Fishhead: Blueprint

Devlog

• Proper launch post
  August 27, 2020 by Hayo

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  #release, #pixelart, #fishhead, #retro, #platformer

  (Since I only posted a trailer and a let's-play to celebrate the release of this game, here is a proper blog post. ) Beginnings So hey, this game is finally done! Development started in april 2010 as... Continue reading

  
• Release Trailer
  August 21, 2020 by Hayo#Release, #Fishhead, #nobody cares

  Just made a little release trailer. Game is still on sale for a few days!... Continue reading
• Released!
  August 18, 2020 by Hayo

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  #Fishhead, #release

  Fishhead: Blueprint has finally been released! Over the last two weeks it has been tested a lot, and to my shame many small bugs were found. I am very happy to finally be able to release a new Fishhea... Continue reading

  
• Let's play
  August 14, 2020 by Hayo#nearly done, #fishhead, #let's play

  This game will be released on the 18th of august. YouTuber Groggle is in the process of making "let's play" videos. Here is the first part:... Continue reading

  
• The history of Fishhead
  August 08, 2020 by Hayo

  To celebrate the fact this game is nearly done I made a video showing a short history of the Fishhead games, starting in 1998. Most of these games were very naive and buggy... Continue reading

  
• Testing
  August 06, 2020 by Hayo#testing, #bugs, #map

  Testing players are ruthlessly taking this game apart now. I was convinced this game was as good as done, but so far 14 bugs and 4 annoyances have been found, and I am sure there are more to come. The... Continue reading

  
• Nearly there!
  July 23, 2020 by Hayo

  This game is finally nearly done. The main game is complete, just finishing the secret world now (you get here by getting 100% on the rest of the game). After this it is just a case of some bugtesting... Continue reading

  
• Secret island
  May 24, 2020 by Hayo

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  #secret

  Work has started on the last part of this game. It is a secret island which you can only reach by finding and beating all 4 secret passage levels in the main game and beating the last boss. You have... Continue reading

  
• Night scenes
  May 20, 2020 by Hayo#night, #pixel art, #redesign

  Recently I have been redesigning the graphics in the night levels, especially the tiles. Up to this point these levels had the regular tileset with a darker and/or starry background, which looked a b... Continue reading

  
• Pre-release trailer
  May 17, 2020 by Hayo#trailer, #fishhead, #pixel-art, #pre-release, #platformer

  Here is the pre-release trailer for Fishhead : Blueprint. I tried to do a proper trailer for a change, but feel free to give feedback!... Continue reading

  
• Options
  May 14, 2020 by Hayo

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  In the last few days I worked on the options section to give the player some more comfort when it comes to screen size and control settings. This also means I had to have another look at the (minimal)... Continue reading

  
• Improvements
  May 08, 2020 by Hayo

  I have been playing some recent Indie games and got my ass kicked. So in the last couple of days I have been improving this game instead of finishing it. A summary: Dynamic camera Up to this point th... Continue reading

  
• Minibosses and puzzles
  May 03, 2020 by Hayo#Puzzle, #miniboss, #game improvement, #reflection

  Since development of his game started in 2010 (I wish I had more time for this hobby) things have changed quite a bit. Back then a game like this was a charming, pixely game. I realised it now was one... Continue reading

  
• Update!
  April 28, 2020 by Hayo

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  This is the first update in over a year. I recently picked up this project again, just finished adding bosses for every sector. In the video you see the sector 2 boss. 90% of this game is now done, if... Continue reading
• Maps and other little bits
  January 16, 2019 by Hayo

  Added lots of different bits to this game in the last couple of days: - Map system. The map can be viewed when walking around in the overworld to check where you are. - Golden geese. Every level now h... Continue reading

  
• Secret passages
  December 28, 2018 by Hayo

  Working on the 4 secret levels now, which are high-speed levels where one tiny mistake will kill you. Beating them all unlocks a surprise!... Continue reading
• Fishhead can now swim!
  December 22, 2018 by Hayo

  For the first time in a Fishhead game (the first one was from 1998), Fishhead can now swim. He will learn this skill late in the game so he will still drown a lot for most of the game... Continue reading

  
• Gameplay video
  December 17, 2018 by Hayo

  Just a little gameplay video of one of the last levels I did. Working on the final world now while trying to give each level unique features (something that is still lacking in some earlier levels, wo... Continue reading
• Trailer
  September 18, 2018 by Hayo

  Just made a (rough) trailer showing some bits of this game. Will do a proper trailer once the game is done... Continue reading
• Jungle!
  September 16, 2018 by Hayo

  Progress has been a little slower because of real life, but I started working on the final world, which is jungle/lava/beach-ish. The new "move" you learn in this world is swimming (yes, Fishhead has... Continue reading

  
• Progress
  August 21, 2018 by Hayo

  Fishhead:Blueprint is about 75% done. Recently I added new enemies or other dangers in places were things got too repetitive. More variation also comes in the form of different music tracks and backgr... Continue reading