Jump n Run / Sidescroller Plan

I got this idea in a sleepless night when I was thinking about primitive game concepts that I may be able to recreate in that horrible programming language, ‘Lingo’ which is used in Macromedia/Adobe Director.

As usual for me, I set my goals higher than I could probably achieve but thats a good thing as it often leads me to learn new things.

I‘ve got a plan for a side scroller / jump n run game which I could realize as part of an assignment for ITN257 Multimedia Systems using Flash or Director.

Attached are the scanned pages from my notebook.

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The purpose of this game is not to design an actual game to be played by many people but more to showcase the use of programming, art and sound production.

It is a competitive game, played with two players and the goal is to out-run the opponent. The map scrolls constantly which brings new challenges and sometimes also cuts off the way to the end if the players don’t advance quick enough.

The game would be targeted at the same demographic that plays the short Flash-games on websites like www.newgrounds.com. Without knowing exactly who they are it would be a good idea to present it in the fashion that the high ranking games are presented there.
It should be short, colorful, intuitive and instantly playable without having to learn the controls or downloading big files.

Concept, game play, start and end conditions as well as more in-depth thoughts on how the game logic works is all contained within the attached notes.