BACKGROUND STORY

MEET DYNAMITE DAVE

Dynamite Dave is… well, literally a stick of dynamite with a temper. Intense, irritable, and permanently overheating, he has learned to manage his explosive nature by living high on a cold mountain where life is quiet and cool.

Until one day, disaster strikes: someone steals his cool - the cold climate he depends on to avoid detonation.

Determined and increasingly warm, Dave sets off on a journey to reclaim what was taken from him. What follows is a quirky, humorous, and fast-paced descent through increasingly hotter worlds, each bringing him closer to his nemesis deep underground.

Throughout the game, Dave interacts with the player showing his impatience and frustration

THE GAME

A PLATFORM DESCENT THROUGH HEAT, CHAOS, AND CHALLENGES

Dynamite Dave is designed as a vertical-descent platformer where players help Dave make his way down from his icy mountaintop home toward the earth’s blistering core.

To keep Dave alive, the player must:

• Rotate, tilt, and move platforms to guide him safely downward
• Keep him in constant motion; standing still increases heat and risks an explosion
• Manage rising danger as each stage becomes hotter
• Collect ice crystals to cool him down
• Avoid obstacles engineered by his enemy
• Use goodies and power-ups to gain temporary advantages

As the world scrolls upward constantly, tension builds. Players must think fast, make split-second decisions, and keep Dave moving before the heat catches up.

Goodies cool Dave down, so his temperature drops

Obstacles and baddies get Dave worked up and hot

Each stage has different platforms that behave differently

Each stage represents a different world and contains multiple levels

LEARNING PROCESS

BUILDING A GAME AND A BUSINESS CASE

After finalizing the world, the mechanics, and the core experience, I designed a unique business model for the game. Together with strategic partners, I prepared a full business presentation, a product pitch, prototypes and a one-pager for rapid communication.

Despite strong early reactions, I was unable to secure funding at the time. But the universe and gameplay remain fully developed and I still hope to bring Dynamite Dave to life in the future.