Making Our Own Video Game: Cosmotrons Demo Available Friday, Check it out...

Hi Everyone,
It is interesting where life leads one. Teaching design/STEM classes, teaching a game design class, learning 3D modeling, learning more about programming, so many other things, and very importantly, being part of the classic arcade hobby has lead me and a very good friend of mine down the path of creating our own video game. I had the problem of wanting a very specific type of game but could not find something to purchase that met my needs. So... we are making it ourselves! The original intention was to make a multiplayer retro-arcade style game that I would then design a custom arcade cabinet for and then just play in my house, take to the Midwest Gaming Classic, and that would be about it. After so many great tests of having others try the game we are now pursuing to make our game, Cosmotrons, available to the public, hopefully will get it on Steam, and hopefully other consoles as well. We still have much development to do but things are moving smoothly.
The game is a one to four player space shooter battle game that relies heavily on gravity and risk vs reward elements. It is intended to look and feel like a retro arcade game but with some added features. Designing for fun was the priority. I think many in the community here would feel right at home playing this game.
We are planning to have a downloadable PC demo available early this year. I am hoping many of you will be interested in trying it. We would be very happy to receive any constructive feedback and also very happy for you to play the game with friends and enjoy it. I will be posting regular updates on our Facebook site if you care to follow that: https://www.facebook.com/CosmotronsGame/ and will post some updates here too if there is interest in the game. Once the demo is available, I will post that too of course.
For now, here are a few video clips:
-New ship type, the "Trainer" added and Dave and I try it out for the first time: https://youtu.be/JYQTSLqCpRQ
-2 player battle on "Volcano" map: https://youtu.be/4XjB0_av0yk
-2 player battle on the "Mole Tunnels" map: https://youtu.be/9i7LPZSe4Yc
-Single player mode with commentary on "8Track" map: https://youtu.be/D3wEzWYnYNY
-Four player battle on "Tower" map: https://youtu.be/HSyCedOh4X8
-Reverse gravity four player battle: https://youtu.be/ckMCj9gQo_o
-Bonus rounds added. Four player on Cave Race: https://youtu.be/StfZl3h5V2c
Dave and I are looking forward to hopefully providing this great arcade community, and other gamers, a very fun and entertaining game.
Regards,
Shane






Hi Everyone,
It is interesting where life leads one. Teaching design/STEM classes, teaching a game design class, learning 3D modeling, learning more about programming, so many other things, and very importantly, being part of the classic arcade hobby has lead me and a very good friend of mine down the path of creating our own video game. I had the problem of wanting a very specific type of game but could not find something to purchase that met my needs. So... we are making it ourselves! The original intention was to make a multiplayer retro-arcade style game that I would then design a custom arcade cabinet for and then just play in my house, take to the Midwest Gaming Classic, and that would be about it. After so many great tests of having others try the game we are now pursuing to make our game, Cosmotrons, available to the public, hopefully will get it on Steam, and hopefully other consoles as well. We still have much development to do but things are moving smoothly.
The game is a one to four player space shooter battle game that relies heavily on gravity and risk vs reward elements. It is intended to look and feel like a retro arcade game but with some added features. Designing for fun was the priority. I think many in the community here would feel right at home playing this game.
We are planning to have a downloadable PC demo available early this year. I am hoping many of you will be interested in trying it. We would be very happy to receive any constructive feedback and also very happy for you to play the game with friends and enjoy it. I will be posting regular updates on our Facebook site if you care to follow that: https://www.facebook.com/CosmotronsGame/ and will post some updates here too if there is interest in the game. Once the demo is available, I will post that too of course.
For now, here are a few video clips:
-New ship type, the "Trainer" added and Dave and I try it out for the first time: https://youtu.be/JYQTSLqCpRQ
-2 player battle on "Volcano" map: https://youtu.be/4XjB0_av0yk
-2 player battle on the "Mole Tunnels" map: https://youtu.be/9i7LPZSe4Yc
-Single player mode with commentary on "8Track" map: https://youtu.be/D3wEzWYnYNY
-Four player battle on "Tower" map: https://youtu.be/HSyCedOh4X8
-Reverse gravity four player battle: https://youtu.be/ckMCj9gQo_o
-Bonus rounds added. Four player on Cave Race: https://youtu.be/StfZl3h5V2c
Dave and I are looking forward to hopefully providing this great arcade community, and other gamers, a very fun and entertaining game.
Regards,
Shane





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