Dredd Speed and the Robot Rebellion is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter video game created by one-man independent game developer Mike "Jamul" Hommel of Hamumu Software for the Boys' Life magazine (now known as Scout Life). It was originally released on October 1, 2012,[1][2] and taken down from the official Boys' Life website in 2020 when Flash was shut down.[3]
Dredd Speed and the Robot Rebellion is currently available through Hamumu's public source code archive, where it is stored under the file name dreddspeed_unlocked.swf. It has also been archived as part of BlueMaxima's Flashpoint, a nonprofit webgame preservation project.[4]
Contents
- 1 Gameplay
- 1.1 Controls
- 1.1.1 Movement
- 1.1.2 Combat
- 1.2 Constructomat 2700
- 1.2.1 Junks
- 1.2.2 Gears
- 1.2.2.1 Helmet
- 1.2.2.2 Gun
- 1.2.2.3 Backpack
- 1.3 Star Map
- 1.1 Controls
- 2 Storyline
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Victory
- 3 Development history
- 3.1 Hamumu's Develog
- 4 Music
- 5 Trivia
- 6 References
Gameplay[]
Controls[]
Dredd Speed and the Robot Rebellion is played like a typical twin-stick shooter. Players can control Dredd's movement by using their keyboard and Dredd's weaponry by using their mouse.
Movement[]
| Move Dredd upward |
| Move Dredd leftward |
| Move Dredd downward |
| Move Dredd rightward |
Combat[]
| Mouse press | Fire Dredd's weaponry |
| Use Dredd's backpack/jetpack (only applicable once his ability has recharged) |
Constructomat 2700[]
| “ | Drag collected junk items into the four green construction hexes. The resulting item can be equipped by dragging it to the Equipped Gear. This will destroy your current item in that slot! | ” |
—In-game manual | ||
The Constructomat 2700 is where the player can view the junks they have collected, the gears they're currently equipping, as well as a construction area, in which 4 types of junks can be combined into a single gear.
Junks[]
There are 8 types of junks available in the game, all of which are obtained from destroying enemy bosses. 34 different junk variants are present in total.
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Gears[]
A total of 30 gear variants are available in the game: 10 helmets, 10 guns, and 10 backpacks. Combining 4 eligible types of junks in the Constructomat 2700 will allow the player to create a specific gear.
A gear's tech level is determined by the class of each junk used. For example, four Class-III junks will create a level-12 gear, while two Class-I junks and two Class-II junks will create a level-6 gear. The gear's tech level will then influence its stats and overall effectiveness.
Helmet[]
| Dredd Head | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0124｠ | "Dredd's classic helmet! Offers basic upgrades." |
| Tech Level | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| Armor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Damage Boost | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8.12 | 11.25% | 14.37% | 17.5% | 20.62% | 23.75% | 26.87% | 30% |
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| ｟Combination: 0125｠ | "An automated drone follows you around, repairing damage." |
| Tech Level | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| Recharge | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 8s | 6s | 4s | 2s |
| Repair | 1.75 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Armor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Blast Buddy | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0235｠ | "Gives you a laser-blasting buddy bot!" |
| Defendo-Hat | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0146｠ | "Stylish, and it surrounds you with an energy shield for a short time whenever you're hit!" |
| Targeting Goggles | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0156｠ | "Don't use the force - flip down your visor and let technology do the work! Your attacks will have a chance of doing extra damage." |
| Hot Head | ||
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| ｟Combination: 1246｠ | "When two guns aren't enough, wear one on your head too!" |
| Proximity Laser | ||
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| ｟Combination: 1347｠ | "Fry enemies that get too close with this handy helmet." |
| Fishbowl | ||
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| ｟Combination: 2467｠ | "The Arcturian Goldfish is known for its unique ability to survive in a vacuum. They also swarm in circles. Let some swarm around you and take hits for you! The other great thing about them is that they explode when shot!" |
| Charge Inducer | ||
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| ｟Combination: 2345｠ | "Generates a constant pulse of zero-point energy, causing your Jetpack equipment to recharge more quickly!" |
Gun[]
| Dredd Blaster | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0123｠ | "Dredd's classic blaster! A simple but effective energy bolt weapon." |
| Missile Pod | ||
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| ｟Combination: 1234｠ | "Rapid fire homing rockets, to show the robots how you feel." |
| Swarm Storm | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0135｠ | "Disperses a constant stream of deadly swarming darts!" |
| Dual Shock | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0245｠ | "Electrocutes nearby enemies constantly. Twice!" |
| Laser Beam | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0126｠ | "Every spaceman needs a laser beam! Burns right through enemies." |
| Shock Orb | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0356｠ | "Fires a slow ball of lightning that electrocutes badguys as it passes them." |
| Shredder | ||
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| ｟Combination: 1345｠ | "Spits out a wild burst of razor sharp spikes, shredding everything in sight." |
| Plasma Cutter | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0267｠ | "A handy tool for cutting robots in half, with a continuous plasma flame." |
| Rebounder | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0256｠ | "Recent advances in flubber technology resulted in this pistol with bolts that bounce off of walls and enemies." |
| Heavy Blobber | ||
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| ｟Combination: 0127｠ | "Outlawed in nine systems, this gun lobs massive bombs... very very slowly." |
Backpack[]
| Dredd Booster | ||||||||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 0134｠ | "Dredd's classic jetpack! Activate to rocket at high speed." | ||||||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 0234｠ | "Nothing safer than strapping a thermonuclear warhead to your back! Activate to blow up everything." | |||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 0145｠ | "Surround yourself with an impenetrable crystal shell for a short time!" | |||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 0345｠ | "Vaporize all enemy bullets and inflict some damage to boot. This also disables enemy weapons for a few seconds." | ||||||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 1456｠ | "Launch a massive barrage of missiles all over the place!" | ||||||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 0236｠ | "Technically this repairs armor, but it's really classic to call it a medpack." | |||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 2456｠ | "Lock all enemy robots in a stasis field for a short time." | |||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 1346｠ | "Lay high-explosive charges, then hope the robots run into them!" | |||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 0257｠ | "This specially modified jetpack emits a beam of devastating energy instead of a jet to move you around. Fry the robots!" | ||||||||||||
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| ｟Combination: 1567｠ | "Supercharge your weapons to fire faster for a short time!" | ||||||||||||
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Star Map[]
As seen in the Star Map, there are 40 "sectors", or levels, available in the game, with each sector containing a single robot core. Defeating a sector's core will cause several random junks to be dropped. The game will not end until the player has collected every single loot.
Should the player lose a round in this game, the player will be sent back to the Star Map with only their progress in that sector wiped out.
Storyline[]
Introduction[]
The player is first greeted with the news that the robot SpyNet has gone haywire, thus causing multiple robot cores to go rogue. The player character, Dredd Speed, is sent on a dangerous mission to eliminate the threat, starting from Sector A-1 and slowly climbing their way to SpyNet, the final boss.
Victory[]
Spoiler ahead! Caution is advised.
| “ | You know... Maybe SpyNet wasn't such a good idea after all. | ” |
—Victory message | ||
By beating SpyNet at Sector E-8 (unlocked after Sector D-8 or E-7), the player will be rewarded with a special victory screen. It isn't necessary to beat all the remaining sectors to get to this stage.
Do note that achieving victory will not reset the player's progress at all.
Development history[]
Hamumu's Develog[]
The development of Dredd Speed and the Robot Rebellion was showcased in several of Hamumu's develog videos.
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| 1 | https://youtu.be/QQZisDqEi7U | - |
| 2 | https://youtu.be/JneIXX7w7CY | - |
| 3 | https://youtu.be/V-abVXr0eGE | - |
| 4 | https://youtu.be/9F1SEHOdncA | - |
| 5 | https://youtu.be/-2gHjfEywDI | - |
| 6 | https://youtu.be/YWo4cmsiKjE | - |
| 7 | https://youtu.be/6BRCgnSbGTA | - |
Music[]
Dredd Speed and the Robot Rebellion features two tracks originally composed by Deceased Superior Technician of nosoapradio.us, both of which were licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Deceased Superior Technician has since taken down their music archive due to an unknown reason; a mirror can currently be found here.
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| RockitFlareX | 3:27 | 3:27 | In-game version |
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| TacticalSpace | 2:34 | 3:41 | In-game version |
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Trivia[]
- Dredd Speed and the Robot Rebellion is one among many Flash games created by Hamumu Software for the Boys' Life magazine. Among these games are Pedro Kicks Back, Scouts Vs. Aliens!, Pee Wee’s Nightmare!, Pedro and the Pearls of Peril, Ollie Goes to Town, Pedro and the 100-Year Quest, Mad Planet, Pedro’s Space Adventure 2.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Hamumu's blog post about Dredd Speed and the Robot Rebellion's release
- ↑ Earliest known archive of the game's web page on the Boys' Life website, archived by the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Last known archive of the game's web page on the Boys' Life website, archived by the Wayback Machine
- ↑ List of games available on Flashpoint, stated to be accurate as of Flashpoint 10
- ↑ Boys' Life page curating every single game created by Hamumu Software for the magazine, archived by the Wayback Machine
