Trench Run 2: Aquatic Nightmare, The Video Game

Pixel Game Jam 2024 entry

Note from the developers: We went into the Pixel Game Jam 2024 wanting to take a stab at creating a side-scrolling bullet-hell-style shooter. Fully assuming that our game setting would occur in space or the sky. We were thrown a curveball once the jam theme of "Aqua" was announced. After some thought, we decided, screw it, let's still make this game but have it set underwater! 

When designing this game's look and aesthetic, we wanted to keep it bright but also goofy and lighthearted—our vision was Ecco the Dolphin meets Gradius. We also added a story element, which was when it all came together.

With the game jam starting and the clock ticking, we came up with the crazy idea of pretending we were back in the NES 8/16 bit era, making a licenced game for a fictitious movie. Thus, Trench Run 2: Aquatic Nightmare, The Video Game, was born! Our vertical slice represents the last "level" of the game, the end of the movie. 

We had a blast working on this project, and we hope you enjoy our little game as much as we enjoyed creating it for you to play. 

The Team

Producer: Desmand King
Lead Programmer: Dillon Abotossaway
Lead Artist: Seunni

Trench Run 2: Aquatic Nightmare, The Video Game 

FINN is back! Based on the hit movie sequel of 1989 Trench Run 2: Aquatic Nightmare, The Video Game puts you in the seat of a Raven gunship as you join the EPSLION NOVA Squadron in battling the forces of the evil FINN. Enter dark waters as you blast through 13 levels of pure high-octane adrenaline. Turn up the knots as you destroy waves of vile bio-constructs created by the despoiler. Do you have what it takes to join EN Squad and defeat the evil FINN once and for all? Find out in Trench Run 2: Aquatic Nightmare 2, The Video Game!  

Free assets used for this project:

Parallax Cave Background Assets
https://slashdashgamesstudio.itch.io/cave-background-assets

Warped Ocean View
https://ansimuz.itch.io/warped-ocean-view

Sound effects: JSFXR
https://sfxr.me

Retro Gaming Font
https://www.dafont.com/retro-gaming.font

Warped Vehicles
https://ansimuz.itch.io/warped-zone-202

Explosion Animations Pack
https://ansimuz.itch.io/explosion-animations-pack

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