SCOOT POOCH WAS MY FIRST ARCADE GAME, AND WHAT GOT ME STARTED ON THIS CRAZY ADVENTURE.
HAVING SEEN THE INDIE ARCADE AT MAGFEST 2017, AND NOT QUITE UNDERSTANDING IT, I DECIDED THAT BUILDING AN ARCADE GAME WAS AN ENTIRELY REASONABLE PROPOSITION. ORIGINALLY, I THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING A TWO PLAYER TWIN-STICK SHOOTER, LIKE SMASH TV. A FRIEND JOKINGLY SUGGESTED I MAKE A GAME YOU PLAY WITH YOUR BUTT. AFTER WRESTLING WITH HOW TO TURN A ROWING MACHINE INTO A GAME, THE CONCEPT EVOLVED INTO SCOOT POOCH.
THE CONCEPT IS A TWO PLAYER RACING GAME WHERE YOU TAKE CONTROL OF A DOG SCOOTING ITS BUTT ACROSS THE CARPET. THE CONTROLS ARE TWO TRACKBALLS FOR EACH PLAYER, EACH REPRESENTING ONE OF YOUR PAWS, AS WELL AS A FOOT PEDAL OR BUTTON TO JUMP. BONUSES ARE AWARDED FOR FINISHING THE COURSE FIRST, AS WELL AS BREAKING AS MANY OBJECTS IN THE HOUSE BEFORE COMPLETING THE RACE.
PROGRAMMING, ART, CABINET DESIGN, WIRING ALL DONE BY ME
MUSIC BY JON BLANTON, MARSHALL CONOVER, AND MATT WAGGETT
TITLE SCREEN ART BY DYLAN GALLAGHER
COMPLETED FOR MAGFEST 2018, JANUARY 2018
