Micro Mages on Kickstarter

[Dirk]

Today a Kickstarter for a NES game called "Micro Mages" started. It's a vertical scrolling platformer for up to 4 players. While climbing a tower you have to defeat different enemies.
It's a 40kb game, because they took inspiration of Super Mario Bros. and wanted to make a polished games within this tight space constraint.
The game is already finished, they just need funds for cartridges, boxing etc.
It looks pretty good and fun.


Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/morphcat-games/micro-mages-a-new-game-for-the-nes/description

 

[Kasumi]

Same programmer behind Super Bat Puncher which you can play now for free: http://morphcat.de/superbatpuncher/
Try it, realize everything he does oozes quality, and back this.

 

[Kitsune]

Super Bat Puncher was very good, too bad it's so short !
Micro mages seems very good too, I'am interested by this KS.

 

[Dirk]

They have already reached 50% of their goal.
Edit: now 75%
Edit: they have already reached their goal
I can't wait to play it on my NES

 

[opt2not]

I highly recommend watching their Making-of video that goes into some details on how they fit the game into 40 kB's. Very cool demo outline on how they optimized sprites and backgrounds. Also, the byte shifting on their map meta-tiles (around 8 mins into the video) blew my mind!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWQ0591PAxM

 

[dale_coop]

Great! Thanks for the link of the making of, opt2not.

 

[Dirk]

My copy of Micro Mages arrived last week and I'm super happy. Lovely cover art and the manual is also just lovely and great. Really captures the charm of the old area and even elevates it. My game also came with a bag and two magnets.

Is/was Super Bat Puncher available to purchase? I only found a demo.

 

[dale_coop]

I think Super Bat Puncher was only a demo, not a full game.

 

[Dirk]

Thank you!
I'm saddened and relieved. I've spent a lot of money on NES games since I discovered NESMaker XD

 

[dale_coop]

Ah ah, yeah. Me too

 

[Dirk]

Just today a package with 12 NES games arrived... and I think I'll buy Twin Dragons in August ^^