Punked In The 90's

Take the gameplay of Vampire Survivors and the dialogue and storytelling of Hades. Throw in some nostalgic vibes from the 90’s and you get Punked in the 90’s. Punked is a survivors-like game, in which you play as the delinquent, Tyler, who, with the help of your friends, takes down the ever-growing legion of time police with an assortment of unique weapons spanning from a basic switchblade, to a yoyo, or even a pog.

Punked in the 90’s starts with the player extremely weak. Only one weapon, only a sliver of health, only one dash, etc; however, when the player starts taking out the time-police, he gains time crystals, which take the place of experience points. These experience points can be used to create weapons for the player. As the waves get harder, the player should get stronger, clearing screens full of enemies with ease.

What makes Punked in the 90’s worth playing over all the other survivors-like games out there? Punked in the 90’s unique setting, weapons, and characters make it stand out amongst the other games in its’ genre. Our current weapons (and future planned weapons for nationals) are different from most games. Instead of having classic weapons like a sword, magic rod, etc, we chose to give each weapon a “90’s spin”. For example, we wanted a projectile that shoots towards a nearby enemy. Instead of creating a bullet or basic projectile, we made the weapon a cassette player that shoots music notes. We aimed to make each weapon look and feel different from each other, so the player can walk away having a favorite they want to use and upgrade again in a future run. 

Punked in the 90’s is currently in an alpha state. While we are proud of the work we’ve put in, that by no means entails that Punked and its team is finished. We have spent these past few months adding new, which will allow us to expand upon the created aspects that already exist. We plan on spending the time between state and nationals to further polish Punked in the 90’s. More levels, More story beats. It’s all about more.

Nationals Weapons:

• Tamagotchi Dog: Tyler gets a friend! A tamagotchi pet comes to life and assists Tyler in his blind spots. As you upgrade it, it will grow from a tiny dog, to a massive wolf.
• Slinky: Throwable slinky that ricochets off of enemies, growing faster as it bounces.
• Hot Wheels: Tyler’s skateboard trails fire behind him after a dash.
• Pet Rock: Get a new pet rock buddy that will follow you everywhere!

New Levels:

• Laser Tag Arena: Tyler is fighting in a neon 90’s themed battleground with strobe lights and disco balls galore. Time police are now armed with ranged laser guns, that Tyler has to dodge around, with help from the terrain you would find in a 90’s laser tag arena.
• Roller Rink: Tyler finds his way to a roller rink, where he hopes to find some answers as to why he’s stuck in the past. The time police have followed him there in attempts to lock him up. Tyler now must not only dodge police, but other skaters as well!

New Mechanics:

The player’s feeling of progression is a large concern for us. While the progression in individual level feels fun, according to our playtesters, they wish there was some sort of progression cross- level. That’s why we wish to implement our new Trinket System. 

• In between levels, you’ll visit our hub world, Webster’s basement. In his basement, there will be a drawer, where you can find trinkets you’ve collected in your past runs! These trinkets each give you unique stat powers that you could use to further personalize your run of Punked.

Here is a link to a tier list with all of our weapons.

Punked In The 90's Weapons Tier List

We would love to see what weapons are totally radical and what weapons are a total bummer. Give us feedback!