We have a bit of a shorter update this week. All three of us are concentrated on getting our other game Boss 101 through submissions at Microsoft. On that end we are in the home stretch and that means a bit of bug fixing and adjustments to the build for the Xbox One. Thankfully nothing we can’t handle but it is taking our focus.
Onwards and upwards!
On the Zazmo end, I did this week’s game night and development update. Looked at some of the older classics we have been inspired from. It’s interesting to see how these game which are closing in on 30 years old hold up.
Game Development Dev Talk with Zazmo, looking at older game designs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh15SuJMWuU
Checked out the sequel to a game called Rush N Attack and man – that thing is a quarter muncher. You die so often and the game is so brutal!
Also did a run through Bionic Commando. It’s hard to overstate the great ideas in that game and how far they permeate into many other games. Really fun still but also a really hard game to just get through without dying a lot! I mean a lot.
On the strictly Zazmo front we are looking to wrap up development and leave Early Access once we are done with Boss 101 on the Xbox One. As we have said – there are not a lot of things on the main list left. We are mostly looking at polishing things and adjusting gameplay bits. All the core gameplay tenets are there and we are focused on making the whole things smooth and easy to play.
Personally I am pretty excited about the new powerups for the games Breakdown and Rob’s Adventure. They add a lot to already fun games and bring the whole experience up a notch or two.
OK, check out the video and we will talk with you soon!
Remember to always – LIVE YOUR DREAMS!
-Tim
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2018.04.06 Zazmo game Dev Night Video
Zazmo Arcade Pack Development Stream - Game Night
Our game night video - be warned - lots of laughing and screaming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh15SuJMWuU
More to come and this Monday so join us then if you can!
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2018.04.01 Zazmo Arcade Weekly Update
Hello and welcome to the latest Zazmo update and game development summary for this week.
Most of the news this week was things like tuning and powerup adjustments. We did a few game nights and you can check out the videos below.
Big news though - new build is LIVE right now!
You heard it! Go check it out now!
Also – this week saw a lot of development with our other game Boss 101. As you might already know we are working on bringing that game to the Xbox One so there is a bit of concurrent development.
Still – let’s get moving with the news!
Donley Time Foundation - Game Night! Ep 04
Game dev talk about possible Zazmo Arcade Pack 2 and retro game ideas! Also – where did we get some of the ideas for Boss 101 and Zazmo! Find out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KibmT_rLtIw
Donley Time Foundation - Game Night! Ep 05
Playing old games like Aliens and Rolling Thunder 2
More game dev talk with Joshua and Tim!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klmkw01Cth4
Keep checking back as we move through Early Access. We have a few more adjustments to make and then we are anticipating moving out of EA and into a full release. The first focus at the moment is Boss 101 and its Xbox One version.
Thank you again and remember to LIVE YOUR DREAMS!
-Tim
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2018.03.30 Donley Time Foundation - Zazmo Game Night! Ep 05
Zazmo Arcade Pack Development Stream - Game Night
Our game night video - be warned - lots of laughing and screaming! Joshua and Tim talk about new game ideas too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klmkw01Cth4
More to come and this Monday so join us then if you can!
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Twitch Game Dev Stream Tonight 6pm CST
Going live at 6pm CST on Twitch for some Game Development Game Night action!
Join the fun at https://www.twitch.tv/donleytime/
2018.03.28 Game Dev Game night video
Zazmo Arcade Pack Development Stream - Game Night
Our game night video - be warned - lots of laughing and screaming! Joshua and Tim talk about new game ideas too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klmkw01Cth4
More to come and this Thursday so join us then if you can!
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Game Dev Stream Tonight at 6pm CST!
Going live at 6pm CST on Twitch for some games and game development fun! Join us won't you? We'd love to see you there!
https://www.twitch.tv/donleytime/
-Tim
2018.03.25 Game Dev Video Updates
Hello and welcome to the latest Zazmo Arcade Pack update!
As you might remember we are working on making our updates a little jazzier and to that end we are now recording videos twice a week to track the game’s progress. Let’s talk about the highlights and then move into the videos themselves.
Bug fixes and tunes
One of the more recent additions to the game was the addition of powerups to Rob’s Adventure and Breakdown. We added these in to help spice up the gameplay and give players more things to do in round.
For Rob’s Adventure we added in some shooter favs like Multi-Shot, Power Shot and the Beam cannon. All of these are in the game now. Once nice touch is all of them scale the more you grab of the same type. You can grab up to three of the same type (at the moment) to get a maximum attach effect. It’s pretty cool and the visual will scale along with the power so you really get a sense of progression. Currently though if you grab a different type of powerup from the ones you are ‘collecting’ then you will reset with that one back to level one. We think that adds a nice element of dodging and collecting to the game.
In Breakdown we added a three new powers. The ‘other’ down arrow, the rocket and the explosion. Other down arrow causes your opponents side to drop in a head to head match. The rocket fires a cutter ball straight up into the sky that bursts into three balls on impact. Finally the explosion powerup will destroy the lowest row you have on screen.
All in all the progress is coming along well and we are getting in some good work while we wrap up the Xbox One conversion of Boss 101.
Episode 10 - Game Dev Night
Playing, testing and developing the powerups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QGI7o9lfg0
Episode 11 - Guest starring Matt Fitzgerald of Savage: Shards of Gosen fame! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFquv3--VN0
Twitch Streams
Come join us for our live game development streams during the week. We consistent stream on Mondays and Thursdays at 6pm CST and would love to see you there. It’s been a lot of fun meeting you and interacting with all of you who have shown up.
Thank you again and thank you for your support. We’ll talk with you soon and remember to always live your dreams!
-Tim
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2018.03.23 Game Dev live with Matt Fitzgerald!
Zazmo Arcade Pack Development Stream
Latest game dev night with special guest star @toborprime ! Matt joins Tim to play the Zazmo Arcade as well as Matt's game Savage, the Shard of Gosen! Check it out here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFquv3--VN0
More to come and this Monday so join us then if you can!
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2018.03.22 Game Development Stream live at 6pm CST
Twitch Game Dev Stream Tonight!
Game Development on Twitch tonight at 6pm CST! Jokes and fun for all - dev talk too. Come join us for entertainment, laughs and maybe some game dev knowledge!
Link: https://www.twitch.tv/donleytime
Should be a blast and hope to see you there!
Zazmo Arcade Pack Info Roundup Twitch Channel - Monday Thursday Dev Streams at 6pm CST Donley Time Twitch
