Gravity Falls: Mabel's Doodleblaster

To do:
Earlier revision in assets folder at root of content server, the game uses content in media instead.

When Mabel uses the mystery markers found in the Mystery Shack to color her finished space comic book featuring herself and the family, everyone gets trapped in it.
Help the heroic Captain Waddles, free everyone from the comic world by shooting enemies in the air and defeating the villain, Mabel's rival² Pacifica!

²formerly

Unused Audio#

js/config/config.js mentions audio files for the game to use with configuration settings for each entry. Some never got used but were defined anyway.

Filename

Audio

Configuration

Description

pew_snd_boss3_appear.ogg

"id": "SND_SFX_BOSS3_APPEAR",
"file": "pew_snd_boss3_appear",
"loops": 1,
"vol": 1,
"ios": 0,
"instances": 1

pew_mus_win_complete.ogg

"id": "SND_BG_WIN_COMPLETE",
"file": "pew_mus_win_complete",
"loops": 0,
"vol": 1,
"ios": 1,
"instances": 1

Possibly meant to be played when beating the entire game.

Debugging Material#

Cheat Keys#

The game's config.settings has a cheats value; setting it to true allows ingame cheats to be used. Most output logs to the browser's console whenever they are used.

Key	Effect
Z	Passes the level.
W	Instantly wins the level.
L	Immediately loses the level.
Escape	Dummied, simply called escape by the log call.
I	Toggles invulnerability (whether player hits will register).
O	Disables scrolling.
P	Hits the player.
F	Creates the Paper Jam Dipper assist powerup at y offset 250.
V	Shoots a projectile from the Kitties powerup.
J	Grants the Astro-AWESOME Defender achievement (Broken?).
M	Grants the Spacetasticly Hog Wild achievement (Broken?).
N	Grants the Lightspeed Piggy achievement (Broken?).
K	Grants the Cosmic Crusader achievement (Broken?).
H	Grants the Perfect Space Swine achievement.
R	Displays the new secret code popup.
A	Displays the Paper Jam Dipper powerup popup then beats the level.
C	Displays the Kitties powerup popup then beats the level.
D	Displays the Stomach Beam powerup popup then beats the level.
E	Displays the Triple Shot powerup popup then beats the level.
Q	Displays the Mr. Tummy Laser powerup popup then beats the level.
1-3	Spawns the boss according to the number and disables scrolling.
4	Toggles display of collision boxes, enemy collision boxes are only visible after enabling when enemies are on screen.

Internal Project Name#

The game is internally referred to as pew¹ or PewPew², following the same naming convention of another game, pew is a term for shooting. It's possible it's also called Shoot 'Em Up³.

References#

pew_*.ogg↩︎
PewPew* in code↩︎
GameSHMUP class↩︎

v · t · e The Gravity Falls series
Adobe Flash	Mystery Tour Ride • The Twin Mystery Vortex of Doom • Fright Night • Mystery Shack Mystery • Postcard Creator Rumble's Revenge • Attic Stuff Golf • PinesQuest
HTML5	Li'l Gideon Shrinks Back • PigPig Waddles Bounce Ultra • Mabel's Doodleblaster • Magic Rune Mystery • Soos' Confusing Adventure The Great Stanmobile Escape • Waddles Food Fever • Take Back the Falls (Prototypes)

See also