Our Game

The Hook:

A 2D platform game where you roll through a variety of places playing as a penny trying to get back to the pocket that dropped you.

Goals

• Reach the pocket of the person who dropped you
• Collect coins, speed boosts, and purchase upgrades along the way
• Prevent yourself from falling over
• Destroy floating coin acceptors(Like a pinata → more coins)

Levels

• Couch Origin Story
• Sidewalk
• Arcade
• Penny Press

Rules

• Enemies spawn over time
• Enemies come to you when in range
• The areas terrain affects your movement
• When a scene changes, you have to hit a checkpoint, that will become your respawn point if the level difficulty kills you
• Collected items remain in coin purse to be used anytime
• If an enemy hits you, the character falls flat and can’t continue

Obstacles

• General: Slopes slow you down, platforms & gaps affect movement
• Couch Tutorial: Dust bunnies, cotton balls(rolling enemy)
• Sidewalk: Gum(slows), puddle(slows), rocks, pigeons
• Arcade: stuffed animals, crane machine claw, snapping hippos,
• Penny Press: gears, flattened(dead) pennies, penny press

Control

• AD to roll forward and backwards
• W to jump
• Left Click to spin attack (hit)
• Or game controller
• Sound is played when you spin, jump, fall flat, abruptly stop, enemies die

Emotions that we wish to incite

• Excitement
• Desperation
• Adventurous
• Satisfying
• Powerful
• Joy

Game Verbs

• Jump
• Roll
• Spin(attack/basic hit) (basketball)
• Speed boost fast forward (wheel spin)
• Free falling