Thanks!
Yeah, the initial idea was: Beast Mode (which is the nickname of a football runningback) and Turbo Mode. Runningbacks are sometimes known for knocking other players down.
But instead of football players, I used underwater animals from zillions of years ago. They can be pretty gross looking. But I made them more funny looking. But I guess some of their creepy traits still show (e.g. the little orange guys' spiny things). They kinda look like bugs.
I thought red lava might have been too eerie. But couldn't find a better colour for hazardous areas, so I stuck with red anyways.
As for the music, I can't help putting in a little bit of eeriness. Spooky!
The lore was: why is all of the world's food inside one cave? Cuz an evil wizard put it there just to see all the animals underwater panic lol.