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Originally Posted by AChimp
What's this game written in? Is it still all Action Scripting straight in Flash or are you using something like Unity to compile into Flash? :nerd
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Yep, it's all done straight in Flash using AS. It's definitely pushed the limits of what Flash is capable of and takes forever to compile at this point.
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Originally Posted by dextire
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Heheh, glad you like the countdown clock. Feels surreal to have a date finally set after all these years. I can't believe it's this close to coming out.
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Originally Posted by Nick
I noticed there was a counter on Newgrounds set for the 11th, why isn't it on I-Mockery as well?
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I'll probably put it up on I-Mockery after the holidays. The homepage already links to the Abobo site as it is and I have a lot of Xmas stuff on there currently. Don't want to over-clutter the homepage atm.
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Originally Posted by Zomboid
Has a flash game ever received so much hype, or is this a new record?
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Nope, not that I'm aware of. Consider how many years it's been in development, how a custom arcade cabinet was built for it and exhibited at various conventions, how we have a full trailer for it, how there's a custom web site for it, how there's a twitter account and facebook fan page for it, and how it's been featured on virtually every gaming site out there.
This is a love letter to the glory days of 8-bit NES games and is meant to be the wet dream of anybody who grew up on those games or simply likes them.
On top of all that, we're giving a free spin-off game about Abobo's son, Aboboy, to anybody who has been nice enough to donate to the game.
We've had no boss pressuring us for a release all these years, no worries about getting it approved by ratings boards... it's all been on our terms and I think people can see the fun we've had making it all this time. It's that kind of stuff that (hopefully) shows on things like the trailer 'n all, and I think that's what has people so excited.
We're trying to give people a retro gaming experience that they will never forget for the rest of their lives, and they're getting it for free. If that's not worth a little hype, I don't know what is. ;)