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Get ready to groove and get ready to GET ROTATED! Spin your way through the galaxy as a funky frog, battling waves of aliens to the tunes of a killer surf rock soundtrack. Use a trackball to rotate the level and a button to shoot your way to victory in this fast-paced cosmic adventure!

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GET ROTATED! was created as part of an alt ctrl jam hosted by Louisville Makes Games. I had the idea to use a trackball to move the level instead of the player. Because the controls were such a big part of the conception, I decided this would work as an arcade cabinet. 

I was lucky enough to have this game featured at MAGFest 2025's indie arcade. I built a lot of analytical stuff and I have been diving through the data I have collect. So while this game is done and I was able to meet my deadline, I am still working on some updates for this. 

There's just no substitute for having thousands of players playtest your game over four days!

Making an arcade cabinet offered some interesting challenges. I knew I wanted a leaderboard and I knew I wouldn't be able to rely on a prebuilt online leaderboard to manage the high scores, so I had to build my own system.

 

Then there was the problem of how the player would enter their initials with just a trackball and a single button. I wanted something a little more bespoke than the standard "flip though all letters to find the ones you want", so I came up with what is essentially a sphere shaped virtual keyboard, then I added a picture of a child hood hero as a personal joke for me. 

Version 2.0

I have implemented the following changes based on player feedback from MAGFest 2025:


- Accessibility options - I added the option to turn off screen shake and also added the option to toggle to shoot.

 

- Revamp menu -  With the accessibility options I made the menu rotate with the trackball. So the player can hold the button on the title screen to access the new menu.

- Change shooting - With the toggle to shoot option, I made it so the shooting is all based on magazine size and ammo instead of cool down timers.

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