Released Global Game Jam 2024
Divine Starchy Root Vegetables!
A collection of minigames contributing to the noble goal of yeeting a potato as far as possible. Created for Global Game Jam 2024.
Designer & Programmer
Team of 5
The Concept
The theme was “Make Me Laugh” — so naturally, we made a game about launching potatoes into the stratosphere.
Divine Starchy Root Vegetables! We are attempting to leave the stratosphere! is a collection of absurdist minigames, each contributing to the noble goal of yeeting a potato as far away from Earth as possible.
My Role
- Core gameplay loop design
- Core gameplay programming
- Integration of minigame scores into launch distance
The Humor
Comedy in games is hard. We leaned into:
- Absurdist premise — The title alone sets expectations
- Escalating ridiculousness — Each minigame gets weirder
- JaaS — Jank as a Service - Bugs in the minigame made it funnier
- Physical comedy — Ragdoll physics do half the work
What I Learned
- Commit to the bit — Half-measures aren’t funny
- Sound design sells comedy — Our potato “whoosh” sound was crucial
- Scope for fun, not features — We really did not care what made our project impressive, only what made it funny.
Source Code
View the project on GitHub.
unity minigames comedy game-jam GGJ