need some game ideas

[missionsix]

Hey

I'm thinking about programming an XBL arcade games... any ideas for types of games or an idea for a game would be awesome. I'll give credit to you if i use it, and if I win (this is for a contest) i'll even kick-back some dough.

Let the ideas flow!

[bit]

Really needs to be more top-down shooters out there.

Or something like R-Type Final. Dunno. I just think it's an under-rated genre on XBL.

[AtomicHype]

You should make a superfast platformer where the game speed and shape is directly related to the background music.

[missionsix]

You should make a superfast platformer where the game speed and shape is directly related to the background music.

that would be kind of cool... do you envision it being kind of like guitar hero where the platforms come at you, or more like mario where it is side scrolling?

[Doctor]

make a fucking crazy ass side-scroller game.

EDIT- make it a fucking amalgamation of 8 bit and new gen 3d effects.

EDIT2- fucking wizards vs. ninjas vs. pirates vs. aliens vs. ghosts vs. robots

[Luz]

something overly addictive. something that appears to the human emotions. simple but nice?
unno.

[Psychosomatic]

Text-based adventure starring Luz.

[MonkeyRonin]

Just how intricate can it be? If very much so, then a super-epic 2D RPG would be pretty nifty . Otherwise, this:

Really needs to be more top-down shooters out there.

Or something like R-Type Final. Dunno. I just think it's an under-rated genre on XBL.

Combined with this:

You should make a superfast platformer where the game speed and shape is directly related to the background music.

And make the art really trippy and shit.

[AtomicHype]

The problem with platform shootan is the shitty d-pad.

[Psychosomatic]

Top-Down Shooter RPG, narrated by Luz.

[missionsix]

Good music/sound fx + fast graphics + competitively fun (variable scoring?)

I'm thinking these are essential elements to a great arcade game.

I have a year development trial for the 360 (usually $99/year) plus the software which is over $500 for free, and i think it would be cool thing to learn to do.

The problem is coming up with a solid concept.


I'm not sure if anyone here has hear of Tetrisphere for the N64, but i was thinking about making something similar but with epic colors / sounds / gameplay

[Psychosomatic]

I don't think I played Tetrisphere, which is odd because I was a rentalfag.

[MonkeyRonin]

Good music/sound fx + fast graphics + competitively fun (variable scoring?)

I'm thinking these are essential elements to a great arcade game.

Yeah son, check out my game music thread for some wicked tunes and to then reflect on their importance.

[bit]

And make the art really trippy and shit.

You just described Rez.

[AtomicHype]

I fucking loved that game.

[Psychosomatic]

You know what was a good game? Geometry Wars. You should make that.

[bit]

Only step it up a notch. Calculus Wars.


Give it a snazzy catch phrase too, like, "This time, it's derivative!"

[Psychosomatic]

I don't know if I'm ready for this game. Make Precalculus Wars.

[MonkeyRonin]

Only step it up a notch. Calculus Wars.


Give it a snazzy catch phrase too, like, "This time, it's derivative!"