Hey, I'm new to this site, but I thought I'd share a project I'm working on at the moment. I've been a fan of kart racing games (like Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing) for a while, and a little while ago speculated on what a Touhou themed kart racer would be like. Eventually, one thing lead to another, and I ended up making this. This is Touhou Kart! I've been working on this for a couple of months, and I have the basic engine working. I'll start you off with a video, then go into some details:
The controls are quite similar to Crash Team Racing. Obviously you can drive and turn, but you also have your drifting, which allows you to turn more sharply, and, if you time it right, get a boost. If you drift for too long, though, you'll spin out of control, and lose a lot of speed. You can also use the drift button to jump, which you can use off ramps and such to boost when you land. There is also the brake button, which allows you to stop very quickly, but also gives you a very fast turn, for more precise driving. In the game, you will collect "Power" points. The more power you have, the faster you'll drive, and also, if you reach MAX power, you'll get a slightly better version of your spellcards. Spellcards are gained from "Bomb" boxes, and you'll be able to use these in much the same way as items in other kart racers.
There is a story mode and a versus mode planned. Versus mode will hopefully be online, and allow up to 8 players to race either other. Story mode is a little more interesting. The story mode will be segmented into 4 worlds, each with 3 tracks and a boss. If you come first in all 3 tracks, you can then race the boss. Beating the boss will open up the next world. There is also, in each world, the Sakuya Challenge. These are optional, but will allow you to unlock extra characters for use in versus mode. The Sakuya Challenge involves racing Sakuya on all 3 tracks in that world in a row. If you beat her in all 3, then you win the challenge.
Here is the list of characters that will be playable racers in the game. I know some people will be disappointed that their favourite character didn't make the cut, but I know I can't please everyone, and there are just far too many Touhou characters to fit them all into one game, at least with the time/budget (no budget, by the way) that I have.
Starting characters (also the only characters playable in story mode):
- Reimu Hakurei
- Marisa Kirisame
- Tewi Inaba
- Youmu Konpaku
- Nitori Kawashiro
- Suwako Moriya
- Remilia Scarlet
- Patchouli Knowledge
And the following are unlockable characters:
- Cirno
- Reisen Udongein Inaba
- Aya Shameimaru
- Flandre Scarlet
- Sakuya Izayoi
- Renko Usami
- Maribel Han
There is one stage planned for each character, and also hopefully one spell card associated with each character, too.
There is a
Facebook page for this game, which hopefully will have updates, screenshots and the like.
That's more or less it for now! I hope you enjoy this project when I'm finished with it! Happy racing!