ColecoGamer Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I really hope the developer recovers from whatever ails him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joeatari1 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 News regarding the dev as posted on Discord by @Jani Penttinen @everyone I just heard from @zapposh | pixel games! He's alive, but in a serious condition. He gave me permission to deliver this message to the VCS community. He will post here later, but it may be much later. He caught a bad case of Covid-19, and was in coma for 2 months. He is still in intensive care at the hospital and it will take a long time to recover. I know everyone's been wondering what happened to Donut Dodo and where did he disappear - now we know. Please keep him in your thoughts! He is a dear member of our community, and an amazing game developer. As some of you know, I was hospitalized with Covid in December and I can tell you, recovery from it was not easy. I was nowhere near as seriously sick as he was, so he will need a lot of time. Most important is that he is awake from coma - with Covid, when they put you in coma, that's kind of the last possible thing the doctors can do to save your life. Very sad but hopefully he will make a full recovery and be back at it as soon as he's healthy again. Thank you Jani for the update. Keep us informed if there are any changes. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 The game can wait we will all be here to purchase it when the times right, the developers health is obviously far more important. I’m wishing the developer as quick a recovery as possible and thanks for keeping us updated. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmicklovin Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 That’s awful, maybe he can let @Jani Penttinen or someone take over the unfinished games for him until he recovers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlappyHappy2000 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 The dev's twitter account is active again! Nothing much else, and nothing for sure can be said, but the future looks bright :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 He also posted on his Discord recently. Hopefully he is on the mend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) The dev updated their Twitter today. Donut Dodo is coming to Steam on June 3. A VCS port is still in the works but they're ironing out some audio issues. Edited May 21, 2022 by SabertoothRetro 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Great to hear this. Nice to see that we might get a VCS port. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 An instant purchase for me as soon as it lands on Steam, will pick it up for the VCS when it’s ready also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marss Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davpa Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I'm glad he recovered from his COVID-19 enough to work again. Hope he is doing well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 One of the best arcade style games I have played in years. Here is the Steam version and I just released a video on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmicklovin Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I’m glad he’s alright and the game ended up getting finished but “we’ll see” isn’t a good answer for those hoping for a VCS release. I don’t get a good vibe from that, hope i’m wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 13 minutes ago, Djmicklovin said: I’m glad he’s alright and the game ended up getting finished but “we’ll see” isn’t a good answer for those hoping for a VCS release. I don’t get a good vibe from that, hope i’m wrong. The "We'll see" was in response to a question asking if VCS would get a June 3 release to coincide with Steam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlappyHappy2000 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 We Donut Dodo fans will be eatin' good tonight... Donut Dodo's coming out on June 3rd!! Source: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I really hope this game hits the VCS on June 3rd. Will not be picking it up for other platforms for now at least, would be a shame if it gets denied a VCS release. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Helper Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I don't think the developer can give a hard date for the release yet because it has to be approved by Atari. He mentioned in a previous post he was almost ready to submit it to Atari and after that it was up to them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingstate Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) It looks like Donut Dodo is confirmed for a Friday, June 3rd release! (On the Atari VCS) Source: https://pixel.games/donutdodo/index.html Edited June 2, 2022 by swingstate 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 10 hours ago, swingstate said: It looks like Donut Dodo is confirmed for a Friday, June 3rd release! (On the Atari VCS) Source: https://pixel.games/donutdodo/index.html 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Killer news, this game is perfect for the VCS. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Really looking forward to this one. Makes sense....It's National Donut Day ?? Edited June 3, 2022 by Parrothead 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davpa Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 VCS Connect has a gameplay and review video: https://youtu.be/wZKZDmCf8m8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Unfortunately for VCS owners, it seems that only the Steam version will have online leaderboards. This is a huge letdown for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Hopefully online leaderboards for the VCS version can be added in the future via a patch it’s not a deal breaker for me but I understand why it may bother some. I’m just happy the game is releasing on VCS. I’ll still be picking it up immediately for the VCS and will purchase the Steam version to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I'm just grumpy today, lol. Coffee should help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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