Malcolm In The Middle 8-Bit Game

Hey! I made this in a couple days as a game-dev exercise. I'm more of a filmmaker/writer by trade, but I'm trying my hand at something new. The idea made me laugh - a literal take on the show's title in video game form - so I went ahead with it, trying to incorporate my own sense of humor as well as that old-school feeling of cruddy licensed games based on popular properties that barely managed to represent their namesake. All the code, sprites and art were made on my own in a two-day period, though I borrowed some assets from credited sources (like the grass/clouds of the background and the killer soundtrack!) I also wanted to add a bit of existential darkness to the game, so if you manage to play for long enough... things might take a bit of a turn. The game was made using Construct 2.

The 8-bit cover of "Boss of Me" made this that much more enjoyable. Loved it.

My brother (@alecrobbins) made this simple game a couple of weekends ago with no prior programming experience.