Retro Space Ball

Devlog

• Retro Space Ball beta 1.7.8!!
  August 18, 2023 by RikOclon

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  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.7.8 IS HERE!!! Fixed issue where debris colliders were being extruded Fixed issue where debris was colliding with an enemy station Fixed "... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball Beta Update 1.7.7!!
  July 30, 2023 by RikOclon

  Beta 1.7.7 IS HERE!!! _______________________________ Updated engine to Unity 2021 Fixed mouse cursor not showing after pinball death Lasers removed from floor in zone 11 Fixed dying from enemies show... Continue reading
• RSB Beta 1.7.6 IS HERE!!!
  June 19, 2023 by RikOclon

  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.7.6 IS HERE!!! Fixed Enemies not shooting on Green level 3 Fixed pause menu not working on Sand Level 5 Fixed timer not stopping on Sand L... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.7.5!!
  May 22, 2023 by RikOclon

  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.7.5 IS HERE!!! New scrolling background in green levels Changes to enemy 2 in explore mode (tentacle alien) Activated missing UI in explor... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.7.4!!!
  April 16, 2023 by RikOclon

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  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.7.4 IS HERE!!! Breakable bricks are no longer too loud! Shield bar now shakes when player is hit Fixed boost do not showing at start Zones... Continue reading

  
• Retro Space Ball beta support patch 1.7.3.1
  March 17, 2023 by RikOclon

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  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.7.3.1 Support Patch IS HERE!!! Fixed controls UI not showing while exploring space Added scrolling nebula cloud background _______________... Continue reading

  
• Retro Space Ball beta update 1.7.3!!
  March 13, 2023 by RikOclon

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  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.7.3 IS HERE!!! Fixed bug where fast wide bullets were disappearing! Wide fast bullets no longer push the player backwards! 2 new levels fo... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball Beta Update 1.7.1!!
  January 27, 2023 by RikOclon

  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.7.1 IS HERE!!! Fixed issue where game data was not being saved! Thank you Kixie , for finding this one! 😃 Explore Mode enemies have tel... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball Beta Update 1.7.0!!
  January 17, 2023 by RikOclon

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  Beta 1.7.0 IS HERE!!! ______________________________________________________ Fixed kills not showing on Scoreboard for some levels Fixed issues choosing explore from space station Fixed issue with not... Continue reading
• New Planets in Retro Space Ball!
  December 15, 2022 by RikOclon

  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.6.9 IS HERE!!! Frame rate is capped at 60 fps Turret boss shots hurt ball now Fixed goal moving different speeds for different systems San... Continue reading
• Massive update for Retro Space Ball
  November 14, 2022 by RikOclon

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  Beta 1.6.8 IS HERE!!! MASSIVE UPDATE!! Physics code revamped and graphics adjusted for first 12 levels Ball physics are less floaty Changed how ball looks when shot Ball sprite is now animated Player... Continue reading

  
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.6.6!!
  June 07, 2022 by RikOclon

  Hey everyone! I just updated Retro Space Ball! Sorry for the delay.. I recently relocated and have been dealing with family issues so things have been a little slower than I prefer. I moved back in to... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball beta update 1.6.5!!!
  April 21, 2022 by RikOclon

  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.6.5 IS HERE!!! Fixed soft-locking bug, when restarting game before unlocking first level! Lots of decoupled scripts, speeding up dev time... Continue reading

  
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.6.4!!
  April 11, 2022 by RikOclon

  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.6.4 IS HERE!!! Homing missiles now hit obstacles Navigational text UI Fixed player shield attack Fixed bonus lev 5 start Homing missiles n... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.6.3!!
  March 01, 2022 by RikOclon

  ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.6.3 IS HERE!!! Optimized Enemy Space Station in Explore mode! Level 12 has new art, animations, and sounds! Added gas resources! Changed E... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.6.2!!
  January 31, 2022 by RikOclon

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  Beta 1.6.2 IS HERE!!! _______________________________ D-pad support is finally here! New enemies art and world layout for explore mode! Some enemies drop minerals! Enemy space station in explore mode!... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.6.0!!
  December 15, 2021 by RikOclon

  So this update is fixing two things that were very wrong in the last build.. First I want to thank ParaDymeTV for bringing this first bug to my attention. New players were not able to play the game! I... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball beta 1.5.9!!!
  December 03, 2021 by RikOclon

  Hey, Retro Space Ball supporters!!! ______________________________________________________ Beta 1.5.9 IS HERE!!! Minerals now get saved in explore mode! Space Station Navigation in explore mode! Radia... Continue reading

  
• Explore in Retro Space Ball!
  October 23, 2021 by RikOclon

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  Retro Space Ball Beta 1.5.8 is here!!! Explore mode is open! Locate it in the space station menu! New art, mechanics, features, and top down gameplay in explore mode! Shoot and avoid asteroids as they... Continue reading

  
• Retro Space Ball Beta Demo Update!!
  September 18, 2021 by RikOclon

  Thanks EVERYONE for all the help! BETA 1.5.4 IS HERE!!! _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ More polished space station art... Continue reading
• 50th beta update for Retro Space Ball!!!
  August 15, 2021 by RikOclon

  BETA 1.5.0 IS HERE!!! ______________________________________ New level type for testing! New art! New "sand-falls" mechanic! New SFX! New collision checks for player and bullets! VS AI mode player cha... Continue reading

  
• Character select in Retro Space Ball!
  July 19, 2021 by RikOclon

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  BETA 1.4.9 IS HERE!!! Changes to ball physics! (better feel)! PVP Character Select! 6 new animated characters! New fancy color changing menus! OK button UI now highlights! Screenshot mode with toggle... Continue reading

  
• Retro Space Ball (beta) 1.4.7 is HERE!!!
  June 04, 2021 by RikOclon

  BETA 1.4.7 IS HERE!!! Fixed a super annoying bug where fast bullets were going through the ball! (idk where it came from but its fixed) Adjusted the green ship boss AI! (its still not quite doing what... Continue reading
• My Bad! b1.4.5 had a bogus vs mode! b.1.4.6 is here!
  May 05, 2021 by RikOclon

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  The last version of Retro Space Ball, b1.4.5, had a bug that prevented the player from firing shots in VS Mode! 😣🔫 The bug only effected vs mode as far as I know. I'm super sorry if you were dir... Continue reading
• Retro Space Ball Update!!
  April 16, 2021 by RikOclon

  BETA 1.4.3 IS HERE!!! Enemy shots can be shot, shrunk and destroyed! Lighting on the rest of the bonus levels! New lighting for more obstacles! Adjusted how the ball reacts to hitting the player! Adju... Continue reading
• More bug fixes and polish!
  March 23, 2021 by RikOclon

  THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT EVERYONE! ______________________________________________________ BETA 1.4.2 IS HERE!!! Fixed lighting in vs mode, and green beta levels! Fixed stars later levels! Blue lava tile... Continue reading

  
• Rolling out bug patches!
  March 14, 2021 by RikOclon

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  Thanks so much for the feedback on that last beta update, everyone! 😃 I've already started rolling out bug fixes for some of the easier fixes that were pointed out! Reach out to me in what ever way... Continue reading

  
• This update is a LUNKER!!!
  March 13, 2021 by RikOclon

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  WOW!!! BETA 1.4.0 IS HERE! THIS ONE IS A LUNKER!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------- TONS OF NEW ART!!! NEW animated level lighting! On nearly every level! Expect more... Continue reading
• New Mechanic in Retro Space Ball!!
  February 07, 2021 by RikOclon

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  CHECK OUT THE COOL NEW MECHANIC IN RETRO SPACE BALL!! For right now its only found here in the current last level of story mode. I also made it so you can shoot the bullets that come from the bug bos... Continue reading
• New Tutorial Animations in Retro Space Ball!
  October 03, 2020 by RikOclon

  I just added 6 short tutorial animations that explain the mechanics of Retro Space Ball before the start of the first handful of levels! This is something that I've always wanted to do, but waited for... Continue reading

  
• Easier to aim the ball in Retro Space Ball!
  September 12, 2020 by RikOclon

  Hey everybody! Remember the pin shooter Retro Space Ball? Well now the ball has new physics!!!! ☄👀😲 It took me quite some time to work out the bugs🐛🐛 but I've got it now so when the bul... Continue reading

  
• New Hand Animated Title Screen and Start Menu!
  June 13, 2020 by RikOclon

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  Hey everybody! I've been crazy busy working on this new logo animation part time for months now! Also I debugged a ton of stuff! Check out the public Trello board https://trello.com/b/NRATaijX/r... Continue reading

  
• Retro Space Ball now has PVP and AI VS Modes!
  March 10, 2020 by RikOclon

  VS Mode is here! Join the discord and play with the other testers and I over parsec! be notified of milestones and the hard release by subscribing to the newsletter ! It will be a BLAST! Thanks for p... Continue reading

  
• VS Mode is Ready for Testing!
  February 09, 2020 by RikOclon

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  Join the Retro Space Ball Newsletter to learn how to unlock the brand new VS AI Mode! CHECK OUT A GIF OF VS MODE IN ACTION! https://twitter.com/RikOclon/status/1226271665295777792 LOOK FORWARD TO THE... Continue reading
• Beta 1.1.4 Has NEW LEVEL ART!
  January 05, 2020 by RikOclon

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  CHECK OUT THE NEW ART! Give the new update a shot and let me know what you think!... Continue reading

  
• 1.1.1 Released! New Bonus Level!
  November 23, 2019 by RikOclon

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  The first 6 levels of this build have hidden bonus levels attached to them! Are you clever enough to find them? Join the newsletter to be notified of the final release! Join the discord and say hi! He... Continue reading

  
• 1.0.8 is here!
  October 27, 2019 by RikOclon

  Now you can join the newsletter ! Get updated of the official release! Beta 1.0.8 is out now! New features include: Progress bar! 3 new levels! New hidden pickups! In game currency! Bonus l... Continue reading

  
• Beta 1.0.6 update is here! New mechanics and art!
  July 28, 2019 by RikOclon

  New mechanics and new art! :) Thanks everyone for the feedback! Keep it coming and I'll keep implementing it! There are checkpoints triggered by the ball that prevent falling back ! And "bubble pisto... Continue reading

  
• Version b1.0.4 Released!
  June 18, 2019 by RikOclon

  This Update includes keyboard/controller support for the menus! No more clicking the next level button with the mouse! I fixed a few little things and played with the menus quite a bit. Let me know i... Continue reading

  
• Version b1.0.3 released!
  June 10, 2019 by RikOclon

  This new set of builds should fix the errors that the last build could not seem to fix! It turns out it was not a Unity bug at all, but an issue I created, myself, that I did not test properly for. I... Continue reading

  
• Win Update 1.0.2
  June 05, 2019 by RikOclon

  In hopes to fix a bug that was reported on a couple of occasions I've updated Unity and rebuilt the Windows version of the game. There should not be any real changes to the game, other than it hopeful... Continue reading

  
• Beta update 1.0.1!!!
  May 15, 2019 by RikOclon

  I updated the controls and released the mobile version of the beta! After receiving some helpful feedback on the previous controls being too sluggish, I decided that precision controls were what the g... Continue reading

  
• First Beta Release for Retro Space Ball!!
  May 02, 2019 by RikOclon

  After months of tearing down and rebuilding systems, the first beta release is finally available! I'd be super pleased if you checked it out and let me know what you think! I will continue to update a... Continue reading

  
• GUI updates for Retro Space Ball!
  November 20, 2018 by RikOclon

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• Save Game Update for Android and PC Released
  September 16, 2018 by RikOclon#alpha release

  Now you can save your progress on Android and PC! Still free! Enjoy! Hit me with feedback!... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 1.0.0 Released For Web!
  September 15, 2018 by RikOclon#alpha update

  Now you can save your progress on the Web GL version of the game. PC and Android update coming soon!... Continue reading

  
• New Update! New Level, New Mechanics, etc!
  August 07, 2018 by RikOclon

  Thank you so very much for playing, and as always I would love to hear some feedback! Help me make this game even better! :) Your pal, Rik Update includes all this new stuff: A new level! (shown in im... Continue reading

  
• Pixel Art Timelapse 1
  January 05, 2018 by RikOclon#PixelArt, #Timelapse, #alpha

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• small fix
  November 26, 2017 by RikOclon#fix, #alpha

  I fixed a couple graphic errors with these builds and re uploaded. Enjoy!... Continue reading