Abobo's Big Adventure - Official Site Launched!

[Mockery]

Originally Posted by AChimp

What's this game written in? Is it still all Action Scripting straight in Flash or are you using something like Unity to compile into Flash? :nerd

Yep, it's all done straight in Flash using AS. It's definitely pushed the limits of what Flash is capable of and takes forever to compile at this point.

Originally Posted by dextire

The game finally has a release date and they added a great countdown clock to the site. :rock
http://www.abobosbigadventure.com/

Heheh, glad you like the countdown clock. Feels surreal to have a date finally set after all these years. I can't believe it's this close to coming out.

Originally Posted by Nick

I noticed there was a counter on Newgrounds set for the 11th, why isn't it on I-Mockery as well?

I'll probably put it up on I-Mockery after the holidays. The homepage already links to the Abobo site as it is and I have a lot of Xmas stuff on there currently. Don't want to over-clutter the homepage atm.

Originally Posted by Zomboid

Has a flash game ever received so much hype, or is this a new record?

Nope, not that I'm aware of. Consider how many years it's been in development, how a custom arcade cabinet was built for it and exhibited at various conventions, how we have a full trailer for it, how there's a custom web site for it, how there's a twitter account and facebook fan page for it, and how it's been featured on virtually every gaming site out there.

This is a love letter to the glory days of 8-bit NES games and is meant to be the wet dream of anybody who grew up on those games or simply likes them.

On top of all that, we're giving a free spin-off game about Abobo's son, Aboboy, to anybody who has been nice enough to donate to the game.

We've had no boss pressuring us for a release all these years, no worries about getting it approved by ratings boards... it's all been on our terms and I think people can see the fun we've had making it all this time. It's that kind of stuff that (hopefully) shows on things like the trailer 'n all, and I think that's what has people so excited.

We're trying to give people a retro gaming experience that they will never forget for the rest of their lives, and they're getting it for free. If that's not worth a little hype, I don't know what is. ;)