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'''Release type:''' [[Incomplete]]<br /> | '''Release type:''' [[Incomplete]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Release date:''' [[ | + | '''Release date:''' (Begun [[1995]][[Category:1995]])<br /> |
'''Levels:''' 2<br /> | '''Levels:''' 2<br /> | ||
'''Author:''' [[Alan Caudel]]<br /> | '''Author:''' [[Alan Caudel]]<br /> | ||
'''Website:''' [http://www.dummyduck.com/ DummyDuck.com]<br /> | '''Website:''' [http://www.dummyduck.com/ DummyDuck.com]<br /> | ||
'''Related games:''' ''[[The Legend of Budd]]'' | '''Related games:''' ''[[The Legend of Budd]]'' | ||
| − | }} [[ | + | }}{{Disambig|Adam Tyner|Power Flux| or [[Alan Caudel]]'s ''[[Power Fights A.C.]]''}} |
| + | After Dummy Duck, Budd seems to rank near the top of Caudel's recurring mascots. His main showcase, ''Power Budd!'', is incomplete, and -- in the version currently available -- what was once complete does not completely survive. There are a few missing files, that need to be tweaked to allow the game life. | ||
| + | What's you get when you do that is the start of a charming, ambitious action-adventure platformer starring what seems to be an animated blob of corrected fluid. | ||
| + | [[File:BuddSprite.gif|center]] | ||
| + | With the correct equipment, Budd can sling fluid at enemies, jab out with a brush, and super jump. The level design and enemy placement seem a bit provisional, with lots of cheap hits and all of the important items scattered around the first level, often in easy-to-overlook locations. For that matter, the key mapping, not unusually for a Game-Maker game, is kind of unfocused, with various attacks and moves sprawling across the keyboard according to their description rather than according to player ergonomics. | ||
| + | [[File:BuddScreen.gif|thumb|320px|And that's the power of Budd.]] | ||
| + | All of that roughness is easy to overlook, though, in the face of the character's design and animation, the satisfaction of movement, and the general tone of the game's world and population. ''Power Budd!'' speaks like a classic that would have been, had it just held together long enough to cross the finish line. | ||
| + | The character returns in a more perfunctory experiment, ''[[The Legend of Budd]]'', and a few cameo appearances. The original is where all of the confidence lies, however. | ||
| + | {{SeriesNav|Budd series{{!}}(Overview)|Power Budd!|The Legend of Budd|[[Budd series]]}} | ||
| − | + | == Story == | |
| + | N/A | ||
| + | == Instructions == | ||
| + | * '''Numerical keypad: | ||
| + | ** '''4/6: '''Walk left/right | ||
| + | ** '''7/8/9: '''Leap left/up/right | ||
| + | ** '''1/3: '''Roll left/right | ||
| + | * '''P/D: '''Pick up/drop items | ||
| + | * '''W: '''Sling a ''Wave'' of corrective fluid | ||
| + | * '''S: '''''Stab'' with brush '''(with appropriate item)''' | ||
| + | * '''F: '''''Fire'' liquid bullet '''(with appropriate item)''' | ||
| + | * '''B: '''Super jump '''(with appropriate item)''' | ||
| + | * '''I: '''Rapid roll to the right | ||
| + | * '''L: '''Melt yourself -- for fun! | ||
| + | == Credits == | ||
| + | Designed by [[Alan Caudel]]. | ||
| + | == Availability == | ||
| + | This game is not known to have been distributed in any form, prior to its addition to the Archive. | ||
| + | == Archive History == | ||
| − | + | After an earlier wave of rediscoveries, on July 13 2011 Alan Caudel provided another archive of previously missing Game-Maker material, including the following: | |
| − | = | + | {| style="color:black;" |
| − | + | | | |
| − | + | * ''[[Alan!]]'' | |
| + | * ''[[Alan B-Day]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Alan '95]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Alan '96]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Bear Fun Show]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Benny]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Bone!]]'' | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | * ''[[CGA Hell]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Doom]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Off The Page]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[DD4: Canadian Boxing Day]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Frisbounce]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Godzilla]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Hamsterman]]'' | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | * ''[[Jon '95]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Kozmo Kat]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Legend of Budd]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mr. Berkel Derkel!]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mister Spiff IV]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Nathan Rocks]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Ninja]]'' | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | * ''[[Palladia: The Game]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Power Budd!]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Power Flux]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Robo-Wars]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Ski]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Star Avenger]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Star Avenger III]]'' | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | * ''[[Star Avenger 4]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Star Wars]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stickman!!! Die]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stickman Die!!]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Trees]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Twister, argh!]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[What the...?!?]]'' | ||
| + | |} | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | + | <youtube>D9jUgFgQoBg</youtube> | |
| − | + | * '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/budd.php Play ''Power Budd!'' online]''' | |
== Downloads == | == Downloads == | ||
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* '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/budd.zip Power Budd!]''''' (103 kB) | * '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/budd.zip Power Budd!]''''' (103 kB) | ||
| + | [[Category: Game-Maker games]] | ||
[[Category: Incomplete games]] | [[Category: Incomplete games]] | ||
[[Category: Alan Caudel]] | [[Category: Alan Caudel]] | ||
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[[Category: Character games]] | [[Category: Character games]] | ||
[[Category: New discoveries]] | [[Category: New discoveries]] | ||
| + | [[Category: On Target Programming]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Budd series]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Eponymous titles]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Games needing maps]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Florida]] | ||
| + | [[Category: United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:00, 2 July 2021
Release type: Incomplete
Release date: (Begun 1995)
Levels: 2
Author: Alan Caudel
Website: DummyDuck.com
Related games: The Legend of Budd
Not to be mistaken for Adam Tyner's Power Flux or Alan Caudel's Power Fights A.C..
After Dummy Duck, Budd seems to rank near the top of Caudel's recurring mascots. His main showcase, Power Budd!, is incomplete, and -- in the version currently available -- what was once complete does not completely survive. There are a few missing files, that need to be tweaked to allow the game life.
What's you get when you do that is the start of a charming, ambitious action-adventure platformer starring what seems to be an animated blob of corrected fluid.
With the correct equipment, Budd can sling fluid at enemies, jab out with a brush, and super jump. The level design and enemy placement seem a bit provisional, with lots of cheap hits and all of the important items scattered around the first level, often in easy-to-overlook locations. For that matter, the key mapping, not unusually for a Game-Maker game, is kind of unfocused, with various attacks and moves sprawling across the keyboard according to their description rather than according to player ergonomics.
All of that roughness is easy to overlook, though, in the face of the character's design and animation, the satisfaction of movement, and the general tone of the game's world and population. Power Budd! speaks like a classic that would have been, had it just held together long enough to cross the finish line.
The character returns in a more perfunctory experiment, The Legend of Budd, and a few cameo appearances. The original is where all of the confidence lies, however.
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Story[edit]
N/A
Instructions[edit]
- Numerical keypad:
- 4/6: Walk left/right
- 7/8/9: Leap left/up/right
- 1/3: Roll left/right
- P/D: Pick up/drop items
- W: Sling a Wave of corrective fluid
- S: Stab with brush (with appropriate item)
- F: Fire liquid bullet (with appropriate item)
- B: Super jump (with appropriate item)
- I: Rapid roll to the right
- L: Melt yourself -- for fun!
Credits[edit]
Designed by Alan Caudel.
Availability[edit]
This game is not known to have been distributed in any form, prior to its addition to the Archive.
Archive History[edit]
After an earlier wave of rediscoveries, on July 13 2011 Alan Caudel provided another archive of previously missing Game-Maker material, including the following:
Links[edit]
Downloads[edit]
- Power Budd! (103 kB)
