Hey, I'm Christophe Galati (chrisDeneos). This year marks the
25th anniversary of the Game Boy. With that in mind, a few months ago I launched myself into the creation of a game, Tasukete Tako-San: Save me Mr Tako. To me, this game is a way to take what I've learnt and pay tribute to my influences with my first “real” indie game that I intend to publish. The team consists of a friend who is doing all the sound design and music, and me, the programmer, game designer and graphics designer.
- Platformer / Action game. You have to travel through a dangerous world whilst saving as many people as possible and fighting assorted enemies and bosses with the help of different powers.
- You play Mr Tako, a small octopus that can move, jump, and spit ink . Spitting ink onto an enemy will paralyze them, allowing you to use their body as a block. This makes it possible to create new paths or to protect yourself from enemies using these new platforms to your advantage.
- During the game, you can find chests which give you one of the 25 (current number) hats . A hat gives you an additional power . These are very varied, ranging from improving your abilities (life, amount of ink, speed, jump height, ...), or stronger powers (sword, bow, bombs, etc. ..). Also, if you have a hat, you can take an extra hit before dying.
- If you already have a hat, it will stock it if you find a new one. You can take it again with Select button.
- When you break pots you can find ink, lives and gems. Finding 100 gems gives you an extra life.
- You will encounter many differents bosses.
- You can change the Color Palet, like on the Game Boy Color, and set the pixel matrix on the screen.
"During a stormy night, an army of Octopuses attacked a humain ship. One of them saved a woman who fell into the sea. A fairy, which saw is actions, give him the power to breath outside the water, but in exchange, he has to promise to never hate a human."
- In this mode, you go through Levels. When you finish a level, the next one will be unlock. In some levels you will find hat powers, which will help you reach the end. In each level, there are three abducted children that you will have to save.
- Kirby-like Worldmap, you can go to level doors moving and jumping like you will do in a regular level. On the worldmap, your ink gauge is infinite so you can play with your powers. Separate in multiple worlds, you can return to the previous world when you want.
- Dialog System, to speak with the characters and progress through the story.
- Village and special places. Some places in the world which are not levels. You will have to go in those places in your quest. You can find merchants and side quests there.
- Tako-house, a place in the worldmap where you can go to take one of the power you already found.
- Hidden levels, that you can find using a specific power in a certain place, or resolving a side quest.
- Local Multiplayer mode. 2-4 players.
- Select one of the different Octopuses characters to play.
- Co Op mode: play the Runner mode with your friend, in his semi randomly infinite world.
- Versus Mode: Arena battle, like Towerfall. There are some chest in the Arena that will randomly attribute you one of the additionnal powers. You have to beat your friends with them. After some time, the chests will give you an other power.
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- The game is set in a infinite world generated semi-randomly, with forced side-scrolling. There are currently about 300 patterns, divided into three worlds. These are assembled to form a random level. There is a difficulty curve which changes the environment as you advance.
- You can also affect the scrolling speed with signs. Walk on them increase the speed but, if you spit ink over them before walking, they will slow the scrolling down. However, faster scrolling also means a higher score!
- When you die, a Phoenix resurect you while you have lives.
"A long time ago, the Octopus was the master race on earth.
They were the guardians of the memory of an ancient world, using their wisdom to rule peacefully.
But that was before the rise of a new race.
Humans.
Since the advent of humanity, octopuses were hunted, eaten and used in nefarious ways.
Humiliated and defiled over the centuries; one octopus decided to avenge the honor of his kind by putting an end to the human species.
Overcome with madness, he began to kidnap young people, plunging the world into chaos.
But there is one last hope for the world. This hope... is you."
It is in this context of war between octopuses and human that you, a small octopus, try to rescue abducted children while delivering a message of peace between the species. You will have to face humans, animals, and your own species.
Currently, I'm focusing on the Runner game mode so you can get your hands on a playable demo as soon as possible. Nevertheless, I intend to add a story mode with real levels without forced scrolling, as well as a multiplayer mode where you can fight against your friends with the different powers. In addition to new hats and more bosses, the final game will be composed of a
Story Mode,
Multiplayer mode and
Runner mode. You'll be able to find it all in the full version, due to be released on Steam and on Wii U eShop, if everything goes to plan.
- Windows:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/tasukete-tako-san-save-me-mr-tako/downloads/tasukete-tako-san-save-me-mr-tako-windows- Mac:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/tasukete-tako-san-save-me-mr-tako/downloads/tasukete-tako-san-save-me-mr-tako-mac- Linux:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/tasukete-tako-san-save-me-mr-tako/downloads/tasukete-tako-san-save-me-mr-tako-demo-linux 
Facebook :
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http://christophegalati.fr/IndieDB :
http://www.indiedb.com/games/tasukete-tako-san-save-me-mr-tako
Thank you all for your support ! I'll keep you posted about progress here on a regular basis.
- 08/09/2014 : creation of the devlog presentation !
- 28/09/2014 : first demo of the game !
[MAJ] The game was released on Nintendo Switch and Steam on October 30th 2018!
http://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Jeux-a-telecharger-sur-Nintendo-Switch/Save-me-Mr-Tako-Tasukete-Tako-San-1456376.htmlhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/729220/Save_me_Mr_Tako_Tasukete_TakoSan/
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