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A jam submission

Nerd AlertView game page

Eliminate rival nerds and become the Alpha!
Submitted by carlestyle (@carlestyle), error1st, DexterityArt, DigitalMoose, Benni — 8 minutes, 46 seconds before the deadline

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Team Name
The Jock Blockers

Gameplay Instructions
Input: 2-4 players, local multiplayer, controller only

Goal: Eliminate rival nerds and become the Alpha!

Starting Game: Connect controllers, and press START on the controller to set your nerd to ready. Once 2 or more players are set to ready, press SPACE to start the game.

Nerd Controls: Movement: Left thumb stick, Cower: X, Jump: A, Shove: B, Talk: Y

Jock Controls: Same as Nerd except: Whack: X, Charge Attack: B

Gameplay: Random protein shakes appear at regular intervals. Drink the shake to TRANSFORM into a Jock for a short period of time. You can also use these actions to reveal Nerds cowering under tables.

Link to Gameplay Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_OEOc8-ttQ

List any content that was created before the jam that was included in the final submission.
- Diner assets (asset pack on the Unreal Marketplace by Erhan Yilmaz)
- Smoke Flipbook texture from Epic Starter Content
- A few Paragon Grux and Minions animations for running around and attacks
- The music (2 tracks: Bluesed and Abused by Quincas Moreira, and Silent Movie by DPmusic)
- Record scratch sound effect (From the free BBC sound effects library)
- Fonts (RocknRoll Typo by Maurer Design, and DayPoserBlack by Nick's Fonts)

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

Video looks extremely good! Wish I wasn't a nerd without friends so I could play :(