Karpe Diem: Pokemon Fishing Contest
It's that time of year again... Karpe Diem!
The famous festival of the Joisey region which brings travelers from far and wide to compete in a fishing competition overseen by the widely adored Mayor Slowpoke. Set out on adventure to become the next Karpe Diem champion, face off against a worthy rival, meet helpful strangers, and solve thematic puzzles.
This fan-made Pokemon slice of life game strips out longtime series mechanics such as battling, badges, and evolutions to instead focus on things like kicking back, relaxing, and reeling in a whopper.
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CONTROLS
Directional Pad - WASD/ARROW KEYS
A Button - Z, J
B Button - X, K
Start - Enter
Select - Right Shift
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PROMOTIONAL ART BY
ASSET & RESOURCES CREDITS
GB Studio
GB Studio Fishing Template
Pokemon Crystal Base Tileset
Pokemon Crystal Character Pack
Pokemon GBC Overworld Sprites
Gameboy Adventure Music
Gameboy Ambient Soundscapes
Gameboy SFX Pack
Gameboy Island Map
Official Pokemon Trading Card Game Sprites
Official Pokemon Gold/Silver Sprite
While I may be friends with Pikachu, I am obviously not an rightsholder of the Pokemon IP. This was created as a tribute to a franchise that has been dear to me since childhood. Karpe Diem was my first project built within GB Studio.
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This game was so fun! Really really loved the characters and towns folk, they helped make it feel so wholesome/lived in and full of life! Seriously great chill game! Would love to see more like this! I included Karpe Diem in a games round up vid I made for my channel!
Awesome, thank you very much. I'll give it a watch.
I guess I can give this game a try?
Always loved the idea of a Pokemon fishing game, very well done! My only problem was I wish there was more of it!
Thanks! I'm not sure I'll revisit this concept exactly, but I have been mulling over ideas for other Pokemon Slice of Life games in a similar vein.
That would be awesome!
More Pokemon games! Very charmimg and had fun.
Great work birdup, I really liked this one!
The artwork and colours fit the GBC aesthetic great, only took me about 20-25 minutes to complete, but was a nice chill little game with Pokemon vibes.
Greetings birdup,
we hope you are doing great. I am Areeba (aka Titania) from the BrewOtaku-Team, we are launching BrewOtaku #002 - The Homebrew Gaming Magazine soon.
We loved your work and we have mentioned "Karpe Diem” in it. Kindly share your contact details so we can share it with you. You are anyhow free to share this on your social media channels or homepage.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Kind regards
Titania
Awesome, thank you very much for sharing the word about the game. You can reach me on twitter @mksf_birdup.
10/10 Would play again! Maybe a sequel with catching bug pokemon in a net or flying pokemon, or fire types...something. This was an incredible experience for me, something calm and peaceful. Great work!
I appreciate the lovely feedback! Definitely considering doing something else in this vein in the future.
I look forward to it! I really enjoyed this one. Maybe with a sequel you could increase the size of the bar and speed the indicator up for more difficult catches such as the evolved forms. But I can tell you put in some amazing effort with this, again, great work!
This is 100% my jam. I love this. Not only was this a delight to play but it got my brain firing in a million directions. Pokémon Slice of Life needs to be a bigger genre. Thanks for creating something cool.
Appreciate the love! Would definitely be pumped to see people take this concept and run with it for other titles.
I tried Karpe Diem out the other day and this? This is absolutely adorable and very fun. It is charming and "spinoff" type of Fangames are always a delight. Not that the Gym Region ones aren't but the creativity found in spinoff fangames is always wonderful to see. I wish Karpe Diem was longer but the length was perfect for this little gem. I'm reminded of the finishing minigame from Link's Awakening DX and a few others but this is a very original little setup for a Pokemon fangame.
Thank you for making this.
Thank you for the lovely review. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Howdy, I saw your comment and left a response yesterday. Thanks for trying it this one too.
This game was so cute! Lots of good humor and characters. It took me way too long to find the squirtle bait lol. Anyway thanks for using some of my assets :)