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Polar Perils 1: Angus and Hamish’s Big Quoogle Adventure in the Caverns of the Zen Noodle Master

PP1 (for short) is the first of my attempts at game development for a long, long time. The game is a fairly “old school” platform game, in the vein of Manic Miner or Donkey Kong. Each level is a single screen where you have to collect the appropriate goodies and avoid the baddies. Officially this is my “main project” for now so hopefully you will see some fruits of my labours soon. The game will be released for free under the GPL. Here is the general plan:

• [Underway] Get the basic game mechanics working using some stock graphics and a test level
• [TODO] Get custom graphics created (the job is still open if you are willing and open source friendly artist)
• [TODO] Create the proper levels (perhaps creating a level editor tool)
• [TODO] Create the sound effects and music
• [TODO] Polish up the game for final release (add things like high scores, story pages, and a “winner” screen)
• [TODO] Release the game, fix any major bugs then start working on the next game

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If you would like to help with graphics for the game (we have a fairly good idea of what we want) then please get in touch hamish[at]thepolarbear[dot]co[dot]uk. At the moment we are fairly confident that all other tasks are within our capabilities. I am doing the programming, Angus and I are working on the story, levels, sound and music, all we need help with is custom sprites.