" Rock 'n' Roll is his favourite musical preference ! "

Game Maker Project : 04

Duration : July 2009 to October 2009 ( part-time )

Lightbulb Luke contains original Graphics designed by myself and the great accompanied Music and Sound Effects by Martin Dodd.

The Brief Story of Lightbulb Luke

Jobs are second nature to Luke, with thanks to his varied talents at everyday jobs. No task undertaken is difficult to him ! Rock 'n' Roll is his favourite musical preference and likes to listen to it, whenever he can. With your guidance, you will be able to help Luke in his quest for great achievement, by completing a job and gaining a most respected reputation, no matter how big or small a task is !

Aim of the Game

Help Luke through five levels, completing each job as you go, whilst avoiding Cockroaches, Mice and Pigeons. On certain Levels you will be timed in getting a job done or on other Levels you will have to use Tools to clean or maintain an appliance. You will be awarded 200 points on completing each level and a varied amount points for each job achieved. You will find that people have vacated the area in order for Luke to complete each job. At the begining of each level, you will be briefed on the Location, complexity and person issuing the work.

Level Descriptions

Level 1 : Mrs Bainbridge - Switch on a Lightbulb, whilst avoiding Mice !

Level 2 : A New Building - Fit 20 Lightbulbs, by collecting packs of five Bulbs placed throughout the Level. At the end of the Level, you must locate the Mains Switch to turn on the Lights. During this Job you will have to avoid Pigeons that have flown through the Building, much to your annoyance. Catch a Platform Lift to gain access to both upper and lower Floors.

Level 3 : The Office Block - Fit 28 Striplights, by collecting packs of four Bulbs placed throughout the Level. At the end of the Level, you must locate the Mains Switch to turn on the Lights. During this job you time will be against you, but there is always different route to take in order to complete the Level. Catch a Platform Lift to gain access to both upper and lower Floors. Use the Lift Floor number indicator in the top, middle area of the screen to help you know what floor the Lift is at.

Level 4 : Apartment Frenzy - An Apartment Block has a Cockroach infestation problem and needs to be fumigated. In the basement, you will find special Pellets to help neutralize the vermin. Be careful though, as the small critters have a habit of being randomly quick and may populate. Drink some Java to help replenish your Energy. Catch a Platform Lift to gain access to both upper and lower Floors. Use the Lift Floor number indicator in the top, middle area of the screen to help you know what floor the Lift is at.

Level 5 : High Tide School - The Kids have run riot at School leaving it in a mess ! You need to clean up throughout the Level using a selection of Tools : Magic Sponge, Plunger and Spanner. The varied jobs add up to 40, so watch out if you miss a bit here or there.

Lightbulb Luke ( 95% complete version )
6 MB Executable ( no installer needed )

System Requirements :

AMD or Pentium based PC with Windows 98, ME, NT, XP, 2000 or Vista Installed
1 Ghz Processor or Above
512 MB RAM ( minimum )
128 MB Graphics Card ( minimum )
Latest Version of DirectX Installed

Instructions :

During Game : Cursors to Move [ Left and Right ] - Ctrl to Jump - Esc to Quit - P to Pause Game - F10 Music On / Off

On Level 4 : Space to Shoot Pellets

On Level 5 : Z to activate Sponge - X to activate Plunger - C to activate Spanner

On Title Screen : Ctrl to Proceed on Intermediate Screens - Esc to Quit - V to View High Scores ( Enter to Proceed ) - X to Clear High Scores

Note : ( If you leave the game running, the Title Screen will switch to the Scoring Screen, High Score Table and Game Testers Screen, then it will loop back again. )

Screenshots ( may vary from final Game ) :

Title Screen

Level 2 Screenshot ( may vary from final Game ) :

In-Game

Level 4 Screenshot ( may vary from final Game ) :

In-Game