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Indie developer focused on fun retro-styled games. Currently in development: OOLO, an isometric adventure! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2819920/OOLO/ #sologamedev #indiegame
17 days...
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Today it's "score the ending" day!
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I saw one of those in person @ TGS 2005! They had it locked in glass at their booth.
31.07.2025 03:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0All of the achievement names are nods to Boomer/GenX songs!
30.07.2025 20:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks for the kind words! Hope you enjoy it!
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Having some fun doing a final achievement test this week!
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Go check it out and wishlist to get notified the moment it goes live!
store.steampowered.com/app/2819920/...
RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!
OOLO will be released on Steam on August 19th!
Get ready for some Solstice-inspired iso-metroidvania adventure!
(Link below)
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Release date announcement imminent.
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For fun, I put together a Spotify playlist that uses the songs referenced in the achievement names!
open.spotify.com/playlist/3ad...
Getting close to that release date announcement, folks.
Achievements are now live on Steam.
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Adding a typing effect to the text boxes, as one does.
It's the little things.
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Working on that late stage polish, adding particle effects to all the things.
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I've put out one playtest update every day this week.
The end is near.
Release date announcement... soon?
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If you're gonna give a player a frost wand, it should put out fires too, even if they're just decorations.
It's the little things that count!
(Now how about a frost wand animation?!)
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Retro mode in OOLO also doubles as SPEEDRUN mode.
The always-ticking clock on screen is *great* for inducing anxiety!
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In RETRO MODE, the save points are replaced by extra lives. Lose all your lives and it's game over, for good.
No saves. No continues.
Hurt me like it's 1990.
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Former forest monuments are now blazing beacons in the night.
Before vs. After
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Want to join the playtest? You can sign up here:
news.riddlemasterproductions.com/signup
The OOLO Playtest branch has been updated with the beta build--we're getting so close to launch!
The last thing that went into the build were markers for items you find on the map. Remembering where things were you couldn't reach just got a lot easier!
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The lead up to the N64 release was unlike anything else I'd experienced in 1996.
I couldn't WAIT to finally get one, and getting to try out Super Mario 64 on a demo kiosk in Toys R Us blew my mind.
You just had to be there. It was unreal.
80s kids will recognize the inspiration for this one
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Man, it's been a long time coming.
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What's through that door?!
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That’s exactly how I label my YouTube videos!
22.06.2025 21:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Final room tally for OOLO:
477
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The doors open. The final area awaits.
Getting close to the end now...
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Just finished the 467th room in OOLO.
We're in the final stretch now.
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Key influences would of course be Solstice and Equinox (it's SNES sequel), and then Landstalker to a lesser degree.
Some more surprising/unexpected influences would be Dark Souls and Adventures of Lolo (NES).
That was one of the big inspirations yes! Always wanted to play more games like that and there just never were that many. So I made one myself!
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