Friend Switch GBShowdown 2023

Description

Use the powers of the four friends to avoid hall monitors, solve puzzles, and escape the maniacal teacher! 

Speedy, Stealthy, and Steve are always getting detention. But today, Slingshot will join them. Can they work as a cohesive team to escape? 

Meet the Friends

1. Slingshot is new to the group. He can shoot at bells to distract certain slacking hall monitors from their duties. 
2. Steve is strong as an ox and just as slow. He can push stuff around.
3. Speedy's got quick feet and a quicker temper. When active, he’ll outrun any hall monitor! 
4. Stealthy, doesn’t stand out much. When active, hall monitor vision is reduced. 

Controls

Controls are specified as [Game boy / Keyboard]

• [B / x] will switch between characters in the order listed above. 
• [A / z] will use a character ability, if they don’t already have a passive one. 
• [Select / Shift] will restart the level.
• [Start / Enter] will initiate the game when on the title screen. 

Credits

• Jaime Caicedo : Pixel Art, Story & Dialogue, Gameplay, Programming
• Mark Langer : Story & Dialogue, Level Design, Gameplay, Programming
• Ethan Fiore : Music, Story & Dialogue, Level Design, Gameplay, Programming
  
• VT : Story & Dialogue
• Alex Langer: Title Screen
• Parabellum Games: Character Sprites

This was a submission to Game Boy Showdown 2023.