This is such an interesting idea for a game (managing an arcade back in the heyday of arcades). I have been following this thread and the preview videos that IbizaPocholo has posted, and it definitely still has my attention. It looks like a combination of a management sim, mini-arcade games and story/adventure with having to deal with the dad and the laundromat.
Any plans for online play, seems it would be great if real people could come in an play at your arcade?
No online but we do have a bunch of machines that are couch multiplayer.
Well thats cool. Thanks for the answer game looks fun.
So story takes a back seat (definitely compared to something like 198X). It's driven very much by your progress through the game and punctuates certain milestones. In terms of the sim side of things it's not as hardcore as say something like PC building sim or that sort of thing but it definitely has a role. You can move machines about using a map/blueprint and if you put popular ones next to less popular ones that will increase the less popular one's income for example. you can tweak price and difficulty and to begin with you'll have to empty hoppers etc (but you can employ someone to automate that later on). Playing the games also feeds into the economy, so each game has a bunch of "goals" (achievements) which will increase its popularity and earning capability. We don't refer to them as minigames since some of the games are pretty big in themselves. With a fair few having their own upgrades, internal saving and their own daft stories etc. Although everything looks and feels like arcade games, in reality we've got a much wider palette of game types in there. Anyway, here's a screenshot of one of the 4 player brawler...
Wow - this sounds awesome. So now I'm understanding more about the game. Basically, you have created several 1980s/retro style arcade games like the brawler game in the picture. We will basically be able to develop and manage the arcade by playing through each game. Each time we hit a milestones in one of the arcade games, this will make that game machine more popular in the arcade game. But, if I suck at a particular game (like a racing game, for example), but hit all of the milestones in the brawler game, I will actually be able to capitalize on the popularity of the brawler game by putting it next to the racing game to increase the racing game's popularity and earnings.
Hey! Thanks so much for your replies. This is a day one purchase for me.
Yeah the soundtrack is a banger. It even changes slightly from stage to stage.
Will we have a route where we keep the laundromat? I fear that's the only way to avoid a downer ending.
Do you do private interviews with game media website? We might be interested. DM for more info.
That's unfortunate to hear, but if the game is successful, perhaps it could give you a big new feature for a potential sequel.
We have online leaderboards for the games. I'm looking forward to seeing some crazy scores. Some of the simpler games also have a sort of rivals system where when you beat a score threshold you'll get someone email you who beats your score by a small amount and then that starts a little sidequest/back and forth with them revealing a bit of a side story.
Yep. Sorry for slow reply. I thought I'd actually replied at the time.
Having a fantastic time in this now at the second arcade expansion and getting those more expensive cabinets, still working my way towards those upgrade purchases to slow down time so i can spend a bit longer playing in the arcade. Love the whole aesthetic totally nailed the 90's feel in both the soundtrack and also the little touches like the palm pilot thats used as the game menu even that has a damn game on it lol games within games.
I think the game kinda promotes you to ignore the laundry side. Just do it
Remember the part where your dad says he will pay you pounds sterling for doing challenges, start to concentrate on getting some of this money then look at the upgrades webpage on your pc there are items you can buy that help with the rules of the game one of them slows down time so you get more room to play before the end of the day, another item is the car which means you can stay later as you don't need to catch the last bus home. The items tell you what they do in the description they are expensive but really useful so it's worth chipping away at the challenges to get the cash, try to prioritise the challenges on the daily to-do list like the ones that don't involve playing a game.
As the game director who came up with the whole thing I'm telling you to officially "fuck-off" the laundry. The quickest way of making money is completing goals (not to-dos) and just playing the games (playtime bonus). For players like you (and me if I'm honest) we added a Konami code cheat so you'll always S-Rank washing. Put it in on the title screen and you'll see a gold washing machine on the main menu. Maybe the alt title of the game should be "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Games"
LOL just tried the code and went into the laundy MY EEEEYES so many gleaming washing machines. I'll take your advice and concentrate on the arcade side. Just on the final stretch here gotten the sliding door upgrade and now trying to get the last handful or arcades to fill it up still have that investment to try pay for too. So much fun in there.
Thanks so much. Yeah the game was delayed for a while as I took some time off during development, for reasons that are obvious when you see the credits. The back and forths were weirdly fun to write, especially the over enthusiastic kid.
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