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Tadpole Treble on the Wii U
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Hi everyone! It's been a long road for me with Tadpole Treble, a game that's been in some form of development for a pretty healthy chunk of my life, but I'm happy to say that we're almost finished. In case you missed it before, this is an auto-runner-style game that takes place on a musical staff, with the notes being your obstacles. Barring some sort of catastrophic event, the game should definitely release in Winter 2015 for all to enjoy.

And I hope you all enjoy it! My brother and I have put a ton of time (and a decent amount of our own money) into Tadpole Treble to make it the kind of game we'd want to play. That means music we like, characters we like, a range in challenge (standard difficulty to beat, high difficulty to 100%) and a wide range of unlockables and even a full song/stage creator. Here, a back-of-the-box feature list for you:

-Over a dozen main stages, each with their own unique song
-Boss stages
-A in-game market area
-Comic-style cutscenes
-Unlockable goodies like a Smash Bros-esque Bestiary, a Music Player, and Commentary Tracks for each stage
-Four fully-sung songs with lyrics
-Online leaderboards for both high and impressively low scores
-A song-creation mode that you can also play through, then share with others via QR Codes:



The process for making this game has been extremely tricky. We had to time our Kickstarter right and stay on top of contacting people to help it reach its goal. We also repeatedly reached out to Nintendo to get approved for the Wii U, and once they finally approved us, I screamed at them. The bug-testing process is totally arduous, being a constant cycle of "two steps forward, one step back," and there've been moments where my relationship with my brother had gotten pretty strained.

Despite all this, we're still kicking and are happy with how things have turned out! If you have any questions about the development of this game, or various included features, or about how Nintendo handles indie team relations, feel free to post them in this thread!

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11/10/15, 17:17    Edited: 11/10/15, 17:17
 
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07/26/16, 17:43   
TriforceBun said:
About time! I'm gonna review it, then slam it with a super low score for being so late!

Totally kidding. I can't wait to dive in!
07/26/16, 18:25   
DrFinkelstein said:
So when is this game releasing on Wii U? Any new updates on that?

TriforceBun said:

Too long enough to respond Matthew!
07/26/16, 22:14   
Edited: 07/26/16, 22:16
Congrats!! Super, super happy for you!
07/27/16, 21:06   
Oh wow, just read the backer update, so psyched!
07/29/16, 18:58   
Congrats for the mention on IGN about the release!

08/08/16, 20:23   
Edited: 08/08/16, 20:28
Between this, No Man's Sky, and Backlaugust, it's been a good month.
08/08/16, 21:00   
@Cubed777

Whaaaat? Schweet!

Incidentally, I just got my codes for the game today, so I just played through Tadpole Treble on the Wii U! It did not catch fire, so all is well.
08/08/16, 21:22   
@TriforceBun

That sounds...promising. Looking forward to playing my copy this week!
08/09/16, 00:26   
TriforceBun said:
Incidentally, I just got my codes for the game today, so I just played through Tadpole Treble on the Wii U! It did not catch fire, so all is well.

08/09/16, 00:30   
Edited: 08/09/16, 00:37
@nate38

Nice Bond reference!
08/09/16, 04:12   
@TriforceBun
Only in NA for now I assume?
08/10/16, 09:02   
08/11/16, 03:07   
Destructoid review!

Oh man, was I nervous googling "Tadpole Treble." Their review came up and the preview blurb on Google said, "If I had to pick one word to describe Tadpole Treble, that word would be" ...WHAT? WHAT?? WHAT WOULD IT BE!?

Pokefreak911 said:
@TriforceBun
Only in NA for now I assume?
NA Wii U systems, yeah, but we're working on European consoles too! Steam is international at least.

@ploot
Nice music choice! Best musical.
08/11/16, 04:26   
Has anyone gotten their code for the Wii U version? I'm the "Turtle Tier" and I got the Soundtrack and Travel Guide. But not the code for the full game.

@TriforceBun little help?
08/11/16, 15:36   
We just got our backer codes last night so my brother's sending them all out right now! Hopefully they'll all be distributed before the game comes out in less than three hours, but at the very least they'll all be sent out today!
08/11/16, 16:25   
@TriforceBun

Thank you man. I can only express my gratitude in this .GIF (that I shameless stole from a PM from Dr. Fink):

08/11/16, 16:32   
@TriforceBun

Came in here to ask that question. I leave satisfied. Looking forward to trying this game out this weekend!
08/11/16, 16:36   
@TriforceBun
I can't wait to get my code!!!!!

actually I can wait, I won't be able to play this game until probably tomorrow night since I have to work today/tonight/tomorrow...
08/11/16, 18:25   
Edited: 08/11/16, 18:26
It's now out! AAAAAH! Go play it!

Also, for the backers--Michael has been emailing out the codes, but there're so many! He's worked his way back from the highest tiers, and I think he's around the $22 tier now. If you pledged less than that, your code is still on the way. Sorry for the delay, but we got our retail codes in late last night and there's only so much we can do.
08/11/16, 18:58   
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