Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peer Johannsen

Vectrex Academy 2025 Project

Working Title

  • DODGE CHALLENGE

Project Status

  • Project completed
  • Final release available for download

Synopsis

  • When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane!
  • You are the driver of a fast racecar, and you want to get to your destination quickly!
  • Thus, you are speeding down the highway much faster than other cars.
  • Your challenge is to dodge oncoming traffic and make it as far as possible.
  • As of the alpha, you can select the desired speed (0-10) to go down the highway.
  • In the future, you will only be able to select the difficulty, and the speed will advance accordingly.
  • Speed 1-9 are playable (speed 9 with quite some concentration..)
  • Speed 10 is just for fun. It's way too fast...
  • For the future of the game there are a few things planned.
  • I will gradually implement those, depending on my time.
  • My ideas: abilities (respawn, rockets to kill the car in front,..), fuel, sound effects and music.
  • I am open for feedback and ideas!

How To Play

  • The game greets you with a start menu, which will be getting more options in the future.
  • As of now, you may select a given game speed (values 00-10).
  • Once START is selected, you will be gaining control of the racecar.
  • Upon hitting an object, the game is over, and you will get the option to retry or go back to the start menu - e.g., to select a slower speed ;-)
  • Now to the controls:
  • As of the alpha release, input is limited to the buttons on controller 1
  • Don't worry, joystick support is planned!
  • Driving controls:
  • Pressing button 2/3 once, initiates a single lane change (2=left, 3=right)
  • Pressing button 2/3 while executing a lane change won't have any effect
  • Buttons 1 and 4 are currently unused
  • Menu controls:
  • Like changing lanes, buttons 2 and 3 will let you navigate through the menu
  • To select an option, press button 4
  • Once an option with a user input value is selected, used button 2/3 to alternate all possible values
  • To save the input, press button 4 again
  • Button 1 is unused

Author

  • laserbluejay

Concept Art

Screenshots

Demo Video

Downloads

  • Downloads are free and for non-commercial use only. Use at your own risk.
  • Please respect the copyright and credit the author and the origin of this game.

Online Playing

  • Link to Dr. Snuggles' online emulator to directly play the game in your browser: Dodge Challenge

Feedback

  • Feedback and bug reports are very welcome and will be relayed to the author.
  • Please use this link to send your comments.

Latest modification on 08/05/2025, 08:40

  • Project completed
  • Final release uploaded