MiniOne Racing was the first game we worked on. It was 6 years ago!

After a long hiatus we decided to finish it. Here the result:

Last week GarageGames published an interview of us.

What was your development process like?
Penguins Arena was born during a Game in a Day session (the subject was “impalement”). Penguins Arena’s gameplay really hasn’t changed much since the early prototype…we just replaced the sticks with snowballs! Some months later we worked on a second prototype, and we were so happy with the results, we decided to make a full game out of it.
We like to use an iterative process because it’s probably the most comfortable one for a young team. The problem with this process is: when are you supposed to stop working on a feature, or even on the game itself? Nobody is going to tell you when enough is enough, and more features don’t necessary mean more fun.

Many thanks to Deborah for her support and to GarageGames for making awesome Game Engines!

Penguins Arena is now officialy available on Steam!

“Meridian4 and Frogames have opened the gates and the penguins are waddling free. Penguins Arena, the action-packed, non-stop battle for survival FPS (First Penguin Shooter) is now available on Steam and other online channels for you to enjoy this holiday season.”

Remember to join our Official Game Group where you can pick a profile avatar from the 24 ones Christophe made especially for you guys.

We just released a small update for MiniOne Racing.

What’s new in this version (1.0.1)?

• fix the crashes Mac PPC users are experiencing
• reduced difficulty for the racing game (Free Tracks & Leagues)
• cosmetic and miscellanious changes

To update your version of MiniOne Racing you just need to download the new demo and replace your older “MiniOne Racing” installation by this new one.

Penguins Arena is now available on Steam for pre-purchase.

Pre-order today and save 20%. Available for play on Thursday, Dec 18.

Many thanks to our publisher Meridian4 for making it possible!

After two weeks since the launch of MiniOne Racing 30 000 games have been played! That’s quite a number.

Yesterday nearly 2 000 people played MiniOne Racing, one third were Mac users.

Thanks to every Mini Racer  :o)

More information on the next update in a later post.

Since today people playing with the demo of MiniOne Racing can post their high scores on the leaderboard.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Frogames has done it again! MiniOne Racing, a thrilling and colorful racing game, is now available on www.frogames.com.

MiniOne Racing enables anyone to become the racing car driver they always dreamed of becoming, with a twist! Players race colorful and humorous miniature vehicles around virtual beaches, playgrounds and even other planets.

Up to 4 players can race together over the Internet or LAN. More than just a racing game, MiniOne Racing also provides two mini-games “Equilibrium” and “Jump”. Players can post the scores of from all these modes and they can compare their high scores on frogames.com!

MiniOne Racing is available for Windows and Mac OS for just $19.95 at www.frogames.com/minione_racing/. Get behind the wheeles now!