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Friends ‘Til the End

Jonathan Lavigne — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:08:03 +0000

The entire staff of Tribute Games (Jean-François Major, Justin Cyr and myself) attended the Montreal edition of the molyjam during the weekend. It was our first game jam and even if making a game in 48 hours was really hard, it was actually a lot of fun. Jean-François did the programming, Justin made all the sprites, and I did the backgrounds, title and some level design. Our team also had the extra support of Jean Chan who made the sound effects and the catchy chiptune track. Francis Coulombe provided the art for the gruesome game over sequence and Renaud Roi-Des Monstres Cormier lent his voice (scream) to Bobby, the main character of the game.

For the art style, we tried to go for something close to MSX games.

In “Friends ‘Til the End”, you control Bobby with the left analog stick and Choppy (the helicopter) with the right analog stick. Choppy carries a nuclear missile, so you must bring it to a scientist in order to defuse it. Choppy must always stay inside the range of the remote control, otherwise it will crash which leads to catastrophic consequences.

If you’d like to try it (it’s free!):

Download Friends ‘Til the End

Wizorb Smashes Onto Steam!

Jonathan Lavigne — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Wizorb is finally coming out on Steam today and it launches at 10% off (which means that you get the game for only 2.69$). The Wizorb game page should go live as we speak, so go check it out!

The Steam version of Wizorb includes 20 achievements and now supports both English and French (vous pouvez maintenant sauver Gorudo en français!).

There’s also a new trailer for those not already familiar with the game:

This release also marks the beginning of new game projects. It’s still too early to reveal anything, but you can follow Tribute Games on Twitter or on our blog to get the latest news. Or you can simply keep checking my blog from time to time ^_^.

Buy Wizorb on Steam!

Ninja Senki Tile Sets

Jonathan Lavigne — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:59:45 +0000

These are all the tiles I’ve used to build the backgrounds in Ninja Senki. Many GBA games I’ve worked on in the past had more than twice this amount of tiles just for one environment. Keeping the number of tiles low (more like a NES game) made the task of building level smooth and fast. I could also spend more time drawing each individual tile.

Wizorb Now Available for Mac and Linux!

Jonathan Lavigne — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:52:40 +0000

You can now buy Wizorb for Mac and Linux. The game is available via GamersGate, Desura, Gameolith and via our store.

You can also check the Wizorb website: http://www.wizorb.com/

And in case you didn’t notice, we now have a blog on the Tribute Games website (thanks to Jean-François Major). We’re giving away a copy of Wizorb and a Steam copy of Blocks That Matter by Swing Swing Submarine, so go take look!

Wizorb Out Today!

Jonathan Lavigne — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:56:22 +0000

Wizorb is now available for PC via GamersGate: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-WIZORB/wizorb

UPDATE: The game is also available on Desura: http://www.desura.com/games/wizorb

UPDATE 2: You can now buy Wizorb directly from our online store: http://sites.fastspring.com/tributegames/product/wizorb

For those not familiar with the game, Wizorb is a fantasy themed breakout game where you take control of Cyrus, a wizard on a quest to save the cursed kingdom of Gorudo.

Hope you enjoy it!

Wizorb Coming to PC November 7th

Jonathan Lavigne — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:31:59 +0000

The PC version of Wizorb is ready and will be coming out on November 7th via GamersGate! It supports gamepad, keyboard and mouse controls. As you might expect, using the mouse feels more natural than an analog stick for controlling the paddle. It also makes Wizorb rely even more on reflexes which feels great and makes the game a tad easier. If you wish, you can also play the entire game using only the mouse since the menus and the village controls are supported. Along with the new controls are the new icons in the UI to match the type of controls the player is using.

Oh and a Mac and a Linux port are also in the works (^_^).

UPDATE: Here’s the link to Wizorb on GamersGate:
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-WIZORB/wizorb

Wizorb Available Now!

Jonathan Lavigne — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:13:56 +0000

Wizorb is now available for download on Xbox Live Indie Games! It’s a few hours earlier than expected, but I guess nobody would be disappointed by that ^_^. Here’s a new trailer for the occasion:

Enjoy!

Websites and Release Date!

Jonathan Lavigne — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:46:10 +0000

Tribute Games and Wizorb websites are now online (thank you Mat for the help!). Check them out! Also, Wizorb is scheduled to be released on September 29th (which is next Thursday) on Xbox Live Indie Games. In the meantime, here’s an awesome illustration drawn by Michael Brennan. We used it for the Wizorb website. More news about the PC version soon.

Tribute Games Inc.

Jonathan Lavigne — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:53:05 +0000

Jean-François Major, Justin Cyr and I have been working together for several years and we also developed Wizorb together during the past 6 months. So, we decided to join forces and form our own video game company. Justin is an awesome pixel artist, animator and aspiring sound designer and Jean-François is our mastermind programmer.

We chose the name Tribute Games because when we make games, we want to pay tribute to all the cool games from our childhood. We’re passionate indies aiming at making entertaining games with a focus on pixel art and classic game design (sometimes with a modern twist).

Here’s the animated version of our logo:

The cool jingle accompanying the logo was created by Geoffrey Roy.

Our first game, Wizorb is coming to Xbox Live Indie Games in the upcoming month (the PC version will follow). Wizorb is actually going through the review process before being released on XBLIG. We don’t have a precise release date yet but it’ll materialize in the next few weeks.

I hope you’ll enjoy our games!

Wizorb Box Art

Jonathan Lavigne — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:09:17 +0000

Here’s the box art for Wizorb. This epic illustration was drawn by Stéphane Boutin who also happens to be the artist who made all backgrounds for Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game.