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>>Producer comments: How about source for powerups: baldric animation gives powerups and says Pssst.. I have something for you? as he is a little goofy he might gives something bad also.*


15. NPCs

The Rolling Skull

The rolling skull is one of the most prominent enemy NPCs in the game found on almost every level. The rolling skull drops down from the top of the screen (from a random location) and continues falling until it randomly chooses one of the floors. After making contact with the floor the skull will continues its movement by rolling forward. Basicly the bahaviour of the rolling skull is similar to the "barrels" in the original Donkey Kong videogame.

When the rolling skull comes in contact with a wall or obstacle it instantly changes its direction. If the skull rolls out of the level (exits through lobby) it will later spawn again from the top of the screen.

The amount of skulls per level is predefined. Also the intervals for skull spawns may be predefined by the level designer. Location of spawning and the choice of floor is completely random behavior

The rolling skull may be avoided by jumping over it. Any contact with the rolling skull leads to the player getting stunned.

Possessed Cabinet

Possessed cabinets are the simplest form of enemies found in the game. A possessed cabinet jumps up and down in regular intervals. The speed, regularity and height of their jumps may change from cabinet to cabinet. In the later levels the cabinets act more unexpectedly and may change their speed, jump regularity and jump height at any given time.

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