Fall 2011 Game Ideas

arcade game involving the vi-keys as direction keys and also other basic vi editing keys
- yy to yank a line and p to paste a line to set up blockades or booby traps against an oncoming enemy
- or … Use vi editing keys to create blockades to guide a lemming-like creature(s) to a goal and keep them out of harm's way.
- Have fun and learn vi keys at the same time!
  - Uh … yeah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_%28film%29#Light_cycles
should be do-able in 2D
requires only continuously growing line segments in 4 directions
- the hard part is keeping track of the location of all the line segments and compute collisions with these line segments
would require “AI” if 1 player
2 player might suffer from same keyboard unresponsiveness as Right2Live when 2 players are mashing the keys at the same time.
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jambBeueIoU (3D implementation of this game)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wario_%28series%29#WarioWare:
- “The distinctive feature of all WarioWare games is that they are collections of short, simple games (“microgames”) presented in quick succession. Each of these microgames lasts about three to five seconds and must be completed, or else a life will be lost. For example, there is a microgame where the player must zap a spaceship; in another, Wario must collect coins in a Pac-Man-like maze. The numerous microgames are linked together randomly and steadily increase in speed and difficulty as the player progresses.”
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3VRTgMWVsc

The idea is to be provided with a party of one or more fully-upgraded characters with a slew of abilities and powers available to them.
Balance exists in the strategy of what skill/ability to use when and against what foe.
- Foes may have explicit weaknesses or overwhelming strengths that require a re-tooling of strategy.
Items provided will enhance playability and variability.

A snake moves around the plane picking up food.
Each time the snake collects a piece of food it's tail grows.
The snake must avoid hitting it's own tail and hitting the walls that border the plane.
The player uses the Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow keys to control the snake.
The player cannot stop the snake's movement while the game is in progress

The player controls some type of vehicle from the top down perspective.
Enemies come from the top of the screen down and past the player.
The player can use either the keyboard or mouse to maneuver the vehicle.
Bosses can be put at the end of each level which the player must defeat to reach the next stage.
The player is rewarded points for each enemy killed and a high score is recorded.
Coins can be randomly dropped from enemies which can be used to buy upgrades for the player's vehicle.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/polymerrabbit/frantic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1EdoR8mdY8
Eric Fay

The player controls missile defense systems that are trying to destroy incoming enemy missiles.
The object is to protect the six cities the player has under them.
The player uses the mouse in order to aim the crosshair at the oncoming missiles
The game goes up by levels, and each level continues to get harder as the game goes on
As the levels continue, bombs appear which can dodge your attack if it is not a direct hit
It was created by Atari and was an arcade game
There is no way to win persay, it is mainly how long you can last and how many points you can achieve
The game ends once all of the six cities are wiped out.
Extra bonus points are achieved if you have extra missiles and cities remaining at the end of the level
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Command
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1EUc7oHulQ
Richie Hearon s0729225

The player controls a tank that can be driven around the map
Enemy tanks appear and the player must destroy them before being destroyed
There are obstacles that the tanks can hide behind for protection
- These obstacles can not be destroyed in the original
The player is given a compass to find the enemies
The idea is to keep playing until your tank is destroyed
Originally an arcade game released in 1980 by Atari
There are also UFO's that don't attack the player but they can be destroyed for extra points
- In the original game there was a myth that this would bring down a mother ship to destroy you after enough UFO kills
original game uses vector graphics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone_%281980_video_game%29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtXOaDNaoUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghIPGXs3LAo&NR=1
Jordan Apgar s0626532

The player has to stop waves of enemies from reaching a certain destination
Each wave is harder than (or at least different from) the last
If a certain amount of enemies reach their destination the player loses
The player is given a certain amount of resources to buy and place barriers that can impede the progress of and attack the enemies
- In some versions enemies can damage/destroy the barriers which can be repaired/upgraded between waves
Resources are awarded for each enemy destroyed
General Info.
Old School Example
Playable Examples
Jansen Orfan s0621529

The Player controls a space ship that must land on specific areas for points.
Each Level has different gravity and more dangerous terrain which increases challenge on each level.
The ship has a limited amount of fuel to allow it to land.
If the ship crashes into an obstacle or loses all of its fuel the game is over.
Example of Game
Game Info
George A. Villa s0666738