forma.8 has received a visual and technical overhaul
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
MixedBag Games originally hoped to have forma.8 out last year. That didn’t happen, but the extra development time has been used wisely. MixedBag managed to give forma.8 a visual and technical overhaul over the past few months.
According to MixedBag, the team “decided to raise the bar and boost the game in every aspect, changing our technology (boring stuff) and redesigning all the backgrounds, effects and creatures from scratch (fun stuff!).” The game’s progress will be shown at GDC 2015 next week.
Our gallery below contains some screenshots showing forma.8’s change. Head on over here for MixedBag’s full blog.
Dot Arcade is WayForward developer James Montagna’s new Wii U eShop project
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Destructoid has revealed “Dot Arcade”, a new project from WayForward designer/director James Montagna. You can check out a few images above, and a summary of information below.
– Game is already done, rated by the ESRB, and approved by Nintendo
– Montagna is now deciding on a release date
– Programmer and composer Andrew Lim also worked on the game
– Began as a physical system prototype
– Started off as a wooden box with an 8×8 LED grid and a SNES controller plugged in
“We wanted to find some way we could share the dot games with the rest of the world, and Wii U seemed like the right fit. It was important that the experience emphasize the more intimate GamePad screen, but also beneficial to broadcast gameplay to others in the room on T… and taking it a step further, share scores with friends anywhere through Miiverse! So we started development on the collection of games, Dot Arcade.”
– 3 games included
– Mr. Snake, Dodge Club, and Rally Driver
– The games use the same 8×8 screen of virtual flashing lights to display the action
– Each game has it’s own “cabinet artwork” created by a featured guest artist like Jordan Canales and Jeremy Hobbs
– Dot Arcade may launch next month
– Plans for the series: “…secret extra cabinets for each game” and a plan to make “…Dot Arcade into something like a bit Generations series and introduce Dot Arcade Vol. 2 with three new games/featured artists… and so on, as long as there’s an audience with interest!”
– “The end result is a bit tricky to describe”
– “static screenshots don’t seem to do the games justice”
– Dot Arcade is “…the most raw form of video game — there’s no story other than what’s implied by the cabinet art, and there’s no real game graphics to speak of, just a focus on having fun manipulating an object on the screen. They’re entertaining in a way that’s shared only with the most vintage of video games.”
You can find a full report on Dot Arcade over on Destructoid.
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Armikrog “Giving Life to Tommynaut” video
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OlliOlli hitting the European eShop on March 5
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OlliOlli is coming to the European eShop on March 5, according to a listing on the eShop. Pricing is set at €13.49. The game will be available for both Wii U and 3DS.
More: Curve Studios, Europe, OlliOlli
Japanese Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars site open, a bit of footage
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Nintendo opened the Japanese Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars website today. Access it here. We’ve collected a couple of clips from the page in the video above.
GravBlocks+ footage
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Ralin-Dwarf Wars in the works for Wii U
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The developers behind Ralin-Dwarf Wars have confirmed their intentions to bring the game to Wii U. A release date hasn’t been determined, however.
Haven’t heard of Ralin-Dwarf Wars before? Then check out the handy overview below, and a video above.
The set of this epic game are the Dwarven Halls, smoothly lightened in the warm glow of the fire torches. Explore them and discover the scenery that takes place in the middle of War – Goblins vs Dwarfs. The player´s role is a dwarf who sacrifices his life to protect the treasures of his dwarf clan, mined with their sweat and blood. Hack and Slay the wicked thieves who nastily sneaked into the dwarf halls and steal the precious treasures. The gameplay is a combat with hand to hand weapons. The dwarves are picking up their hammer and protect what is precious to them. They do not appreciate the Goblin intrusion!
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Japanese Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars introduction video
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Metal Marines, Sky Kid hitting the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week
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Two new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:
Metal Marines (Super Famicom, 823 yen)
Sky Kid (Famicom, 514 yen)
The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on March 4.
