This is mainly a test post to see how to jam community works, but I'm using it as a way to also share some ideas for what I'm going to work on.
If this notifies a bunch of people let me know as that could be annoying, but I think it won't
For this first jam I'm going to try making a pinball game. I want to make something I can easily play/Demo on the arcade cabinet I'm making and pinball is an easy fit. I also want to tie it into my monster catching project so I want to try and incorportate that somehow. I'm gonna divide my month into four segments, and I only have to complete the first two segments for it to be complete.
Segment 1: Pinball logic and mechanics
These are the mechanics I need to impletment in order to have a decent pinball board. These are the kind of generic pinball pieces I'll need to build a board.
- Ball
- Flippers
- Circular Bumpers
- Slingshots
- Ball Launcher
- Basic Points System
- Gameplay Loop
- Basic Main Menu
Segment 2: Art pass
Once I've coded all the basic parts I'm going to create sprites for all the pieces and try theme them all around my monster catching game.
Segment 3: Monster catching or battling
Here is where I try and do something similar to pokemon pinball and incorporate the monster catching/battling. Monsters will appear on the board and you have to defeat them by hitting them with the ball. You can them catch them and add them to your monster dex (or party?). I'm not sure on these mechanics yet, I want to first focus on making a decent pinball game.
Segment 4: Polish and sound pass
A couple days before the jam is over I'm going to stop adding new features and just focus on adding sound and music to the game + Polishing and cleaning up the mechanics.