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Wow, my game "Raindrop Sprinters" was chosen!
I'm so happy to get recognition for the first consumer game I made, and to have it featured three times in Nintendo Life! It was worth all the hard work I put into making it.

I'm having a winter sale right now, 30% off until January 8 (GMT+9). Please play it during your New Year's holidays!
We will also be updating the game with the same content as the Steam version in the near future. Stay tuned!

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Raindrop-Sprinters-2443690.html

@Andee I'm glad you realized that! I was wondering why, when making 8bit-like games, they didn't make them in the resolution of that era. I love 80's Namco arcade games like Mappy and Galaga. I have always admired 224x288 vertical monitors.

@Tom-Massey I understand your thoughts, that's okay! It doesn't change the fact that I am happy!

@samuelvictor I was surprised to see your work in the IMDb article! You are doing wonderful activities.

I see that there will be a Star Wars event in Tokyo! I would love to go if the timing is right. I live in Kyoto, where Nintendo's headquarters is located. There is also an international gaming event called BitSummit in Kyoto, check it out!

I would love to meet and talk to you someday too! I followed your twitter too, take care of yourself and keep up the good work!

@Tom-Massey Thanks to your review, I was able to let many people know about my game again! I think rating a game is a difficult work, and yet you reviewed it with a great sense of humor! My sincere thanks for enjoying and understanding my game!

@JohnnyMind Thank you! You can easily start playing this game whenever you want! I hope you enjoy it, please send me your impressions if you like!

有難う！いつでも気軽に始められるゲームなので、好きなときに遊んでください！楽しんでもらえたら嬉しいです、よかったら感想も送ってください！

@samuelvictor Thank you for liking Japan! As you probably know, Japan is a country with a rather strange and unique culture. I have the impression that most people think English is cool but can't speak it and are not good at communicating with foreigners. Well, I can't talk to foreigners without DeepL, either!

I know that people in France are interested in Japanese anime and manga, and that makes me very happy! I know that Japan Expo is held every year in France. A friend of mine has exhibited there. My friend exhibited not in anime or manga, but in traditional Japanese arts.

It is really hard to learn not only the language but also the culture. You are working very hard to make your dream come true, I respect you! It sounds like you have an excellent partner and I am sure that one day in the near future you will be active in Japan!

I have attended many game events such as the Tokyo Game Show where people from overseas also visit. All the foreigners I meet there love games, and even if they don't speak the same language, they all laugh and have fun together. I love such scenes!

I just made a game that I like, and it's great that it led to this talk! It was a real pleasure meeting you! Please feel free to talk to me again!

@Ironcore I remember you too, thanks for playing the game! Oh, really!? It's a great feeling to get a perfect score of 10!

@samuelvictor That's really interesting, I had no idea that there were people abroad who had similar experiences! I love games that compete for scores, and apparently you do too!

After I gave up on my dream, I had a job creating websites and printed materials. I enjoyed that job, but thanks to a friend of mine who became famous as an indie game creator, my heart was ignited again. Do you know Daisuke Amaya, the creator of "Cave Story"? I am his classmate and test player for his game.

The Japanese indie game scene started to move around 2010, and I got to be a part of it. I was happy to meet many creators, such as NIGORO of "La-Mulana" and Ojiro Fumoto of "Downwell". They made me think that 2D games could still be competitive.

And now I'm amazed to search for your name...! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule! Nyaa!

@World I remember you and thank you for purchasing my game! Mappy is a good and deep game, I played a lot of it too!

My game is also made with the same resolution, number of colors, and sound source (wave table synthesizer) as Mappy.

https://gadget.korg.com/kamata/index_en.php

I think the next game will be in the same style! Before that I will try my best to make a Steam version! Thank you!

@Princess_Lilly Thank you for your comments in Japanese! I am very happy!

I like modern games, but I also like classic games. I believe that primitive games can give us simple and powerful fun. I hope to make more games like this in the future!

I know how much fun it is to talk to developers, because until recently I was just a video game fan myself!

僕のゲームで楽しんでくれて有難う！とても嬉しいです！

@samuelvictor My gosh, I'm the same way! Instead of my parents buying me video games, they bought me an MSX! I too memorized Namco games when I played them and enjoyed recreating the sprites and music at home. I also enjoyed drawing dots on graph paper! Now I am very grateful to my parents.

I wanted to be a game creator when I grew up. But by the time I was growing up, Playstation and Sega Saturn had become mainstream, and the dot-picture games I liked were no longer seen. I gave up on my dream then. Many things have happened since then, and with the support of many friends, I have been able to come this far. It took me about 20 years, but I finally did what I wanted to do!

I use DeepL to communicate, but I know exactly how you feel! Your comment really pays off, I'm glad I've worked so hard!

Glad you like the TATE mode too! To turn off the background, go to the settings screen and set Design to #4!

@samuelvictor Thank you, that's the highest compliment!

I loved Namco's games in the 80's, but since I couldn't afford a consumer console, I would occasionally play them in the game section of the toy store, and the rest of the time I would play them in my head.

This game is a game I made for myself as such a child. I am so glad that my dream came true and that everyone is having fun!

I never thought that the day would come when my game would be reviewed by an overseas writer! What a happy day for me!

I agree with your review and I'm really glad you got my thoughts. I would be happy if a lot of people get hooked on it! Thank you so much!

@rushiosan Wow, Glad to hear you're playing lots of my games! Thanks for the suggestion, the Switch controller settings are a bit specific. I'll see if I can switch it only when in TATE mode!

@JohnnyMind I too am happy to be able to talk directly with users like this! Thank you, I hope you like this game! Tabby cat is waiting for you!

@sfb Thank you very much, this cabinet is my favorite! It is located in my mother's Japanese-style coffee shop.

Actually, the guy who made that NES-powered Gaplus is a friend of mine. You may not be able to read it because it is in Japanese, but he also promoted my game!

"Extremely primitive! A brilliant idea! He just wanted to create such a game, and he even created an online ranking by himself. I thought he was a monster. There must have been lots of dopamine. Now it's the player's turn to produce dopamine."

https://twitter.com/PlayDoujin/status/1686921074359885824

@GreyFenyx Appreciate the lovely comments and glad you bought my game! You are right, my games are not very well known yet. There are a lot of games being released every day, and I am so happy that people are finding my games like this!

It makes me really happy to hear that people love what I love. Your comments are my driving force. Besides, I love to communicate, even though I can only speak Japanese without the help of DeepL!

@Captain_Toad Thank you! I wanted to be able to choose other animals, but it was hard to make the system work...

@sfb Bosconian! Nice game, I too love 80's Namco arcade games. I still play GAPLUS/GALAGA 3 sometimes!

https://twitter.com/raindrop_r9/status/1700886959965770161

@sfb I'm glad you are enjoying it in TATE mode, it made all the effort worthwhile! Thank you!

The conditions for the appearance of the badge are a secret, but it will be a good things if you score over a 1 million points! I have made a English manual for you to refer to!

https://twitter.com/raindrop_r9/status/1699957117501968823

@Ironcore Thank you, I hope work goes well! It is a dream come true to have my games played by overseas gamers!

@rushiosan I am very happy, thank you! I hope many people will play with it.

Thank you for writing about my game! I love retro arcade games and wanted to make such a game myself. I hope you enjoy them!