Disco Bird and the Chorus of Carnage

This was my final project for a college class in Fall semester of junior year. Written entirely in Java Swing, we were prompted to make a Space Invaders-like game with template assets, but it is the aspiration of a true disco hero to soar above and beyond expectations. Enjoy!

OUR STORY

We descend onto a wondrous land, where creatures of all types dwell! Some farm and live the simple life, some war with each other, and some take up quests across the vast and uncharted continent! But among them all, there is but one who has followed the path of the light-up dance floor, only one capable of channeling the moon’s rays into magic spells through their dance moves alone… there is only one

DISCO BIRD!

After saving the land from the HAWK OF HATE and his attempt to possess the power of the Fortress of Funk to further his evil ends, Disco Bird ventured to the seaside village of Belton, home of the Beltonites, makers of the finest bells in all the land, for a well-deserved rest. But just as Disco Bird was about to ring in their vacation, a vile and villainous vicissitude of vultures appeared in the distance! It was the CARRION CHOIR - a cruel and carnivorous collection of Cathartidae who use their voices to create a flesh-rending harmony! Their sheer numbers had overwhelmed any who were righteous enough to stand against them, and so they had roamed free across the land - and now their hungry gaze was upon Belton! The people of Belton cried out to Disco Bird for aid -

“Please, Disco Bird! The town of Belton cannot stand against such a threat! Help buy us enough time to get everyone to safety!”

But Disco Bird is a true hero, and had already taken to the skies as soon as the flock of fiends had breached the horizon! Their magic spells will help them blast through bunches of birds of prey, taking down as many as they can. Will Disco Bird be able to soar to a groovetastic victory? Can the Carrion Choir be silenced by the song of only a single, shining soul? It’s up to you to try, as you take on the

CHORUS OF CARNAGE!