College Platformer

College Coursework

On A Roll! is the first game I ever created, made using GameMaker. It served as an introduction to basic programming and game creation.

[ Brief: Create a 2D platformer game in GameMaker ]

Game Engine:

GameMaker (Steam)

Role Played in Project:

Solo Developer

Time Taken to Complete:

January 2023 - May 2023

Overview:

On A Roll! is a 2D side-scroller platformer game where the player character, a sausage roll called Greg must navigate a bakery and kill food-themed enemies such as doughnuts.


The game includes simple art and mechanics, as well as a few platformer puzzles. Although it being basic, It allowed me to have my first experience in Game Development and the output resulted in being functional and enjoyable.

Contributions:

  • Level design

  • Creating a player character

  • Assigning player movement

  • Basic enemy mechanics

  • Ensuring camera scrolling starts and stops accordingly

  • Projectile system

  • Basic pixel art

  • Environment effects

  • Jump boost and pickup mechanics

  • Optimisation


Final Grade:

[ Overall: Distinction ]