Boss 101 Postmortem at Gamasutra

Check out the ups, the downs and read about us living our dreams while we made Boss 101.

Link here: https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TimDonley/20171210/311377/Postmortem_Making_Boss_101_and_living_our_dreams.php



Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Welcome BACK to the weekly Boss 101 update!

Wherever you are we hope you are gearing up for a great end of the year and happy holiday season.



Let’s get rolling with a new Boss 101 review from RetroNuke



Now this is the kind of person who ‘gets’ what we were going for and seems to have enjoyed our game for what it is. Check this blurb out…

“Boss 101 is a delightfully modern twist on a classic arcade genre. Modern elements of customization, boss creations, level exploration, and many hidden Easter eggs provide a gaming experience that is likely to leave a lasting impression. The use of randomizing boss battles is just the icing on the glorious pixel-art cake. At $10 on the Steam store, this little gem has so much to offer, it is absolutely worthy of a spot on that game list of yours.”

The full review here:
http://retronuke.com/boss-101-review-like-a-boss/



News and Updates

We spent a lot of this week prepping for the next steps in the Boss 101 process. Some of these will remain unannounced for the moment but we are chomping at the bit to tell you what’s been going on behind the scenes. Let’s just say there are contracts and signings happening and it’s all HUSH HUSH until we can spill the beans.



What we can tell you is Boss 101 is our passion and we want to keep bringing you our best. Any thing you can do to spread the word would be a big help for us. We are in the process of writing up a post-mortem on Boss 101 but one thing we can tell you is this. We did our best and brought you the best we could.



As we roll into the end of the year one of our holiday wishes is more people get to enjoy Boss 101. At the moment we have to report Steam sales are low. There can be a lot of reasons for this but the simple truth is we could use YOUR word of mouth or kind review now more than ever. If you played Boss 101 and liked it. Heck if you even know a friend who might appreciate Boss 101 then we would love your recommendation or support. 



We’re hanging in there. As we mentioned, we have things cooking in the back room. Still – any and all support from you and the community at large would mean a lot. We’ll try and cover all the ups and downs in the post mortem but for now – help us, help you. You want more games in the spirit of Boss 101 – well now is the time to vote with your support and your wallet if you would be so kind.



Updating the engine

One thing we have been doing is versioning up our game engine. It’s been a slow process and that is mostly because we want to be careful with the updates until things are tested. We had a few hiccups earlier in the week but we sorted them out and did another minor patch.  



Thank you again for joining us and wherever you may be remember to LIVE YOUR DREAMS!

-Tim

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Boss 101 Screenshot



You gotta have heart to fight the bosses and remember to live your dreams!

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Boss 101 Review by RetroNuke

A really nice review by someone who had fun with Boss 101! Recommended if you want to know more about our game!

Link: http://retronuke.com/boss-101-review-like-a-boss/

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Boss 101 12 Days of Indie LiveStream

With Savage: Shard of Gosen!

Link here:

Watch Fifth Annual @12DaysOfIndie #charity drive hosted by @IAStreamers, @TDrastikMeasure, and !sponsors from INDIE on www.twitch.tv

Really fun times playing with Matt during the 12 days of Indie event. We play Savage then Boss 101. Check it out and listen to Tim's Boss 101 AND Savage vocal stylings.

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Welcome back to the weekly Boss 101 update and thank you for joining us

This week has seen an update to the main game, new video reviews, a podcast and gifs of the Boss himself. Let's get rolling.



Boss 101 Main Game Update

We did an update yo our main build for minor performance increases and clean up some minor UI issues. You can check the build notes on the Steam page for more info. The overall effect is a smoother experience for everyone. 

Boss 101 Video Review

Gamers' Compass really gets it when it comes to Boss 101.

Link here:
 

The Big Giant Head Game Dev Podcast - Episode 8

Big Head Podcast Link here
 

Talking game dev with Matt "ToborPrime" Fitzgerald. Well, game dev, Boss 101, Savage: Shard of Gosen and a lot of other random things. Hey we filled over two hours and could have gone longer! Really fun and check it out if you want to hear a lot of ramblings on both our games!

Check out Matt's game - Savage: Shard of Gosen here
Savage Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/408060/SAVAGE_The_Shard_of_Gosen/
Main Site: http://www.planettobor.com/savage/
IndieDB DevBlog: http://www.indiedb.com/games/savage-the-shard-of-gosen

Boss 101 Himself

Check out some of the battling gifs with Boss 101 himself. 

One of the main intros


Dodging meteors


Clearing the way


Thank you again for your support and thank you so much for coming back to check out the latest. We are keeping up with the updates and working hard. We hope to have some new announcements for you before the month wraps up.

Talk with you soon and remember to...

LIVE YOUR DREAMS!

-Tim



Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Boss 101 Video Review

Gamers' Compass really gets it when it comes to Boss 101.

Link here:
 

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

The Big Giant Head Game Dev Podcast - Episode 8

Big Head Podcast Link here
 

Talking game dev with Matt "ToborPrime" Fitzgerald. Well, game dev, Boss 101, Savage: Shard of Gosen and a lot of other random things. Hey we filled over two hours and could have gone longer! Really fun and check it out if you want to hear a lot of ramblings on both our games!

Check out Matt's game - Savage: Shard of Gosen here
Savage Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/408060/SAVAGE_The_Shard_of_Gosen/
Main Site: http://www.planettobor.com/savage/
IndieDB DevBlog: http://www.indiedb.com/games/savage-the-shard-of-gosen

Hope you enjoy and remember to LIVE YOUR DREAMS!

-Tim

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Price: $9.99
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Boss 101 Video Look at Boss 101 Himself

Right here:

Enjoy and thank you for your support!

-Tim

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!

Hello everyone and welcome to the latest Boss 101 Update

Today’s Topics:
- News from the Team
- Videos for you!



News from the Team

We’ve been busy working on some new items in preparation for an announcement we expect to be giving you in the coming weeks. Perhaps even a COUPLE of announcements! This is Boss 101 related stuff folks so it won’t be long till you know! 



We’ve also been playtesting and looking for bugs in the game. There’s a planned patch with a few quality of life upgrades and also an asset update which I want to talk about for a moment.



Boss 101 has a LOT of animation assets, close to 4000 if you can believe it. Most of those are Spine .json files. So you might imagine that we have TONS of files across almost four years of development in various versions of Spine. We recently did a huge sweep to update these files and bring them all up to a recent uniform format. 



The idea here is we are now in a MUCH better position to fix any problems and also bring Boss 101 to other platforms. Great news for us and great news for you! As a reference we have some files that were about three years old banging around in Boss 101. Most of these were old core systems like the Make a Boss and parts of the UI. The rest were things like environmental art and some super old cinematic assets. 

We expect to push this update out soon but first we will be testing to make sure everything works well!



Videos and Reviews for Boss 101

A bunch of new stuff went up this week for you to check out.

First off we have an interview with Indie Game Riot and yours truly (Tim). This was from earlier in the week and it was awesome to talk with Josh again. He has been a supporter from WAY back and we really appreciate his help!

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/203565083

Watch A Hat in Time | Darwin Project | Foxland (Indie Game Riot - Ep. 137) from IndieGameRiot on www.twitch.tv

Next we have The_Jaydles with a Boss 101 livestream!

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/203481101

Watch Can we survive in this cave of misfortune?! [ENG] from The_Jadles on www.twitch.tv

Finally we have DJ Tiger Fox with the next to last video of their Boss 101 complete playthrough
 

Great stuff from all our friends and we do appreciate the looks!



OK – talk with you soon and remember……..

LIVE YOUR DREAMS!

-Tim

Boss 101 Info Roundup
Out now on Steam!
Price: $9.99
Boss 101 Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/380920
Please check out the Steam Store if you would be so kind!