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Subject: Skycurser Sun 15 Feb 2015 - 14:41
Skycurser is a 2D horizontal shoot'em up currently in development. The game is made by Blast City Studio and will be released as a limited run dedicated cabinet and as a standard JAMMA kit.
The story revolves around Guy Griffin, the last man on Earth not being infected by a plague originating from a star. His grandfather had a vision of things to come and built a special warplane: the Skycurser. It's time to use it to destroy the source of the plague. The plane is equipped with a machine gun, a shotgun and a Katana blade.
The final game will boast a "Story mode" of 6 to 8 levels and an infinite "Meat mode".
Skycurser is reminiscent of Metal Slug in both look and violence.
Being targeted at standard arcade cabinets, the resolution of the game is 320x240 pixels. The prototype hardware is currently a x86 board with Intel Core 2 Duo and Mobile Express 4 graphics attached to an external JAMMA edge adapter and mono audio amp. In the future, the development team hopes to run on a lower power, lower cost ARM platform with the JAMMA and audio amp on board.
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Sun 1 Mar 2015 - 18:53
You will be able to play Skycurser at the Louisville Arcade Expo on March 6th-8th: http://www.arcaderx.com/
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Tue 17 Mar 2015 - 18:07
Very interesting interview of the Skycurser development team by retroManiac: http://retromaniacmagazine.blogspot.com.es/2015/03/viaja-en-el-tiempo-con-skycurser-un.html
Too bad that the game will be 1-player only.
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Mon 30 Mar 2015 - 21:47
Skycurser T-shirts!
Skycurser wrote:
(Request for help) Hey everybody! The team has come across the opportunity to buy a small lot of arcade monitors. This is a pretty rare chance for us to make our dream of dedicated arcade cabinets that much closer to a reality. However, with the Midwest Gaming Classic coming up and opening our LLC, the team is a little strapped for cash. Want to help us take a huge step in realizing our vision? Buy a shirt today or tomorrow!
$20 shipped to the US - Just send paypal to dev@skycurser.com with your address and and a note on what size, design and color you want. We will ship orders ASAP.
They also ship to Europe, just send them your address and they'll give you a quote. All 4 T-shirts are available in sizes ranging from S to XXL.
Original post: https://www.facebook.com/skycurser/posts/400004426846541
Models:
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Wed 5 Aug 2015 - 22:12
Second stage of Skycurser running on the prototype JAMMA PCB: http://tumblr.skycurser.com/post/125949553597/the-skycurser-team-has-developed-a-functioning
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Deuxième stage de Skycurser tournant sur le prototype de la PCB JAMMA: http://tumblr.skycurser.com/post/125949553597/the-skycurser-team-has-developed-a-functioning
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Sun 9 Aug 2015 - 12:07
Exclusive preview video and interesting info about Skycurser at Arcade Heroes: http://arcadeheroes.com/2015/08/08/new-exclusive-preview-for-skycurser/
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Tue 11 Aug 2015 - 17:07
Pricing info from an interview by Retro Video Gamer (http://www.retrovideogamer.co.uk/index.php?topic=5549.0).
Skycurser release is planned for February 2016.
It will be available as: - dedicated cabinet: thousands of dollars. - conversion kit (incl. marquee, control panel overlay and side art decal): $1,000. - PCB only: $300.
The conversion kit will be available for both Euro/US upright cabinets and Japanese candy cabs.
The JAMMA board is AMD based (can be used for other games), the game runs from an encrypted USB key. Game updates will be sent on USB key.
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Tue 27 Oct 2015 - 21:13
Skycurser wrote:
Want to know more about the AIRFRAME Prototype technical specs?
AIRFRAME supports any game compiled for x86 Linux or HTML5. GMS is NOT a requirement. Video Support from 240p (CGA) via JAMMA, all the way to 1080p via HDMI (we do not plan on internally developing HD games any time soon). Up to 6 buttons per player, although we plan to use no more than 4 with our games.
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Wed 28 Oct 2015 - 22:09
The beta version of Skycurser is on location test at Game Grid Arcade in West Valley City (Utah). Other locations will be announced soon...
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La version beta de Skycurser est en location test chez Game Grid Arcade Ă West Valley City (Utah). D'autres endroits vont suivre...
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Sat 31 Oct 2015 - 11:26
Skycurser is coming to Logan Arcade in Chicago. From Saturday December 5th on, you will be able to play the game on the green "Julio & Cesar" dedicated cabinet (see below).
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Tue 3 Nov 2015 - 21:45
Skycurser is now playable at Union Jack Pub on Broad Ripple Avenue in Indianapolis.
A "release party" will be organized at Logan Arcade in Chicago on December 5th at 18:00 (CST) to celebrate the arrival of the game at the location. Mission 3 should be finished by then: https://www.facebook.com/events/1673223056223269/
A Skycurser machine is coming to Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois.
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Skycurser est maintenant jouable Ă l'Union Jack Pub sur Broad Ripple Avenue Ă Indianapolis.
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Mon 25 Apr 2016 - 22:30
Airframe now has Wi-Fi capability. It will allow more frequent software updates and global leader boards (scores from all locations are included in one ranking that is displayed on each machine, as in Terminator Salvation)!
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Tue 9 Aug 2016 - 21:34
Thanks to Lemony Vengeance's interview of Christopher Cruz (art director of Skycurser) at California Extreme 2016, we learn some interesting things about Skycurser: - the release is scheduled for late 2016. - the difficulty of the game will be demanding for hardcore players but not too punishing at the start for casual players to enjoy the game. - there are 15 location tests going on in the USA, 1 in France (GameSpirit in Lyon) and 1 in Japan soon. - development started 2 years ago. - the new build: Â - supports 2 players. The second player impersonates the co-pilot (a dog) in a flying mech. Â - brings in more super moves (Street Fighter style). Â - has more balanced weapons (shotgun has been powered down). Â - all enemies on screen are killed when you respawn.
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Subject: Re: Skycurser Fri 24 Feb 2017 - 21:04
In this new dev podcast, we learn about the actual release date of Skycurser!
Listen the full podcast here: http://www.griffinaerotech.com/category/arcade-game-developer-podcast/
Important info:
Public orders will open on Monday April 3rd. All info will be revealed on that day at http://www.griffinaerotech.com/skycurser/
All kits will be shipped within 60 days (before June 6th).
What we know so far:
Skycurser will be available as: - Japanese style conversion kit for Candy cabs - American style conversion kit for upright cabinets - Dedicated cabinet
The game will feature: - 4 levels - 2 loops - 2-player gameplay
Bonus content will be added via free updates after the release.