- GB Rober anniversary sale and a (small) update! - 10 October 2022
Hi everyone! On October 13th, it will be exactly one year since I've released GB Rober and to celebrate the occasion, the game will be discounted for the whole week (October 10th-October 17th)*! I also updated the game for the first time in a while. Unfortunately it's not the really big update that I wanted to do, because I just couldn't fing the time for it, but there's still some significant stuff in there, that should make the overall experience a bit more pleasant. Here are the changes: Re-implemented the Steamworks integration after an update to Game Maker broke the old integration. Added prompts that allow you to both skip the entire intro sequence (not the intro stage though), as well as enter the modifier menu, before you start a new game. Added two tutorial prompts to the game, one that hopefully teaches you how to use your dash, and another that tells you about hyper mode, onc…
- The (somewhat near) future of GB Rober - 14 September 2022
Hi everyone! I just wanted to do short post to inform you about my current plans with GB Rober and where those currently are. So last year when the game came out, I wanted to add at least one larger bonus area to the game (that's what the trinkets you can pick up were meant to unlock), however so far I haven't really had the space, nor the money (I wanted to commission a composer for the leveltrack) to actually get around to working on it. Most of my time so far has been eaten up by my work on my next game Virtue's Heaven and I haven't really had the capacity to do anything else. To make things worse, one of the plugins I want to use for Virtue's Heaven, required me to update my version of Game Maker Studio 2 and apparently the way the engine handles Steamworks implementation has changed in the meantime. That means any kind of content update for GB Rober either would require me to insta…
- Wishlist Virtue's Heaven, the next game from the developer of Splinter Zone! - 7 June 2022
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1929860/Virtues_Heaven/ Hi everyone! Happy to announce that I just published the Steam page for my next game "Virtue's Heaven"! Virtue's Heaven is an action/exploration platformer about living at the End of History, killing God and creating a future. I've been working on this project on and off for the over four years now and I'm really excited that it's finally in a stage where I can properly announce it! Anyway, you can find out more on the game's Steampage and don't forget to wishlist it!! Thank you so much for your support!
- Ever wanted to destroy Christmas? - 20 December 2021
Hi Everyone! The Holidays are upon us, and to both celebrate the season of giving as well as a thank you for everyone who has bought and supported this game so far, I made an extra Holiday themed level for GB Rober. Fight the evil Sat-Ann Klaws and her surveillance company and help destroy the most commodified Holiday of all times! The level will be available between December 21st and January 6th! Completing the stage won't give you an extra weapon (didn't had the time to put it in without breaking a bunch of stuff) and you don't have to complete it, in order to progress through the game. If you have already completed GB Rober, you won't have to restart the game (unless you want to). You can just hit "continue" in the main menu and move back to the main overworld, where you can access it. Anyways, I hope you have a good end of the year and let us all work towards making 2022 a better ye…
- GB Rober: A barrage of small updates - 2 December 2021
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your interest in this little game. I can't stress how much it means to me to know that so many people have found and enjoyed GB Rober so far. Now on to today's post: Over the past few weeks I've been occasionally fixing some bugs that have brought to my attention, by a nice person who took it upon themselves to try and speedrun this game. However in my attempts to fix these various small things, I unknowingly introduced some more problems, that I have been fixing over the last three days, while I was trying to record a speedrun of GB Rober myself. You see, for some reason Game Maker decided to remove parts of the game's collision code, after I imported some of GB Rober's assets into a different project, to give me a bit of a headstart with things. I caught the worst stuff very early, but some small things went unnoticed until today and yesterday. Anywa…
- GB Rober Devlog (Ocotober 18th, 2021) - 18 October 2021
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for everyone's interest in GB Rober. The past week has been stressful, but overall it was really nice to see that folks seem to enjoy this game. Anyway, I made a video where talk a little bit about how the launch went and what I plan on doing now.
- GB Rober is now out! - 13 October 2021
Hi friends! I'm very, very happy to announce that GB Rober is now available for you all to buy and play. I'm looking forward to seeing what you folks do with this game and I hope you have a nice time with. Also should you run into any issues, don't hesitate to reach out, and also check out the game's manual, either within the game's main menu, or via its Steam page (especially if you want to look up its controls). Anyway, thanks for your support and I hope you have a nice day!
- GB Rober Demo playthrough and Dev commentary - 3 October 2021
(pre-recorded video) A short explanation about what GB Rober exactly is, followed by a full playthrough of the game's demo version!
- GB Rober Steam Next Fest Livestream! - 28 September 2021
Watch the developer of GB Rober as they first walk you through the entirety of GB Rober's Demo, talking about their thought processes as they build each stage, and for the second half, they'll show off some of GB Rober's gameplay modifiers.
- GB Rober now has a Demo version! - 16 September 2021
Hello Friends! I just published a demo version of GB Rober on Steam! It features shorter versions of the game's four main stages (the final game has a total of nine stages) and takes around 20 minutes to complete on a first playthrough. If you play it and have any thoughts, or encounter any problems, feel free to stop over in the game's forums and leave a post in one of the respective threads! I hope you'll have a good time with it and thank you very much for your interest in my game!
- GB Rober Devlog (September 15th, 2021) - 15 September 2021
Hi everyone! Here's this weeks GB Rober devlog video. Mostly talking about the upcoming weeks and how to manage my own expectations is a constant struggle: If you want to catch up on the previous videos, I created a playlist just for that purpose: GB Rober Devlog-Playlist
- GB Rober will Release on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021! - 9 September 2021
Hi friends! I'm very happy to finally announce that GB Rober will be coming out on Steam on October 13th, 2021! Here's a new-ish trailer to celebrate the occasion! I have to admit, I did not expect the game to come out this late in the year, when I started working on it in 2020, but overall I'm glad that I gave myself a bit of extra time to make the game as good as I can. Releasing the game in mid-October also comes with the benefit, that all of you get to play a Demo of the game during the upcoming Steam Next Festival, so look forward to that! Anyways, thank you so much for your interest and support and I look forward to finally get this game into all of your hands! Have a nice week!
- GB Rober Devlog (September 9th, 2021) - 8 September 2021
Hi everyone! This week's devlog is mostly about finding the confidence in your own work and not spending too much time worrying about things that are far too outside of your control. Also GB Rober's releasedate will be announced tomorrow (September 9th)! If you want to catch up on the previous videos, I created a playlist just for that purpose: GB Rober Devlog-Playlist I hope you have a nice week and please consider wishlisting GB Rober, if you haven't already!
- GB Rober Devlog (September 1st, 2021) - 1 September 2021
Hi everyone! The release is approaching rapidly and it's time to stop fiddling on the game start to put the emphasis on making sure that people are aware of its existence. Also apologies for not posting the videos from the last few weeks, it was kind of hectic over here! If you want to catch up on the previous videos, I created a playlist just for that purpose: GB Rober Devlog-Playlist I hope you have a nice week and please consider wishlisting GB Rober, if you haven't already!
- GB Rober Devlog (August 2nd, 2021) - 2 August 2021
Hi everyone! This week's devlog is another long one, but I talk about some important things in here. First I go a bit into detail about what I did to improve GB Rober's "Gamefeel", why I don't like the term "Gamefeel" and prefer to call it "rumble" in my games and also what I plan on doing for the next four to six weeks! If you want to catch up on the previous videos, I created a playlist just for that purpose: GB Rober Devlog-Playlist I hope you have a nice week and please consider wishlisting GB Rober, if you haven't already!
- GB Rober Devlog (July 28th, 2021) - 28 July 2021
Hi everyone! A few days late, for reasons, but here's this week's GB Rober devlog. I'm talking about picking a release date for the game (not announcing it quite yet though) and how to manage your own impatience. If you want to catch up on the previous videos, I created a playlist just for that purpose: GB Rober Devlog-Playlist I hope you have a nice week and please consider wishlisting GB Rober, if you haven't already!
- Building some Levels for GB Rober - 24 July 2021
Hi! The only big thing left in GB Rober is the optional "Endless Attack" Mode that I would like to add, before the game comes out. For that I need a lot of tiny levels and I this might be a good opportunity to connect to folks while also talking about my approach to level design.
- GB Rober Devlog (July 19th, 2021) - 19 July 2021
Hi everyone! For the past few weeks I've been doing weekly updates on the current state of GB Rober's Development, that sort of forgot to post over here. Anyway, here's this week's Devlog. If you want to catch up on the previous videos, I created a playlist just for that purpose: GB Rober Devlog-Playlist I hope you have a nice week and please consider wishlisting GB Rober, if you haven't already!
- Wishlist GB Rober now! - 1 June 2021
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1566050/GB_Rober/ Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you all know, that my new game "GB Rober" is now available to wishlist! It will release some time later this year! GB Rober is an expressive action platformer that is about shooting your Boss and fighting for a better world! Like Splinter Zone it features tons of explosions, precise controls and (new, this time around) some very obvious political symbolism! Find out more on the games Steampage! Thank you so much for your support!
