Frobot for WiiWare, PC, and Mac

Frobot now on the PC!

2011-01-13T13:29:00.000-08:00

Some people said this day would never come... Well Frobot is finally available for PC! The Single Playa gameplay is identical to the WiiWare version but I have to say that the graphics are WAAAAYYY better on PC. If you want to make the game look awesome then pick the highest possible resolution and set graphics quality to fantastic.

I'm really happy with how the keyboard and mouse controls came out, it's super easy to aim using the mouse. The PC version also has some exclusive achievements and wallpapers to unlock!

Don't take my word for it though! Download Frobot and check it out for yourself!
Download Frobot for PC!

Frobot is officially available on the Wii Shop Channel!

2010-12-20T11:59:00.000-08:00

Frobot has finally arrived! You can purchase Frobot on the Wii Shop Channel. The game is only 1000 Wii Points. Check out our review on NintendoLife!

Frobot Review on NintendoLife!

Getting into the Games Industry...

2010-12-16T15:41:00.001-08:00

I've had a lot of people ask me how I got started in the games industry. I took a non-traditional path. From over 1000 applicants I was one of the lucky 8 chosen to be a Nintendo Street Team member. Here's my audition video which got me the job.

Frobot is launching Dec 20th on WiiWare!

2010-12-07T13:00:00.000-08:00

We have an official launch date!

On December 20th Frobot is beaming out of another dimension straight into your living room on Nintendo’s WiiWareTM service! You can either get the full Frobot experience for 1000 points or just try a taste of that sweet action with the free demo comin’ out the same day. Livin’ it up in Europe? Frobot's got yer back there when he invades the European Wii Shop Channel in 2011. So if you got friends, call em, and if you don't, make some, cause it's gonna be a party!

Frobot has been rated “Everyone 10+” with Mild Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes by the ESRB.

We are officially on Nintendo.com!

2010-12-02T17:26:00.000-08:00

Well the game hasn't officially launched yet but we are officially on the Nintendo Website.

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/cFlh7eBDHHi-6k_SD7vAaKZvhOYPxRTv
We'll be annoucing the launch date for Frobot very soon. Stay tuned!

Come visit us at PAX Prime in Booth 593!

2010-09-02T21:23:00.000-07:00

Come visit us at Booth 593 and play the final build of Frobot! We'll be giving away Frobot Papercraft and we'll also be doing Frobot Multiplaya Tournaments!

There will be 10 Frobot Multiplaya Tournaments and the winner of each Tournament will win a 2000 Wii Points Card! There are only 16 spots available in each Tournament so come early and sign up!

Here's the Tournament Schedule!

Friday 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6pm
Saturday 12 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm
Sunday 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.

See you at PAX!

New Music Video!

2010-08-26T13:53:00.000-07:00

Jeez it's been really long since we've had an update. We are almost done with Frobot and will be submitting the game to Nintendo Lotcheck next week. Check out this new music video which shows off a bunch of new levels, weapons, and mulitplaya!

Just got back from E3!

2010-06-22T14:55:00.000-07:00

Just got back from E3 which was a blast, but unfortunately I also get pretty sick. The Nintendo 3DS was amazing and surprisingly Kinect and Move weren't too bad either. We've got a lot of new info about Frobot that we're going to be sending out shortly.

But until then check out this really bad pic of Stephen Totilo of Kotaku fame and me. For some reason both of our eyes are closed in this incredibly blurry photo!

Frobot Trivia -E3 2007

2010-05-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

So before working on Frobot - I made a brief appearance at the 2007 Nintendo E3 Keynote.

Enjoy the video!

Nintendo Life posts their first impressions!

2010-04-20T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

Nintendo Life just posted their first impressions on Frobot and they're pretty positive!

Check out the article for yourself here.
http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/news/2010/04/first_impressions_frobot

Andrew Lum

Sakura-Con Photos!

2010-04-14T17:29:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

Finally got around to posting some Sakura-Con photos!

Link and Zelda!

Ash and Misty!

Taylor (Our programmer) and Master Chief!

If you want to see all the photos check out our Facebook Fan page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Frobot/225898799724

Come play Frobot at Sakura-Con this weekend!

2010-04-02T06:23:00.000-07:00

Come play Frobot at the Sakura Con this weekend! We will be giving away Frobot Paper Foldables! We'll also be giving away a few T-Shirts. We'll be at booth 629. See you there!

Location: Washington State Convention Center

Fri 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

For more info about Sakura-Con visit the site.

http://www.sakuracon.org/

Nintendo Street Team Photo

2010-03-29T21:28:00.000-07:00

After the awesome Kotaku post by Stephen Totilo, people have been asking about seeing pictures of me with a TV on my chest. I looked through old photos and I've only been able to find one photo. I'm obviously the asian guy in the photo and my friend Pat is wearing the TV that day, I had 4 Gameboy Advances strapped to my belt. Oh and yes the guy we're posing with is indeed Coolio who absolutely sucks at video games.

Frobot PAX East Photos!

2010-03-29T21:24:00.000-07:00

Bulbasaur, Mudkip and Bowser playing Frobot Multiplaya!

A Froman next to Frobot!

Picture of our Frobot Booth with people actually in it!

Kotaku Article about Frobot!

2010-03-29T21:16:00.000-07:00

Kotaku just posted their initial impressions about Frobot and it's pretty awesome!
http://kotaku.com/5504408/a-nintendo-fanboy-made-this-game

OMG we're going to PAX East!

2010-03-23T15:15:00.000-07:00

I don't know how it happened, but this morning Bill Butler from Penny Arcade Expo sent me an email and said that a last minute booth spot opened up!

So Frobot will be heading to Boston this week for PAX East Coast! I don't have all the details yet but there will be a dedicated 10x10 booth for Frobot. We'll have 3 Wiis running Frobot and we'll also be giving out Frobot Paper-Foldables!

If you're going to PAX East, please stop by our booth and play the game! For all media people please send an email to bizdev@fugazo.com if you want to schedule an interview.

DIY Gamer posts a preview of Frobot!

2010-03-22T09:48:00.000-07:00

The articles keep coming in about Frobot! Check out this preview from DIY Gamer.
http://www.diygamer.com/2010/03/gdc-2010-gettin-frobot/

fan mail EXPLOSION!

2010-03-18T09:33:00.000-07:00

After Fugazo's return from GDC, we've received a higher amount of fan mail than we usually would. Normally I wouldn't do this but a father and a young person sent me a beautiful poem I would like to share with everyone. If you enjoy it as much as I did, please learn it and recite it to your families. The poem is titled, RED SPROCKET HERO.

RED SPROCKET HERO

Frobot, Frobot! Warrior from space.
Conceived to save the robot race!

Robot of few words, but loves to dance.
Evil doers don't dare stand a chance!

Microshaft goons, they are on the run.
The war for peace is almost won!

The coolest robot since Optimus Prime,
Cuz only Frobot love females five at a time!

Bit Trip Runner and Gaijin Games thoughts!

2010-03-17T14:13:00.001-07:00

So I got a chance to meet Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games last week at GDC and play Bit Trip Runner. Here are my thoughts:

It's by far the best game in the Bit Trip series to date. The simple low poly graphics look great in motion. The music ties really well with the platforming elements and if you can scan ahead you get a good sense of how the rhythm is going to play out. I also like that as you progress through the game you gain new skills like attacks and slides. There's also a bunch of great references to other Bit Trip games such as the Bit Trip Beat Paddle which is used as a shield in later levels.

On a more personal note, Alex is a really friendly guy and it was great to get some perspective from a WiiWare developer who's already been through the process a few times. I like how focused and small their game concepts are; I think it gives them a lot of room to polish and iterate.

I'm thinking for our next WiiWare title we build something a bit smaller in scope than Frobot. Personally, I'd like to try something in a 2d genre.

Destructoid Preview of Frobot!

2010-03-16T10:46:00.001-07:00

Yet another awesome preview of Frobot!
http://www.destructoid.com/a-disco-dungeon-crawl-hands-on-with-frobot-166999.phtml

Gamespot Video Interview!

2010-03-16T10:07:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

We have our first video interview for Frobot.

Check it out at Gamespot.com!
http://gdc.gamespot.com/video/6253519/

OMG - We met Reggie!

2010-03-15T10:25:00.000-07:00

We just got back from GDC and we have a lot of stories to share. The highlight of the trip was meeting Reggie President of Nintendo of America!

We had 15 minutes to show Reggie and Cammie Frobot. We got a chance to show off a few levels and even go through a couple rounds of multiplaya!

We'll be posting more stories about GDC later this week. Stay tuned!

We are at GDC!

2010-03-10T09:41:00.000-08:00

We are at GDC this week! If you'd like to meet up with us send an email to bizdev@fugazo.com

Hope to see you here!

Frobot Developer Bios - Joel Casebeer!

2010-03-09T15:41:00.001-08:00

So Nintendo recently asked Fugazo to supply bios and headshots for all the Frobot team members. So I'll start today with Joel Casebeer and we'll be adding additional bios soon!

Joel Casebeer, Artist, Story, Dialog
In the floral hills of Lynnwood, where the waters of Mill Creek ran swiftly through the barrows of Hilltop, Joel explored the woodlands atop his faithful steed, Cheyenne. One day, while riding through the valley of the Royals, he discovered a deep and ancient forest he had never been to before. It was here that he discovered the Sword of 3DMax and followed the path it showed him into the future!

Taking up the Sword of Max, Joel knew he would first need to hone his natural talents, so he travelled to the halls of DigiPen in the kingdom of the Red Mond to spend two years among the hermits who resided there. Soaking up the knowledge of his fore bearers he gathered up a band of like-minded outcasts and challenged the great giant, Abbot of Smithton. Like Newton's apple, Joel's opponent fell proving himself ready to take on the world.

Since then Joel has brought joy and hope to people everywhere, from the labor camps of Handheld to the Crystalline towers of Robot Super Brain. Now he resides beyond the Green Lake in the temple of Fugazo, where his destiny is written by his own hand.

Sakura-Con!

2010-03-08T08:25:00.000-08:00

I just got official confirmation that Frobot will be at the Seattle Sakura-Con!

We'll be bringing two dev kits, so the Single Playa and Multi Playa versions of Frobot will both be playable. We'll also be bringing along some Frobot T-Shirts & Frobot Paper-Foldables as prizes! Hope to see you there!

For more info on Sakura-Con go here.

http://www.sakuracon.org/

Frobot Paper Foldable!

2010-03-05T20:20:00.001-08:00

We have a Frobot Paper Foldable!

To download the pdf and make one yourself. Click here!
http://www.frobot-game.com/frobot_paperfoldable.pdf

It took me and my wife 3 hours to build one. Good Luck!

IGN Preview of Frobot!

2010-02-24T09:43:00.001-08:00

Check it out! A Frobot preview is now live on IGN!

To see the actual preview. Click here!

http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1071585p1.html

The actual Nintendo Power Article!

2010-02-18T11:31:00.001-08:00

Nintendo Power Feature!

2010-01-20T17:28:00.000-08:00

Frobot was just featured in the february issue of Nintendo Power!
Buy the issue to read the feature!

Come play Frobot at Pink Gorilla Games!

2010-01-13T13:18:00.000-08:00

For all of those of you who live in the Seattle area, come check out Frobot! We'll be showing off the single player and multiplayer modes of Frobot at Pink Gorilla Games in the University District. Come hang with us on Sunday Jan 31st at 2 p.m.!

Frobot Public Demo Event
Where: Pink Gorill Games 4341 University Way Northeast Seattle, WA (206)-547-5790
When: Sunday Jan 31st at 2 p.m.
Why: Because Frobot is awesome!

For more info visit Pink Gorilla Games site.
www.pinkgorillagames.com

Frobot Interview on The Hanafuda Times

2009-11-03T13:53:00.000-08:00

Check out our interview on The Hanafuda Times!
http://thehanafudatimes.com/?paged=2

#3 happy halloween!

2009-11-02T15:37:00.000-08:00

Frobot Music Video

2009-10-30T17:08:00.000-07:00

comic#2

2009-10-13T15:40:00.000-07:00

comic#1

2009-10-09T15:08:00.001-07:00

We came, we saw, I got sick...

2009-09-08T15:26:00.000-07:00

So Penny Arcade Expo was a blast! Favorite titles there would be Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Contra Rebirth. We ran out of Frobot CDs on Saturday so I probably should have ordered more. I also met indie developer Nicholas Trahan of Studio Walljump, who is working on Liight for WiiWare.

Unfortunately, I also contracted the flu at PAX so I'm definitely out of it right now. But hopefully I'll be feeling better and posting more news on Frobot soon. Until then here's a photo of us at PAX.

New Video of Frobot Tutorial Level

2009-09-03T20:35:00.000-07:00

Wow our 3rd update this month! Here is the Frobot Tutorial Video as promised.

Frobot CDs at Penny Arcade Expo!

2009-09-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

The Frobot Team will be cruising the show floor of Penny Arcade Expo handing out limited edition Frobot CDs! Each Frobot CD contains the Tutorial and Levels 1 & 2 of the PC version. Only 5,000 copies are available and once they’re gone they’re gone!

PAX attendees make sure to look out for the Fros!

Frobot PC and Mac playable demos

2009-09-02T18:14:00.000-07:00

After many months of work I'm finally glad that we can share a little piece of Frobot with everyone. Please look below for the PC and Mac playable demos. We look forward to your feedback!

PC Demo
http://www.frobot-game.com/FrobotPCdemoV1.1.exe

Mac Demo
http://www.frobot-game.com/FrobotMacDemoV1.1.zip

Special Weapons

2009-08-27T07:04:00.000-07:00

After a month hiatus we finally have some new info on Frobot! To save his girlfriends Frobot is going to need some serious firepower. Thankfully, Frobot has 4 special weapons at his diposal.

Dynomine
A remote mine that can be used to destroy enemies and obstacles.

Stud Missile
Destroys most enemies and obstacles.
Enemies can blow them up with energy blasts.

Heartstopper
A shield that deflects all energy blasts. Useful
for attacking, defending, and activating generators.

Jive Stalker
This disco ball is controlled by the mouse cursor or Wii pointer. Useful for attacking enemies or activating generators.

Make sure to check out this blog or http://www.frobot-game.com/ next week. We will be posting a new game video showing off all the weapons and we will also be posting a PC playable demo!

Andrew

Concepts

2009-07-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

Hello, I'm Peter Lim, an artist on the project. I'm sitting in a pool of my own sweat right now since the office is cookin'. It's 97° here in Seattle, can you believe?! Bring back the rain! But other than the heat, it's been quite busy around here so none of us has had much of a chance to post. So I decided to post a concept of our funky hero Frobot. Not much has changed since this design and is pretty much what he'll be in the game.Above is a concept of one of his 6 girlfriends you must rescue. Not much else to say about them yet but, we're making a lot of progress, so hopefully we'll have more to post soon!

New Teleporters!

2009-05-22T12:17:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. I'm Eric Esteb, the game designer for Frobot, and it is my pleasure to introduce our newest feature. Frobot is now going to be traveling through, shooting through, and generally kicking ass with teleporters. As one might imagine, these teleporters move things from one place to another place instantaneously, making for some interesting and challenging new puzzles. Take a look.

Frobot has been announced!

2009-05-15T09:25:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to finally publicly announce Frobot for WiiWare, PC, and Mac.

My name is Andrew Lum and I'm the Producer for Frobot. What is Frobot all about? Essentially it's a mash up between Wii Tanks and The Legend of Zelda.

Each week a Frobot team member will post on this blog with a little new information about the game. It might be a new screenshot or video or a little insight on the game design or programming. Stay tuned for now and please join our mailing list so you'll know when we have new exciting news on Frobot.