Tetherwood

Tetherwood

A DIY at home Alt-Control game! 

Tighten the thread with a friend and cut through the devilish creatures!

Downloaded builds recommended to have controller rumble

Alt-Control Setup

Materials

- Any Gamepad (with two Joysticks)

- String

- Tape (Optional)

- Raised surface (Stool, Chair, Table, etc.)

Instructions

1. Fasten or tape your gamepad to a chair or small table.

2. Tie a piece of string to the left joystick.

3. Repeat for the right joystick.

4. Give one string to each person - control by holding the ends of the string and pulling them taut. 

5. Move yourself around the controller to go in different directions! Use the string to take down the creatures!

6. Use longer pieces of string to up the difficulty (and play space needed)

Details

- Tetherwood was inspired by the idea of attaching string to the joystick of a Gamecube controller. We thought it would be fun to play a game where the player remotely steers their character from a distance and has to physically move around beyond using their hands.

- We started by testing indie and bitsy games on itch, and A Short Hike. These all matched well with the retro look of the Gamecube controller, but we wanted something more specific to the controller. We decided to create our own 2-player game and translate the controls onto the screen, where both players control a piece of string that can be used to score points.

- Development took 2 days. On Day 1, Archer crafted the character designs, Arthur designed the string, and Kevin designed the enemy behavior. On Day 2, all three of us met in person to polish our design and physically construct the setup for the game (which can be viewed in the screenshots)!

- Enjoy!  

Credits

Archer - Game Design + Art

Kevin - Game Design + Programming

Arthur - Game Design + Programming

Repo: https://github.com/DoubleBrackets/Tetherwood