Inspiration
This is inspired by all those old school "beat em up" type games I played as a kid. I'm working on a big arcade machine build so I can finally play that type of game again, and share that experience with my kids and it only made sense to put together my own game of that style now that it's so much more doable to do so by using AI.
What it is
This is a fully playable arcade game, built for arcade machines as well as online multiplayer. It's a game that finally makes sense of the name I've used for all my creative and fun projects, "donutsorelse". I have yet to actually make anything particularly donut-themed so this seemed like the perfect time. Not only is it a fun side scrolling arcade game with crazed donut characters, it also has a bunch of Easter eggs for an upcoming project I'm working on which just kind of adds to the fun.
You can jump, attack, use 2 different types of special attacks, and even use an ultimate move. You can collect items, and there are multiple boss fights on every level. You can play with 1-4 people at a time, whether on an arcade machine or online.
How to play it
The game is completely free to download or play online. For those who have an arcade machine type setup and want the downloadable version, that can be found at https://donutsorelse.com/downloads . This will also be where I post updates to the downloadable version of the game in the future.
For everyone else, I already have a free online game site I've put together, so it was pretty intuitive to add this game there, found at https://donutsorelse.games/arcade/donuts-or-else/ . The game can be played solo or with friends via online multiplayer.
I added a place for bug reports as well, so if you do encounter any issues, please report those and I'll get Codex to work iterating through them!
What's next for Donuts or Else Arcade Game
I'm super happy with the current result. It is fully working as an arcade game with quite a few levels already.
The next steps are further iterations and levels added. I also have a music project that's tied to this, so my current thinking is that I'll enhance the game with midi versions of some of the songs from that project.
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