Truck Norris III: XTREME Edition

This game was made for GDDI January Game Jam 2025

Truck Norris III: XTREME Edition isn’t here to reinvent the platformer genre - it’s here to kidnap it, duct tape a brick to the accelerator, and drive it off a cliff into a swirling vortex of chaos. Made in Unreal Engine 5 on zero sleep and questionable substances, this unregulated disaster-piece throws you into a 3D world that feels like a fever dream fueled by diesel fumes and spite. This game doesn't care if you win, lose, or explode - it just wants to watch you spiral out of control. Forget checkpoints, forget progress; every failure is another brick in the absolutely unhinged highway to victory. The laws of physics have been replaced with the laws of whatever the hell this is. Are you ready to pilot a truck that feels like it’s possessed by caffeine and bad decisions? Good luck. Or not. This is Truck Norris III: XTREME Edition, and it’s laughing at you already.  

Controls

	Key Board
Movement	AD
Brake	S
Jump	Spacebar
Rocket	Shift
Reset	Backspace

The goal of the game is to reach the finish line at the top of the level.  Start by moving right and continue to follow the path as you ascend up the course.  Along the way, you will encounter various obstacles and objects that will impact your adventure:

Fuel Tank - Run into the floating fuel tanks to collect them and add to your fuel meter.  Pressing Shift will expend your fuel while giving your horizontal movement a massive boost.  It even works in the air!

Teleporter - Red circles act as teleport points.  Jump into one to be transported to the corresponding teleporter.  Your momentum won’t reset, so be careful!

Checkpoint - When you pass by a sword stabbed into a mound, it represents a checkpoint.  When you die, you will reset to the last checkpoint you passed.  You can also press Backspace to reset back to the checkpoint at any time.

Fan - The large fans will blow air, pushing the car away from them.  You may have to use them to reach greater heights.

Trampoline - Mattresses on the ground will act as bounce pads to send you higher.  You can’t change your movement in the air, so you’ll keep going in the same direction you were before.

Spikes - Touching spikes will result in death, so don’t do that.

Meet Our Team Members (Listed in Alphabetical Order by Last Name):

• Clare Meyer Gameplay Programmer, Level Designer
  
• Rees Payne Gameplay Programmer, Level Designer, UI Designer
• Yushan Song Gameplay Programmer, Level Designer, Environment Designer
• Cameron VanderTuig Gameplay Programmer, VFX, Sound Designer, Level Designer
  
• Yifan Zheng System Programmer, Gameplay Programmer, Level Designer