Over the Garden Wall (Ep. 1-3)

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 20:40:29 UTC

overthegardenwallv1bbs

by PepperoniJabroni

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= Info =
"Over the Garden Wall (Ep. 1-3)" is a 2D Pico-8 Zelda-inspired adventure game where you play the titular characters introduced to us by Cartoon Network's gem of a mini-series of the same name, Over the Garden Wall. The story spans the first 3 episodes of the show: "The Old Grist Mill", "Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee", & "Schooltown Follies".

This Pico-8 game was completed after on-and-off efforts over 3 years (first commit was Sept '21). The Pico-8 game uses 96.6% of available tokens and 99.99% of the compressed capacity.

= Controls =

= Features of this game include =

7 Stages: Boot, Menu Scene, Main Menu, Controls, Intro Song, Play Map, & Game Over
A retro GBA-inspired boot sequence
Full screen intro menu scene from original show image
Main menu with 4 randomized characters & show-accurate logo
Controls menu displaying how to play the game
Randomized frog name on each run
Intro singing frog sequence and full song
Story for first 3 episodes (Mill, Pottsfield, & Schoolhouse)
More than 50+ story beats
130+ lines of dialog
21 distinct characters, with map and dialog sprites
3 hidden rock facts to find
7 hidden Edelwoods to find
6 useable items
Achievement system w/ 7 achievements
Game Over screen with score total based on time spent and achievement counts
NPC behaviors like chasing candy/player, walking in loop, going to new position
13 distinct maps, 7 exterior, 6 interior, and 5 distinct buildings
1 secret room!
Fog-of-war type darkness with partial visibility & tile discovery system
Lurking eyes in the darkness
Party members & active party swap mechanics
Map-locking trigger system which hints to player how to progress (e.g. “leave a candy”)
Sprite world element randomization - e.g. specific tree textures are random each run
Play map UI for active character, item, map title
Player selection system with item descriptor texts and NPC idle texts

= Screenshots =

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Over the Garden Wall (Ep. 1-3)