I was working on some other prototypes for a bit. Then I wrote up a new doc for this project to create a new prototype that's closer to the Beast game from my childhood. It involves smashing beasts with blocks. This game will be more complicated but hopefully as fun as I remember.
Most of the graphics have been created for this already, so what's left is mostly the programming. I've gotten about a third way through the tasks. Recently had to overhaul the movement and pushing mechanics to get things to work more reliably.
This gif shows the squishing of the bugs and the exploding blocks. It also shows the updated HUD and some minor graphics updates to the main character and the level.
Any way, I hope to be done with the new prototype by the end of October.