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Pigeon Racing

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Description

This is a weird retro game where you're a pigeon racing against other pigeons to acheive the grand prize! Features up to four players on one keyboard, crapping on eachother, and race and score modes!
                
Inspired By
(http://famicase.com/08/softs/6.jpg)
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(http://i27.tinypic.com/34rcc4n.png)

Download:

FINISHED GAME HERE! (http://www.box.net/shared/jyun3ugabj)
Prototype 1(basic engine) here. (http://www.box.net/shared/nu4ca66zjj)
Prototype 2(2 player Splitscreen, some effects and some background) here. (http://www.box.net/shared/ado8ra3q61)
Prototype 3(Rings, score, better particles, people, more background, more level) here. (http://www.box.net/shared/7zaiq023ck)

How to play:

Player 1-Black: Up to Fly, Left/Right to Turn, Down to Poop
Player 2-White: WASD
Player 3-Gray: IJKL
Player 4-Yellow: 5123
Score currently does nothing.

Took me a minute to wrap my brain around that spinning screen. :epileptic:  But, once a got the hang of it, i liked it!  I hope that pooping becomes a crucial game mechanic.

Also, i do enjoy that this is a multiplayer-on-same-keyboard game.  I'm making one too!  Most people don't like them, but it's a lost art i say.

Wild! I don't really know what's happening with the spinning screen; nice clouds and animation.

Thanks you guys, I do hope pooping becomes crucial too!  :lol:
Yup, the screen spinning effect can be a bit confusing at first, I might remove it of give people the option to have it if it becomes a big deal for people.
Anyhoo, here's Prototype 2: http://www.box.net/shared/ado8ra3q61 (http://www.box.net/shared/ado8ra3q61)

i like it.
 nice work so far.
what are you thinking for music ? ambient?

Thanks, ////! I think the music will be chiptuney.
Prototype 3 coming soon.

Prototype 3 here! (http://www.box.net/shared/7zaiq023ck) Enjoy!

I really like the visuals, specially the clouds. Go Pigeons.

Thanks, Greender. I really like the visuals, specially the clouds, too.
(http://i32.tinypic.com/1089x7t.png)
Super cool AI!

That is pretty awesome, the controls are very difficult to get used to (I got stuck in corners a lot on demo 3), but I really like the graphical style. Great work so far.

I found the spinning screen VERY confusing.  It's an interesting graphic style you've chosen though.  Best.

I demand a speed boost when you poop on people. NOW.

Thanks people for the lovely comments!
@Cthulhu32:
Yes, I think it's more of the view of the game than the controls that is the problem.

@LiquidAsh:
Yes, I think I'll add an option to have the screen like that.

MegaLeon:
In time, young padawan, in time.

Good lord that screen spinning is hard to get used to. It's really interesting so far though.

Why thank you, Melly! I love interesting!
Oh, and here are some screens of how it looks so far:
(http://i28.tinypic.com/rlm7tw.png)
(http://i28.tinypic.com/34nhdau.png)
(http://i28.tinypic.com/i74ks9.png)

Is that freaking three player I'm seeing there?

Yes, Melly, that is 3 player!
And after a long time of listening to "Baker Street" and "ABC" I now have the finished product available for download here! (http://www.box.net/shared/jyun3ugabj)

That was awesome.


I've gotta try this with friends and beer.

very nice, love the effects and animations. But you can fly out the top and thus just avoid the hardest obstacles.

Nice game - I like the multiplayer aspect.  However, I found it rather difficult to control, and lost often.  :)

Did you compose the music?  I especially liked the track that plays when the race is over.

Thanks all you people.

@oyog: Why didn't I think of that?
@frederiksen: Fixed. Yay!
@Theta: Nope, I didn't make the music. Credit is now in the game readme.

Download new fixed version here. (http://www.box.net/shared/jyun3ugabj)

yuss good show

happy even tho i keep losing

Holy shit this is colorful. And hard. But after a bit of practice I started getting the hang of the movement and the track. The douchebags shooting at you are an interesting touch.

Overall nice job.

Why Thank you Sirs //// and Melly.

There is now Race Mode and Score Mode, and a few minor bugs are fixed.
Enjoy! (http://www.box.net/shared/jyun3ugabj)

Wow, everything seems a bit off to me, but that somehow adds to the game's charm.  The controls are definitely unique and difficult to get used to, but that makes the learning curve a bit steeper which is oddly enjoyable (at least for those with patience).  The graphics are a fun mix of blocky yet hiding more.  And the music is just abrasive enough.  Very unique.  Nice work!

Fun AND epilepsy, oh boy!

It is fun however, It does require some work to get used to the spinning screen, but that is a nice feature. Pooping on people should give a boost, but I think it does and I just have not noticed it. Occasionally the screen starts spinning around and the pigeon is nowhere to be seen and you have to restart. All in all very enjoyable.

Have you found the portal?

Aw man, now I feel guilty for not putting in a seizure warning!  :laughter:

Yup, you get a boost when crappin' on people. And when you're not flying, you must be falling. (Hence the spinning.)

At first I was pissed and was gonna come here to insult someone, but oh boy, once you get the hang of it, it is totally awesome! :addicted:

Trippy and stylish, it gets really addicting. I hope you keep working on it, add more tracks, some mario kart like game modes and this will be great.  :beg:

Nice work! And to the ones that have not played it: it takes a little while to get the controllers right but once you do you will dig this shiet.  :-*

Psychadelic!

Nice