Earlier this week we told you about Blocky Bot, a budget-priced title on the way from Mobot Studios. Though typically associated with fairly substantial download titles, the developer explained that it wants to produce a fun game that's suitable for short, snappy gaming sessions.
It'll be "a bit of a mash up" of styles and genres with a "lot of variety", and early screens look interesting - we don't really know how it'll play, however. Another feature will be unlockable characters, and perhaps in a nod to the budget experiences that partially inspired Mobot Studios to produce its own small title, one of those characters will be Humphrey from SPIKEY WALLS, by RCMADIAX. You can see a screen and a comment from the developer below.
Love it or hate it, Spikey Walls has sort of been front and the center in the debate about quickly made cheap indie games on Wii U.
We felt like we couldn't do our own mini game without getting in on the spikey fun too. We reached out to Michael from RCMADIAX and he loved the idea of being part of it so, we went with it, and we're happy to announce that Humphrey will be making his 3D debut (still in 2D) as a guest character in Blocky Bot!
SPIKEY WALLS, being a clone-perhaps-parody of Flappy Bird, did prompt some debate last year, and this cheeky cameo is clearly an acknowledgement of that.
Do you appreciate this nod-and-wink inclusion? Let us know in the comments.
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rcmadiax are bullpoopitypoopoop
can we please stop pretending these are real games? I wish I could block fake games from my wii u and from my computer - meme run? go away - IQ Test - go away - Spikey Walls - come on people - don't give the same amount of PAGE SPACE to this that could go to anything else - or nothing - I would rather read about nothing than read about games that are made out of pure spite
dunno what has happened to nintendo life recently, promoting any crap
it isn't promoting - it is reporting - but I wish they wouldn't
I sincerely enjoyed hearing about Nintendo making games that "matter" - aaaaand then there is this.... merp
lol @ all the people lacking the skills to go far in a game like SPIKEY WALLS and thus sh*tstorming it.
Armillo has the superior cameo, which I won't spoil.
This is my cue to skip this.
@alLabouTandroiD nope - never played it - don't care too - cuz it is poopitypoopoop
Can anyone who want's to insult a developer, please place a link to their website with their games on it in their profile please. Then said persons can as arrogant as they want. Just don't be arrogant and ignorant at the same time please.
@alLabouTandroiD Lol @ you for lacking the skills to realize you shouldn't waste your time/ money on any of those games.
It's no problem.
We knew we'd take a little heat for including Hunphrey as a cameo but that's ok. People who read the last article know blocky bot is more the opposite of what people may think.
There is a huge demand for smaller inexspensive games.
We just wanted to present gamers with an option in that category with some serious production value.
There's tons of variety and stuff to unlock. Even contra style secret codes!
We've already poured a couple months in so it's hardly "shovel ware"!!
@Fletcher-Mobot I'm excited! Is it coming to Europe?
@vitalemrecords Do you realize you don't actually have to read this article? Anyway, gotta go play Paparazzi!
@Mercy_Lost so unless you make a better game you can't complain about bad games? your logic is flawed and useless
@Sir420 I do realize that. And you don't have to read my comment.
if you cared about the games you made then people wouldn't complain about the games you make.
@thebigN I agree wholeheartedly - poopity poop poop
@RCMADIAX Troll Games should be buried in the desert
@Fletcher-Mobot
You could have done it with using something else as a cameo rather than something than should have been tossed in the fire. Really, there is no point in throwing yourself under the bus or painting a large bulls-eye on your back in the line of fire.
@Fletcher-Mobot Why would you want to be associated with something that was intentionally designed to be malicious? SPIKEY WALLS was made because cheap shovelware was getting 'da monies and attention on miiverse, and made with no heart, and yet you want to associate your product with that!?
I bought IQ Test - So I guess I failed the IQ Test...
Won't be bothering with this game. I was disappointed by how generic Paper Monsters was and now they are pandering to the very worst of the eshop. I have nothing against RCMADIAX but i won't support shovelware or games that support shovelware on the eshop, i truly have no idea why a legitmate developer would associate themselves with hackjob products. I buy Nintendo games because of the uncompromising quality and fan service this screams the complete opposite to me.
@Mercy_Lost
How about instead of that i post links to all the professional quality work i've provided customers with through my business. I may not be a game developer but i know what it's like to have to craft a professional product. If i left customers with the equivalent concrete pads of a spikey walls type game it wouldn't even be a sidewalk finish, it would be some rough top crap that wasn't finished and the grade not tamped properly. I do my due diligence so i can provide exceptional work in my career, and i won't hire or buy products from outfits/individuals who don't do the same. We all have different talents/abilities but that doesn't mean we can't hold those with differing talents to a standard of quality, i expect to be held to the standard. People won't hire me and will actively criticize my product if i don't do good work, it's no different for these guys.
Contriversial character cameo or no contriversial character cameo, just let me see the game in motion.
I'm waiting to actually see what the gameplay is like before I get too interested, but I can't understand the hate for a game that not only isn't out, but hasn't even had a trailer. There's no reason a game shouldn't exist just because it's short.
People on this site seem to forget that Nintendo (and, in fact, video gaming as a whole) got its start on fun, repetitive, bite-sized experiences. Donkey Kong had four levels total. Pac-Man had one. If you're saying this has no place in the industry, neither do they.
@Tarrazu well I never played the blocky bit game - but I was commenting on the other games - but the RCMADIAX company and Ninjapig are burned into my memory as destructive reptilian humanoids sent to destroy humans - do you believe in hyperbole?
@thebigN
Don't be like that, I enjoyed a few of his quick games, it's a real game, it's called a 99 cent time waster for when your just killing time and don't have time to go into a deep game.
@RCMADIAX You guys act like small 99 cent games Somehow take away from big games or having a spiky walls game on the Wii U means no metroid for Wii U.
Nintendo has a major, major third party support problem... I don't see the reason to beliddle a developer for trying something new and productive.
If you want to complain, direct it at Nintendo!
I love Nintendo as much as the next fan boy, but Nintendo needs new management. It's software is execelent but hardware is lacking.
And before you guys jump on me:
Why the touch pad and weaker specifications than the other two systems? Innovation?
They need to work on software innovation and build a system that is easy to port across the systems...
Or team up with Sony and make a system that serves as a second system to everyone. That way everyone owns a Playstation and Nintendo console. It's a win-win for everyone!
@Kevlar44 Good points!
Out of interest have we seen anything that people would consider 'quality' come out of the Nintendo Web Framework yet?
@vitalemrecords Yeah? Why do you feel addressed then?
@Mercy_Lost
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/xtype_plus
@sinalefa Thanks!
Looks like some simple fun arcadey one-screen multiplayer jump&run.
Is it co-op like Bubble Bobble or versus like Mario Bros.?
Don't mind the cameo. But it sure is unexpected.
Here's a list of indie cameo characters people like:
CommanderVideo (from BIT.TRIP RUNNER)
Shovel Knight
The Clone (from Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones)
Toki Tori
Juan Aguacate (from Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition)
Scram Kitty and/or his Buddy on Rails
Ray (from Stick It To The Man!)
Sugar Plumps (from Little Inferno)
Mi (from Knytt Underground)
Lemeza Kosugi (from La-Mulana)
The Player (from Retro City Rampage)
Quote (from Cave Story)
Patricia Wagon (from Mighty Switch Force!)
The Boy (from Teslagrad)
Armillo
Shantae (from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse)
The Poet (from Tengami)
The Swapper
Rusty (from SteamWorld Dig)
The Vice President (from Citizens of Earth)
Daniel (from UnEpic)
Edit: Huh weird format glitch.
Cameos are awesome!
The hate for RCMADIAX "shovelware" (the only game I thought was shovelware was Spikey Walls) as gone way out of hand. My god some of you act like every game have to be a triple A title on the Wii U. Nothing can't be short and sweet on the Wii U! How dare thy! Some of you guys make me sick. You all have to get salty over one small detail such as: spamming Nintendo to release the normal size 3DS, People trying to make a profit off of something that is still rare and all of a sudden like you're big time collectors, calling everybody scalpers to the point it missing it meaning more than overrated, X developer should leave because I'm the only person that matter in this world, ect. Most of you act like RCMADIAX killed your family.
Now that my rant is over, it will be extremely funny playing as the character we love to hate.Love it or hate, I pretty sure everybody that can take a joke will play as Humphrey just for the sake of playing as him.
@SKTTR Some of those cameos would certainly be awesome. It seems download devs are often happy for these minor cross-overs, so maybe if we're lucky some of those will become a reality.
Humphrey has been flying places, he's reached the end of the spiky walls, and escaped from the spikiness, SO HE WON'T LET A BLOCKY WORLD BLOCK HIS GOALS!!!
@Chaozrush21 Nope - I love short games. You seem to be melding like 50 different people and pretending everyone is like that. Nope. You're wrong. RCMADIAX makes lazy garbage - and it pops up on my Wii U feed. Shut the box and poker dice are also their horrible creation. Toss n go. All shovel ware crap. They have disdain for humans. I have a problem against poor quality. That is why I buy Nintendo. Their eShop was so wonderful a year ago. Then crap like this started to drop. I like short games and indie games. But not this crap. But it seems like you are raging against the whole internet here, and I can't help you with that. The internet isn't one dude with a bunch of opinions.
@SKTTR sounds like an indie smash bros roster to me...I'm in
@Mercy_Lost
That's a monstrously foolhardy comment. By that logic, you can't criticize anyone or anything unless you've done exactly the same things as said people.
Have you ever been president of Russia? THEN YOU SHOULDN'T CRITICIZE PUTIN.
Have you ever raced in Nascar? THEN YOU SHOULDN'T CRITICIZE DALE EARNHART.
Have you ever invaded neighboring countries? THEN YOU SHOULDN'T CRITICIZE HITLER.
Have you ever made multi-million dollar blockbuster films? THEN YOU SHOULDN'T CRITICIZE STEPHEN SPIELBERG.
That is precisely the blatant fallacy you have adopted. And by the way, you have no right to criticize my comments because you haven't done the crap I've done.
@Chaozrush21
Your rant is entirely focused on making a strawman argument.
These people aren't annoyed by short games. They're annoyed by empty, obvious shovelware cash-grabs from a developer who had demonstrated outward contempt for you as the consumer, and who crudely attempted to dismiss these criticisms as "this [low quality trite] is the new normal, get used to it and quit complaining about 'quality'."
I'm not one for outwardly spamming developers or anyone with hateful vitriol. However, I do believe quite strongly in calling people on their crap--and that is quite justifiable here.
Here are examples of good short games: Xeodrifter, Nano Assault Neo, DLC Quest, Gunman Clive, X-TYPE+, Zombie Estate (Xbox 360 indie), Ikachan, etc. What do you notice about these short games that makes them good? There is depth and care put into crafting them. They are not shovelware that the developers expect you to buy "because it's cheap, regardless of quality."
@SKTTR
Rusty is going to be in Hex Heroes.
@Quorthon I agree - I bought that fire place game - Little Inferno - I love the hell out of it - it isn't even really a game - but it is great
@vitalemrecords
I've kicked around the idea of getting that one, mostly because I so loved World of Goo.
@vitalemrecords @quorthon This has nothing to do with this post but little inferno is a fantastic game. The gameplay is creative and the combo system is amazing. If you like solving puzzles and are a patient gamer little inferno has some real serious depth.
Five Bucks - my girlfriend kept looking over while playing State of Decay - "What are you playing?" - my answer - "I don't know"
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