The Goodboy Galaxy team has announced that the upcoming GBA and Switch title Goodboy Galaxy has been delayed to March 2023 to allow for more time to polish up the game.
Speaking via an update on Kickstarter, creator Rik Nicol had the following to say:
"We've recently had a look at our roadmap and made some adjustments - we're currently expecting to be doing QA in February next year - expecting to have a release candidate ready in March. Unfortunately this means we have to push the GBA release a little bit later than we initially hoped. I know it can be disappointing, but we really want to make the game match up to our vision rather than cut content and rush things out.
One tough part about making a GBA game, is we can't really fix, update or add things once the cartridges are produced, so I hope you'll agree with this move. The Switch/Steam version of course can be updated, so we may possibly add (eg.) the co-op missions shortly after release to avoid adding much delay on the port, but we'll keep you up to date as things go (edit: Will avoid doing this for the Switch version so the physical cartridge has all content)!"
To soften the blow somewhat, the team has also announced that it will be planning to implement rumble functionality into the game should you choose to play via the Game Boy Player for GameCube. This would make the game one of only seven GBA games to make use of the feature, including the likes of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire.
Here's a reminder of what the game itself will look like (we reckon it looks pretty spectacular!):
Are you looking forward to Goodboy Galaxy for the GBA? Remember it will also be available on the Switch eShop! Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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Kickstarter, the land of making a quick buck off of nostalgia for games that don't take that much work to make.
Have been following this project for a while, the demo was awesome. Will buy this day 1!
@SteamEngenius This actually looks like it took a ton of work to make. Even AAA games get delayed.
Oh yeah I remember the Red Rocket incident with Vinny about this game lol.
Loved the demo - still looking forward to it to play on my Micro.
@SteamEngenius because you know all about the ins and outs of game development, I’m sure. Not even including the fact that all projects are different.
I did not kickstart the game, but I appreciate that they are communicating openly and honestly. Having the physical carts being bug free is important.
I look forward to playing the Switch version.
Oh i forgot about this, i wonder if it's worth getting the gba version or just getting it on switch
As someone who backed the GBA cartridge version, I am very happy to hear that they are taking their time.
@SteamEngenius There are plenty of Kickstarter campaigns to give ***** to. But this one seems pretty legit in every way. If they need more time, I'm not gonna personally ***** on a little indie studio on needing it. I mean were you even waiting on this game at all, or are you just always eager to talk badly about Kickstarter campaigns?
Launching games for several old consoles has to become Hype. There are already many developers doing ports, hacks and now original games. It would be amazing to see a profitable market born like this. The limitations of the project end up making everything more special.
Will play this on 3DS when finished
For a second there, I thought it was some kind of Commander Keen remake.
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