My first game idea is based of the game ‘Wii Sports’ for the Nintendo Wii. This is a game that I used to really enjoy when I was younger as it was very diverse, and you had the choice to pay which ever sport you were feeling on that particular day. So, my idea was to create a little virtual reality world which resembled an arcade or a sports center, in which you could walk around and decide which game or sport you would like to play. By creating a game like this you are not confined to one audience, as you have a variety of mini games to choose from. Within each of these mini games I would like to have some sort of scoring system, so you could compete against friends in the different games and there would be high score holders. I am not sure if this game idea is realistic for this project as I am not sure if it will be possible to enter different games within a game, but it is definitely something that I would be interested in looking into and seeing if it is possible for me to create. I would start of the process of making this game by making the little world in Unity and make each mini game from there.
My second game idea is based on Super Mario Bros. This is a game that has been around since 1985. It is a game that everyone is familiar with and I would be surprised if someone told me that they didn’t play Super Mario when they were growing up. The aim of this game is that Mario and Luigi have to get through many levels and challenges in order to save Princess Peach from the villain Bowser. This game consists of different worlds which contain different sub-levels. So, I would like to create my own characters and my own world with the same concept of the Super Mario series. Each level would start of easier than they would get more difficult the further you progressed. I would create the game so they player starts off with four or five lives, losing a life each time they are defeated, then when all lives are gone they would have to start from the start again. The characters would be faced with many different challenges, including different villains and for the chance to fall of the world, resulting in losing a life. I would also include ‘power-ups’ in this game as it would allow the character to grow stronger and faster, giving them better opportunities to get further in each level and one step closer to completing the game. After each level I might add the feature that there will be a ranking of how well you completed each level, this may be represented by 1-3 stars, this feature may encourage people to go back and play a level again, so they can get the highest number of stars possible. This is a game that I would be very interested in trying to create as it is a game that I have always enjoyed, and it would be fun to put my own spin on it.
My third game idea is a game that I used to play when I was younger. The concept of the game I used to play was very simple yet effective. The aim of the game was to get a frog safely across a very busy road. There were many obstacles in the way of the frog, including cars, buses, trains and even trying to cross rivers by jumping on tree logs. I cannot find the exact version I used to play as I cannot remember the name of the game or find it online. However, I have found many other versions and concepts of the same game idea. The most modern version I have found of a game that has the same concept is called ‘Crossy Road’, in this game you start of as being a chicken animal and you have to try get the chicken across the road. When playing this game on a PC or laptop you would use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the animal from side to side or forward or back, in the hopes to get by all of the obstacles in your way. In my version of this game I would start the animal off as a being a frog, as that is what I remember from when I was a child, however I would like to include the choice of your character being another animal, which you could unlock as a reward for doing well in the game and getting your animal so far. I feel like this game would be a good one to try and create as it is quite simple and the level is the same every time, but it is a game concept that is very addictive and makes the player want to play it over and over again in the hopes to get further and that they make be able to unlock a new animal to use as their character. This is a game that I could see myself being able to create and enjoying the process also.
For my forth game idea, I hope to create my own open world roaming/ role play game. My hopes for this game are for the player to create their own character, which will then be placed in a world that I have created. This character will be free to roam around this world freely discovering new places and new things to do. There will be chances in this game for the player to build up the strengths of their character by completing relevant tasks. I would also like to hide different gems around in this world, which the player can find in unfamiliar places, the player can build up their gem count for in game purchase, which could include features that will improve their character, they would purchase weapons which would make it easier for the player to complete tasks or make it further into unknown places within the world. With these gems they could also build up the town they live in, improve on the buildings in the town and even build more buildings. The world could be interchangeable with the player being able to add more buildings in certain areas. For this game I hope that the player would feel like they have entered a different world and lose themselves in playing a character and trying to make their character better. I feel like this may be the game that I am most intrigued in, as it is very adaptable, and you could just create a whole new world which I feel would be very fun. The game that comes to mind for me when I think of this idea is the ‘The Legend of Zelda’, so my game might be somewhat similar to that game.
