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Cyber Citizen Shockman 2 (aka Shubinman 2), a previously Japan-only cult classic on the Super Nintendo first released in 1992, is now out for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Playstation 4/5! Duck and Penguin worked on updating the original game with PSN-compatible and Xbox-compatible achievements, new cheats, and other additional features. This was quite a fascinating project since it required the use of classic coding techniques I had not used since the ’90s.

Get Cyber Citizen Shockman 2 here:
Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/cyber-citizen-shockman-2-a-new-menace-switch/
Xbox One: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/cyber-citizen-shockman-2-a-new-menace/9pht4213sxgz
Playstation 4/5: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10009148

One of my favorite games of all time, Bust-a-Move/Puzzle Bobble, was released on the Super Nintendo in 1992 with the word “Super” attached to it, like most other Super Nintendo games. Since I used to run bubandbob.com (once the world’s largest and most popular fan site about the Bubble Bobble series), and since I wrote game guides for games in the Puzzle Bobble series, I was hired as a consultant to ensure that the game was emulated correctly before re-release to the Nintendo Switch. However, I did not perform any coding on this project since I am currently coding an unannounced game. (Update: Homeworld Vast Reaches!)

You can get Super Bust-a-Move/Puzzle Bobble for the Nintendo Switch here: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/puzzle-bobble-bust-a-move-16-bit-console-version-switch/

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse Definitive Edition has been released for Nintendo Switch!

The game is a port of RWBY: Grimm Eclipse, previously released for Windows, PS4, and Xbox One.  It includes the original game, plus all previously released DLC and some new content.  It adds local shared-screen multiplayer and also has online multiplayer through Nintendo Switch Online.

I implemented the file access library for loading and saving games.  I upgraded the entire asset loading system to modern Unity standards. I optimized the previous data structure and converted a ton of code to run asynchronously so it could work better with multiple cores and threads and load assets more quickly.  I also did some work on the Photon network code, the UI, and on supporting multiple Switch controller styles.

You can purchase it digitally here: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/rwby-grimm-eclipse-definitive-edition-switch/

Church in the Darkness is a narrative stealth/action game by Paranoid Productions.  It was released for Nintendo Switch, Windows, Mac OS, PS4, and Xbox One in August 2019.  You play as a former operative who travels to South America to find out what happened to your nephew, who joined a secretive cult.

Much of the game is procedurally generated, so it won’t play the same way each time.  The cult’s beliefs, the personalities of many of the characters, and other things will change each time you play through the story, which will change based on both the properties of the cult and characters and also your choices and play style.

I worked on the console ports to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One.  I implemented file access libraries for each console, optimized graphics and AI for each platform to ensure the game ran at acceptable speeds on consoles, and fixed a bunch of bugs.

You can get the game at these digital stores:

Windows/Mac: https://store.steampowered.com/app/339830/The_Church_in_the_Darkness/
Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-church-in-the-darkness-switch/
PS4: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP5480-CUSA15830_00-THECHURCHINTHEDA
Xbox One: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/the-church-in-the-darkness/9mvfw9bc7f5c

Blessed is the Spot is a prayer by the 19th-century prophet Baha’u’llah, who founded the Baha’i faith.  Duck and Penguin has created an interactive book app for iOS that presents Blessed is the Spot in both written and song form.  One can read through the lines of the prayer, listen to individual words or whole lines, or listen to a vocal arrangement of the prayer.

You can find the app on the iOS App Store for $1.99.

(This app is no longer available from Apple since there is no 64-bit version.)

Duck and Penguin recently took over development of Malama Kauai’s Green Kauai Map mobile app.  v1.1 has been released, which fixes several bugs.

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/app/green-map-app/id519540648?mt=8

For more information about the app, please visit the project page for Green Kauai Map.