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Rider University's 3rd Annual Game Jam

Cran Jam 3: Riding Along
Tricky Roads

A game where you are put behind the wheel and must actively avoid hitting the obstacles along the road. You will be forced to swerve in and out of lanes to avoid various hazards ranging from fallen trees to oil spills. All it takes is one crash to end your journey! How far will you go?

As part of the 3rd Annual 48-hour Cran Jam, I participated in a team of 3 to complete a game in under 2 days. The theme of the Game Jam was "On The Road". As the main programmer of the group, I pitched the concept of creating an endless runner within PICO-8. Utilizing tilework from Joseph Genovay, I created 9 layouts within the map of PICO-8 that the player randomly warps to as they play the game. Using knowledge of PICO-8, I made the transitions between layouts seamless so that it seemed almost as if the level was constantly generating the path ahead. I also adjusted a lot of the hazard sprite work to add shading and depth to the objects the player has to avoid.

Credits

Created By: Breydev, Joseph Genovay, and Marzworld

Breydev - Programming, Spritework

Joseph Genovay - Soundtracks, Spritework

Marzworld - SFX, Programming, Map Layout