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Overview

Amateur Archaeology KaiOS Edition, is a remaster of the original idea developed using Javascript and WebGL for KaiOS-powered feature phones such as the Nokia 8110 aka “Banana Phone”.

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Four banana phone simulators running the game
Four banana phone simulators running the game

Introduction

The story behind the game

Back in December of 2015, my cousin Mario and I created a game called Amateur Archaeology III for the GM48 Jam. As this supposes, we built this game using Game Maker 8. Mario implemented the initial idea and all the visual and audio assets for the game. Once that was in place I polished and implemented the “complex” mechanics of the game like the level generation.

Amateur Archaeology III gameplay
Amateur Archaeology III gameplay

Devlog

Techincal details & journey

On April 2020, I wrote a devlog about the process of creating a new version of this game for feature phones using Javascript. It covers the whole process day by day, illustrating the challenges and solutions I found along the way. It's a fun read if you're into game development.

Read devlog

You can still read the devlog on Dev.to
You can still read the devlog on Dev.to

Live Demo

Play the game

You can play the game right here. See the phone? just click on it and use the up, down, left, and right keys to move the character.

Something I forgot to mention in the devlog is how fun it was to make the banana simulator. I took a photo of the real phone and created a vector version of it. I love the end result.

Let's Work Together

or just say hi

Tell me about your project. I'm happy to jump on a call or have a quick chat.

You can also email me at hello@fernando.works