Toad Quest
Toad Quest: The Sacred Scrolls: A retro-style 2D vertical swamp platformer where you navigate treacherous lily pads, collect magical Toad Soda and gold coins, and converse with AI-powered NPCs to uncover the secrets need
Core trick
Runs NPC dialogue through Gemini in the game client, while Python scripts generate sprite assets with an image model.
Description
Toad Quest: The Sacred Scrolls: A retro-style 2D vertical swamp platformer where you navigate treacherous lily pads, collect magical Toad Soda and gold coins, and converse with AI-powered NPCs to uncover the secrets needed to unlock the ancient portal.
README excerpt
# Toad Quest: The Sacred Scrolls A 2D vertical swamp platformer created for the Google Deepmind x Cerebral Valley Hackathon Tokyo 2026! > **⚠️ CAUTION: API KEY REQUIRED** > To play this game and talk to the NPCs, or to generate new assets, you must plug your own Gemini API key into the code. > > Please set your API key in the following files: > - `game.js` (line 205): `const GEMINI_API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE";` > - `generate_assets.py` (line 6): `API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"` > - `generate_jump_anim.py` (line 11): `API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"` ## Tools Used - Gemini 3.1 Pro - Claude Opus 4.6 - Cursor Composer 1.5 --- *Created by Terence Nugent* *February 21, 2026*