GMTK-Jam-19

Game entry for the GMTK Game Jam 2019

Brainstorming

Theme: only one

Examples/Brainfarts:

• One-Bit
• One Button
• One Dimension
• One Sprite
• One Man Standing
• One Try Only
• Only One Arrow/Weapon
  • Wave-Survival
  • Only have one arrow/spear to throw
  • Enemies are OHKO
  • player has to retrieve arrow/spear
• 18xx Birding
  • Flugzeug/Vogel steuern, der nur einen Flügel (see Google Doc for more)

Final Idea

Morse Control

Platformer á la Celeste, Super Meat Boy etc. Player controls character via "Morse Movement"! (i.e. press-release -> short, press-hold-release -> long) Movements have designated morse code (e.g. short -> jump) Levels have moving platforms, traps and require slight timing skills Each level is one screen, no scrolling elements

Movement Orders

• Jump
• Walk
• Run
• Turn Around
• (Stop)
• Dash
• Crouch?

Additional Gimmicks

• Cheatsheet PDF
• UI showing controls?
• Morse Control for menus

Artstyle / Setting

• 2D
• Pixelart
• Mars/Curiosity setting
  • Player sits in NASA HQ, controls Curiosity drone via Morse signals
  • Low gravity settings, slow movement, long frame animations
  • Curiosity's antenna blinks when receiving signals
  • When player beats last level, Curiosity dies ("It's getting dark here...")
  • Flying rocks for platforms, space garbage for obstacles
  • Screen may be designed like the view from an old observation cam
  • Obstacles:
    • Space Garbage
    • Meteoroids
    • Mars Storm/Wind/Gust
    • Crater
• Sounddesign
  • Damped sounds from Curiosity's mic?
  • SciFi-like quiet background noise (á la StarTrek theremin)