Crater Song

Devlog

• Minor Update
  November 22, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  The latest build has a few bug fixes. For instance, in the previous version, there was a way to score TOO MANY points in the Gola bonus game and the game would not count this as surpassing the target... Continue reading
• Featurette: The Box Art of Orebody Inc.
  October 18, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Hey all, In case you were ever curious about the process of creating our box cover art, artist Matthew Warren Lee talks us through his work in a new featurette created in honor of the physical preorde... Continue reading
• NES Physical Preorders are live!
  September 16, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Hey all, Preorders are now open for the NES physical release of our unique two-character, single-player puzzle adventure game Crater Song! Head over to Premium Edition Games to grab the standard or sp... Continue reading

  
• Minor Changes Ahead of Physical Preorder
  September 08, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Hey all, The latest build of Crater Song has a few tweaks to fix issues related with dying and possibly continuing on levels other than you died on. I also bumped up Gola's speed by 1 unit to help out... Continue reading

  
• Bug Fix
  August 22, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Thanks to Overwhelmed Gamer on Youtube , we discovered a bug where dying on Chapter 4 would result in players continuing in Chapter 6. Obviously, this was a mistake. The latest build fixes this oversi... Continue reading
• Crater Song Definitive Edition is now available!
  July 22, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Hey all, I'm excited to announce that Crater Song has now been expanded into a full release and is available to purchase on Itch.io right now. Grab the expanded edition of Crater Song right now during... Continue reading
• Box Art Reveal!
  June 02, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Here’s a reveal of the painting that will be on the box cover of Crater Song’s NES release. Special thanks to the artist, Milwaukee-based painter Matthew Warren Lee. While a few more tweaks may oc... Continue reading

  
• The making of NES box cover art
  May 29, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  A very brief update! Here is an in-progress original oil painting that will be the box art for the NES release of Crater Song. I’ll post the final version soon when it’s ready. The artist, Milwauk... Continue reading

  
• Crater Song has won BEST NARRATIVE at the Byte-Off IV Game Awards
  April 08, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  I'm delighted to announce that Crater Song just won Best Narrative at the Byte-Off IV Game Awards that were held live at the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, WI! As a narrative-focused studio, we... Continue reading

  
• Extended (Full Game) Edition in the Works
  March 31, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  The current version of Crater Song, which tells a full story, was developed over the course of several weeks for the NESMaker Byte-Off IV competition. However, while making the game, I fell in love wi... Continue reading
• Last Update (for a long time), I Promise
  March 08, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  I couldn't just let that bug exist in the world, so I spent some time, and I think I squashed it. I also made a few other notable changes. This is now the definitive edition, and I don't plan on makin... Continue reading
• Small Update (yes, already)
  March 08, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Just a small update to Crater Song. A few things came up over the last 12 hours that resulted in a quick update. Added the ability to kill a normal Nox enemy with a meteorite chunk in Chapter 4. Previ... Continue reading
• Crater Song is now available!
  March 08, 2024 by John Vanderhoef

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  Crater Song is a short, single-player co-op adventure puzzle game for the 8-bit NES based within the sci-fi fantasy world of Orebody . In this unique NES game, players hold controllers 1 AND 2 sideway... Continue reading