BPM Boy (RetroNinja) - coming to VCS

[justclaws]

Announced on Twitter.

Here's a preview trailer for it.

The web-site for this game is here - the page URL seems wrong but works!!
https://www.retroninja.com/copy-of-games

[Atari_JaguarVCS]

Looks quite good to be honest!. I’ll definitely pick this one up when it hits the VCS. 

[marss]

Excellent 😁

[tripled79]

Looks interesting, like a new Marble Madness...

[justclaws]

The official page for this game is here; I didn't link it before, but added it to the parent page.
https://www.retroninja.com/copy-of-games

 

[Tony Barnes]

Hello all. 

 

Thanks @justclaws for posting this!

 

Yes, BPM Boy is the distraction that kept me from completing the mammoth Chaos Chassis, this year. Lol.

 

I just really wanted to do an homage to Marble Madness / Crystal Castles / Super Monkey Ball / etc.  Marble Madness is one of my favorites, as well as my wife's, plus I wanted to do something that had a more "upbeat" and "funky" soundtrack and vibe. 

 

What you see in the trailer is a small snippet, from about 12 weeks of work. As I said before, the game is influenced by Marble Madness, Crystal Castles, Super Monkey Ball, Sonic and even a tinge of Jet Set Radio.  It's very-much a physics-based platformer, where you really feel the weight of the ball.  It also has a dynamic music system I wrote, which reacts to what the player is doing and adjusts the music accordingly.  It's been fun to work and should be out on VCS by the end of the year.

 

Stay tuned.

 

 

[justclaws]

This looks so good; day#1 VCS buy. Thanks or the extra information here.

[+joeatari1]

@Tony Barnes Thanks for posting this here.  I am enjoying the interaction from the developers both here and on Discord.  Looking forward to the games you and others have planned for the VCS, especially Chaos Chassis.😉

[Tony Barnes]

On 10/26/2021 at 5:28 PM, joeatari1 said:

@Tony Barnes Thanks for posting this here.  I am enjoying the interaction from the developers both here and on Discord.  Looking forward to the games you and others have planned for the VCS, especially Chaos Chassis.😉

Yeah, sorry I've been quiet here. Busy with just "a few" games in development and it's just me 100%. Expect more info soon. BPM will ship this year (unless something goes wrong... lol), with Chaos (and others) next year.

[Tony Barnes]

A quick and dirty shot from latest and a little Happy Halloween teaser from a couple of weeks ago.

 

 

[justclaws]

It's great to see some more details of progress on the game, and thanks for posting it!

[Tony Barnes]

Happy Holidays everyone.

 

Quick update; dev never goes as planned and I didn't want to rush out something just to make Xmas, so BPM Boy has been pushed to Jan 2022 (well, I'll submit then and we'll see when it gets put on the machine).

 

Anyway, in the meantime, here are some pix of the "ice level", the game running on the actual VCS and a look at the new logo!

 

-TB

 

 

[+SabertoothRetro]

This is looking great @Tony Barnes! I can't wait to play it once it's finished and available.

[+joeatari1]

Lookin' good!  I've never had any experience with a "roller" game before.  I'll have to give this one a try, it looks like a ton of fun!

[+sixersfan105]

Wow @Tony Barnes this looks amazing! I'm a new VCS owner and this is an easy Day One purchase for me. Take your time putting the finishing touches on it. We're a patient bunch. Cheers man. 

[Atari_JaguarVCS]

I’m definitely looking forward to this game myself, the game kinda reminds me of Skully which was the last similar style game to this I played!. I will be picking this up like many VCS owners on day one can’t wait for it the visuals look really really good. 

[marss]

Looks superb😁

[zzip]

Looks great!

[Tony Barnes]

On 12/24/2021 at 7:53 PM, joeatari1 said:

Lookin' good!  I've never had any experience with a "roller" game before.  I'll have to give this one a try, it looks like a ton of fun!

Rollers are what games like Super Monkey Ball, Marble Madness, Ball-X, etc. are called. I guess because the term's not widely known, I also call it a "physics-based platformer", but that really could mean a LOT of different things than a roller.

[Tony Barnes]

Remember people, BPM Boy is coming soon to the VCS (other platforms aren't really on my mind right now and I've got other games to get to, so don't count on a Steam release any time soon, tbh).

 

Also remember, BPM Boy won't take 500 hours to complete! LOL.

 

EDIT: And because the video won't play here, AtariAge gets first dibs on a couple of screenshots! Enjoy.

 

Edited January 11 by Tony Barnes
Video won't display

[markofwolves]

Classic controller is supported?

[Tony Barnes]

12 hours ago, markofwolves said:

Classic controller is supported?

Yes, Classic and Modern supported. No trackball support upon initial release.

 

[markofwolves]

2 hours ago, Tony Barnes said:

Yes, Classic and Modern supported. No trackball support upon initial release.

 

Thanks!

[Tony Barnes]

Here's a couple of screenshots and the game in motion on the VCS.  Getting pretty close to submitting to Atari.  Stay tuned.

 

 

 

[Atari_JaguarVCS]

This looks fantastic and I’ll definitely be picking it up day one when it’s on the VCS store!. It’s nice to see a game that’s taking advantage of the VCS hardware a bit more, the visuals are looking on point as is the frame rate in the video.