SPIKEY WALLS is the latest title from RCMADIAX, a developer that was the first to publish a game on the Wii U eShop using the Nintendo Web Framework with BLOK DROP U. The block capital-loving developer has been prolific in the North American store, releasing a series of budget GamePad-centric titles that have, more often than not, delivered some low-priced fun.
As you may be aware the studio's latest effort is SPIKEY WALLS, a Flappy Bird clone in which you simply hit A to fly. The announcements and subsequent details have been delivered with a strong hint of parody, with extensive word play on App and exaggerated hype around simplistic features. It seems like a light-hearted joke that may also be relatively compulsive, and will sell at $0.99.
For those of you in North America that had an unhealthy obsession with Flappy Bird, the good — or bad — news is that SPIKEY WALLS is now confirmed for 18th September in the region.
Let us know whether you're planning to pick it up for hot A button action; some footage is below.
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I feel sorry for the inventor of 'The Helicopter Game'. Every time someone copies his game, they call it a flappy bird clone.
I still have flappy bird on my iphone...so I won't be wasting a $1 just to hit an "a" button. I can not believe that still more people will buy/play game like "flappy bird" but Nintendo is struggling to sell mario.
@Nintenjoe64
I feel the same way about Angry Birds and Crush the Castle.
My favorite part is the background bricks that don't move.......I think I will skip this one RCMADIAX and save my $0.99 to put toward SUPER ROBO MOUSE
Why doesn't the background move?
I have all of RCMADIAX games but I won't get this one even for one cent. And if I had it for free I would not even play it.
A thousand more of this and the Wii U could compete with smartphones and tablets.
I like this type of game so I'm gonna buy it. It's my dang 99 cents!
@Nintenjoe64 I also feel like this with Bejewelled.
@RCMADIAX Are you legit the developer of this? I see you comment on all these other games here and was just curious.
I'll just say this: i'm glad you got a new music composer for this game, and that the song sounds longer than 20 seconds before it loops.
@RCMADIAX
Well played!
I plan to buy ... Just because it is so shameless!
@RCMADIAX I might get this
@RCMADIAX Neat!
I'll pass, but I do enjoy Blok Drop U - decent challenge there that's nice to while away some time with.
@RCMADIAX I don't see any humour man.I just see an awful looking clone of an awful game with some of the worst headache inducing graphics I have ever seen,all formats included.And to be releasing this on a Nintendo console in your own name (for a laugh?) is embarrassing in my opinion!
This is an insult to all the good eShop stuff priced 1.99 - Edge, Rush, Toki Tori et al.
And where's the humour anyway? Humour is when you blatantly take something from somewhere else and twist it until it's your own. This is just a rip off of another doggeyoopsiepoopiepoodley game.
Hope this stays in America.
No offense but if you want to make money off jokes,become a comedian. Thesebitesize morsals of games are gradually lowering the quality and standards of the eshop..
I'd rather play the petit computer BASIC version of flappy bird...
All it needs is Zelda / Yoshi / Starfox DLC for £10 and then everyone will love it. (Same as happened to that Pokemon Match 3 game.)
There are much worse games than flappy bird. While it is simple, and not exactly appealing to look at, it does have a addictive game play gimmick. At least it doesn't have in-app purchases. So for @RCMADIAX to make a flappy bird clone is not the end of the eShop like some seem to be suggesting. People that enjoy the mindless simple game play, something reminiscent of an Atari game, that do not want ads all over their screen might like to by SPIKEY WALLS, and good for them.
I'm ok with these games being published on the eShop, but I think it's sad that they're "news". Their quality seems comparable to the thousands of crappy games on the Xbox Live Indie section.
Nintendo really needs to up their quality control...
I don't see a problem with this sort of stuff in the eShop, but if it did become an issue it would not be difficult to modify the eShop to have three sections similiar to Microsoft's Games on Demand, Live Arcade, and Indie Store.
I am more interested if the developer's intent is to eventually develop something more complex or to just continue with simple iPhone style games?
No. Just. No.
Please stop making Wii U games @RCMADIAX. You'll make more money if you develop for the PS4 and Xbox One instead.
The Wii got hit with a bunch of crappy games based from kids movies. Now the Wii U is scraping the bottom of the barrel of a mobile device?
I'm more interested in whatever the Block Drop U sequel is.
@RCMADIAX
See the humor in what? You capitalizing on a game that already came and went on the App Store. If you were releasing it for free that would be one thing. But you're charging for it. You making money from this is no joke. It's just sad.
What's even sadder is flappy bird somehow looks better than this monochrome bore-fest. I think NL should stop giving this guy press. It just makes the state of the Wii Ureleases seem even more dire.
ew
@gage_wolf That's really is sad, actually...
This looks and sounds dreadfully boring. Blok Drop U was okay for a buck, but I doubt I'd get this even if I were just trying to waste away my last buck on the eShop.
I can make better looking and better sounding Flappy Bird clones in WarioWare DIY, and I can send them to you for free.
@unrandomsam No
@RCMADIAX Is that hat the main theme? If so, I'd say it'd be nice if you could get a better composer, that could make the overall experience a bit more enjoyable.
I may pick it up if it ever gets to europe.
@RCMADIAX you are disgrace to game developers that make fun and interesting games for free. Like Bloons or Ricochet Kills.
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