Hop 'n' Marty

HOP IS MY GOAT

AN AMAZING LOVELETTER TO THE NINTENDO 64! If you are like me and long to return to the heighth of gaming goodness with some 3D platforming collectathon goodness, then look no further than this hidden little gem right here!! The proverbial needle in a haystack, this game captures a point in time when the gaming industry was much more simple and wholesome. THIS IS THE 3D COLLECTATHON YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!! Many cameos from other characters in the Indie 3D platformer scene! And look out for the Easter Eggs scattered about! I was able to spot somebodies blue backpack that must've gotten lost in the swamp and a piece of chocolate inside of a gated sewer, for instance! You can tell that the Developer loves these games just as much as their intended audience! Speaking of that, A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE DEVELOPER FOR KEEPING THIS LONG LOST GENRE ALIVE!!! EDIT (Some helpful info for the Developer): I am 5.5 hours in, have 100% completed many of the levels and found all collectibles! None of the achievements have popped for me! I'm on Steam Deck, if that helps at all! Another thing I noticed was a glitch with the toxic alligator! After swimming in the toxic water and having him chase me as Hop, he started hovering above the water and then continued to hover all the way up to the ceiling! Another glitch I ran into: When trying to purchase the Hop onesie for Marty in the closet, it is telling me that I have already purchased it. It puts a check next to it when selecting the two surrounding costumes, but won't let me choose it or buy it. I figured I'd mention these bugs as it may help the Developer out! Again, AMAZING GAME and THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THIS GENRE ALIVE!! EDIT EDIT: The Achievement thing I'm pretty sure is the Steam Deck not playing nice with the game. Setting it to Proton Hotfix got the Achievements to pop!! FOR ANYONE ON STEAM DECK, SELECT PROTON HOTFIX IN THE "COMPATIBILITY" SECTION OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE GAME TO GET ACHIEVEMENTS WORKING!! Other than that, runs amazingly well on Steam Deck!

I cannot speak highly enough about this game. It is fun, charming, funny, thorough, there is varied gameplay and varied level design. I was never bored with this game. Unlike other 64-bit-era throwbacks, this game's controls were tight, and the camera was always perfect. I never once ran into a problem with either. This should be the norm, since more than 20 years have passed since the 64-bit-era, but unfortunately it is not. Hop 'n' Marty got it right though. I love that Macbat and other characters make cameos in this one. The only suggestion I could possibly make for this title is--achievements! Achievements have a way of making a game more engaging. For example I 100%ed the collectibles in this game, but when I died as Hop during the boss battle I had nothing to motivate me to try again. Without achievements, and with seeing everything in the previous 5 levels, I felt like I was done with the game, and that was ok with me. Regardless, I can't wait to see what the devs have planned next for upcoming games! I highly recommend this game!

A true hidden gem. I love it

Neat little platformer with strong mechanics, funny NPCs, and great variety in gameplay and environments. Definitely big on its Banjo Kazooie vibes and must-play territory for those that grew up with it. Read my full review here: https://www.qualbert.com/reviews/hop-n-marty-review

This game is great! Did a very good job capturing the feel of games like Banjo-Kazooie and Conker's Bad Fur Day. I 100% completed the game and had a great time the whole way through, there weren't any standout challenges that felt too unfair or unreasonably hard. The visuals are incredibly charming, captures the N64 look better than most other games I've seen. The levels are all pretty well designed, I never got lost when playing but none of the areas felt small. I encountered a few bugs, but nothing that really got in the way of my enjoyment of the game. This really is a hidden gem that I'd recommend to anyone who's a fan of N64 games. I will definitely be checking out any games this developer puts out in the future.

It's cute, but I am bored to the point of falling asleep while playing it. Also this has a double jump, AND hold A to jump longer, and that is a slightly annoying thing to do and there are frequently jumps that need it.

It has so much potential and I love it's comedic writing, the controls and camera are great. I don't get the reviews that say either is bad. What hurts the game most to me is a few things. Collecting 200 of the minor banana collectibles in each stage is tedious and just comes across as padding to me. There's also two of another collectible in each stage, it looks like shrimp lol but the game doesn't tell me anything at all about it. Spyro's comparable minor collectible the gems have different colors which equate to different values so collecting those stays much more engaging. Even when this game does it Banjo 1 style with those there's only 100 music notes in each Banjo 1 stage and that already feels like more than enough. The second thing that holds this otherwise fun and interesting game back is though the game's steam page mentions "HD options if you prefer a newer look", I couldn't find a single graphics settings besides making it fullscreen. Even when entering different keywords into its Steam launch options nothing would change. This game's "fullscreen" makes it at widest 4:3 with black bars on the rest of the top and sides of the display. There's also an odd lack of music within the tutorial and hub world. The swimming controls are inverted with no option to alter it like you can with the camera. It's heart is in the right place, I love it's personality and it has the right approach to main collectible variety. It just doesn't all come together enough for me.