Kickstarter: Eskimo Bob for NES

Just an update for everyone. This game is 100% complete and in stock at https://www.spoonybard.ca/shop. Kickstarter orders have been mailed out and new orders will be fulfilled within 24 hours. Thanks!

OP:



I have just launched a new Kickstarter for my homebrew project: Eskimo Bob for NES. It is a puzzle-platformer title that I have been working on for the past few months. Please check it out and consider backing a new NES homebrew title. I also have a demo ROM available below. Thanks!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/80534516/eskimo-bob-for-the-nes

http://www.eskimobob.com/eskimo-bob-nes-demo/

Found this video.

https://youtu.be/rDFVllXtRew

Looks fun.

Thanks!

Is that The Clash's Spanish Bombs on the title screen?

Haha, yes! I actually had wondered if there ever would be an Eskimo Bob NES game. And it looks good. I watched probably every episode years ago.

Good luck getting the sync rights for that.

Not intentionally, hahaha... I just looked it up and it's pretty eerily similar though. It's actually a dumb little song I made up a few years back called Great Big Poop. Thought it would make a good background loop...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp4FnYx1r2A

I played the demo. I like it. Understanding the level design while the level warps around on itself it a puzzle in itself. Music is also catchy. My only request is that on the title screen that you make it such that the UP and DOWN D-pad buttons toggle through the menu options.

Thanks for the feedback! I intentionally didn't allow for d-pad movement on the title screen so I could implement the Konami code

I created a link to your project on my web http://www.retrones.net/noticias/eskimo ... ickstarter

Luck!

Music is OK. Could use some more interesting instruments/timbres!

I liked it a lot. There continue to be a few (and apparently dwindling) number of folks who don't like a zillion arpeggios and slides exploding in their face every 2 seconds. Not that that can't be good. Sure it can. But simplicity's good too.

Thanks! The music has been tweaked a bit for the final release, but only slightly. I'm quite happy with it. Used palette swapping to animate the water too, which looks much nicer than the demo.

Just an update for everyone. This game is 100% complete and in stock at https://www.spoonybard.ca/shop. Kickstarter orders have been mailed out and new orders will be fulfilled within 24 hours. Thanks!