Falldown

[DjArcas]

If you have been going to TBG for a while, you'll know of ProjectorGames. If you've been going to TBG for a long while, you may remember that ProjectorGames wrote a fun little game in 5 hours flat, at the lan itself.

That game, Falldown, is all grown up now:

http://catalog.xna.com/en-GB/GameDetails.aspx?catalogEntryId=462cb35f-fba3-4503-9c4c-fefbbdbf8244&type=2

However, not one to rest on my laurels - I'm doing a sequel. Ever had an idea for Falldown you wanted in there? A powerup? A special level? Any ideas at all? Let me know them, and I'll collate all the best ones and code it into Falldown 2: Fall Harder at TBG 24!

[putty_thing]

Can I get it on my PS3? :D

[putty_thing]

More seriously though, in terms of power ups the ol' Speedball 2 classic of flipping the controls for everyone else might be quite amusing.

[DjArcas]

My current mental list would be:

*Slow down level
*Demolish brick-under-this-power-up
*Speed up my character
*Slow down other characters

[RiPPeR]

How about a bouncy shield type thing. So anyone who comes into contact with the shield bounces away - could be quite funny when 2 people are heading to the gap and your bounced away from it :D

[eaterofpies]

I don't necessarily think these are good ideas but others might refine them

randomise: Rearrange this level of platform so gaps and blocks randomise their positions
Increase gravity for that player so they fall faster but dont move sideways any faster (/decrease gravity for other players)
no clip: the current player(only) falls through immediately to the next platform
catch up: powerups appear only near the top of the screen
screen mash: various effects such as rotate / flip screen/ invert colours for a set amount of time
redirect gravity: gravity changes by x degrees so you find it harder to move to the left or right
there can be only one: platform changes to a solid wall with a hole only where the powerup was
force: a pickup which a player can use a button to activate repelling all other players
swap: you swap position with the person nearest a hole to the next level with preference to someone moving in the same direction you are
lardarse: when you hit a level after a drop of more than 1 level then the force of your impact throws other players away


race game mode (fixed number of platforms)
game mode where you just have to get x levels between you and the other players no fixed speed

[SlyDave]

Change direction, you fall up rather than fall down (or fall left, right).
exploder, you blow up the square below you making a new path

[SGT_Snacks]

Idea # Have grinders on the top of the screen ( like Normal) then have two sets left and right, these slowly move to the center as the level progresses, making the play area smaller.