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Hey gang - got two quick videos to share while I continue getting my living space together! And no, it doesn't have anything to do with "Mincecraft" and, strangely, isn't affiliated with the Doujin music circle with the same name either, but it's a duology of "lost" Doujin mini-games by the once-popular circle, "Roots": "Pumpkingdom Halftype" and "Pumpkingdom Halftype2". I wanted to get these videos out sooner, but better late than never.
While I've had "Halftype2" for a few years, I recently came across the first one about a month ago and decided to get both games uploaded together; developed with XNA (3.1) and the NET Framework, the games serve as spin-offs to "The Marionette Antique" and continues the adventures of Marian "Mari" Saionji (trading her blue dress for a red one) and while the games don't really allude to where they fit in the overall timeline, she is more confident and aware of her powers in this game as a "witch", suggesting it's some time in the future. These games would serve as part of the foundation for Roots' later "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" Doujin, "Magical Gunner Mami ☆ Mami Musket". The first game was released in 2009, with the second coming almost one full year later in 2010. This game involves Marian looking for a healthy alternative to snacking and gets roped into Pumpkin hype.
Pumpkingdom (1) is a very simple game where the player goes from left to right and clears two stages broken into four different acts (three levels and a boss). There's no backtracking (depending on how you navigate the level, you can actually fall through the geometry attempting to go back and lose a life, demonstrated in the video), five power-ups, and a basic shot that can be upgraded and aimed in several directions (but not below you). The first power-up is a "Shot Power Wing" which increases the speed of your shots (up to level 3), the second is a "Warp Wing" which allows you to skip acts, the third are "Crystals" which add additional options that shoot (and can deflect incoming projectiles) and the fourth one are 1-Ups which give you extra attempts. The fourth power-up, "Magic Jewels", fill up a burst gauge (which is filled faster with Shot Power Wings) which allows you to temporarily unleash your full power and generate a barrier that makes you invincible. You can activate the burst at will and skillfully switching it on and off will get you the most mileage.
Many of the power-ups you find will actually be hidden across deadly chasms (which kill you if you fall in) or inside obstacles disguised as stage elements, but as the game is already really short, I avoided grabbing Warp Wings. The game is easy except for the stage two boss... you die in a single hit and I got somewhat lucky in this recording after practicing against him for a bit, but the boss was apparently difficult enough that the game came pre-packaged with a super secret hint that has a peelable sticker that should only be removed if you absolutely can't win... curiosity really wanted me to peel it just to see what it says as it might be a code of some kind, but the game is so rare that I won't attempt it unless I can find another copy or if I get like 100,000 subscribers or something silly. The sound is comparable to the other game(s), but the graphics are a modest step up from "The Marionette Antique", but (as stated in the original video) the parent game is clearly more ambitious, and this game was mainly a programming exercise using different tools. This is a video showcasing different aspects of the game. You can get the game at:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/egfay5w0ra925tu/PumpK1.7z/file
Enjoy.
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