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+# ![Pineapple Surf](media/itch-banner.png)
+
+_Bunnyhopping, retro-looking, first person seed shooter_
+
+
+## Ludum Dare 51: Compo entry
+
+[![Overall: TBD](https://img.shields.io/badge/overall-TBD-lightgrey)
+![Fun: TBD](https://img.shields.io/badge/fun-TBD-lightgrey)
+![Innovation: TBD](https://img.shields.io/badge/innovation-TBD-lightgrey)
+![Theme: TBD](https://img.shields.io/badge/theme-TBD-lightgrey)
+![Graphics: TBD](https://img.shields.io/badge/graphics-TBD-lightgrey)
+![Humor: TBD](https://img.shields.io/badge/humor-TBD-lightgrey)
+![Mood: TBD](https://img.shields.io/badge/mood-TBD-lightgrey)](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/pineapple-surf)
+
+
+## About
+
+![The Pineapple God: a pineapple with sunglasses.](assets/pineglasses.png "The Pineapple God: a pineapple with sunglasses.")
+
+A Pineapple God has teleported you to a tropical archipelago, and demands that you surround it with followers!
+
+1. Collect seeds around the archipelago
+2. Use your peashooter to plant them on horizontal surfaces
+3. Walk nearby grown pineapples to harvest them
+4. Bring them to the Pineapple God until it is satisfied
+
+
+## Controls
+
+- W A S D → Move
+
+- Mouse movement → Look
+
+- Mouse primary click → Shoot
+
+- Space → Jump
+
+- Space (held) → **Bunnyhop!**
+
+- Shift + R → Respawn if stuck
+
+- Esc → Return to the main menu
+
+
+## Leaderboards
+
+The Pineapple god will keep track of the time it takes you to bring it 150 pineapples, and will compare it with that of his other servants. **Can you be the fastest?**
+
+_The leaderboards are experimental, unmoderated, and have no anti-cheat. Please be nice!_
+
+
+## How to go faster
+
+Pineapple Surf is centered on the mechanic of bunnyhopping to move faster!
+
+The mechanics are similar to those of [the first Half-Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WschEm9uYao): a simple way to start going faster is holding Space and D while constantly turning right in a circle.
+
+
+## Screenshots
+
+![The menu of the game, Pineapple Surf.](media/screenshot-menu.png "The menu of the game, Pineapple Surf.")
+
+![The archipelago of the Pineapple God, from the first person view of the player. A grown pineapple is at the center of the screen.](media/screenshot-archipelago.png "The archipelago of the Pineapple God, from the first person view of the player. A grown pineapple is at the center of the screen.")
+
+![Ten pineapple sprouts have been planted and are growing.](media/screenshot-growing.png "Ten pineapple sprouts have been planted and are growing.")
+
+![The temple of the Pineapple God, with a white holy beam at the top.](media/screenshot-pineapplegod.png "The temple of the Pineapple God, with a white holy beam at the top.")
+
+
+## Credits
+
+See [the EXTERNAL_LICENSES.md file](https://github.com/Steffo99/pineapple-surf/blob/main/EXTERNAL_LICENSES.md) for a list of all external assets used.