Jumpfighters

Jumpfighters was presented Goldsmiths' MA Games and Playful Design 2024 Showcase "Maybe You Should Make A Game About It?".

Showcase - https://maybemakeagameaboutit.itch.io/

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Jumpfighters is a local multiplayer arcade action game set in a world of Saturday morning cartoon violence and knife-wielding cats. It's designed to be played in-person and loudly with your nearest and dearest friends and enemies.

Now is your time. Claim your destiny. Become a Jumpfighter!

[Jumpfighters is a work in progress, which will have new features added over time. To download and play the current build, visit https://github.com/iamdanielgreen/jumpfighters/]

Read the development diary here - https://github.com/iamdanielgreen/jumpfighters/blob/main/00_Process/diary.md

Controls

Player One

W [Keyboard] / Down Action Button [Gamepad] - Jump
A [Keyboard] / D-Pad Left + Left Stick Left [Gamepad] - Move Left
D [Keyboard] / D-Pad Right + Left Stick Right [Gamepad] - Move Right
Space [Keyboard] / Left Action Button [Gamepad] - Fight

Player Two

Up Arrow [Keyboard] / Down Action Button [Gamepad] - Jump
Left Arrow [Keyboard] / D-Pad Left + Left Stick Left [Gamepad] - Move Left
Right Arrow [Keyboard] / D-Pad Right + Left Stick Right [Gamepad] - Move Right
Control [Keyboard] / Left Action Button [Gamepad] - Fight

[NOTE: The current build of Jumpfighters supports DualShock 4 and Xbox 360 controllers. Switch Pro controllers should work, but have not been tested.]

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Thank you to Kate Byrne, Emma Fox, Stephen Fox, N. + R., Juila Mascetti, Vicky Wong, Fede Fasce, The Team at HatchLabs, Samuel Bruce and Ben Byrne.