Topic: Bit.Trip 5: "The Empire Strikes Back of the series" (plus more info!)

I'm going to be weird and link to my source at the top.

To sum up the Bit.Trip 5 info:

• It's still in early development.
• They're planning a "helper" co-op mode like Super Mario Galaxy 2.
• They'll be showing a "different side" of Commander Video, which may be a "little scary and a little weird." (kind of like that video)
• Junior Melchkin, Radbot, Commandgirl Video, Super Meat Boy, and Mr. Robotube are all in Bit.Trip 5.
• And of course, it "will kind of be the Empire Strikes Back of the series".

Also, Gaijin is very, very positive about the 3DS and have plans for developing for it.

Wowza, exploding info!

Saw it on YouTube earlier. Really excited.

Would be SO happy if this is an RPG.

I hope it has Chocolate Rain as one of the songs.

Not really much new info at all except for the helper mode. Not really a fan of helper modes, myself. Just makes the other person wish he were actually playing instead.

Bigger Gaijin news is, I think, is what was linked in that article: Beat is coming to Apple's store for their portable devices, with new features. Sigh. I don't know what they plan on adding it, but I hope if it's nothing too major so they can patch it into the WiiWare version. I don't like having to buy a game twice to get all the features.

Empire Strikes Back is my fave Star Wars, will this be my fave Bit.Trip?

@Adam: If Nintendo allows it...

I was hoping the next Bit.Trip game would be DSi game. I guess the 6th one may be something of sort. I just really wonder where they're gonna go after Runner? It seemed like they hit the peak right there.

@Mickeymac: Unless they decide to make it for both systems, I doubt it. They said their focus remains Bit.Trip for WiiWare. I think it's safe to say that if they make something for a handheld, it'll either be for iThings or the 3DS.

Oh Alex, you're such a tease.

And they'll probably finish up the Bit. Trip games on WiiWare, then move to other things.

@adam I could see feeling a bit cheated over a retail game but beat came out a while ago and is only $6. Of course they are going to have something new in a port that comes out much later but that doesn't take away from how great the original wiiware version is.

I have no idea what they are cooking up for the next bit.trip but I'm sure it will be interesting.

Have they said anything about the lilt line wiiware port since initially announcing it?

It's only $6, but having to pay for it twice to get the most complete version is still far from ideal, especially if this ends up happening for the rest of the series. Not their fault Nintendo doesn't often allow patches though, of course. Not a big deal, certainly, and rethinking it, it's not the kind of game I'd want to play on such a tiny screen anyway -- unless someone I know ever gets one of Apple's Giant Touch things that I can borrow.

Gaijin has no plans for DSiWare, though I wouldn't put it past them to get a compilation released at retail (at least I hope they do because Bit.Trip on the go seems like a natural!).

ho-ly hell would i ever pay good money for a DS/DSi retail compilation.
_{and i say 'good money' just in case they were afraid i'd pay Monopoly money or something}

Well, maybe they feared you'd pay in BPlus gifts.

indeed, i wouldn't want my reputation to throw them off D: