Pang: The Tainted Forest

A mirror for portfolio purposes

My part in the project

• Responsible for the majority of the game's code
• Acted as the unofficial lead programmer and made sure the code portion of the project met set deadlines
• Coded / created:
  • The character and it's various functionalities
  • Easier level making tools (suchs as dynamic sprite loading depending on level type)
  • Level elements
  • Bubbles and their various mechanics
  • Power-ups and other item drops
  • Created animations for UI elements and implemented animations for character and power-ups
  • Handled controls/inputs
  • Other smaller things

Original README:

Description

The Tainted Forest is a recreation of the old arcade game, Pang. It's a simple 2D game in which the goal is to pop all the taint bubbles to advance to the next level. The game features 18 unique levels, power-ups, beautiful hand-drawn graphics and custom music.

Screenshots

Installation

Download the latest release from itch.io! Extract the zip and run "The Tainted Forest.exe".

Alternatively you can play the OpenGL version on my website jerejoensuu.fi, although it's only there for demonstration purposes and might not work as intended.

Instructions

The game uses Unity's Input System and supports both keyboard and controller input. KB:

• move: wasd / arrows
• shoot: ctrl / space / mouse1
• pause: esc
• select: mouse1 / enter

Controller: (Controls may vary depending on the controller used)

• move: joystick / d-pad
• shoot X / A
• pause: start
• select: X / A

Authors and acknowledgment

Programmers

• Jere Joensuu
• Joni Nevala

Artists

• Janina Korpela
• Niina Lahti
• Nina Lahti
• Aura Solja
• Mona Westman

Sound & music

• Deniz Kirci
• Akseli Koskinen