Bit Boy!!

[DEMON212]

[WiiBoy]

Very First Video-Review: by DEMON212
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbsO4A43qVA

Wow, THAT was quick!!! Showing all modes and talking about everything the game delivers! Great work!
Also great to see that you (and your bro) really enjoy playing Bit Boy!!

That makes Kubi happy!

PS: After beating all Generations, the Story changes a little bit

[KaiserGX]

Woah I was watching videos... is that Kubi's voice? The deep one going "KUBI"? I thouht those were the enemies!

[Blue Protoman]

[DEMON212]

Yeah I know a ton of NA-ers who can't wait to get there hands on it

Oh yes, LOTS OF FUN

I love Bit Boy.

[WiiBoy]

The official Bit Boy!! website is now online! It includes the complete manual describing all game modes! There are also some tips and a lot of screenshots! So, what are you waiting for?

Official Website:
http://BitBoy.Bplus.at

[Blue Protoman]

Checked out the site.

Hype: raised
Want: raised
Patience: down like the American economy

[ÆNIGMA]

Now I'm jonesin even more for the game
I ♥ Pac-Manish type games (I've made a couple of them myself in the past).

[Blue Protoman]

Guys, Nintendolife hates Bit Boy.

http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/07/bit_boy

...and to that, I say, "Go F yourself, NL!" You need to play a game more than a day to review it. The review was rushed, there was unnecessary bashing, incorrect information, and bias in general.

And, consider this; how many points did Bplus' past games score?
Few.

And how long did they play before scoring?
Not long.

And for those who DID play Bplus' past games more than an hour, did they like them?
Hell yeah!

So until even the fans back off, I'm sticking with B+, other people's opinions be damned! Also, many unnecessary comparisons are made based on the game's price, at least in the comments. (Seriously, read them. Bplus fans will rage. I did.) Bit Boy looks like a very fun game, and despite the review, my opinion and desire for it still stand. I still look forward to Bit Boy hitting the states.

Do any European members here like Bit Boy? If so, step up and raise your hand now.

[Botsu]

Mixed reviews, hmm. I'll put in my 2 cents when it arrives in NA.

[NikeXTC]

[KaiserGX]

If you think inaccurate reviews as well done, then ok.

I honestly see the review as rushed. I'm not talking about the rating or his opinion but the review itself.

[Blue Protoman]

[KaiserGX]

DEMON212 reviewd it on the same day... THOUGH HE DIDN'T MENTION THE CAMERA! Lol

Hey Blue... you seem different since you first arrived here... did playing both BPlus games give you a change of heart?

[Blue Protoman]

[KaiserGX]

Yeah

[Blue Protoman]

Ah. Well, thing is, before buying a game, I look it up very carefully. Reviews, gameplay videos, the works. I don't want my money to be wasted, as I'm somewhat of a penny-pincher. And, Bplus' games have gotten less-than-good reviews, so...

[KaiserGX]

What about now? What do you think?

[Blue Protoman]

Niki is pretty good. Worth the money.

Plattchen is good, too, but it's too damn hard. TBH, I like Niki better. Plattchen certainly isn't horrible, though.

Ask me that question again when Bit Boy and Vektor Tank come out in the US.

[DEMON212]

[DEMON212]

[KaiserGX]

I'm still stuck on the Fruit FantasyWorld... While I think Classic Mode is challenging but fair, Copy Cat is WAY too hard for me!

You haven't had ANY trouble with Niki and getting the medals? I struggled a bit on a few, but nothing I couldn't beat.

As for Demon212, glad to hear. I hope you never become like them. I love your reviews... (and Wii Folder)... There's just something about Josh Thomas that's inviting...

[DEMON212]

Cheers Kaiser

[Wiiloveit.com]

In case none of you have already seen my thoughts on Nintendo Life's review, I think it's really poorly done and very inaccurate. My thoughts are in their comments sections, but in case they get pulled, I'll copy a few of them here...

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG.
How long did you play this game for, Mister Adam Scott Clark?
First of all, you clearly don't understand the idea of the game. The idea is to aim for high scores, not play endlessly throughout the worlds, which by the sounds of things, you might have trouble with if the worlds were any longer anyway. This is what makes the game last longer than an hour and makes it so addictive.
Second, you don't seem to realise that the only world where you're not given attacks is the 4-Bit world, and every generation after that provides you with the basic attack function, which can be used for getting out of these so-called frustrating situations that you land yourself in. With the right skills and technique, you shouldn't find yourself in any situations worse than you would in Pac Man, which you seem to compare this game to (even though the gameplay is more different than it may seem at first glance).
Third, the idea of the dead-ends wasn't poor level design, they were clearly put there on purpose to test the player and make the gameplay require more thought that you may first think, and also make for some pretty humorous moments. Sure, on occasion it can seem unfair, but I wouldn't say that this means the levels are as poorly designed as you imply.
Fourth, you also seem to miss the fact that two players can play head-to-head in the warp mode, and haven't even completed warp mode again to notice the special turbo mode on offer, since you only mention the original bonus credits mode.
As for the difficulty, the 4-bit mode is pretty easy once you get a feel for what's going on, due to the small levels which don't require long to collect all the items required. Moving on to your comments regarding the 32-bit mode, the loading screen is actually skippable with the minus button, so once again, you are making unnecessary complaints.
Overall, a hugely disappointing review. Whilst this game might not have been amazing, it is certainly worth more than you give it credit for in your review, and I can't believe it has been so rushed. Did you even notice there was a second control scheme for retro fans to use the controller like a joystick? Hmm....

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"I've said this before, but with an idea like this B+ could've finally redeemed themselves. Yet somehow, they managed to screw up a simple maze game. Pathetic."
Look, I can't say this enough, guys, this game is ace, and this review is wrong. Please can you all just stop assuming this game is rubbish based on the rating and review given here, without first playing it yourself, that's all I can say now, since it appears that none of you seem to care about what I have to say anyway. I'm very very tired, I've got an incredibly busy schedule, and I'm trying to stand up for what I believe is right, rather than just flaming something I haven't played, and if you're all just gonna look at me, and look at my history, rather than listen to what I actually have to say, then there's no helping you, I'm afraid.

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Look, what I don't like about this review is how the facts are just wrong. You get attacks earlier on in the game than stated, you claim there's only one set of controls, and then say that there's nothing special once you've completed the game once, when there's the turbo warp mode to try out as well. You also claim that there is just co-op play, and no versus for the warp mode, which there is, and it's all these inaccuracies that got me angry, followed by the other people that started claiming I had been bribed etc to give the game a good look, without even accepting the points I had made, instead choosing to believe that what the reviewer claims happens in the game happens, even though he also claims he played it through in an hour, and it appears from what he has said that he hasn't played it for any more time, which in my opinion is unacceptable for a review, and clearly goes to show that this was just rushed out. I don't mind if people have given the game a fair try and didn't like it, but it's how the reviewer got so many points wrong, and are mis-informing their readers and people that may want to try out the game.




...and those are just a few of the things I said regarding everybody taking Nintendo Life's word for it, and claiming I'm only ranting about the game because I'm a Bplus fanboy etc, which is NOT TRUE. I stuck up for the game because the reviewer doesn't seem to have a clue about half the stuff the game offers, and that needed addressing. He even said he only played it for an hour! I was most angry about these inaccuracies over the actual opinion in the review, but you can expect my full thoughts on it later.

[Blue Protoman]

Does anyone else feel like spamming NL for half-ass, inaccurate reviews?

[Botsu]

Shouldn't we all wait for it to come to the NA before condemning NintendoLife, I have to admit, I don't like them, I really don't. PLÄTTCHEN was incredibly underrated, the least it deserved was a 5. Also, the person with the Fanboy comment, they aren't. They have good reason and successfully backed it up. On the other hand, NL has a point with saying Bit Boy!! isn't for everyone, just badly conveyed. There's my 2 cents, flame me if you want.

Botsu/FroguinZX

[NikeXTC]

[DEMON212]

[DEMON212]

[WiiBoy]

Thank you "fan boys"
Of course we are all fan boys - a fan is a guy that likes something. I am also a big fan boy of our own games (sounds stupid, I know) because I love to have fun and - what shall I say - we would never release a game if it would not be FUN. And I am sure we are all boys over here right now

Especially many thanks to you Blue Protoman! WOW it is weird how much you know about Bit Boy!! without having it - so you could review it better than people who played the game

I think you read the BitBoy.Bplus.at website? Great work.

But please DO NOT SPAM any websites! Do not SPAM NintendoLife! We are the good guys here and good guys do not spam any forums or websites! So please keep your guns in your pocket, Arnie

Talking about 'Dead Ends' or 'Mid-Air-Control' (okay we all know that Niki is able to adjust his flight-speed with the transformation) just means that people are frustrated. Is it unfair that you may lose a life when some enemies may encage you? Maybe - but hay, one space ship and over 30 space invaders - is that fair? One plumber and 20 koopa troopas, is that fair? Pacman between 2 ghosts? Fair? Okay, Kubi is able to use attacks (as opposed to pacman) but in the end you are not playing good if you end in that situation. Practise and play better.

Like Blue Protoman may know (and I am sure he played the game many times just in his mind) TIMING and THINKING IN ADVANCE and of course GOOD REACTIONS are needed in Bit Boy!!. Games 30 years ago just did not have great hardware - it was very very simple game play but needed the player to react quickly and plan in advance what he has to do - if he wanted to win the game. Insert 1 coin into pacman or bubble bobble and you will see the GAME OVER screen before your wallet is back in our pocket ... ah yes... I remember.

Dead ends... like all the time in Pacman when some ghosts are around you. In Bit Boy!! the variation in level design is as great as it can be. Instead of designing 100 levels that all look the same (Defend your castle, or 3? repeating all the time in Pacman) we considered to include 30(!!!!) complete different levels. Some of them do have some dead ends - hey - just do not play them if your brain runs too hot - instead play the WARP MODE. If there would be only 1 Level in Bit Boy!! which is ugly and not fun - you can throw the game away. But we really try to do everything right and put 30 levels into the game.

Do you like every single level in Super Mario Galaxy? No. Every track in Mario Kart? Definitely NO. So what - yes I just play the tracks that I like most with my friends! You do not like the graphics in Bit Boy? Just select another style - because we put in 6 styles! SIX in WiiPoints: 100 Points per game! 5 Levels+HighScores+WARPMODE+TURBOCLASSIC+TURBOWARP for just 100 WiiPoints! A DSi MarioClock is not that entertaining I think!!!

The point is - if you want to have fun - play the game. If you hate your reviewer job - do not play fun games. Maybe some reviewer just had to play sooo many games that they are frustrated - not playing for fun but just for WORK - doesn't sound nice to me

We really...REALLY try to do our best! Yes you are all right - PLÄTTCHEN is TOO hard. You will get some cheats for that! Some thought 1500 WiiPoints for 100 hours of fun including 4 combinable Multiplayermodes is too much. We learned. Niki was easier! Some had problems with the style of Niki - or the control schemes and made it the cheapest possible amount of WiiPoints. We learned again. Now: Bit Boy!! 6 Worlds where not only every world but every single level has a complete different style - +Pad-Control and Joystick Control. Chiptune music. A RETRO game!!! RETRO for every age! Isn't that everyone wanted?

Now - we fought for the 'PADING'-GameBoy sound on the game start. For the PukiPuki-Sound like you know it from original tetris and Super Mario Land including the hearts in 'PAUSE'. Complete Retro-Style Menus. GameBoy like Font and sounds. NES ColourPalettes, Playstation graphic issues and also loading times... Motion Controls and hundrets of graphics just for a 600 WiiPoints game. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK IT IS? It is the work of about 50 Bit.Trip games just in one! But hey, it is also only 90 Blocks in memory size for a quick download and needing nearly no space!

Is there anyone who appreciates all that? Yes of course! Nearly everyone who really played the game - tried out everything - played with a friend or just wants to relax and get the feeling of good old retro game play. Everyday I read from people who write me how much fun Bit Boy is... that it is great fun... and that Kubi is sooo sweet. Yes, even girls love Bit Boy!!. The problem - some reviewers just think "Hey, it is Bplus? Writing a scorcher will be good fun. It is so easy." - if you want to bash a game - you will find reasons - if you search long enough!

In the end what happens is, that no one buys the game. We are two (sometimes 3) guys who do their best all the time to create fun games. We do not have any money. We are just living for our work just to see people having fun while playing our games! We cannot do much advertisements. We cannot fly to any expo to talk with press. We just can hope, that some players will have fun and tell anyone else. That is why we really love our fans. If there wasn't a DEMON212, Bplus would have been shut down just weeks after PLÄTTCHEN was released.

In the end we were lucky to get a good reviewer called Sean McDermott (alias Shortay) at NintendoLife who really played Niki - Rock 'n' Ball. And THAT REVIEW is the reason why Bplus is still here! That and because Nintendo of Europe made it possible to release our game at christmas in Europe.

Now...
No Christmas but a lot of piracy and bad review scores. Let us all countdown the days...

[Blue Protoman]

1. A fanboy is not just a fan of something who's a boy, but rather, they're incredibly hardcore about it. There are several signs, but only the following is necessary. If this statement describes your opinion on something, you are a fanboy;
"[Game/series/whatever] is awesome and anyone who says otherwise must burn in hell!"

2. Yes, I did read the site. Whenever I greatly anticipate a game, I look it up a lot. You should've seen me a year and a half ago with Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

3. No spam? Madness!

4. To truly understand a game, you need to know how to play it, as with many games before the Wii. Nowadays, there are four types of games; waggle heavy, first-person shooters, adaptions of board/puzzle/card games, and (my favorite) Other, which is where Bit Boy goes. Before this generation, there were two types; deceptively simple games, or Learn-it-or-go-home games, with the latter more common. Some reviewers seem to be incapable of grasping this concept.

5. I applaud you, Bplus. Even in the face of low sales and bad reviews, you still keep going. Takes a lot of dedication and love of what you do for that.

6. The third guy comes in "sometimes"? What do you mean?

[KaiserGX]

Thing is though if they don't make enough sales they will be out of business.