Patrick Curry, lead designer
of hidden-gem
Stubbs the Zombie, has challenged himself to produce
one new game idea per week, every week this year. His first two game ideas included Toothache, a Nintendo DS
dentist simulator, and It's all Business, a text-based, multiplayer, cell phone title. This week's title is
the most elaborate. Mountain Bike Mike is an "extreme-sport racing adventure game." Curry details the control scheme, calling it his inspiration for the idea: "I love control schemes that evoke the real-life activity, and I think you could do some cool stuff with mountain-bike controls. The first part of the idea is that you control your steering separately from your body weight, as controlling your weight on a bicycle is important, but especially important when you’re barreling down a mountain. The second part of the idea is that you control your front-brake independently from your rear-brake. While this might sound cumbersome, anyone who’s ever flipped a bike will tell you that there’s an important distinction here."
I know of a guy who might not only need a lesson in mountain bike controls but is also in a position to green light Curry's idea. Any interest in making a next-gen extreme mountain biking title J?
[Via Raph's Website]
