Our entry to GameJolt’s “Indies Vs. Players” game jam: “Man-Pac’s Last Stand: Revenge of the Renegade Recreational Retrobots”. Rolls off the tongue.
We were a team of 4, I illustrated all art assets for our entry, employing the classic ‘8-direction, top-down’ setup. My above key art illustration unfortunately didn’t make it into the build within the 3-day time limit!
The game design mechanic is deceptively strategic: Coins are your ammunition, but once they’ve fallen on the ground they can be picked up by the enemies – run out and you’re helpless. If you explode the machines your coins shoot out, possibly hurting and destroying more cabinets – these chains award higher scores. So there’s a surprising amount of risk/reward in what you leave on the ground.
You can still download and play the original here via GameJolt.com! (The webplayer is broken, you must download it)