitors commented on your comment! feel honored now

[@closertale]

Its even less than cent

[@imferenczy]

You know what. I would have gave you ten buckarrooos if ya one

[@toadssugar]

Cant wait for the 2 cent competition (Though, realistically, that would be too expensive)

[@tacticabbage]

same

[@Pro_gaming41]

Yep

[@ItzCookify]

yeah that is double the money in this video, i think that is too expensive

[@Dreamboy1019YT]

nah 0.00001 is WAAAAAAAY to expensive

[@Simply_Pip]

We dont have that kinda budget buddy

[@hattu2374]

Oh I was so confiused when GoodTimesWithScars timelapse music started playing. 😄

[@cobaltbluesky2276]

Omg yeah

[@BenBonk]

Yup, I found the song a few months ago randomly on spotify and love it. Decided to use it in this video as I felt like it would fit, and I just learned a few weeks ago that it was kind of a n iconic song for Scar.

[@Manny73211]

​@@BenBonk what's it called? I'm too lazy to go to one of scar's videos and check the description. I'm a grian fan

[@BenBonk]

@@Manny73211 howling by lupus Nocte

[@switchkidslol]

@@Manny73211 yes me too i’m a Brian fan

[@EchoPrograms]

Theme: death is only the beginning Benbonk: *makes Elden Ring*

[@dylanp7169]

The game idea sort of reminds me of this game called "Checkpoint" where in many of it's levels you had to die to progress for example dying so you can walk over your dead body and avoid spikes

[@avacado4706]

NO WAYYY- Someone who knows about the game too?! :0 The game was a flash game and was on Friv etc.? :D

[@trampkiller7729]

bro i remember that, just holding d and respawning over and over to progress lol

[@quedoom]

THAT JUMPSCARE AT THE END FUCKED ME UP!!

[@Wq022]

honestly

[@fred7615]

I have been getting into game dev in the past year and really enjoy it, and you are a big inspiration, THANK YOU!

[@BenBonk]

Haha awesome. Glad I inspired you.

[@theretrogamedev9188]

I love the high quality of this series and how the team behind it is willing to give away more prize money than any other competition game show. Edit: wow thanks for the likes

[@BenBonk]

TRUE

[@yosoyautismo4797]

Lie dedector: false

[@WD_RatLad]

@@yosoyautismo4797 you must be great at parties

[@yosoyautismo4797]

@@WD_RatLad true

[@coolguy27]

@@WD_RatLad and you are with such a wonderfully original reply?

[@jdyerjdyer]

Fun game! Excellent for 24 hours! Seizure Bug Warning: Don't dash right in the code input room, though. You can break the game and if you keep dashing around you can cause the screen to start flashing enough to trigger seizures.

[@frickitweball]

oh man the stakes are high for this one

[@BenBonk]

So true

[@AdThe1st]

I think the post processing added a lot of style to game, made me realise the importance of post processing. Nice job great video

[@matangoldstien5922]

Yoo, this is actually a good game! Just gave it a try, the concept is great

[@calmdanger7204]

I was SO nervous in the call, my voice was shaking and it's really embarrassing lol. edit: I would like to (humbly) request slime god in the server for my efforts.

[@BenBonk]

Yooo what up Peter Parker profile picture

[@BenBonk]

Btw unfortunately slime god is reserved for people who helped with slimekeep, but I appreciate your help with this project

[@flyingdragon4613]

So much work for the best $0.01, Awesome video.

[@Skeffles]

Neat video and congratulations on the win. I'll have to check out MistTrees video too!

[@cabletv7260]

I remember playing some game where you would climb a tower and the only way to get to the top was to die and then the next generation would have to use the body to progress, though I don’t remember what it was called and this theme reminded me of it

[@a_person5668]

I woulda made it a platforming game where after you die, your corpse stays there and you can jump off it, push it, and throw it around, probably to let you make it to specific spots or hit some stuff

[@endyproductions6209]

That penny is the most bragging rights for anyone alive.

[@accumulator4825]

I love this guy's challenges xD

[@hollowstreak9553]

I tried your game and softlocked myself after dashing to far into the black void

[@SuperDutchrutter]

What a fun twist on a little jam competition

[@FrostDrive]

you winning that one cent was the greatest pog moment in history

[@RangerPeeps]

I JUST DID THIS THEME! I recently participated in the GameDev T.V jam and this was the theme.

[@eldrazazonacdon7746]

Me after watching this video: I bet I could do this! Me 10 minutes later: I definitely cannot do this

[@MistTree69]

it was not easy!

[@gartersnake3288]

It's cool that you're collaborating with a smaller creator!

[@sasquatchbgames]

I've never seen a competition prize this high before!!!

[@donyajohnson9637]

4:46 says a lot about our society. has a really deep message

[@kristoff896]

such high stakes for this

[@GuilhermeM1]

whats the app you used to make the music? I used to make music there but i forgot the name of the app

[@CharcoolDev]

thats some high stakes right there!

[@bislama3351]

the stakes are high on this one

[@CGSmoothie]

the stakes have never been more intense

[@minti3062]

Title: best game wins $0.01 Me: amazing

[@mcchaos2137]

Finally i watched the vid right after the dc message

[@Boarg]

oh man, i was surprised when i heard Scar's timelapse music

[@bwfork]

woooo congrats on 1 cent!

[@lejodev]

Wow, amazing, when I get better at Game Dev I'll challenge you for 50 cents!

[@BenBonk]

That’s too much dough broski

[@lejodev]

@@BenBonk I know, maybe 0.001 cents is better, do you agree? 🤔 ... We could do it in cryptocurrencies 😅

[@dfb2958]

The amount of progress

[@NaudVanDalen]

The transaction fee is higher than the prize money. 😆

[@wavesAU]

Omg I that ending made me jump :O

[@hollowknightfan5938]

Ok but this is just like my job offer

[@shadedcycle]

this will be a CENT-ral part to game dev history!

[@randomentertainment3302]

Why just why

[@BenBonk]

I’m dying of laughing

[@legingerdev]

Yo BenBonk! Been following you on my other Youtbe account since your very early days, love the content and the stuff you bring out. I'm recently onto KZbin to do Game Dev related videos and wondering if you'd be down for a collab in future? Not sure the correct way to approach this sorta stuff :D

[@desawwww]

n8dev really tried to steal jonas tyroller's joke with the long reveal

[@lighthillness5487]

6:55 Me as a GoodTimesWithScar fan: It's time for super fast build mode

[@Kaisarfire]

I like the fact that is costs waaaay more to give the penny.

[@sophisticatedaristocrat]

Love the video, I was wondering what the music was at 7:20

[@brysontheelite5496]

my favourite part is when i actually download the game and play it

[@flyingrainfrog898]

Is there a reason the first enemy you made was a walking table?

[@kinetic_knife]

4:40 holy Beep box is amazing!!!

[@ITR]

Ah, I know why that webgl thing is happening, it has to do with how itch hosts the files and how the project is packed.

[@crestfy3163]

hey what was the site you used for music?

[@jammywham9125]

What program do you use to draw your pixel art

[@breadguyy]

Holy crap thats a lot of money

[@miberss]

what is the music program your using?

[@leonbotschok4156]

the jumpscare got me that was mean and nice game for 24 hours bro

[@GaybrohamStinkton]

Low key smacking monsters to almost death, dragging their corpses to bigger monsters and beating them to death and throwing them into traps or whatever makes far more sense than something that stops you from dying...

[@GenderonousDidMeDirty]

bro is giving way more money than my youtube job does after 9 years

[@flxt12]

what are you using to make music?

[@EPICGAMESYT]

when i try the game on mac it just opens for half a second and then close and it would give me a erorr

[@trollbridge01]

That OST is fire!!!! When’s the Spotify release?

[@BenBonk]

Coming soon?!??

[@Pigler8]

i got jump scared by the face

[@user-ti7xb8zc6c]

Dude for that amount I'll make you a pause screen with six buttons all to quit the application, haha jokes aside I would love to see what I could think of for a 24hr deadline and what others have made.

[@user-dg9ub3hv4w]

what app are you drawing the pixel

[@Nox-Music]

bro should have added a jumpscare warning scared the heck out of me

[@n.m.6126]

7:00 yandere dev wants to know your location

[@crunchycatman]

pov every dev here: OH MY GOD I NEED THIS MY BEST PAYMENT IN YEARS!!

[@Vimlark]

I was not informed I was making decisions for that kind of money. Are you in a new tax bracket now?

[@pjjjjjjjjjjj8721]

i was in vimlarks stream... i played both and i would say you win

[@ajeromestudio]

Nice...I Hope next step will be 2 cents.

[@Ravo_Games]

Yo, 1 cent. That a lot of chedder

[@blacklight683]

Yooo we have a mister beast here

[@salmanhawan]

what did you use for music

[@diamonddrawsthegoat]

“YOULL GET EXPOSURE”

[@griffinbrooks6748]

LETS GOOOO YOU GOT A CENT!

[@epichunter7737]

Y u use goodtimeswithscars time lapse music around 7:00?

[@BenBonk]

It’s my music

[@cjgamesstudios3289]

Nice video!

[@cjgamesstudios3289]

6.9 views nice

[@e_buffturtle2037]

What’s the link to the fsxr? I can’t seem to find it anymore online

[@espress0_1]

It's sfxr

[@BluejayGameDev]

How did you make the player dash through objects and enemies. I rlly want to know.

[@pom69]

he just disabled the collider, its clunky but it works

[@BluejayGameDev]

@@pom69 I tried that, but my character just goes through the floor and it looks awful

[@espress0_1]

I'd add a boolean "canDamage" and just switch it when pressing a key for a short duration and also increase movement speed for a quick way to do it

[@gamingkids8262]

The challenge could have been to watch a rickroll for 2 hours.

[@shahmdirfanislam5357]

gotta earn that cent!

[@bonk_cowgomxx]

Ah yes, a fellow bonker

[@theguywhoasked254]

Whats the song used at minute 7:00?

[@BenBonk]

Howling by Lupus Nocte

[@Will-Eves]

Oh my lord that's a lot of money. I'm in.

[@RexAndStatue]

surprised he gave so much money

[@fishyeditz1687]

I play alot of games and I would call myself a professional, but seriously its pretty hard.

[@vimies5746]

Finish this it's a great idea and if you had more time it would be alot better

[@BenBonk]

Yup, totally

[@KozelPraiseGOELRO]

Did you paid the according taxes related to that?

[@slaydedeatherage9154]

Polymers: we get 24 hours to make a game with a theme…. Them not sweating Benbonk: this fan said we get 24 hours for 0.01$ Them sweating

[@mikebuff1306]

whats the number at the end, the number of victims???

[@TirzaBoi]

finally, a bet i can make.

[@aykarain]

I would challenge to not have any death in actual gameplay :P

[@rbl4751]

Bro I wish I could compete. Could do with $0.01 ANYTIME.

[@eggsmacbacon]

4:45 I use beepbox for music

[@AppleGameDev]

BRO I GOT JUMPSCARED ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

[@scientificthesis]

You using scar's timelapse music? Edit: Ah it's an actual song too

[@MattJohno2]

Didn't have to just flex your fortune like that smh you can't let it all go to your head.

[@Pro_gaming41]

ONE CENT THAT IS SO MUCH

[@KeyboardKrieger]

Y you brought your spaghetti IFs back? Don't you remember what a mess this had become in slime keep? 😂

[@BenBonk]

Haha yuppp. I rushed the narrator system so much. Definitely not proud of it, just kind of wanted to throw something together as quickly as possible.

[@KeyboardKrieger]

@@BenBonk that's kinda the problem of game jams. I really feel like my code gets worse with every jam xD Having long term projects counters that luckily.

[@totallynotbot8686]

what generator did u use?