So sidescrolling tanks have been done before.... How can we re-invent that? any ideas

LeonardDeveloper

Dear All,
I have decided I want to make a sidescolling tank game, Been on Skype with a couple of people including @ozboybrian and basically.. Just wondering how cam you re-invent the clichéd practice of making side scrolling tank games... Any Ideas?
Cheers,
Jack

Doguz

Here is an idea for FREE*. Tanks that can jump like rabbits.




*20% commission.

LeonardDeveloper

Doguz

And why you at it, make them shoot easter eggs at kids. Kids catch them, then run off. You've got 1 year to get this humming. Release a week before easter. Go. Rabbitank™

poorcollegedev

@LeonardDeveloper are you talking sidescrolling like mario or top down?

LeonardDeveloper

Topdown= Topdown not sidescrolling lol.....
Side scrolling is exactly what it says... Scrolls from the sides..

poorcollegedev

So similar to Pocket Tanks? Sorry, I just eoke up and am not in thinking mode

LeonardDeveloper

lol... Ehm... Im just going to have a look at pocket tanks now... Sidescroller: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-scrolling_video_game
EDIT:
Yes pocket tanks is side scrolling... But I mean nothing like it

poorcollegedev

Hmm, kind of limited, in terms of gameplay, with sidescrolling tanks. I thought about it and couldnt come up with anything

theCodeMonsters

Hmm...... You could have the tanks race to a certain point while killing each other? Or maybe you mix in some other type of objective?

poorcollegedev

@theCodeMonsters yeah, but that would probably be better suited for top down so you can actually see that it's a tank lol. But thats just my personal preference

jonmulcahy

I'm not sharing my million dollar idea!

LeonardDeveloper

Yeah sounds Kwl code monsters
@jonmulcahy no sweet! I'll reverse engineer it out of you

theCodeMonsters

@theCodeMonsters yeah, but that would probably be better suited for top down so you can actually see that it's a tank lol. But thats just my personal preference

Lol yeah I agree

tatiang

Tunneling Tanks. Kind of a combination of a side scroller and Mother Load (http://www.miniclip.com/games/motherload/en). You tunnel down/up to get powerups and collect items for points and when you come top-side again, you can pummel the enemies.

DimensionGames

I loved motherload! Would love a clone!

LeonardDeveloper

I loved mother load... Tunnelling tanks looks pretty good...