Sorry about the lack of news and updates, we’re still alive and kicking. We’ve been busy with building new games and trying out a bunch of concepts.
We’ve also been working on an all new version of Super Jumpy Ball for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The 1 year anniversary edition for Xbox One was enjoyed and played by a lot of our fans and we felt that the Super Jumpy Ball journey wasn’t quite finished.
So here it is the new and improved Super Jumpy Ball with better graphics, even better controls and support for up to 8 players.
Here is the new trailer for Super Jumpy Ball, please feel free to like it, share it and comment on it.
The Nintendo Switch version will be published on the 6th of September. Once the store page is up we’ll add another news post.
We’d like to thank everyone for your support in this game, without you this game would never have made is as far as it has. Thanks!
So what’s new in this release?
Well obviously Nintendo Switch support is the big news but we kind of forgot to post any news during the recent development so here are a bunch of new release that already got published on Xbox One. However there are some bad news, we’re cutting development of the mobile version. Yeah it’s a pity but it’s not worth the effort at this point and the old version still works.
Detailed changes
v1.3.8 * Nintendo Switch release is ready! * Improved: End of level cheer sound is too loud, reduced volume. * Improved: UI tapsound is too loud, reduced volume. * Fixed Bug: Rotating swords level was using old graphics.
v1.3.7 * New graphics for all levels. * New graphics for endless runner. * Improved: Better background in the main menu. * Improved: Added music volume setting. * Improved: Added impact sound when ball hit’s ground and basketball rim. * Improved: Added UI indication how to change character, only shown if you’ve never changed character. * Improved: Character play sound when you are ready in multiplayer mode and when selecting character. * Improved: Added country selection which is used for Hall of fame. * Improved: Multiplayer win screen added. * Improved: Added number of stars unlocked to level selection page. * Improved: Added slider for particle effect in settings to increase or decrease particle emission. * Fixed bug: Camera moves back to start when player dies in endless runner mode.
v1.3.6 * New feature: Character selection screen in multiplayer and single player. * Improved graphics with new balls. * Improved: You can access Hall of fame from the main menu. * Improved: 8 players support added. * Improved: Added particle trails to ball when jumping, little moar juice. * Improved: Added option to disable controller vibration. * Improved: Better UI Navigation, increased size of buttons when they are selected and increased contrast. * Improved: Time has better UI framing. * Improved: Basketball reduced game time to 2 min instead of 3. * Fixed bug: UI back navigation was working at times. * Fixed Bug: Camera lags in survival mode. * Fixed bug: Spike balls shot at you lagged at times. * Fixed Bug: Remove ability for all players to press forward & back and move back in UI, only P1 should be allowed to do this.
v1.3.5 * New game mode: Basketball. * New Feature: New score UI for Basketball mode. * Improved: Tweaked the controls a little bit to make them a tad more responsive. * Improved: Added variation to Endless Survivor. * Improved: Ball movement in sideways in the air felt over responsive on keyboard and Switch, reduced the max velocity sideways a little bit. * Improved: Multiplayer changed rim colors of players graphics instead of changing the actual color of the players sprite. * Improved: Ball jumps tighter against a single wall which makes it climb a single wall faster. * Fixed Bug: On Endless Survivor when you die the screen goes black.
v1.3.4 * New game mode: Basketball. * New Feature: New score UI for Basketball mode. * Improved: Tweaked the controls a little bit to make them a tad more responsive. * Improved: Added variation to Endless Survivor. * Improved: Ball movement in sideways in the air felt over responsive on keyboard and Switch, reduced the max velocity sideways a little bit. * Improved: Multiplayer changed rim colors of players graphics instead of changing the actual color of the players sprite. * Improved: Ball jumps tighter against a single wall which makes it climb a single wall faster. * Fixed Bug: On Endless Survivor when you die the screen goes black.
* Internal: Changed GameState from int to enum instead. * Internal: Increased spawn ahead distance on Endless Survivor. * Internal: Refactor old HallOfFame to new leaderboard. * Internal: Added system to fetch player color. * Internal: Destroyed store manager on load if the platform is not Android since it polls once and a while and can cause lags in UWP. * Internal: Removed own ads system that was still enabled on Android.
I got a feature request from a player asking for the option to disable power-ups in the Tail Runner battle mode so he could be able to play the game “Tron lightbike” style. In the update I took this one step further so you can disable power-ups in all battle modes so you can also play regular Snake and use more tactics to win against your opponents.
Contrasts on some of the power-ups have been improved as requested by another player.
A bug that causes snakes to re-spawn when you added a new AI opponent has also been fixed.
Keep sending feedback and don’t by shy to send feature requests.
* Improved: Added option to disable all power-ups for people who just want a pure Snake experience, tactical style. * Improved: Add more contrast to the slow down power-up. * Improved: Leaderboard on Nintendo Switch has been improved. * Fixed bug: Pressing Y adds an AI snake to the game in battle mode. But if there already was 6 snakes in the game then pressing Y caused dead snakes to respawn.
Snake vs Snake is out on Steam!
More awesome news!
Snake vs Snake is out on Steam with support for achievements and more. What are you waiting for? Go get it already!
Snake vs Snake is inspired by the classic Snake game but brings the action and intensity of “couch style” multiplayer madness where up to 6 friends can battle it out. Once and for all the dispute of which the greatest Snake player is can be resolved in battle with the help of power-ups like bombs, speedups, shots and more.
Snake vs Snake has been recognized as one of the fan favorites and one of the top games in the Xbox One Creators Program.
Key Features
* Multiplayer. Play up to 6 players in various local multiplayer battle modes. * Frenetic game play. Much faster pace than your average snake game, each time you collect food the snakes move faster. * Boss fight. Maybe the first boss fight in a Snake game? * Variation. A large variation of different game modes. * Single player mode. Single player mode with puzzle inspired levels. * Online high score. Now you can prove that you are the best Snake player in the world! * Awesome retro soundtrack.
Game info
Title: Snake vs Snake Developer: CasualGames.nu Publisher: CasualGames.nu Genre: Arcade/Party Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC and Mac Engine: Unity Price: $3.99/ £3.99 / €3.99 Release Date: Nintendo Switch (September 26th, 2018), Xbox One (January 29th, 2018), Microsoft store (January 29th, 2018), Steam (March 29th, 2019)
CasualGames.nu is an independent game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2013 by Fredrik Kellermann. The studio is focuses on delivering simplistic yet awesome games that everyone can enjoy. http://hello.casualgames.nu/
Snake vs Snake is inspired by the classic Snake game but brings the action and intensity of “couch style” multiplayer madness where up to 6 friends can battle it out. Once and for all the dispute of which the greatest Snake player is can be resolved in battle with the help of power-ups like bombs, speedups, shots and more.
Snake vs Snake has been recognized as one of the fan favorites and one of the top games in the Xbox One Creators Program.
Key Features
* Multiplayer. Play up to 6 players in various local multiplayer battle modes. * Frenetic game play. Much faster pace than your average snake game, each time you collect food the snakes move faster. * Variation. A large variation of different game modes. * Single player mode. Single player mode with puzzle inspired levels. * Online high score. Now you can prove that you are the best Snake player in the world! * Awesome retro soundtrack.
Game info
Title: Snake vs Snake Developer: CasualGames.nu Publisher: CasualGames.nu Genre: Arcade/Party Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC Engine: Unity Price: $3.99/ £3.99 / €3.99 Release Date: Nintendo Switch (September 26th, 2018), Xbox One (January 29th, 2018), Microsoft store (January 29th, 2018), Steam (planned March 8th, 2019)
CasualGames.nu is an independent game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2013 by Fredrik Kellermann. The studio is focuses on delivering simplistic yet awesome games that everyone can enjoy. http://hello.casualgames.nu/
Support for 6 players is finally out on Nintendo Switch!
Awesome news!
Snake vs Snake v1.3.0 just passed certification on Nintendo Switch which adds support for 6 players, the ability to set snake speed and customize battle mode and improved graphics. Pretty much all the good stuff that you have been able to enjoy for months already on PC and Xbox One.
There is one bug fix that isn’t out on PC yet and that is because I’m reworking the leaderboard system for speed runs to make it more interesting, more info will be available about this shortly.
Complete change log v1.3.0
* Fixed bug: Fixed sign in problems on Xbox One. * Fixed Bug: In hardcore mode if you would exit to the main menu while playing the game the score didn’t reset which means you could easily get a really good score by just playing level 1 lots of times. * Fixed Bug: When the Snake was running fast and you made a very fast turn it could kill you. This happens a lot more on PC than it did on consoles.
Snake vs Snake rolls out major update with support for 6 players on a single screen
Stockholm, Sweden (February 8, 2019)
Snake vs Snake, the fast paced snake game with an insane battle mode, from CasualGames.nu, launched a major update today on Nintendo Switch.
The update enables 6 players to battle it out on a single screen with more options to customize the experience such as setting the speed of the snakes and winning conditions. The graphics has also received a massive update making the experience even more delightful.
The launch trailer highlights the frenetic game play that Snake vs Snake offers.
Snake vs Snake is inspired by the classic Snake game but brings the action and intensity of “couch style” multiplayer madness where up to 6 friends can battle it out. Once and for all the dispute of which the greatest Snake player is can be resolved in battle with the help of power-ups like bombs, speedups, shots and more.
Snake vs Snake has been recognized as one of the fan favorites and one of the top games in the Xbox One Creators Program.
Key Features
* Multiplayer. Play up to 6 players in various local multiplayer battle modes. * Frenetic game play. Much faster pace than your average snake game, each time you collect food the snakes move faster. * Variation. A large variation of different game modes. * Single player mode. Single player mode with puzzle inspired levels. * Online high score. Now you can prove that you are the best Snake player in the world! * Awesome retro soundtrack.
Game info
Title: Snake vs Snake Developer: CasualGames.nu Publisher: CasualGames.nu Genre: Arcade/Party Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC Engine: Unity Price: $3.99/ £3.99 / €3.99 Release Date: Nintendo Switch (September 26th, 2018), Xbox One (January 29th, 2018), Microsoft store (January 29th, 2018), Steam (planned March 8th, 2019)
CasualGames.nu is an independent game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2013 by Fredrik Kellermann. The studio is focuses on delivering simplistic yet awesome games that everyone can enjoy. http://hello.casualgames.nu/
Celebrating 1+ year on Xbox One with a major update
Super Jumpy Ball was the first game that I published on Xbox One and it turned 1 year in September 2018. I was planning to do an anniversary update but then got caught up in releasing Snake vs Snake for Nintendo Switch so never had the time for it until now :o)
Actually this is just the first update as there are additional ones coming.
When doing the first version of Super Jumpy Ball I had zero budget so I couldn’t afford to buy and art or fancy things so it was mostly my developer art that was used. I wanted to focus on level design and learn that well so I decided to go with minimalist graphics so I did the original game mostly in black and white. In the end I did 40 levels and the game was ok.
So in the coming updates I want to implement better graphics and probably a story in the game as that is a frequent question I get from users. The goal is also to publish the game on Nintendo Switch.
So what’s new in this release?
In this the v1.3.3 update I prepared support for tilemaps and also screen transitions (this is not yet playable).
The jumping, wall jumping and how the character moves has been improved and I’ve added the possibility to play with your friends, couch style multiplayer with up to 8 players.
The focus has been to nail as good input and player control as possible for the game to work in a platform levels with elements of puzzles.
Another important aspect was to improve the leaderboard where each level had it’s own leaderboard before. Now there is a leaderboard per game mode which makes it more fun and interesting.
So what’s the major update? Well the real major update is that the I’m back working on this game and additional builds will be shipped on a weekly basis.
Detailed changes
v1.3.3 * New Feature: Added multiplayer support for survivor game mode. * Improved: Survivor, change so that we use prebuilt sections using Tile map editor. * Improved: Camera follows player on Survival game mode. If there are multiple players the game tries to keep as many as possible in view. * Improved: Added parallax background on Survivor level. * Improved: Added ability to enter players name on PC and Android. * Improved: Optimized controls (even more). * Improved: Added ability to do short or long jumps depending how long you hold down the jump button.
* Fixed bug: Ball got snagged on corners at times. * Fixed Bug: If you press pause button while the level is ending the game freezes. * Fixed bug: On Android the device id was reset each time you closed the game, causing lots of new users to be created. * Fixed Bug: Skip level help label wrong color on Android.
v1.3.2 * New Feature: Added screen shakes when you die. * New Feature: Added vibration when you die. * Improved: Made controls more responsive. * Improved: Added ability hold down jump button, if you hit something you bounce on it, like a real bouncing ball. * Improved: Changed Hall of fame to be the total time you have spent on each level instead of a single leaderboard per level. * Improved: Hall of fame is shown directly after you complete each level. * Improved: Allow player to push jump button when in mid air after rolling off an edge for a very short time. This makes the game more forgiving when trying to jump from edges. * Improved: You can go back to main menu when you complete a level. * Improved: New and improved UI graphics.
* Fixed Bug: Face get stuck at surprised at times. * Fixed Bug: Hall of fame waits to download score until the players score has been properly submitted.
Trying to get the Nintendo Switch update out and fixing bugs
Sadly the v1.2.3 update of Snake vs Snake got stuck in the Nintendo certification queue for a very long time and just in the last moment they detected a tiny bug that needed fixing. Since the PC and Xbox version had several updates since then I decided to create a v1.2.9 update for all platforms.
Above is a funny bug where the Snakes just kept growing the in leaderboard for battle mode .
This update is also out on Xbox One and is being certified for Nintendo Switch , unclear when it will be available but I’ll keep you posted.
I hope that you will enjoy the new update and keep sending feedback in our Discord Server.
Complete change log v1.2.9
* Improved: Remove exploit where you could restart a level when you were about to die to get a good time or survie longer. * Improved: Leaderboard sorting type is now included on Nintendo Switch in the header. * Fixed bug: On Nintendo Switch the game would crash if you closed it while the game was paused. * Fixed Bug: Using Nintendo Pro controller displays wrong button in the leaderboard.* * Fixed bug: Country and name save button was not aligned. * Fixed bug: Snakes grew to long on the leaderboard if you pressed play again. Reset was not done properly of player scores.
