Kingdom Bash™

Couch Multiplayer Fantasy Action Kingdom Bash - Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Developed by Matthew Alan Estock - Website | Facebook | Twitter

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Iwan spotted the game demo on​ @itchio and gave it a spin!

https://www.facebook.com/iwanPlaysGames/

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MAGFest 2017, part 1

Two weeks later and I’m still hyped. MAGFest was amazing. I’ve been avoiding writing this overwhelming post-mortem, so I’ll stick to some photos, videos, & fun facts to summarize my first MAGFest, over a couple of posts.

One of the developers, Jesse (SmashRiot), wrote a tutorial on how to make a 24-hour game box that could be locked and left unattended for players to stop by and demo games overnight. Thanks to his design, I went ahead and built one myself!

The gamebox provided some interesting data, which I’ll cover in depth in another post... eventually... Shout-outs to Jesse because he’s a helpful and humble developer!

I ran two tournaments over the weekend, which was very exciting to say the least. I haven’t had a chance to run a tournament for the game yet, so seeing some high stakes play was enjoyable.

I sat in the middle of both screens for the tournament. I couldn’t help myself.

The top three players of the first tournament certainly provided some entertaining competition!

I’m not the best player of my own game. This guy over took me to school in my own game. It’s fine (it’s not).

Tournament two brought in a fresh crowd of players, as well as returning experienced players.

I’ll be posting some videos next!

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#WIPWed

Work in Progress Wednesday this week features Kingdom Bash.

Links: [ Alpha ][ Twitter ][ Facebook ][ Site ]

“Kingdom Bash™ is a fantasy action game for up to 4 players.Developed as a love letter to classic games, with the intention of bringing back couch multiplayer. Throw a party and encourage friends as they demolish each other in fast-paced multiplayer. Designed to be easy to learn, yet hard to master. Choose your powers and use the environment around you to defeat your opponents. Enjoy authentic retro sights and sounds as you make friends in cooperative play, or ruin friendships in competitive modes.”

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Getting some love from @indiegamelover! Thank you!

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First update!

Version 2017.01.12.00

Bug Fixes

Check if shaders are compiled for Icy stage effect. If drivers are not installed, shaders don’t work!

General

Updated boot text

Added a support key on the Options menu

Added Hard Reset button combo (Press A+B+Start+Select)

Main menus now accept Start button as a confirmation

Game mode displayed on Character Select screen

Controls screen indicates dash/catch mechanic, item order

Match Start screen displays area & stage name

Game mode screens cleaned up, removed Class Change

Boot chimes a sound effect

Notes

It appears that the game sometimes does not display in the taskbar, and that has led to some players trying to load the game multiple times. A sound effect plays in an effort to prevent this while a better solution is found.

Download now!

https://mattyalanestock.itch.io/kingdombash

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The player characters dancing in the snow!

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Here’s the gameplay footage that got Kingdom Bash accepted into MAGFest Indie Videogame Showcase 2017!

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Enchantress shows off a dashing catch, followed by bad timing

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The Warrior fending off a swarm of basic enemies

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Merry Christmas, and happy holidays! I do realize this is a day late, but ya know, I’ve got a family too. Cheers!

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Hello world!

The abridged story is that I’ve been working on this game since August 2015. It’s come a long way.

This is the (new) development blog!

This is a one-man show, so hang tight, stay tuned!