Moustache Mountain

This one was surprisingly entertaining. It’s sort of a platformer rogue-lite, using rogue-lite very lightly. It uses a 3 lives system in that you have to restart if you lose them all. However, there’s only 15 levels so it is reasonable to complete. It also keeps itself from becoming overly repetitive in that each levels has various layouts that the game randomly chooses, so you usually see a new level each...

9 found this helpful, 2016-06-10

Super Moustache Man and the quest for the magical moustache gel TL;DR: Moustache Mountain is a short but challenging platformer. In Moustache Mountain you play as a jumpy, athletic guy who has a moustache (that sound oddly familiar?) and a simple quest: go onward and reach the top of the mountain. Graphics are indie-minimalistic but fine at that, and the funky 8-bit-like music fits the game like Super to...

10 found this helpful, 2016-05-12

Nice graphics. Familiar concept. Monotonous design and sound. So far, not a deal-breaker, especially at the low price point. The bad controls are the killer, though. This is a Meatboy-style platformer, though admittedly not designed to be as punishing. But for this style, the hitboxes are poorly sized, the wall jump detection is slow... facing the same level designs in SMB I could easily get through. Here, I get...

3 found this helpful, 2017-12-31

You have only 3 lives, after that it's game over. Since the difficulty is supposed to be "die and retry" you end up spending a lot of time doint the first 4 screens which are boring and not challenging. Additionally the character feels slow and heavy which makes it even a bigger chore. Also as some others have pointed out there seems to be some problem with the ledge-grabbing mechanic, and the music is a a 10 second...

3 found this helpful, 2019-01-27

This game is a pretty short, but good, arcade-style platformer. Running feels slow sometimes, but it's just right for the pace of the game. Jumping and wall-jumping are simple and responsive, which is good, because wall-jumping is a significant part of the game. Levels seem to be semi-randomized, and might have multiple variations dependent on when you reach them? Gameplay is pretty simple; complete 15 levels...

4 found this helpful, 2016-07-08

Moustache Mountain is a fun little $2 time-killer. The smooth and simple platforming mechanics carry right over from Amatniek's previous game, There was a Caveman: with limited controls including movement and jumping, and bouncing off walls being about the most complex these moustaches get. As a tiny (but burly) man with a moustache, you platform your way up 15 single-screen levels with increasing difficulty and...

5 found this helpful, 2017-07-09

Lovely artwork, something just feels a bit off. It's especially noticeable with overhanging ledges. It's like you can't get the analog (or dpad) to respond fast enough to jump out and back. Is there a deadzone issue? I'm not sure but I can't recommend it, as sad as that makes me. For a game like this, controls are make or break. It's almost there, but the overhangs are a real problem. I have to say, if you are...

15 found this helpful, 2016-06-26