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[Leafsnail]

I can't really provide any advice, all the games I've made are horrible (my RTS attempt is well into the region of "comedy awfulness").  I've always found games with a unique central theme or mechanic most interesting, myself, but I'm not sure about what others think.

[Neruz]

Hmm... A platformer RTS maybe.  I guess Cortex Command already did that, but there's no such thing as a new idea anyway.  Make it more numerous and less detail oriented, like a cross between Worms and Lemmings.  Base building, squad orders, defenses, the works.

Worms with base building. Interesting concept...

[Leafsnail]

If I remember correctly, the funnest thing about worms was using a blowtorch to dig until you were right in the enemy area one "turn" before sudden death, then using an uzi to eliminate the entire enemy team at once.

Doesn't work too often if I remember correctly, but pretty satisfying when it does .

[Muz]

Eh, platformer RTSes sound easy enough, but you waste time on balance, debugging, and little features like AI. I have my own embarrassment of a platform RTS, and while I put in 10 hours a day with a team of 4, my competitors were slacking off and finished their games in much shorter time.

And since you're out to show your graphics, go for a simpler platformer, where the player can put more focus on the scenery. RTSes are good for showing off technical stuff, but graphical finesse is limited, and you get tempted to work with smaller sprites to have a bigger area for strategic stuff.

[Neruz]

Hey, i just said the idea was interesting. This is a thread for interesting ideas, not necessarily feasible ones.

[Heron TSG]

Now i'm curious; what on earth is 'sled luge'?

It's like street luge, but with sleds. It's more dangerous because you have NO steering or traction.

Bear luge sounds even more awesome though. Dodge obstacles while playing a beat 'em up in order to stay on the bear.

[Cthulhu]

Now i'm curious; what on earth is 'sled luge'?

It's like street luge, but with sleds. It's more dangerous because you have NO steering or traction.

Bear luge sounds even more awesome though. Dodge obstacles while playing a beat 'em up in order to stay on the bear.

Fact:  Everything I make is awesome.

[Psyco Jelly]

Maybe something like the old Pitfall game for the atari? Maybe something like Gauntlet?

[Neruz]

Now i have this image of a man riding a bear (on it's back, so it's sliding) down a hill, dodging obstacles like flying sharks whilst wrestling the bear.

[Hawkfrost]

Now i have this image of a man riding a bear (on it's back, so it's sliding) down a hill, dodging obstacles like flying sharks whilst wrestling the bear.

Do it!
It's so original and awesome!

[DreamThorn]

The forest is tired of getting chopped down! It wants REVENGE!!!

Samurai Tree Massacre Turbo X-treme!

Coming in 2010 to a game machine somewhere!

[Neruz]

I has me an idea. Thanks guys.

[Aqizzar]

What, you're not going to tell us?  You know you have to tell us.

[Jude]

Just google "300 game mechanics" and you'll find this site where the guy had a goal of coming up with 300 original game mechanics - anything from extremely simple to rather complex - just as an exercise, and to provide ideas for people like you. I think he only got to 100 and then went on indefinite hiatus, but even that should give you a few.

[ToonyMan]

How about a game where you control some other dudes stuff and save him from his house blowing up and then you have to build up and fight things.