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Made some big announcements for the VCS port of Circus Interstellar, talked about our new plans for our next project, and bs about video games and other geeky stuff 🙂 It won't be long now... (Audios a bit quiet)

Had an awesome time with Raskull and ShotgunSean on That Gaming Show last night. Talked about the Circus Interstellar coming to the VCS, showed gameplay using the classic atari gamepad, watched some old alpha footage we found in the depths of our computer, and of course shooting the shit over some cold brewski. 😉 Circus Interstellar is really coming along, I think fans of the original Berzerk will really appreciate a modern take on the classic that doesn't lose the magic we all enjoyed from the OG. We are getting close to the deadline we've given ourselves to hand off the game to Atari for testing, after we square away any feedback we receive from them we will be announcing an official release date. Don't worry, the circus will be invading your VCS soon... 🤡

Nothing concrete yet, what we do know is we are shooting to have it ready for Atari to playtest at the end of March. After that it depends on how big their laundry list is of things we might need to fix, if anything. We feel like its likely going to be ready to release late April, but we'll know for sure after Atari tests it 🙂 and of course ill be posting everywhere and updating this post

Eyyyy 👉👉 going to be shooting for another booth this year too! Hope to see you there again John! 😄

Oh i totally get it, its absolutely worth the wait to be able to try the game for the first time with a Classic joystick 🕹 Had to get creative with the buttons and im really happen with the way its turning out, feels just like playing a modern Berzerk 🤤 It'll knock your socks off thats for sure 😉🧦

Circus Interstellar is invading an Atari VCS near you! Step right up and get your ticket punched for the most grotesque intergalactic ride of your life! Prepare to twist and dive your way through an intergalactic carnival dripping with dread and violence hiding around every dark corner! Inspired by stellar video games of yore such as Berzerk and Smash TV with a touch of madness from classic films like Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Alien, Circus Interstellar is a blood pumping arcade experience that's guaranteed to give you a chronic case of Coulrophobia! Engage in heart pounding activities including but not limited to: ⚡ Carefully traversing corridors lined with electrified walls (shocking!) and gory bozos! 🥧 Dodge deadly heat seeking juggling pins and high speed gut pies! 🍿 Join in a colorful buffet and become the delicious main course for man-eating popcorn! 🤡 Run for your life from the ever-hungry Jugularnaut or become fast food! 🛸 Unlock upgrades and powerups to make your inevitable death fun for the whole family! 🎪 Earn gameplay modifiers to add a twist of your own to this insane polka dotted party! 🎸 Boogie down with the clowns to a soundtrack that's outta this world! Composed by none other than Dance with the Dead! (WOW!) 💫 Join your buddies on the couch for a 4 player extravaganza and make your final performance a grand one! 🕹️ Atari's classic joystick is fully supported and the best way to enjoy the show! 🎉 And much more! The shows about to begin, are you prepared to pie? The official release date is still to be determined but rest assured Circus Interstellar will be invading your consoles soon! If you'd like to play now, Circus Interstellar is currently available on PC via Steam and itch.io, and there is a free demo on Steam! When the VCS port releases, we will be patching the PC version with the new goodies we add to the VCS! Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/984030/Circus_Interstellar/ Itch.io: https://ettinsoft.itch.io/circus-interstellar If you would like to join in on the development cycle, participate in our monthly Ettinjams, or just hang out, feel free to drop by our Discord group and say hello! You can also find a demo there! Discord: https://discord.gg/YZQAj2zUWt Screenshots:

You're welcome! 😄 Lol very true, someday ill have that dodge charger! Then I might be able to finish a level... 😂

We wont let you guys down! 🫡

That would be super rad, i hope it does!

Just started watching the series, loving it so far! Always fun listening to fellow game developers discuss their journeys, especially for some of my favorite new indie games. Maybe if we ever try to get our game Circus Interstellar on the vcs someday you'll have us in your show? 😉 A man can dream... Keep it up guys! Cant wait to hear about my favorite atari game Berzerk with its new recharged version coming soon! 😍

Oh wow thank you! 🥰 Im super stoked to work on a VCS port eventually, hopefully sooner than later. Will definitely post here if we do!

Totally agree with you. Honestly, I feel they should keep the classic controls in so i can just adjust to them and enjoy the game on the OG joystick. If we can manage to get our game Circus Interstellar on the VCS down the road we are definitely going to make the classic joystick work with it. Our game is a Berzerk spiritual successor so it would definitely scratch that itch if everything works out! 🙂

So that was one of the first things i tried, and it was kinda... rough. They did what they could with their limitations, but twisting the joystick to aim while moving it to move is a nightmare. If aiming still worked like classic berzerk it would work, but there is 360 aiming now so its the best they could do.

I cant wait to play Murtop on the VCS, that game looks awesome. Gives me dig-dug meets bomberman vibes and i love that.

Oh man, i got to play a bit of this at the Portland convention and it was so awesome! I absolutely loved the new enemies and controls, and evil otto is way cooler this time around. Definitely the first game im gonna buy when i get a vcs. 🤖