Concept

Go-Boi is a 2.5D endless runner. It was made as a form of case study in games such as Super Mario, and more importantly - Flappy Bird!

The goal was to find the essence of such games, and then give it a fresh & personal twist.

Solo Project

The premise of Go-Boi was simple, as it was based on other games. I wanted each addition to be a valuable addition, and blend naturally with the rest of the game - and so I added:

• Countdown timer, to motivate the player to pick up time-ups.
• Speed display, to remind the player to stay fast.
  
• Lives, to give the player a fighting chance.

Power-Ups

For the added main design, I chose power-ups. I added a few power-ups, but I wanted each of them to feel substantial and unique. They were the following:

• Health Potion - Refills the player's health.
• Speed Boost - Increases the added speed to player.
• Slow Motion - Slows down time, and speeds up player.
• Double score - Doubles incoming score.

The lessons I learned

Since this was a very simple game, I had to think more on the design, rather than the technical aspects of it, as clever design is better than overdesign. As an addition to that, less is more.