Game Dev Tycoon RP (On-Topic)

Twyster · January 9, 2014, 8:22pm

March 16, 1986

Game Giant Magazine

Review of Astrid’s Pony Tales

Astrid’s Pony Tales is a strange game at first glance. In many ways it’s a typical RPG; you roam a 2D overhead grid of a world, fighting off monsters in random encounters, and aim to defeat an evil power and seal it away forever.

Then you see the characters. Ponies? Really? Is this game for little girls?

But never judge a book by its cover. The battle system was the first of its kind. Without Pony Tales, there would be no Red Dust, no Tales of the Wayfarer, no Myrune and no Beyond Human. It was truly a “Primal Fantasy”, the mother of the RPG genre itself as we know it today.

Gamers obviously saw that, as the game brought in 350k in sales for Horse-Drawn Games in its first month, and was the primary drive behind the Gamewagon’s success.

Then in May of 1985, they began selling the merch. Popularity of Astrid’s Pony Tales, along with Higurashi and Voidrunner, exploded with the release of toys and posters for the games.

And for gameplay? Though it appears a typical RPG only with ponies, one must remember that it was the first of its kind, and a game based on ponies is not considered a big seller for any other company.

Of course, I can’t be too descriptive. Everyone knows what an RPG is like, and I don’t want to give away the plot, so I apologize if this article is too vague.

The default main characters - Roslyn, Juliet, Astrea and Yuria - will forever be icons of the gaming industry, and I know they will stay in my heart for a long time.

Final Score: 8.75

CaptainSnake · January 9, 2014, 8:52pm

March 16, 1986
Dark Entertainment

Concept Art Leaks

Starke Evan’s News

Starke Evan (Reporter): In pictures taken by Jake Omlet, Dark Entertainment seems to have…a mix of concept arts? Who knows what they’re up to!

Art Concept 1:

Art Concept 2:

Twyster · January 9, 2014, 10:08pm

March 17, 1986

Game Giant Magazine

Review of Computer Maker Tycoon

Computer Maker Tycoon was Indie Pug Studios’ first game, and it shows in how the release was handled. First announced in August of last year (1985), it wasn’t released until February 9 this year. The problem is that they never announced what platform it was for, and gave no suggested retail price.

When the company announced the game was for PC on March 1, customers were in an uproar. People who thought it was for the Gamewagon demanded to be able to return the game and many were denied, smearing Indie Pug Studios’ reputation. Some customers overpaid for the game when retailers who charged whatever they felt like put prices as high as $60.

The game itself is pretty solid, however. You run a computer production company starting in the 1960s, selling mainframes to universities. In the 80s you are forced to shift to home computers, and end up having to add modems to your machine by the end of the current decade.

Then the futuristic-ness takes over, as in the 90s you must produce VR systems with goggles and gloves. By 2010, you will have to create mind-uploading systems, which lasts until 2015 and the game ends. A high score table shows the funds you had at the end of the game, and is the end goal of all this.

Gameplay relies on a 2D interface that shows your companies’ stats and current projects. It’s a well-made system for an innovative game that was ruined by a terrible release. If you find it, it’s a bargain at $8, so make sure to pick up a copy.

19gamerpug · January 10, 2014, 12:27am

March 17, 1986

Indie Pug Games

Announcement

"Today we would like to say that we are working on a new game. The name of the game is
WW1 Warfare. It is about one man who fights in WW1 with his squad. Unlike our last game this time we will focus on getting this game out as soon as we can. It will be a War Shooter the 1st of its kind. there will be all sorts of tanks and jeeps with small guns on them that you can drive.It may more pricey but we are working really hard on it to make it really good. Here is more info.

WW1 Warfare

Price:19.99
Markets:USA and Canada
Topic:War
Genres:Shooter,History
Languages:English,French,Spanish
Platforms: Pixel Cube,PC
Release Date:May 7, 1986

Even More Info:The game starts in the start of WW1 in the middle of the battle you learn how to play then you start by taking down bases by using bombs.The game spans 20 Levels taking place in a lot of the battles of WW1. Plus a high score board at the end of of every level.The game case includes free posters of computer maker tycoon and WW1 Warfare. And a coupon for 35% off of the game guide that will be sold at most game stores in the USA and Canada.The game guide will be 29.99$USD

Game Features And Specs

-2D V2
-Game Tutorials
-Better A.I
-High Score
-Customizing your Squad and yourself
-Animated Blood
-Save Files
-Multiple Weapons
-Cutscenes
-4 Difficulties
-Good Animations

And Even More!

We can’t wait to see how this game turns out.

apljee · January 10, 2014, 1:49am

((sorry i just couldn’t resist anymore ))

March 24, 1986
Pixel Studios

PIXEL STUDIOS IS BACK! Also, a game announcement from them!

With the recent blur of a new world of “gaming” as some call arriving, there were many new comapnies. One of them was Pixel Studios. On October 30th, as a nice halloween treat to all of their fans, thay sadly said that they were closing their gates to the public, but would continue manufacturing the old games, and platform they made. Now, they’re back. In a recent promise to Gadgeteer games, they, instead of giving them 85% of all funds gained, they just simply aren’t giving them anything, and are reducing the 15% for Remedy Studios to a total of 1% for the R1111 Processor Chip in the Pixel Cube.

With that out of the way, now we have info from the game that is being developed by Evan Havvid and the rest of Pixel Studios.

"We are, for sure, developing this game. It was a hard decision to close the gates, but it was definitley an easy one to open them. We are making a game called Prison Life. In Prison Life, the player is allowed to roam freely in the prison, pick fights, and start prison riots. The way you beat the game is by a total of 20 different missions that involve your cellmate, Rusty. You start a riot, and when you beat the game, you have a new option: Riot mode on, or riot mode off. There is a cheat for this to activate, though. There is 3 different kinds of AI for this game: Defensive, Neutral, and Offensive. I hope you can figure out what that means.’’

More info on the game that was given away by a small magazine, Inside Gaming.

##Prison Life##
Price: $15.50, or £9.41.
Markets: USA, Canada, and the UK.
Topic: Prison
Genres: Simulation, RPG
Languages: Spanish, French, English (2nd languages for Canada and USA.)
Platforms: Pixel Cube, PC
Release Date: May 10, 1986
Game Features and Specs:

2D V2 (8 bit, 256 colors, not all used though)
Cheats
Different gamemodes
Different AI types
8 different weapons, including 2 different guns
Two different endgame scenarios
Choices effect endgame scenario
2 difficulties, easy and hard
Decent animations
AI types can be changed, EG corrupt police officers, enemies will help
‘Gang’ system
Customizable gang outfits
Recorded stats
Personal Leaderboards

apljee · January 10, 2014, 2:09am

March 13, 1986
Pixel Studios

A new poster, titled as “The Crew”, or in the poster, “|–][THE CREW][–|”, It shows an example of one of the ‘fully customizable’ crews. Although there is only 50 different prisoner sprites, and 10 different cop sprites, (also 1 warden. (Spoiled it.)) They will all have different stats. Stats have 5 levels each. Here are the stat trees, given generously to us by Pixel Studios.

Health
Strength
Speed
Socialization

They are titling them as, “Triple T + Single H”

19gamerpug · January 10, 2014, 2:22am

March 27 1986
Indie Pug Games
Price Cuts To WW1 Warfare. Also new features!

"We would like to say that the price of WW1 Warfare is now 14.25$USD and that in the game there are now cheat codes in the game plus The coupon for the game guide is now 50%. The cheat codes and only be turned on after you beat the game making replaying the game worth more then getting a better score. Also in some missions the mission is a bit open world. So now you can do missions your way and share tips with your buddys. And those tips can come in handy when you are. Playing Co-op Mode! Yes you can play with your buddys but when you play co-op the bad guys become harder. Also you can take cover behind buildings and barriers and still be able to still fire your gun.And the game guide will have all the cheat codes.Here are the new stats.

WW1 Warfare
-Cheats
-2D V2
-Game Tutorials
-Better A.I
-Customizing your Squad and yourself
-Animated blood
-Save Files
-Multiple Weapons
-Cutscenes
-4 Difficulties
-Good Animations
-Co-op Mode
-Partly Open World
-Cover System

Price:14.25$USD
Markets:USA and Canada
Topic:War,History
Genres:Shooter
Languages:English,French,Spanish
Platforms: Pixel Cube,PC
Release:May 7 1986

Jonathan_Ulloa · January 10, 2014, 2:32am

March 25, 1986
Remedy Studios
New York,New York
Funds: 6%

Announcement

Remedy Studio’s is here to show the world that we love gaming and PC’s! We want to show our love to every dimension of the universe, from hardware to aesthetics to software and to finally the games themselves! We have teased a project we are working on and today is the time to reveal it to the world!

Remedy Games presents…

The Quickfire MX

We here at Remedy Studio’s know that there are so many options when it comes to PC gaming but why not have smooth gaming on every one of them! the QuickFire MX is designed to run any game you want within minutes, no more waiting for installation or for annoying registration! Quickfire MX will run games immediately after placing your floppy disk or cartridge into your PC! Ability to switch bewtween Quickfire mode and normal mode.

This is done by a chip that goes directly onto your motherboard!

The Quickfire MX will come in 2 variations, the Quickfire MX and the Quickfire MX Pro.
TheQuickfire MX Pro comes with the R1111 Processor built in to run games twice as fast!

Quickfire MX

Quickfire MX Pro

Both Variations will launch on April 15, 1986 WORLDWIDE

Pricing

QuickFire MX = $150
Quickfire MX Pro = $250

PC’s only

19gamerpug · January 10, 2014, 3:03am

March 28 1986
Indie Pug Games

Indie Pug Games announces the 1st indie game console
"Today we would like to say that we have struck a deal with a factory that we used to make game console parts at to mass produce a console called the PugBox.We also have paid to have the R1111 Console part in the console. Plus it will only be 250$USD And for the one that comes with our ports of our two games computer maker tycoon and our upcoming WW1 Warfare. The PugBox Deluxe will be 350$USD. Also It will be releasing on the same day as WW1 Warfare! So on the same day you get WW1 Warfare you can grab a brand new game console. Be sure to grab a copy of computer maker tycoon as it will be porting to the PugBox and new copys will be able to play on the PugBox so you can play it on your computer or your PugBox that has 4 keyboard ports. Here are the stats, And if you want to make games for it you can put them on it for FREE. Yeah 100% FREE. Just be sure to give a shoutout to us or at the very least a small amount of money.

Stats
20kb RAM
30kb Video RAM
497x321 Resolution
100 sprites
64Colors
6 Channel mono sound
4 sound generators with 8 octaves each
2 white noise generators
Output:RF coaxial or din composite
4controller ports
4Keyboard ports
1 printer port
1 cartridge port
no floppy drives
4 build in mouses
1 CD drive/port

PugBox

$150USD

Red painted
1 power adapter
1 RF cable 1 DIN cable
4 controllers
free copy of WW1 Warfare

PugBox Deluxe
250$
Gold painted
4controllers
1 power adapter
1 RF cable 1 DIN cable
Free copys of computer maker tycoon and WW1 Warfare

Release Date:May 7 1986

(Hey are making consoles free?)

Twyster · January 10, 2014, 5:06am

(No I don’t think they are. But since the Gamercon crashed and burned at the beginning of the game when the starting consoles were supposed to appear, I’m sure you can work something out with @MacDon.)

Haxor · January 10, 2014, 6:42am

29 March, 86
Satyr Studios

#Announcement

The Quest Of Minmus

Topics : Fantasty
Genres : RPG, Platformer
Price : 25,99$
Languages : English
Platform : PC
Markets : USA, Canada

Welcome Young adventurer! Maybe You know, that our moon is angry at us. I see You are experienced, so I can trust You. You need to stop the moon, or stop the people making him angry. I don’t care how will You do it. Just do it.

-Explore over 42 levels,
-Customize Your character for over 96 ways
-Upgrade 3 skills with 8 upgrades each
-Buy or get better weapons/shields from shop/bosses
-Collect gold
-Collect XP
-Be Warrior or Archer

-2D V2
-Fully animated characters
-2 Difficuilties
-Over 40 Side Quests and 41 Normal Quests

And Many More!

**Release Date : ** 29-31th of April

Haxor · January 10, 2014, 10:59am

29 March, 86
Satyr Studis

Transport Manager Released!

Today the newest game by Satyr Studios has been released (In USA and Canada).

19gamerpug · January 10, 2014, 4:47pm

(Okay has he been on?)

Haxor · January 10, 2014, 5:17pm

Soo…

If there is no MacDon We think, we should pause this RP,so…

#Pause!

Haxor · January 10, 2014, 7:16pm

Uhh…
Lets stop that.

Twyster · January 10, 2014, 7:57pm

(Okay, I don’t know what just happened, but don’t you think a flame war is a bad idea? Please keep it civil. I’ve had my fare share of these things, and it never ends well.)

19gamerpug · January 10, 2014, 8:44pm

30 march 86
PugBox delay and WW1 Warfare Delay.

Today we have to say that the PugBox and WW1 Warfare has been delayed due to a new product that will be used in the console and the game.The new date will be july. We have no date in the month yet but soon we will.To give something in return we are going to have a sale at most game shops for the game computer maker tycoon it will be 5.99$USD for a limited time. And the ones that are on sale come with a game disk and floppy disk for the pc and when it comes out the PugBox disk drive.We hope that this sale we hope to make anyone who plans to grab WW1 Warfare in may be happy.

(Does this clear everything up.)

Twyster · January 10, 2014, 9:18pm

(Yes, but we’ve had to pause the RP outright. Check back once a day to see if MacDon has returned.)

19gamerpug · January 10, 2014, 11:30pm

(Okay)

Twyster · January 11, 2014, 4:50pm

@MacDon

(Marketing for the Pixel Cube version of Toyland basically “rode the wave” from the PC release. Marketing of the PC version continued until the release of the Pixel Cube version, with minor alterations to include screenshots and info of the port. If that counts as a new marketing campaign regardless, then I’d like to request paying only 50k (0.5%) for the alterations to the ads, instead of 250k (2.5%) for an entire new campaign that didn’t actually happen.)