The Return of Bubble Baby, Demo released! :D

Hehe... Anyone remember this?

I haven't been on this site for a good three years now, but I'm back, and so is my favorite self-created fangame, Bubble Baby. For those who don't know (I'm guessing most of you), Bubble Baby is a game in which you guide Baby Mario through levels using ONLY the mouse. And I mean ONLY the mouse. For example, in the first level, you'll explore a mushroom-plagued forest, grab a powerup called the Fire Watermelon, torch some Koopas and wooden boxes using said caustic melon, find and carry a golden key, and then swing the locked door open--all while keeping just one hand on the mouse. If it sounds too simple, that's because it is: in comparison to the original, which forced players into arthritis with its constant-clicking mechanic, this revamped Bubble Baby only requires you to click if you're doing something; by which I mean Baby Mario now follows the mouse pointer automatically, leaving the left and right mouse buttons delegated only to the grabbing and using of items, respectively. You also no longer have to "feed" Baby Mario his powerups; you control them directly with the mouse. Hold the right mouse button while holding the Fire Watermelon, and a stream of flames will follow your pointer, engulfing all who dare enter its path. The Ice Watermelon works similarly; freeze your enemies into blocks with one click. Who knows what else might be in store? Now that I've managed to get a smooth and workable engine, the sky's really the limit for Bubble Baby.
Take a look at some of the screens comparing old (left) and new (right):







As you can see, the new version looks a good deal more polished.

But if you REALLY want to see how much better this is, download the demo here.
Happy fangaming! ; )


This post has been edited by Splodin Shroom on Jul 29 2009, 11:05 AM

Looks pretty fun man. I attempted a game like this before, didn't work out so well for me. Hope yours does.

Wow, I'm really glad you're finishing that game, looks great so far!

Yeah I remember it! Looks so great man.

Bada-bing!
Demo has been released. (See first post.)

Give it a try and please don't hesitate to comment on what you like and what could be improved! : D

Oh yeah and btw dialogue won't look as fancy w/o installing the "pmdialog2" font, so please install it.

This post has been edited by Splodin Shroom on Jul 29 2009, 11:08 AM

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found it. Lemme give it a shot...

This post has been edited by Fez on Jul 29 2009, 11:16 AM

Oh yeah, you should probably know that to advance dialogue you press the down arrow. That might help. : P

Wow that was great, I loved the boss battle too!

GO BUBBLE BABY!

That was awsome.

Oh wow, nice.

I have to say, it was much better than expected. Great job!

Thank you very much! :]
I'm surprised none of you guys who commented ran into some of the goofy bugs in the game. I didn't do such a good job at checking before I uploaded to Filedropper.


...spikes kill you instantly? haha no actually they don't do anything D:


But anyway, I'm glad all of you enjoyed it.