Randy Raccoon's Dumpster Drive!

Dumpster Drive cover photo

Paint the town RAD!

Randy Raccoon's Dumpster Drive! was a 3D driving exploration game once believed to be a long lost tech demo by a mysterious dev team calling themselves 503 Dwellers, inspired by the likes of Kirby Air Ride's city trial mode. In the demo, you play as Randy Raccoon in the city of New Chicago, driving your dumpster-mobile around the city and collecting trash in an attempt to teach kids not to litter, while painting the town RAD.

This game was made for the S.I.C.K. - Super Indie City Konsole Jam

As project manager, I was responsible for coordinating meetings with the team, and facilitating discussion for mechanics, design, and narrative. I was also responsible for assigning tasks for programming, art, and sound team, and doing regular check-ins throughout the duration of the jam. Additionally, I assisted in programming where needed, implementing the quest and dialog system, and UI.


Gameplay Overview

In the game, you go around as Randy in your dumpster-mobile collecting trash while several cop cars constantly chasing you down. Collect enough trash and talk to the trash merchant in exchange for paint. This paint can be used to tag four locations around. The demo is considered to be complete once all four major locations are tagged, but feel free to explore the streets of New Chicago, as you'll never know what kind of trash you pick up off the streets or characters you meet along the way.


Screenshots

Dumpster Drive screenshot of talking to the Trash Merchant
Dumpster Drive screnshot of grafitti and the dumpster-mobile
Dumpster drive screenshot showing the Twin Towers and Metallic Apple
Dumpster Drive screenshot of inventory with quest and a bottle of malort

Credits - Team 503 Dwellers

Project Management

  • Project Manager: Bradley Estacio
  • Management Support: trainspotter

Design

  • Mechanical Design: 503 Dwellers
  • Level Design:

Programming

  • Primary Programming: trainspotter
  • Quest / Dialogue and UI Programmer: Bradley Estacio
  • Programming Support: Wellington Owen

Art

  • UI and Title Art: José Feliciano
  • Environmental Art: knightmaid, cap7ainskull
  • Character Art: knightmaid, Valorie Rimmer, trainspotter, Bradley Estacio
  • Prop Art: cap7ainskull, knightmaid, Valorie Rimmer
  • Grafitti: José Feliciano

Sound

  • Primary Sound Designer and Composer: Wellington Owen
  • Foley: Valorie Rimmer, Bradley Estacio, Wellington Owen, trainspotter
  • Voice Acting: Bradley Estacio, Wellington Owen, trainspotter, Valorie Rimmer
  • Singing: trainspotter, Valorie Rimmer, Bradley Estacio, Wellington Owen

Special Thanks

  • Pradyumna, Josh, Sam, Soham

Attributions

  • Sokop Skybox by afk
  • Retro-reflection Map Shader by stixc
  • Retro Post-processing by dragon1freak
  • Item Highlighter by OzMaister

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