From Fanboy to Developer, the Dream of Publishing on Xbox

“Dad, I can’t find many games I can play…”

“Ok darling, what sort of game would you like to play? Should I make you one?”

And that’s how it started. A little over a year ago, my daughter of five told me that many of her Xbox games were too challenging for her. After some curation, we managed to gather a neat little group of games – but the idea of creating one for her and kids like her had stuck…

A game developer I was, I have never been offered a position at a company that develops for Xbox. My first thought was, “Oh how prestige it would be to work on an Xbox title.” This is a lifetime dream. A few months into development of BouncyBoi in Puzzleland, there was quite a bit of interest shown – so I gave my demo a coat of polish and sent it away to [email protected]I submit. I crossed my fingers and toes.

One day I was busy working on the game, when my email notification came up. It came from [email protected]…

I felt my heart skip a beat. I told myself “Here is the rejection letter”.

I read the first sentence…

“ Thank you for submitting your game concept to [email protected]! We were happy to share our thoughts with you. BouncyBoi in Puzzle LandXbox has approved the release of this video. “

It was a moment that I will never forget.

Wire guidelines tell us to avoid excessive exclamation marks, so let’s just say: “six exclamation marks!” This was my first introduction to the [email protected]Team and this is just a tiny taste of what they did for me.  “Time to level up”.

My goal was to create a game that is visually striking and polished. It took a lot of time to render the game and then post-process it in order for it to be worthy of its place on this console. As a solo developer, my goal is to create a video game that will be played on the console. All must be in order.

When I look back to the first prototype, I can’t even recognize the game. It has grown and evolved into something I am truly proud of – and something definitely worthy of being a console game.

You can only accomplish such an amazing feat by being on the shoulders giants.

Any and every question I had regarding the Xbox platform – the [email protected]My team was there for me. The Unity engine was used to create this game. Any time I had a question about Xbox, one of my team members was available.

The [email protected]Program has allowed me to realize my dream of creating and publishing a video game for my console. This was something I had considered impossible.

My daughter enjoyed playing through the game, and now she’s planning the next.).

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BouncyBoi in Puzzle Land

Twin-Stick

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$13.99

BouncyBoi lets you bounce into a cartoony, colorful world. There are many levels with puzzles, fun graphics, and unique beats.

BouncyBoi is your name. A purple bouncy slime who loves to jive and solve puzzles, making his way through Puzzle Land.That’s it… There’s no big epic back story. You don’t need to go through a campaign. There is only good music and great visuals. Have fun.

The game board is presented to you. Your task is to navigate BouncyBoi from the start line to its finish. You’ll encounter new challenges as you move through each world.