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Huskie Hackers Mini Jame Gam

Huskie Hackers Mini Jame Gam

Last weekend, Huskie Hackers participated in their very first Mini Jame Gam! A game jam is an event where a team comes together to develop a game within a limited period of time, usually centered around a specific theme. This year’s Mini Jame Gam featured the theme “Explosion” with a special required item: “Box”.

Huskie Hackers had less than three days to create a game from scratch that incorporated both elements. Their final creation combined prehistoric and futuristic ideas with a fun twist. To incorporate the “box”, the team designed a fighting game where the weapon is a microwave and the microwave explodes!

In the game, you play as a caveman battling a bear using a microwave that you must load with the scurrying rats around you. As you fight the bear, the level becomes increasingly challenging and introduces many exciting attacks.

You can play the game here: Rat Go Boom!