That's right, the results of the illustration contest we ran in December are in!
The first prize, if you recall, was that the winner's illustration would be immortalised in the game as a bomb for the DLC character Clarice (released today!).
So, without further ado, here's our grand prize winner:
1st Hirohiroki!
A great rendition of Clarice and her beloved Claricecar being pursued by the police. Congratulations!
2nd Kanouchi
The mysterious, blonde (fake?!) Clarice, from "Gunbare! Game Tengoku", the sequel to Game Tengoku. Will her relationship with the 'true' Clarice ever be explained?! Excellent work!
3rd Jonathan
Clarice as she would have appeared in Cannonball Run, perhaps? And her ever present Claricecar in tow. A great illustration with a well thought out catch-phrase too.
We'd like to thank everyone for their fantastic depictions of Clarice: the development team had a hard time choosing in the end!
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Game Tengoku Ver1.04 + DLC release!
We just released a minor update to prepare for the DLC, the first round of which is being released today!
And here they are: Clarice and the Voice Mix pack both at 40% off for the first week!
Clarice is a new character playable in Arcade Mode+ and the Voice Mix contains a replacement pack for the main character's voices taken straight from the archives of 1995.
We just released an update adding some common feature requests and also also fixing a few minor bugs.
Today's update includes:
New Bonus Gauge and borders
New Tate/vertical screen border too!
Bonus Gauge
Added a new gauge to show the remaining bonus time after picking up a bonus item. The position can also be adjusted by pressing RSB (press in the
right stick).
Brightness control
Added the ability to adjust brightness in-game. Pause the game and hold LB+RB and use left and right on the directional pad to adjust.
Change border images
Added the ability to change border images in-game. Pause the game and hold LT+RT and use left and right on the directional pad to change.
We just released a minor update to fix some of the smaller issues reported, but rest assured we're still looking at the other reports & requests we've received.
Today's update includes:
Fixed sound effect issues (including an issue with the second boss's bell)
Other various improvements and fixes
We are also happy to announce that trading cards are now LIVE!
To celebrate the release of Game Tengoku CruisinMix, we're holding an illustration contest! The winners will receive original Game Tengoku goods and the Grand Prize winner will see their illustration put into the game itself!!!
Grand Prize YOUR artwork IN THE GAME! Your illustration becomes the pin-up image when Clarice drops her bomb!
2nd Prize A Limited Edition copy of Game Tengoku CrusinMix on PlayStation®4, signed by the developers (JP version)
3rd Prize A standard copy of Game Tengoku CrusinMix on PlayStation®4, signed by the developers (JP version)
We're looking forward to your submissions :)
Release Updates and DLC!
Release Updates The Japanese version of Game Tengoku CruisinMix is coming later this month and the English implementation is coming right behind it, in early 2018! Of course this means the game can be purchased in JP at anytime and the EN will be a part of an update in the near future! The ORIGINAL Game Tengoku team is working HARD on implementing the localization, aiming for the highest quality and ensuring the original is done justice.
Clarice DLC! The 15 year old star of the Jaleco classic, City Connection (or Crusin), travels the world in her beloved ClariceCar to find the man of her dreams. Her ClariceCar has a wide firing range and mid-level power, making it great for beginners. Hoping to beat off Momoko, her own bomber, the “Ultra Explosive ClariceBomber”, features a pin-up image of herself.
Homura Banto DLC! Remember Bases Loaded? If so, have we got the DLC for you. Introducing Homura Banto, the first ever mascot that resulted from a bug in a classic NES baseball game. Can you decipher the name and guess the bug? Nah, I bet you have to look it up, n00b. Homura's character design is courtesy of none other than Kenichi Sonoda! (Suchie Pai, Riding Bean, Gunsmith Cats).
Extra Voices DLC! A pack of extra voice clips, recovered and remastered from the original voice recording, but previously unused, will will be available for download!
Prices and release dates for all DLC have yet to be determined, but Clarice and Homura will both be playable in Arcade Mode +!
Game Tengoku developers interview
Famitsu Online published the first part of an interview with the development team recently.
Interviewees
Nobuhiro Yoshikawa - Producer & president of City Connection
Masahiro Arai - Chief game designer
Takanori Kazaana - Assistant game designer
Nozomu Akiyama - Main Programmer
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201709/04140830.html
Overview
They talk about...
How CruisinMix came about
The team met up when City Connection were putting together the 3 disc soundtrack release for Game Tengoku
Why the Saturn version was chosen over the arcade?
Yoshikawa-san wanted to do a Saturn port, but thought it would be impossible so asked about the arcade version. The team replied they could probably get the Saturn version working.
The troubles involved with the port
Locating and recovering the master data and source code for the Saturn version was far from easy!
The Claris DLC
A new character, added from scratch and recreated by the original Game Paradise designer, pixel by pixel.
.. amongst other things.
Unfortunately, we can't offer a full translation, but hopefully, we'll be able to arrange an interview with them all nearer release!
