BPM Boy (by RetroNinja) - (in VCS Store)

[+SabertoothRetro]

Day One for me too! This is looking good!

[ColecoGamer]

Exciting! BPM Boy has been on my radar for some time now. It’s like a combination of Marble Madness snd Super Monkey Ball, with arcade-like precision and speed. Yes, this will be a Day One purchase on the VCS for me!

[Tony Barnes]

One of the many enemies in BPM Boy. A bit more aggressive than the ones in Marble Madness. Any suggestion for names of this guy? I'm thinking, "GTFOH". ?

[joeatari1]

Lava Troll

 

Lord Lava

 

Scorchy McFireson

[ColecoGamer]

What about a Flame Whip? Of if its a boss, call it the ‘Lava-Snappa’.

Edited February 15, 2022 by ColecoGamer

[Tony Barnes]

I'm digging these names. Makes me want to make variants, so I can use them all!

 

Thanks guys. Game is coming along and I'm trying to get it ready for submission ASAP. I'd like to get it out, gather feedback and go from there.

[Atari_JaguarVCS]

I’m glad to hear your getting ready to submit the game soon! The VCS needs it badly, other than Breakout Recharged there’s been nothing that interests me released lately. I’ll be waiting to buy this game day 1 when it drops. 

[Djmicklovin]

17 hours ago, Tony Barnes said:

I'm digging these names. Makes me want to make variants, so I can use them all!

 

Thanks guys. Game is coming along and I'm trying to get it ready for submission ASAP. I'd like to get it out, gather feedback and go from there.

Yes please, it’s been a slow news month and a crummy start to the year for the VCS so far.

[Tony Barnes]

Getting really close. Down to one (big) system and bug-fixes. Stay tuned!  In the meantime, here are a couple of shots right off the presses.

[marss]

Superb?

[joeatari1]

This looks tremendous Tony.  I think it will be really fun and I can't wait to see it in the store.

[ColecoGamer]

I’m real excited to purchase BPM Boy for the VCS. Any idea when it will release this year?

Edited April 5, 2022 by ColecoGamer

[Tony Barnes]

1 hour ago, ColecoGamer said:

I’m real excited to purchase BPM Boy for the VCS. Any idea when it will release this year?

I hate giving dates and missing them, which is why I haven't given any hard dates on this one. Post shipping of BPM Boy, I'll have better metrics to judge how long things take and you'll get more-solid dates from me, going forward.

 

All that said, I'm **really close**.  I'd say I'll be submitting to Atari within the month.

BTW, love your icon... used to play Venture a TON, back in the day!

[ColecoGamer]

1 hour ago, Tony Barnes said:

I hate giving dates and missing them, which is why I haven't given any hard dates on this one. Post shipping of BPM Boy, I'll have better metrics to judge how long things take and you'll get more-solid dates from me, going forward.

 

All that said, I'm **really close**.  I'd say I'll be submitting to Atari within the month.

BTW, love your icon... used to play Venture a TON, back in the day!

Understood. Thank you for responding.

 

Oh yes, Venture is one of my all-time favorites! Glad to know another diehard fan is out there!

[Tony Barnes]

Can you save your fans and the music, stolen by DJ Git Bizy?! Find out soon in BPM Boy coming to the Atari VCS!

[ColecoGamer]

37 minutes ago, Tony Barnes said:

Can you save your fans and the music, stolen by DJ Git Bizy?! Find out soon in BPM Boy coming to the Atari VCS!

Now you’re teasing us! ??? How much longer until your game releases on the VCS?

[Tony Barnes]

15 minutes ago, ColecoGamer said:

Now you’re teasing us! ??? How much longer until your game releases on the VCS?

I'm not sure which is worse; giving dates and missing them or not giving one at all...

 

So...

 

there's what I WANT to do for the game, which could go on for months, then there's the reality of bills to pay and helping alleviate the drought on the VCS, as well as the fact that I have 3 games I want to ship on the VCS this year. 

With all that said, the reality of what's left is this;

 

1. Bug testing.  I don't like shipping buggy games... I come from a pre-patch era of game development, plus I'd rather conversations about the game and feedback to me be about balancing, likes/dislikes vs. "I got trapped inside this geometry" or "this menu trapped me and I had to restart".

2. Leaderboards. I feel that this game's longevity comes in competing against high-scores, whether local or worldwide. Although I've designed and directed games with leaderboards; like Strider, The Grand Tour Racing and Midnight Club LA, I have never coded them myself. This is proving a bit time-consuming.

3. Boss fights. I feel as I play through there needs to be such things.  This may fall to the wayside and come in a later free DLC, though.

 

So, with what's left to do and how badly my pace has been over the past 2 weeks, I'm figuring I'll hit v1.0 next week.

 

Hope that helps. ?‍♂️

[ColecoGamer]

Sounds good to me! I’ve been following your game for some time now, and I am excited to play it.

 

I hope you accomplish what’s on your ‘to-do’ list. Boss battles sound like a lot of fun!

[Tony Barnes]

Getting really close. Lots of bug testing right now.  In between builds, I've been working on the box art...

 

 

[marss]

Super ?

[joeatari1]

7 hours ago, Tony Barnes said:

Getting really close. Lots of bug testing right now.  In between builds, I've been working on the box art...

 

 

 

That box art is super!  Looks like a mid 80s Atari box.  I love the whole aesthetic.

[E. King]

I am really looking forward to this game and it looks outstanding.

 

I do very much hope for trackball support though please.

Edited May 7, 2022 by E. King

[Tony Barnes]

Did someone say "alpha"?  Won't be long now!

[Gunther]

On 5/1/2022 at 7:07 AM, Tony Barnes said:

Getting really close. Lots of bug testing right now.  In between builds, I've been working on the box art...

 

 

Looks like a 7800 box...

[marss]

Superb ?