A Night at the Races
A Night at the Races - Switch Release announcement!
But you don't have to wait, you can pre-order the game (or wishlist it) from the game's eShop link: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/a-night-at-the-races-switch/
Switch version has some different features to fit better within the platform:
- There are no achievements, but there are leaderboards (there is one global leaderboard and separate leaderboards for every 'regular' level)
- There are no different difficulty options, as in PC version, but your character has now 4 lives by default, and stars are given according to how many lives you lost during the level. Although this is nearly same with the "casual difficulty" option in PC, we realized newcomers experience the same system differently when the default way to play is not punishing out of the gate. (I like this new system, but this is hard to apply directly to the PC version because of achievements)
- God mode is not hidden in Switch version, you can directly skip any level from pause menu, whenever you want. The penalty is you don't get any stars and a leaderboard score (For those who doesn't know, in PC version, you can access god-mode from console by writing CHEAT)
Thanks to our friends and our publisher who is making this possible!
Have fun!
Umut
Update v 1.0.4 - Assist mode is here!
Along with a screenshake on-off toggle, update v 1.0.4 brings you a new screen in options menu: Difficulty settings, AKA assist mode!
Since the release, one of the most received feedbacks I had was about difficulty. It can be hard to provide difficulty settings without breaking the game for others, and every game is different (along with the intention of designer), so the options provided by similar games can be hard to apply in another game, because of different mechanics or the code complexity.
New difficulty settings are:
Game speed, allows you to play the game slower than the usual (down to %60 of default speed). This is the best option to try first, if you find yourself struggle too much. No penalties.
Enabling casual difficulty gives you 3 per lives per level. This was once available with a hidden code, now became an open option. Achievements in this mode are less and different, as before. This is not to punish players who have a hard time, but to reward those who put the extra time to the game. 3 lives let you skip challenging parts of levels, which make a big part of the game, so it should be used if you really struggle even after you decrease game speed, otherwise it might kill the fun for you.
Dash Cooldown allows you disable the cooldown time after dashes, so that you can spam dashing. Only available in casual difficulty, since it makes certain challenges irrelevant.
AND
Total invincibility... With a hidden code, you can now access to a god mode. Beware, this is only meant for players who want to see the end of the story without investing any more time to platforming. So if you don't want to skip most of the actual content, you should probably visit this option as a last-resort. Otherwise, it will seriously kill the fun you might have!
Also, when you turn the god mode on, you can't unlock encore levels and no-magnet mode, and gain no achievements.
Please let me know if you encounter a bug / problem, you can either write in community hub or send a mail to mushyjukebox -at - gmail com.
Have a good time!
Umut
PS: In case you missed, the game soundtrack is available for free download if you join our newsletter here!: https://tinyletter.com/mushy
...also available in spotify if you prefer streaming: https://open.spotify.com/album/5xWQFTJSUisTReJH4OCX7E
Soundtrack is released and available for FREE!
Original Soundtrack for A Night at the Races is finally here!
22 tracks in total, it is available for download for FREE, if you subscribe to our newsletter. If you were already a member, check your e-mails! If not, you can subscribe now and receive your copy of soundtrack here: https://tinyletter.com/mushy
Also we will have more freebies and other projects that might interest you in the future, this way you'll be the first to know. No worries, we won't spam you.
If you think downloading music is a thing of the past, and prefer streaming, here is the soundtrack on Spotify (you are still welcome to join our newsletter!):
https://open.spotify.com/album/5xWQFTJSUisTReJH4OCX7E
I had a blast working on the music of this project and I'm really proud of the result. Please feel free to share this news with your friends, it is really appreciated!
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Other news: An update is coming soon. I am putting a proper difficulty selection / Assist mode in the game, which will hopefully help more people to enjoy the game regardless of their skill level. On the other hand, the skilled players will still be rewarded more, in terms of achievements. I think it is fair to do it this way, so the game recognizes the efforts of people who play the game in intended difficulty.
Hope you enjoy the music, see you soon!
Umut