The retro feel that you mastered with this series fits perfectly for a Track & Field remake! Everything feels very polished and I like the attention to detail.
The dash event is pretty easy, but sadly I couldn't get through the hurdles. I've summed up things that I think could've improved them:
- offsetting the camera so the player sees hurdles earlier,
- increasing the jump velocity,
- shrinking the hurdle's (or player's) collider,
- making it a little more forgiving, because it feels like hitting one hurdle is enough to fail the whole round,
- ideally, not making the player redo the entire previous event to attempt this one.
Now here's what I absolutely loved about this game:
- The running animation gets me every time, it's so hilarious!
- The story setup! The fact that I am competing against Mr. Monocles is very motivating.
- The lines before hurdles are a great idea.
- The stun animation is amazing and so well done!
- The crowd cheering after every round is such a neat detail.
- All the data being displayed at the top, just like in the original!
- The retro music, it creates a very fun vibe.
I probably shouldn't have spent more time writing the comment than playing the game, but I hope the feedback helps. I'll surely return to play this later, because I can't wait to see how the story ends, and I won't let Mr. Monocles beat me at hurdles!