Hello.
My name is Bob, age 25.

This is my game for Nintendo DS, a 20-hour-long retail-size,
retail-quality adventure title by a single human being-
the largest game ever made by one person.

"bob's game" is a simple 2D adventure game, with focus on
story, puzzles, item collection, and communication instead
of repetitive battles with palette-swapped enemies.

Many characters (over 200 completely unique characters!)
have deep personalities that evolve, and many things
depend on the in-game time, day and weather.

It's the game I wanted to play when I was younger,
a vision I've been following since then.

-

The game industry is evolving rapidly into a new era where
titles are made by teams of more than a hundred developers.

I saw a window of opportunity quickly closing- what may be the
last chance for making a console game to be possible by a single individual.

Even on a portable platform, singlehandedly creating something
generally made by large, well-funded teams was no small effort.

All concepts, story, code, sprites, tiles, music, samples,
fonts, etc. were created entirely from scratch by me-
and I had to teach myself the skills as I went along.

The code is straight C, the music is tracked, and the art is all
completely hand-clicked tiles and sprites- done the right way,
pixel by pixel, like the classics we all know and love.

-

"bob's game" is a sort of masterpiece for me.
I've invested well over 15,000 hours into
its development over 5 years of dedication-
That is no exaggeration, and it shows.

I hope this to become one of the last great old-school
2D retail console games- truly the vision of a single mind.

-bob
20080808

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2008-10-03
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The WiiDS Podcast is up!
I've done another short QA with gaming blog E2EntertainmentExplosion.
Talks are progressing rapidly- there's something big in the works. ;}
Along with normal carts, I might be one of the first downloadable titles on the DSi!

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2008-09-27
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The WiiDS Podcast will be recorded tomorrow!
I'm also doing an article for a newspaper in Chile!

Here's a Q&A I've done for RetroVideoGamer.com.
I've been mentioned in the Spanish videogame magazine MarcaPlayer! Google Translation.
I've also had a short QA with CC from the LUE2 forum at brossmancorp.com

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2008-09-21
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The well-known Japanese site GPara has done a short article! Google Translation
Spanish site La Gran N has done an interview, in Spanish of course. Google Translation

Here's a new interview with the excellent DifferentPixel discussing the new trailer.
I've also done a short discussion with Jackreyes Gaming Blog.

Also- I'll be joining the WiiDs Podcast next week!

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2008-09-16
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I've done an interview for a major game magazine! It will be in the next issue, details soon.
The Florida Orlando Sentinal Newspaper article is up.
I've made it onto Destructoid!
I've been asked to upload the trailer song, it's available here: 34-Yuu's_Theme.mp3

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2008-09-13
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I've done an interview for http://www.blankpixels.com/, a wonderful indie gaming site!

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2008-09-12
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Cinematic trailer is up.

Vote for me!



RSS Feed

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2008-08-21
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I've been asked to speak a few words for a yet-unnamed magazine...

The cinematic trailer is in progress.
Yuu ain't seen nothin' yet! ;}

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2008-08-19
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Big news! The France24 interview is up.
http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080819-world-largest-video-game-bob-game-robert-pelloni-innovation/


It's been 10 days.
The original YouTube demo hit 100,000 today.

I've done two interviews.
First, for http://blog.differentpixel.com/
And then for http://www.retroramagaming.co.uk/

Also, there is a cinematic trailer in preparation... :)

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2008-08-18
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I've been interviewed by the French TV station France24!

More publishers have expressed interest.
There's a lot going on behind the scenes, so look forward to what's coming!

DSFanboy has reported on the gameplay teaser!
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/08/18/confirmed-bobs-game-has-gameplay-several-publishers-interes/

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2008-08-16
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7 days later- the 1st demo YouTube is now at 93,000 views.

Several publishers have expressed interest-
I've more than accomplished my original goal.

Most importantly to me, however,
I've received an answer to my five-year question.

People want to play it. A lot of them.

Enjoy the new video!

If you haven't watched the first video, please scroll down more!

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2008-08-15
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80,000 views.

#15 - Most Discussed (This Week) - Gaming
#65 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Germany
#26 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Australia
#42 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Canada
#38 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - United Kingdom
#29 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Ireland
#84 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - India
#35 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - New Zealand
#35 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming
#6 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Spain
#33 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Mexico
#30 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - France
#58 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Italy
#44 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Gaming - Netherlands
#54 - Most Viewed (This Month) - Gaming
#10 - Top Favorites (This Week) - Gaming
#69 - Top Favorites (This Month) - Gaming
#10 - Top Rated (This Week) - Gaming
#70 - Top Rated (This Month) - Gaming

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2008-08-14
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60,000 views!

I have received contact from a much larger, well-known publisher!

YouTube has suddenly implemented annotations for embedded videos.
This means my subtitles will play on videos embedded in websites!
Either it's an incredibly convenient coincidence, or someone at YouTube really likes me! :)

The story is front page on Reddit.com, and very popular on StumbleUpon.
The Digg count is at 200-something.

I've been informed of mass-emails at development
studios, petitioning management to publish my game.
Even professional developers are impressed-
That's the most encouraging feedback I could hope for!
Thank you, guys!

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2008-08-13
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42,000 views!

I have been contacted by a small publisher already!

I've also been interviewed by a large non-local newspaper.
I'll post a link to the article when it's published!

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2008-08-12
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YouTube page is at 4000 views.

Edit- Make that 11,000. What's going on?!

Kotaku.com, a very well known gaming news site, has picked up the story.
http://kotaku.com/5036261/what-15000-hours-of-ds-homebrew-development-looks-like/

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2008-08-11
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YouTube page receives 2400 views.

DSFanboy.com, a division of Engadget, has picked up the story.
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/08/11/five-years-of-work-bobs-game/

Hits from IBM, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, HP, Xerox, LucasArts,
Disney, Pixar, NBC, E! Entertainment, Harmonix, MTV, Viacom,

every company I can think of- except one that starts with N.

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2008-08-10
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YouTube page received 600 views.

Hits from THQ, Activision, Sony, Bioware, Blizzard, and more!

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2008-08-09
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"bob's game" officially announced.

YouTube video published, a simple asset and feature demo.

"This is the first demonstration video released.
It is an asset and feature demo, not gameplay or marketing.
There is much, much more than what you see. . . ;} "

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2008-08-08
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"bob's game" website goes live.

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Please contact me if you are a representative from a
publisher and would like to offer me a generous contract. ;}
(Or anyone else for any other reason, of course. I'll add you to the update list!)