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[SuperRetroMaker]

Hello, I'd like to introduce you to Super Retro Maker.  It's like that really popular "Maker" game, but for all the other NES classics you loved as a kid.

About

Super Retro Maker lets you design and play stages reminiscent of the greatest games from the 1980's and share them with the world. Or just kick back and play hundreds of handcrafted retro stages all lovingly rendered in lo-def and accompanied by an authentic 8-bit NES soundtrack.   Featuring an expanding lineup of playable characters with unique skills and environments for limitless creativity and infinite replayability.  Unleash your inner Igarashi!

Features

• Gameplay inspired by the classics (Metroid, Castlevania, Megaman, Ninja Gaiden, Strider, Bionic Commando, Contra, Blaster Master, and more!)
• Campaign Mode - play through the official campaign to unlock all the features of the editor
• Metroidvania style exploration with huge maps and unique items and abilities to help you progress
• Multiplayer Mini-games
• Online leaderboards
• Simple and fun level editor
• Share levels with your friends and the world

Platform

• PC (Steam) Early Access Q1 2018

Engine

• Custom C# using OpenTK and Farseer Physics

Follow our progress on social media:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuperRetroMaker
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperRetroMaker

Team

Music

Hoffy (@HoffyMusic) - Composer and Coffee addict, totally obsessed with all things vgm, fusion and prog.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/hoffymusic
Facebook: http://facebook.com/hoffymusic

Graphics

Jorge F. Peral (@Loktarius) - is an illustrator and comic artist from A Coruña (Spain). He has always been passionate about videogames, therefore he has been taking part in videogame projects since 3 years ago in titles ‘Uniwar’, ‘Antraxx’, or ‘Take Down Zombies’. He also co-directs an independent spanish radio show about videogames called 'El Complejo Lambda'.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Loktarius
Web: http://jorgeperal.tumblr.com/

Matthew Livingston (@_Mnots) - Pixel artist, game developer, and affiliated twitch streamer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Mnots
Twitch: http://twitch.tv/mnots3

Daniel M. Mafra (@DanielMafra) - is a creative and 2d artist from Niterói (Brazil). Dedicated to games since childhood, he has taking many roles in indie game industry for the past 10 years, including development, entrepreneurship, marketing, lecture at universities, academical articles writing and most recently, pixel art and concept art for small indie developers and companies, like Black Shell Media.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielmafra
Web: http://www.behance.net/danielmmafra

Christopher Goldsmith (@im_krut) - self claimed artist from Chile, lawschool graduate and videogames enthusiast.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/im_krut
Web: http://imkrut.portfoliobox.net/

Programming

Dan Beenfeldt (@SuperRetroMaker) - Has been in the games industry for over a decade, most recently as a graphics programmer on the Forza Motorsport series.  He is patiently waiting for this 3d fad be over and for games to return to their 2d glory days.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuperRetroMaker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperRetroMaker

Progress
I'll post some in depth looks at the game and our progress over the next few months.  For now, here is some artwork from the various different gameplay styles:

[qMopey]

Those screen shots look quite captivating and yummy 

[SuperRetroMaker]

Thanks qMopey!  They look even better with the soundtrack, gonna share some of that soon.  And nice blog BTW

[HoffmanIV]

Hi everyone, I'm HOFFY. I'm looking forward to seeing how future development (as well as the game's music) will be received by TIG! It's been an honor to work on this so far. 

[Oracle]

Heyo, I lurk here constantly, I used to be more active back in the day...anyway, I'm working with Dan and other talented people in the graphical aspect of the game.

[PsycheMac]

This looks really cool! I love the contrasted and saturated art style you have going on right now. How does it work for someone to program their own level in this, or is it more of a graphical level editor?

[SuperRetroMaker]

Thanks PsycheMac!  We're sticking pretty close to the NES palette which helps get that high contrast/saturated NES look.  The game itself is like Super Mario Maker, so it's more of a graphical design tool where you place already made objects to make your stage.  We plan to allow more stuff than Mario Maker, like overworlds to tie stages together, cut-scenes, and huge metroidvania style stages with maps and stuff.  There's also some light visual scripting stuff you can do to control doors, platforms, enemy behavior, etc...

In the future, I'd like to open it up to skinning and modding tho, the modding would be done in C#, and the existing game styles are being done as "mods" anyway, so it should be pretty easy for somebody familiar with C# to add stuff.

[SuperRetroMaker]

Here's a preview of some of the great tunes Hoffy is creating for Super Retro Maker:





All done in Famitracker!

[SuperRetroMaker]

Aaaaand the website is now live.  Would appreciate any feedback on it.

http://www.superretromaker.com

[SuperRetroMaker]

First gameplay video is up.  Also, we're giving away an SNES Classic to help spread the word about Super Retro Maker, see the website for details if you're interested.

[qMopey]

damn sick song  

[fskn]

Seems super interesting! I'm definitely going to keep an eye for it!

[SuperRetroMaker]

Thanks guys, and shout out to Hoffy (@HoffyMusic) for the tunes!  If anyone needs a chiptune composer, I highly recommend him.  He's created almost an hour of music for the Super Retro Maker soundtrack so far!

[SuperRetroMaker]

Another WIP style from Super Retro Maker.  This ones gonna be... Legendary.

[qMopey]

i love that art. new style is dope 

[SuperRetroMaker]

Happy Halloween everyone from the Super Retro Maker team!

[nathy after dark]

I'm definitely down to give this a shot when it comes out. Have you worked/played with PICO-8 at all?

[SuperRetroMaker]

I've seen Pico-8, but I haven't played around with it.  I love the idea of it tho, seems like a lot of fun!

[SuperRetroMaker]

Finally put together a video of the editor in action.

[bombjack]

Rad !