It has been 23 days since the last Devlog. Well, technically 29 if you don’t count the Christmas shout-outs.
Devlog 1/16/2021
First Devlog of the year! And, uh oh, looks like there is a big problem. The arrow buttons on the game select screen don’t work! How did I not see this before? But don’t worry, it will be fixed momentarily.
Perfect, three minutes later, and I fixed the problem. I hope this wasn’t going on for too long…
Anyways, today the Devlog will be about one of the characters. If you remember from a very long time ago, I mentioned how all of the characters in the game represent a real life person (or group of people) during the development of Pixel Sports. One of those characters, Boris, represents my friends as they were fascinated with the game and encouraged me to continue making it. Although, inside of the game, not that much about Boris was revealed.
So a bit more about Boris: who is he? Boris is a lime green cube, and one of the first cubes to exist in the Pixel Sports Universe. He has been alive since before the Master created the Universe. Back then, life was miserable for the cubes, and Boris bitterly hated his time in the abyss. But when the Universe was finally created, Boris would spend the rest of his life selling outfits to the cubes, giving them tips on how to play, and teaching people how to eat 100 hotdogs in under 60 seconds. Eventually, the Master grew tired of the constant disrespect he received from his people. He became disappointed in the Universe he created and shut himself out. He threatened to destroy the Universe if things didn’t change.
For a long time, Boris had opposed the disrespect, but also felt that the Master’s actions were a bit too extreme. So that is where you come in. If you can find the Secret Story, you can head into the Master’s Lair and confront the angry deity.
You might have noticed that Boris’ name is a bit similar to another game that is not-so happy game. One that was a FNAF game, and one that @theglitch055 is currently remaking: Porky’s Nightmare. B-O-R-I-S is a secret character that only appears when Porky enters your room. So, what gives? B-O-R-I-S was originally going to be a character called “Boris the Boar”, but the idea was scrapped in favor of Porky the Pig. Now, the name “Boris” was given to a friendly character. Your friendly neighborhood Boris the Green Cube.
Oh right, Boris has a sister, too! She owns a shop as well, and she will appear in a future Beta update. Come to think of it, I haven’t worked on Pixel Sports ever since I realized that the arrows didn’t work. Well then, guess I should continue with Beta 1.7 then, huh?
That’s all for now! Come back next Friday (I hope) for more Devlogs. And check out the new revelation I posted yesterday on the Dark Ninja Game Design topic. There will be another one today.