Songbird Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 He's a busy guy! Always directing traffic... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I grabbed one. Very nice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyrpgAust Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 It's going to be an expensive week in Retro gaming this week.... Firstly we have the Analogue Pocket adapters on the 21st (and i might finally get around to ordering a dock) and then on top of that we have Microvaders for the Lynx on the 25th! Hey Songbird, how did Portland go? Did it take long for Microvaders to sell out? (I imagine it sold out on the first day?) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 I ended up with just a few left from Portland, so I'll add those with the rest to the website next week. To those who picked it up: what do you think so far? More pics please! 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Finally got around to playing the preview cart. I really like it. I need to play more to get used to the patterns and try not to get myself pinned into the corners. Can you provide a listing of the power ups? -Thanks. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) Figuring out what the powerups do is part of the fun! But find out below if you must... Spoiler Only two days until online pre-orders open for Microvaders PE! Edited October 23, 2022 by Songbird 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 Microvaders PE orders are open now. Only 35 copies available as of this writing! https://songbird-productions.com/product/microvaders-pe/ 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyrpgAust Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) Ordered! Can't wait to check it out! Not gonna lie, it's going to hurt to wait the two weeks for it to arrive! Was hoping for a nice box with cover art, but understand it's a prototype so i assume that's why it's cart only? As backers can we have a say/vote for the final cover art etc? Edited October 25, 2022 by WesleyrpgAust added info 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Order placed - looks like there's only 5 left now! Glad I didn't wait. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Wiggles Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Got mine ordered! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 And we're sold out. Thanks everyone, really appreciate the support! No box planned since this is a limited run cartridge. And cover art is already done for the full release. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyrpgAust Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 wow, that sold out fast! congrats! glad i didn't wait. can't wait for it to arrive! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 First dozen orders have shipped! Will work on building the rest of the carts over the weekend and hope to ship them all by Monday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BitJag Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 The reworking of the game's original graphics looks great, and the attention obvious attention to detail in the game itself. These things reflect the kind of people and projects I'm grateful to be associated with. This is definitely a must have for Lynx owners, just for those cool little exploding particle effects Thanks to Carl at @Songbird for the opportunity to be a part of this project. Looking forward to playing this myself when its ready. In the meantime enjoy the time lapsed creation of the game's official box art. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Excellent work as always @BitJag! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 1 hour ago, BitJag said: The reworking of the game's original graphics looks great, and the attention obvious attention to detail in the game itself. These things reflect the kind of people and projects I'm grateful to be associated with. This is definitely a must have for Lynx owners, just for those cool little exploding particle effects Thanks to Carl at @Songbird for the opportunity to be a part of this project. Looking forward to playing this myself when its ready. In the meantime enjoy the time lapsed creation of the game's official box art. Wow, I love this stuff. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the CIB! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blany Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Great video. Loved seeing the artwork coming together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 20 hours ago, BitJag said: The reworking of the game's original graphics looks great, and the attention obvious attention to detail in the game itself. These things reflect the kind of people and projects I'm grateful to be associated with. This is definitely a must have for Lynx owners, just for those cool little exploding particle effects Thanks to Carl at @Songbird for the opportunity to be a part of this project. Looking forward to playing this myself when its ready. In the meantime enjoy the time lapsed creation of the game's official box art. That's amazing @BitJag, especially to someone like me that has absolutely zero artistic skills! @Songbird - the game arrived today, just had a quick 5 minute play. Looks incredible on the McWill screen! Definitely looking forward to spending some time with this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, Stephen said: Looks incredible on the McWill screen! It really does look good on the McWill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: It really does look good on the McWill. I've never connected the lynx to a monitor before, I should try it with this game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyrpgAust Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) My gosh, that box art designer has some real talent there! Loved that 8 minute video! I wonder if we're at the start of something truly special here. Perhaps a port to Atari Jaguar, 2600, 5200 and 7800? Looking forward to receiving the Preview version in the post soon! I don't have a Lynx with a McWill screen, looking forward to seeing this pretty game on an Analogue Pocket at the end of next year! Edited November 5, 2022 by WesleyrpgAust 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 On 11/4/2022 at 2:58 AM, BitJag said: The reworking of the game's original graphics looks great, and the attention obvious attention to detail in the game itself. These things reflect the kind of people and projects I'm grateful to be associated with. This is definitely a must have for Lynx owners, just for those cool little exploding particle effects Thanks to Carl at @Songbird for the opportunity to be a part of this project. Looking forward to playing this myself when its ready. In the meantime enjoy the time lapsed creation of the game's official box art. Wow! So nice to see this video. I have been using Blender on and off since it was made Open Source ages ago. And it is nice to see a talented artist use the new nodes to create stunning graphics with it. The original Blender code was actually purchased when the company went bankrupt 40 years ago by enthusiasts (like me) who put their own money to buy the sources out of the bankrupty of the Dutch company. It is nice to see that the effort was not wasted. What a cool tool it is today. PS. I have wonderful William Thorup Lynx art on my wall. And it is just GREAT! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BitJag Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 4 hours ago, karri said: Wow! So nice to see this video. I have been using Blender on and off since it was made Open Source ages ago. And it is nice to see a talented artist use the new nodes to create stunning graphics with it. The original Blender code was actually purchased when the company went bankrupt 40 years ago by enthusiasts (like me) who put their own money to buy the sources out of the bankrupty of the Dutch company. It is nice to see that the effort was not wasted. What a cool tool it is today. PS. I have wonderful William Thorup Lynx art on my wall. And it is just GREAT! Thanks @karri! I haven't been using Blender from that far back, but it has been my goto tool for everything from modeling, animation, video editing, vfx/compositing, and illustration since 2007. It's incredible to see what is has come from, and each year is becomes an even more useful tool. Because it's completely open source and free, it makes it really easy to recommend to others as well 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 So has anyone here made it to the new enemy or the teasers yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyrpgAust Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Songbird said: So has anyone here made it to the new enemy or the teasers yet? Songbird.....no spoilers! This time PIRATE SHIP are being incredibly slow with my Package of Microvaders, and by the looks of it, i won't get it for at least another week or two! (I'm assuming that they must of been so excited on getting their hands on the Preview and decided to open and play it themselves!) Hopefully it arrives soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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