velipso
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FYI, our Kickstarter funded and we launched our Itch page where anyone can purchase a digital copy of Inky and the Alien Aquarium!
https://pocket-pulp.itch.io/inky-and-the-alien-aquarium
We plan on doing one more small run of carts in a couple months, join our mailing list to be notified when that happens (https://pulp.biz).
Our Kickstarter launched today!
We're very excited!
We've been busy printing off the boxes and manuals, and released the trailer a couple days ago... the Kickstarter should launch in the next month or so... it always feels like it's right around the corner, then we realize we need to do something else.
On the plus side, if you choose to participate in the Kickstarter, we will be able to fulfill it very quickly, because all the leg work is done!
Here's the trailer:
We just released our free demo! Sign up here and get it emailed to you:
https://forms.pulp.biz/inky-and-the-alien-aquarium-a-new-homebrew-for-the-game-boy-advance-0
I'm really curious what people think :)
e9zyI39w3 wrote:
What do you mean by virtual console? Certainly not this definition right?
Things like PICO-8, TIC-80 -- oops, I should have said fantasy console.
I am excited and hopeful for Pocket Pulp's success. Is your partner on this forum?
No, she's pretty shy online for some reason, lol.
...whelp I just climbed out of your van-dwelling rabbit hole. Your transparency and vulnerability on display is impressive. I've gone on a few road trips living out of Jeeps, so a lot of that resonates with me.
Yes living in a van was a blast! I'm glad you enjoyed my blog on it!
We saved up money and took this past year off, which allowed us to work on our business full time. Unfortunately we have to go back to work to pay the bills, but it's been a lot of fun this past year.
I work professionally as a web developer, and my partner works in marketing.
Working on a game on nights and weekends is really tough, I've tried that over the years, and never really had success with it... but everyone is different. For me, it's better to save up and take time off between jobs (and keep expenses low, so money lasts longer!).
My favorites are Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, and Wario Ware.
I was always impressed with the 3D characters in the Tony Hawk series. The levels were a lot of fun to explore and find secrets in too.
Wario Ware is just silly and I love it. The stories are ridiculous and the minigames are fun.
We're gearing up for the Kickstarter, but first we wanted to see if anyone was willing to help us playtest the game.
If you're interested in playtesting (or want to read more about the game), check out our landing page here:
https://forms.pulp.biz/inky-and-the-alien-aquarium-a-new-homebrew-for-the-game-boy-advance
EDIT: Also, I've just realized that we haven't posted a screenshot recently -- Casey has been hard at work on the graphics, she is pretty much done, and I think it looks great:
oh sweet, yay!
Yes, we're going to do a kickstarter, with a limited physical release, most likely 200 carts (with box+manual). The digital version will also be for sale... right now we're just planning on selling the .gba ROM file (with soundtrack+manual PDF), but it would be great if I could package it with an emulator to make things easier for people. We'll see.