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@@kordelas2514 Why else would I ask? Other Neo Geo games are online, so I was curious about this one.

@@zairman But you ask on official channel of the game if you can get a pirated copy of it. Yet it is not even finished. And it is a commercial product which is coming to consoles and PC.

Hello and thank you!! To answer your question, there is no 'engine' for this game. It's being developed natively for the Neo-Geo AES and MVS platforms and we're using the NGDevKit SDK with a bunch of custom tools created for the project. We're also using GODOT for level setup/in-game cut scene scripting.

@@NaluaStudio excelent work. the colors pop at the eyes. your game is really going to be an inspiration for my personal project.

@@nuneselso Thank you so much!!

Thank you!!

The RNG is pretty high in the players favor and it doesn't amount to a ton of damage. And there are ways to make it guaranteed. It's more flavor for the character than anything. And yeah, hurtboxes/hitboxes are pretty generous as it sucks to think you should be able to hit something, then you can't unless it's lined up perfectly. And this game is patterned more after Marvel vs. Capcom or a 2D Devil May Cry than it is any beta'em'up when it comes to gameplay design. A lot of button pressing, a lot of action and, yes, generous hitboxes to make you feel powerful. Of course, the game is balanced around that. Hard mode is HARD. It's also a way to not have every enemy on the screen bleed at the same time so that we end up with performance issues in 2player mode. We have had to come up with some interesting solutions to minimize performance issues!

This video was made using the windows version. Usually I use my Neo-Geo MVS when recording for a video that I then run through a scaler (retrotink4k). But for this one I am on the windows version of the game.

Weirdly, the DC has a lot of color palette restrictions, and it makes a port non-trivial. We'd have to refactor a lot of the palettes to make it work.

@@NaluaStudio interesting, didn't know that about the Dreamcast.I will love to play it on my DC.

We are hoping to have cartridges for pre-orders shipped out in later September. But we are at the mercy of parts acquisition, factory scheduling and quality control. We are going to do our best!

When the game is released, it will be available for the Switch. Currently digital only, but we might do a Kickstarter for a physical Switch cartridge.

@@NaluaStudio yes please let me know about the kickstarter for Switch cartbrige. First i would take the AES version

@@hong10ly70 The AES version is up for pre-order right now and if you get your order in, we can still get you a cart. shop.naluastudio.com/shop/products

He's your extremely common fast and agile bruiser/grappler :)

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You actually see quite a few of those in the video!! Golem in particular does wall splats where he can then do aerial follow-ups. He also has a down throw which does an OTG. Candy, who I'll put a video up next, focuses on multiple hit aerial combos, re-launches, off the wall bounces and she also has a ground pound move. Loony, who I will show off after Candy (all 3 vids are recorded), has full screen ranged combos, crazy off the wall bounces, specializes in OTG's etc. The gameplay is patterned more after Marvel vs. Capcom or even a slimmed down 2D DMC/Bayonetta than it is any other beat'em'up. Especially any recent one.

Oh yeah! I did notice the combos but at first glance they looked more like regular air combos. Didn't notice the bounce. So you did based it on MVC, because the combos sure have that flair just by watching them go. I still think it would be worthy considering implementing full wall-bounces, where enemies simply don't fall off sceen. I think the most notable aspect of Streets of Rage 4 to me is how enemies no longer fall off screen and you have to patiently wait for them to come back. That to me completely changed beat 'em ups at their core and keeps the pacing of combat. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see Candy's gameplay. Your pixel art has this very Cadillacs & Dinosaurs feel and I love it.👀

We are looking into potentially doing a Kickstarter to get some physical copies made for those platforms around the same time the game is officially released.

@@NaluaStudio Fantastic! You can count on my support. Looks incredible. Another question would it be possible to have a neo geo mvs cart version? Could it be playable on an original neo geo mvs cabinet. I own one

When you play as Candy, she has a passive with some of her attacks with her claw that applies a bleed effect to enemies. The bleed color changes based on what you hit. We thought about adding more blood but we're already pretty close to sprite limits in almost all areas for the Neo-Geo when in 2p mode.

@@NaluaStudio Thanks for the information and I can't wait to get my hands on the game when it comes out

We are hoping to. But if time gets tight before release, that is the one that might fall off for the ports. Xbox, sadly, is not in a good state for some game devs these days. Especially indies.

We are shooting for late September. But we can't 100% say for sure due to external issues beyond our direct control when it comes to manufacturing.

@@NaluaStudio Thanks a lot! Then, alas, we can’t count, for a summer arcade Beat'Em Up bomb, with a friend, from your game developing company:-) We'll try it in the fall. Guys, will your game have the Autofire function button (for attack, when you just hold the punch button), for convenience and less wear and tear on the gamepad and keyboard?

@@BboySalamon No autofire. However, this isn't just a "press 1 attack" button game. There is a light attack, a heavy attack, a jump button you'll actually use as there are tons of air combos and follow-ups to be done in the air, and then of course, the Signature Move button. You'll be using the signature move button for each character extremely often. So no autofire, but you'll definitely not be mashing a single button only. So a lot less wear and tear due to distribution of skills :)

@@NaluaStudio Thanks! In this case, yes, I agree, it’s not necessary to make autofire attack button. Will be cool, to play with 3 different attack buttons, I think it gives us more opportunities, to perform spectacular, various, long combos.👍

I don't have control over updating the site, but we've mentioned it on Twitter and Discord quite a few times! The current shipping date is later in September. There was a delay in getting parts to make the Neo Geo carts and getting the factory scheduled to actually make them (then there is shipping and all of that). We still have to go through modern console porting and certification (we're doing that now actually) for a releasable game. We have ports working on each platform, but we have to include all of the platform specific features etc. etc. So, hopefully, September is a lock. However, the chances of delay is sort of out of our hands. The game will be done (it's like 95% done now), but whether or not we can ship it due to external factors will make me say the date cautiously.

Sadly no. This is a Neo-Geo game for their AES and MVS platforms. We're also releasing on most of the modern platforms as well. Porting to the MD/32x is extremely not very straightforward even with the extra colors and power of the 32x.

Are you talking about the game or the video? The video allows subtitles in Spanish via auto-translate if you click the cog icon on desktop (not sure what it is on mobile). For the game, I am hoping we get at least Spanish localization.

I might have said it wrong in the video, but there are actually two types of piledrivers. One is the ground Piledriver. You press the D (signature) button and then hit down then up. You have a huge window of time to input the down and up, so it's very easy. I have taught quite a few people who do not play these games, including some 6-7 year olds, how to do it. The second way is the air piledriver. All you do for it is hold down and press signature to get the air piledriver. It's pretty intuitive. Oh, and there is a Move List for each character when you press Start if you're in AES MODE in case a person forgets while playing.

@@NaluaStudio Understood understood. Yeah, I was thinking about how two-button inputs versus a command in a beat-em-up. Jump+Special (ground) and d+Special (air) after jumping sounded like it mirrored well. Maybe the ground one could even be d+Jump+Special. Sorry, this is all silly armchair considerations, not based on any real testing or design like you're doing. It's really cool how considerate you've been at making it all. Know that as someone who loves beat-em-ups and fighting games, especially growing up with these things, that your work is inspiring. The other characters' signature moves sound really cool already too. Good luck with the rest of development! Definitely going to dream about this release (and maybe hope for other features like... randomizer survival modes someday?!?).

@@HuyTran Oh it's all good. I love talking mechanics and theorycrafting stuff. We had a couple of different ways to control the game early on and we settled on this as it felt the best. I think when you get it in your hands, you'll feel pretty comfy with it quickly. And hopefully you will like the other characters! Everyone shares similar ground and even air combos so players don't have to memorize unique inputs per character. However, the signature moves changes how each one plays drastically. And characters playing too samey was always a beat'em'up pet peeve of mine. So it was fun coming up with a system that people can be familiar with per character, yet have each character play wildly different.

Looks impressive. This robo helpers me remind helpers from Shatterhand on NES

Hah, you will love Hard then. We not only did the boilerplate and lame by itself stat boost to every enemy in the game (increase to HP, damage done, damage received, speed boost and aggressiveness overall), but I also included a bunch of new spawns for hard mode, reduced healing items on hard mode (which makes combos and getting 1ups from points and finding 1ups even more required) and some enemies have moves they will use more often based on the difficulty selected or do things like explode faster etc. Oh, and you only have 3 lives. I, so far, have not beaten the game on Hard mode if that tells you anything. But I'll be tuning things a bit more as I don't want to make it nearly impossible. Just really hard.

Yup, we love our pop culture references. There will be quite a few nods here and there!

Yeah, the hitstring will continue regardless of hit or not. Air combos will typically require you to hit somebody to finish the strings since each hit will leave you in the air a bit longer. I am actually about to release a video shortly that shows me going through the first stage, with commentary, with a character. You'll see a lot more of the mechanics in that video.

It was meant to be goofy and schlocky. So I guess we nailed it!

@@NaluaStudio Then carry on! Working as intended.