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Looks great!
Cute 'em up? haha Thanks man.
Indie developer makes a game inspired by a famous dead series. Tries to do a kickstarter but it fails. Later gets the rights to the series they were inspired by and turns their game into an official sequel. Quite the interesting story.
Later gets the rights to the series they were inspired by
The Kickstarter didn't fail, it was cancelled early because it was picked up by a publisher.Indie developer makes a game inspired by a famous dead series. Tries to do a kickstarter but it fails. Later gets the rights to the series they were inspired by and turns their game into an official sequel. Quite the interesting story.
i rushed to this thread because my mind read "wonder boy".
Then realized i was wrong.
Then realized i wasn't
Then wanted the game bad.
The Kickstarter didn't fail, it was cancelled early because it was picked up by a publisher.
(and possibly because this was all going on behind the scenes).
The Kickstarter didn't fail, it was cancelled early because it was picked up by a publisher.
(and possibly because this was all going on behind the scenes).
Call me crazy, but Super Paper Mario was kind of the only game that gave me Wonderboy vibes in like forever.
This is cool and all but I'd love another game that's more in the spirit of Monster World IV.
From the youtube video
Platforms: Playstation 4, PC and more..
Can anyone think of another instance where something like this happened where a developer makes a spiritual sequel or homage that ends up transforming into an official entry?
Can anyone think of another instance where something like this happened where a developer makes a spiritual sequel or homage that ends up transforming into an official entry?
Is this strictly an official entry? I'm viewing it more like Mighty No.9 in relation to Mega Man; original creator involved, clearly very similar games, but not the official license.
Can anyone think of another instance where something like this happened where a developer makes a spiritual sequel or homage that ends up transforming into an official entry?
Yes, the project turned into Monster Boy. I can't confirm Vita yet but we'll discuss potential opportunities with Sony.
To be clear, there are no rights here. Sega owns Wonderboy and Monster World, Konami owns the other ports (Bikkuriman world, dynastic hero, dragon's curse) and Adventure Island.
Westone merely was the creators of these games, they actually didn't own the rights. This game isn't transfering rights, but it's bringing back members of the original staff. So it's like an "official" spiritual successor, if that makes sense.