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Controls:
X (X, V or M on a keyboard): Sword
O (Z, C or N): Item
Pause (P): Open menu
Once items are purchased, you can switch between items in the pause menu.
Credits
Coding and design: Tyler Davis
Character design: Te'shon Farr
Music: Cory Shane Davis
Amika's Quest is a roguelite dungeon crawler created with PICO-8 by Tyler Davis. As a huge fan of classic games, of course I agreed as soon as Tyler asked me to create some original music for this project. Amika's Quest presented some challenges to me that I had never encountered before due to the intentional limitations of PICO-8. It was challenging from both a technial standpoint and a compositional standpoint but, overall, I was pleased and surprised by the results. You can hear an example of each song either in the gameplay demo above, or individually below.
| Title | Description | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Overture and First Level | The goal was to create an upbeat "adventurous" song which would serve as both a brief overture as well as the music for the first level. | 04:31 |
| Level 2 - "Contemplative" | In a departure from the upbeat overture, I went with a more "spacey" sound, using the smooth arpeggios to create a feeling of openness which the droning melodies and crisp interjections could float over. | 04:31 |
| Level 3 - "Dark" | As a huge fan of ominous music in games, I had to throw this one in. A deep ostinato in the base provides an unsettling backdrop to the shimmering organ-like melody. | 04:31 |
| Boss Battle | Being a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series, I appreciate the importance of strong boss music. In the case of Final Fantasy, some of the boss fights have the most memorable and cherished music in the game. Taking inspiration from all my gaming, I crafted this piece out of a steady 3+3+2 ostinato which allows the melodic instruments to sour with their various timbres over top of the agressive ostinato. | 04:31 |
