ByDesign kicks off 2008 with a bang!
* New Designs & Development Projects
From the start of the year, ByDesign has been busy with a new online game prototype, a new interactive installation project, a new game design commissioned for the Wii console, plus various support work on other upcoming projects and opportunities (hint: iPhone!). It’s been crazy!
There is much more coming down the pike, such 2008 is looking to be a banner year for ByDesign Games! Check back here throughout the year for more details as it all develops!
.: v1.2 now available at http://www.bydesigngames.com/mbb/ :.
* Make Bouncy Bouncy gets new promo video, new online retail partners & a new version update!
We've added a video trailer highlighting Make Bouncy Bouncy's atmosphere & showcasing some of the gameplay. Check it out by visiting the Official Make Bouncy Bouncy Website!
In addition to a new & easier to navigate game site (with score leaderboard), Make Bouncy Bouncy has also recently launched with certain new online retailers to help spread the Bouncy Bouncy love! If you shop online, you might come across it, else it is available on the official game site at ByDesignGames.com.
As a part of our on-going plan to release regular updates and extensions to the game, we're happy to make v1.2 available, the game's biggest update yet! Changes include;
- Core play mechanic has a completely new layer to it... Building up your bounce is even more explosive and rewarding!
- Levels now have bouncy objectives, bonus bounces, and score multipliers!
- Added new levels to all Moods; the game now has over 35 levels in total! Will continue to release new levels (for free) for the life of the game.
- Fine-tuned the game’s physics to offer a more satisfying bounce when not making bouncy bouncy.
- Added a new feature that allows players to quickly turn 180 degrees by pressing Right Mouse Button / Down Arrow.
- Added a new pad type, the Turn Pad. The Turn Pad will angle you towards it's arrow whenever you land on it.
- Added a feature to enhance the feeling of vertigo in some levels. To "hear it" in action, play the level Firenze in the Nervous mood (also appears in other key levels).
- Demo users have a new free daily random level button in Mood Select; gives access to an otherwise demo-locked level & changes daily!
- Added Level Select functionality; now you can choose the level you wish to play on, if you've already unlocked that level.
- Added ability to change game resolution to the Options screen; players no longer have to restart to change the game's resolution (old start-up dialog was removed).
- Refinements to the overall visual styling.
- Demo available as a Mac OSX Dashboard Widget. Update: it’s an Apple staff pick today!
- And many more! Details can be found in the game's Version History.
Existing players can download free updates from the Official Make Bouncy Bouncy Website, just click Download!
As always, if you have any thoughts or feelings about Make Bouncy Bouncy, have any comments or questions, do not hesitate to let us know in our Forums or directly via the Contact page. As this update suggests, we are indeed listening!
Stay tuned for more Bouncy Bouncy news in the coming weeks & months!
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Until next time, have fun and stay frosty!
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything" [George Bernard Shaw -- Irish Playwright, Literary Critic]