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spblu

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well yeah i only discovered this game now, since this is demo i hope there is lot more accessible from images under links



whats DBA?
Dandy Boy Adventures, an 80's inspired pixel game like this one with jumping puzzles and stuff. Pretty cool and unique but its basically been in development hell for the last 2-3 years and predictably fizzled out and got put on hold because the dev cited a lack of cash flow after people got tired of paying monthly subscriptions for the only updates to be "moving clouds" and "glowing street signs".


Also something to note is that the devs discord stated they should be releasing all of "Chapter 1" for free in about 4 days during some Steam game dev event or something? The impression I have is that means the first beginning portion of the actual game, and what we played was basically the prologue. Who knows, we'll see. He's already doing sex better than the first game which frankly IS one of the most important things, so I'm hoping we continue to see positive developments with this go around.
 
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jokuur

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Dandy Boy Adventure.
A game that has been in development since at least 2018, but was never finished and put """on hold""" to develop this new game.
Dandy Boy Adventures, an 80's inspired pixel game like this one with jumping puzzles and stuff. Pretty cool and unique but its basically been in development hell for the last 2-3 years and predictably fizzled out and got put on hold because the dev cited a lack of cash flow after people got tired of paying monthly subscriptions for the only updates to be "moving clouds" and "glowing street signs".


Also something to note is that the devs discord stated they should be releasing all of "Chapter 1" for free in about 4 days during some Steam game dev event or something? The impression I have is that means the first beginning portion of the actual game, and what we played was basically the prologue. Who knows, we'll see. He's already doing sex better than the first game which frankly IS one of the most important things, so I'm hoping we continue to see positive developments with this go around.
i see... sorry to hear that, 1 314$ might be small but its always small in beginning, maybe he hoped to get at least 5k? if he staid strong and gave more quality content im sure more people would come to support but it looks like he just planned to release demo and milk for few months until people get enough, if people are faster to react now it means they finally learned some lessons
 

Shin3rbock

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When Oni made the announcement he was making a new game to fund Dandy Boy Adventures, I was super skeptical. I thought we were cooked.

But wow, he's actually doing it, and at a good pace. Let's hope the Skullgear team can cross the finish line.

DBA is my #1 game on this site. So I'm gonna purchase Planet Lust when it releases to hopefully see a finished DBA someday
 

Naoyasan

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Dandy Boy Adventures, an 80's inspired pixel game like this one with jumping puzzles and stuff. Pretty cool and unique but its basically been in development hell for the last 2-3 years and predictably fizzled out and got put on hold because the dev cited a lack of cash flow after people got tired of paying monthly subscriptions for the only updates to be "moving clouds" and "glowing street signs".


Also something to note is that the devs discord stated they should be releasing all of "Chapter 1" for free in about 4 days during some Steam game dev event or something? The impression I have is that means the first beginning portion of the actual game, and what we played was basically the prologue. Who knows, we'll see. He's already doing sex better than the first game which frankly IS one of the most important things, so I'm hoping we continue to see positive developments with this go around.
Is that what that is? I thought they were releasing the demo during Next Fest (The steam dev event thing) and that the demo was available sooner for some reason. If we get more of the game I'm all for it and can't wait lol. I really assumed the demo was all we were getting though, lemme check the discord to make sure you're right, that'd be great.
 

Naoyasan

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So after a quick search through the discord, yeah, this demo is considered ''chapter 1'' we're not getting more in 4 days.
 

Dupson

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wow it's just sad that demo has better quality than completed games

Edit: it's crazy how fast development goes when there is sword a hanging above head
 
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Oriandu

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wow i was pretty shocked from how cover of shower moves when we walk thru it this game looks impressive
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Really? You were impressed by something as simple as putting a sprite switch on a toggle when the player hits a certain point? That's extremely basic.

Oh neat! A new game from the makers of Dandy Boy Adventures! Wait... did they finish that one??

Also, these assets look like they're from... is that fucking Stardew Valley?? SURELY you wouldn't blantantly "borrow" from such a large title & think you could fool anyone...?
Now, now, the assets don't actually appear to be "borrowed" from SDV. They're certainly similar to SDV and that could be accidental or on purpose, but the proportions of the sprites, how they animate, and their idle stances are different enough from SDV that even if they started with SDV as the basis they did enough work to differentiate from SDV enough for it simply to be a similarity in art style in the faces.
 

jokuur

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Really? You were impressed by something as simple as putting a sprite switch on a toggle when the player hits a certain point? That's extremely basic.
calm down i mean that you see simple games here 95% of times done with RPG maker where there are no animations at all
 

Tinus11111122233

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The demo only has the one scene in the starting area right? Seem to be stuck on 90% completion, have 4 cards atm.

Demo looks very promising!
 

Tinus11111122233

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How'd you get the 4th card? I already got the ones from the snowman, spray paint, and X marks the spot quests.
Once you get to the area where you meet your team members, right before the end of the demo, you can grab a key card from the desk of the office at the bottom. With this keycard you can take an elevator to another area where you can find 2(?) additional cards.
 

Noveeta

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erm... this looks kinda similar to another game I played a long time ago... it was called "Dandy Boy Adventures", you guys ever heard of it? Good times... I wonder whateva happened there? :unsure:
 
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