Description
Can the the knight learn to play nice with the dragon? Can the spaceship captain and the alien set aside their differences to escape a hostile planet? Will the DJ ever coax the smoker back into the club?

You are a fan of the Captivators, a band who broke up decades ago. For one night only, they'll be in the same place and you have a chance to get them back together. Using a magic device designed by your grandfather, you must pull the Captivators into realms inspired by their songs to help them rekindle what they lost.

Comeback Captivators! is a hypothetical point-and-click adventure game. You travel between three realms and solve puzzles to bring members of the Captivators closer together. They certainly won't make it easy for you.

All songs were made in Furnace Tracker. Each of the three band members is represented by a different console:

Lead Singer - NES
Keyboardist - Genesis
Bassist - SNES

1. Fan's Fare
The opening cutscene. We see a brief history of the band, their messy breakup, and the resulting loneliness in the years that followed. We see The Fan discover their music and cook up a plot to get them back together.

2. Lorentz (The Lead Singer)
The face of the band. Sometimes he's too charismatic for his own good.

3. Kilroy (The Keyboardist)
The soul of the band. His experimentation made the band stand out, but perhaps he took it too far.

4. Ballast (The Bassist)
The heart of the band. She's tired of playing peacekeeper.

5. The Knight and The Dragon
A fantasy realm. Lorentz believes that Ballast is the princess locked away in a tower, but in reality, she's the dragon.

6. The Smoker and The DJ
A realm themed after a nightclub. Kilroy can play all the esoteric bangers he wants, but Ballast is happy to stay outside and smoke. Maybe he should try playing something from the heart.

7. The Captain and The Alien
A sci-fi realm. Lorentz has crashed his ship on a dangerous planet and believes a mysterious alien is out to get him. Meanwhile, Kilroy wants to get off the planet just as much as his adversary.

8. Ultimate Puzzle Gauntlet
You've brought each duo of the trio closer together in their respective realms, but old wounds are reopening and the realms are collapsing together. This is your final chance to make things right.

9. Utterly Captivated
You've solved every puzzle and helped the Captivators reflect on how they've treated each other. For the first time in a long time, they're talking without screaming at each other. Nothing is set in stone yet, but maybe, just maybe, they have another album in them.

Message from the artist
This is my first experiment with using multiple chips at the same time. Hope you enjoy!

Theme

How does it fit the theme?
In the game, you play as a young fan of a band that's been forgotten for years. Using a magic device, their songs become worlds they can interact with, which is exactly what they need to remember what they once had.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I_oc0HoTVE

Number of tracks
9

Genre

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)

Any non-commercial project