tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74565201316732360002024-03-12T19:28:54.246-05:00Pier Solar DevLog.Development blog for the 16 Bit game Pier Solar and the Great Architects.Tulio Adrianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935895596182491992noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-81317449143916736752012-01-15T23:59:00.000-06:002012-01-15T23:59:12.321-06:00Happy new year and a surprise from Watermelon!<span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">First things first: happy new year everyone, hope you've had a great holiday. Now, onto the important stuff.</span><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WaterMelon is back, stronger than ever. We have a lot of stuff going on, of which some will be explained in detail very soon!<br />
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First of all, we're introducing </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial;"><img align="absmiddle" alt=":WM" class="emot_wmred" src="http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/skin/pics/css_spacer.gif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/skin/pics/css_genericsprites.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: -102px -65px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 10px; text-align: justify; width: 34px;" /></span><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">'s </span><strong style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Magical Game Factory</strong><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">! </span><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The place to find all things made by Watermelon. That's where you can purchase all Watermelon products that are coming this year.</span><br />
<br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><img alt=":O" class="emot_cotcot" src="http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/skin/pics/css_spacer.gif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/skin/pics/css_emoticons.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -18px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #525252; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 34px; margin-right: 15px; text-align: justify; width: 34px;" /><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To start big, the REPRINT is back! Orders for the REPRINT edition of Pier Solar with English, German and French are now open and available for immediate shipping. We also opened preorders for the REPRINT edition of Pier Solar with </span></span><strong style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">English, Spanish and Portuguese</strong><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">, attending the high demand. </span><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preorders are also open for the Pier Solar Definitive Original Soundtrack. It includes four discs, including the full Mega-CD/Sega CD soundtrack, a bonus CD with unused tracks and re-arranged tracks, as well as mp3s and VGM files. The fourth disc is nothing less than the Enhanced Soundtrack Disc which was included with the classic and posterity editions. That's right, now reprint buyers can get their official Enhanced Soundtrack Disc as well!</span></div><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">That is all for now!</span><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Now, please register, </span><strong style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">get 50 Gems FREE</strong><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">,</span><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">spend them, order, pre-order and don't forget to have fun!</span><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Best wishes,</span><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><br style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #525252; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">/WaterMelon</span>Tulio Adrianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935895596182491992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-5355654245423252432011-11-02T01:48:00.003-05:002011-11-02T01:50:04.225-05:00Quick update on the new run.Hey,<br /><br />The new run has arrived in USA. You can order a reprint edition copy of Pier Solar of your own very soon. Please stay tuned!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />/Zebbe of WaterMelonZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-45387549570648942982011-09-15T11:48:00.002-05:002011-09-15T11:49:25.841-05:00New reprint edition run on the way!Yes, you read correctly. Another production run of the reprint edition of Pier Solar and the Great Architects is on the way. This time, we won't have pre-orders, so the game will ship ASAP after the game is paid for. We aim to start orders around October or November, but, as usual, nothing is certain at the moment. More news will follow soon!<br /><br />/The WaterMelon team<br /><br />PS. This is our 100th blog post. Woohoo! DS.Zebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-73641362712369007732011-07-26T09:27:00.006-05:002011-07-26T09:46:42.075-05:00Martin shows hs new toy! The White Element Pier Solar Sega Nomad!!!Dear you!<br /><br />Perhaps you remember the contest we had a few months ago, which had a special custom made Sega Nomad as the prize? No? OK, whatever. Here, the winner Martin (who traveled all around the world showing off our game - see a previous blog entry) presents his precious:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FhMuN24eW1s/Ti7QIMM67dI/AAAAAAAAADE/gBaxKO9ZtkI/s1600/DSCN0602.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FhMuN24eW1s/Ti7QIMM67dI/AAAAAAAAADE/gBaxKO9ZtkI/s400/DSCN0602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633669023020019154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MmNWxu04OJg/Ti7SErI5XcI/AAAAAAAAADU/5GxjioMIarQ/s1600/DSCN0604.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MmNWxu04OJg/Ti7SErI5XcI/AAAAAAAAADU/5GxjioMIarQ/s400/DSCN0604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633671161628417474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u2BrJxNQ7kw/Ti7RJQw921I/AAAAAAAAADM/CxFDSieyFAI/s1600/DSCN0603.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u2BrJxNQ7kw/Ti7RJQw921I/AAAAAAAAADM/CxFDSieyFAI/s400/DSCN0603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633670140936444754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, it looks totally awesome, all thanks to the brilliant mind of Fonzie, Pier Solar programmer and producer. But, that is not all. The screen is also replaced with a less battery sucking one by Tiido, Pier Solar sound programmer and hardware designer.<br /><br />Soon, we have news.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />/Zebbe and the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-70517820486176552012011-07-22T15:08:00.002-05:002011-07-22T15:13:00.389-05:00The future of Pier SolarDear fans of Pier Solar,<br /><br />Every day, we get emails from people who wishes to buy our game. We are very thankful and honoured for that! Previously, we had decided not to produce more copies of Pier Solar for various reasons. But not long ago, we were given an offer we can't refuse. So Pier Solar's reprint edition may be available again in the near future. However, nothing is certain. We'll let you know when there is more information to be had.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />/The WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-60561777461168556252011-06-09T13:19:00.005-05:002011-06-27T13:00:18.032-05:00Pier Solar @ RetrospelsmässanHi,<br />
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About 1½ week ago, was at Retrospelsmässan in Gothenburg, a retro game expo in Sweden. I met lots of nice people and sold perhaps the last seven copies of the reprint edition of Pier Solar. The day before, I also met Zable Fahr, the composer and character designer of our great game. I could go into great detail and rant, but right now I'm very tired and lazy, so it won't happen unless someone bugs me a lot about it.<br />
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Best wishes,<br />
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/Zebbe of the WaterMelon team<br />
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</a>Zebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-75879020095023000082011-05-04T14:20:00.003-05:002011-05-04T14:29:26.112-05:00Podcast interview with V.K.Dear You,<br /><br />The second podcast interview is now up for your listening pleasure. This time it's with the very knowledgeable V.K. from Bulgaria. We had a very interesting chat about Pier Solar, WaterMelon, Mega Drive and many other things. If you've got 38 minutes to kill, enter this link:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcEhuEGKRHM<br /><br />A major thanks goes to V.K. for this opportunity.<br /><br />More news follow in the future.<br /><br />Later, aces!<br /><br />/Zebbe and the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-59030609641902810122011-04-28T06:12:00.004-05:002011-04-28T06:18:48.459-05:00Podcast interview with Classicl337Dear all,<br /><br />We are glad to say our first podcast interview is now made, thanks to Tony of Classicl337.com. In this interview, heard in the beginning of episode 5o of their podcast, Tony and I have a nice chat about WaterMelon's game Pier Solar. Take a listen at:<br /><br />http://classicl337.com/<br /><br />Make sure to give a comment when you've listened.<br /><br />Many thanks to Tony and Classicl337 for this opportunity!<br /><br />Stay tuned for another podcast interview coming very soon.<br /><br />Have a great time!<br /><br />/Zebbe of the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-14159748381472473612011-04-26T14:50:00.010-05:002011-04-26T15:14:19.071-05:00A Winner is Martin!Congratulations Martin and hello to the rest of you!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Martin Brunet </span>traveled all over the world - from Paris, to San Francisco, to Honduras, to Australia, to London and many other places and back - <span style="font-style: italic;">just </span>to display Pier Solar! He placed his sticker on his car, pined his poster at the window of a gameshop and - the "juicy" WM style part - made a Hoston sprite in the game Minecraft which he then printed out and placed at many different places. Among the many great submissions, those by Martin proved to bear the most dedication of all, and therefor the team has decided he is the winner of the Element White Pier Solar Sega Genesis Nomad. A big applause to all who participated in the competition, WaterMelon would like to thank you for that and wish you better luck next time!<br /><br />Here are a few samples of Martin's submissions:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-acAtPXDql7U/TbcmOMylNhI/AAAAAAAAACw/mPQtNXckjVo/s1600/Angleterre%2B%2528Londres%2529%2B_%2BBig%2BBen.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-acAtPXDql7U/TbcmOMylNhI/AAAAAAAAACw/mPQtNXckjVo/s400/Angleterre%2B%2528Londres%2529%2B_%2BBig%2BBen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599986687051904530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IS9EMAMsNnw/TbcljC8IYjI/AAAAAAAAACo/jWHHSPIC9Rc/s1600/1_%2B%2B%2B%2BItalie%2B%2528Rome%2529%2B_%2BLe%2BColis%25C3%25A9e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IS9EMAMsNnw/TbcljC8IYjI/AAAAAAAAACo/jWHHSPIC9Rc/s400/1_%2B%2B%2B%2BItalie%2B%2528Rome%2529%2B_%2BLe%2BColis%25C3%25A9e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599985945673228850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZSNeTn36qkg/TbcldC6EhCI/AAAAAAAAACg/DMFBlL9RSBA/s1600/France%2B%2528Paris%2529%2B_%2BTour%2BEiffel.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZSNeTn36qkg/TbcldC6EhCI/AAAAAAAAACg/DMFBlL9RSBA/s400/France%2B%2528Paris%2529%2B_%2BTour%2BEiffel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599985842585371682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8eeH-vWBPxk/TbckzJKW8iI/AAAAAAAAACY/gDh_Yc8kfGA/s1600/3_%2B%2B%2B%2BInternet%2B%2528Minecraft%2529%2B_%2Bserveur%2B92.144.85.1....jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8eeH-vWBPxk/TbckzJKW8iI/AAAAAAAAACY/gDh_Yc8kfGA/s400/3_%2B%2B%2B%2BInternet%2B%2528Minecraft%2529%2B_%2Bserveur%2B92.144.85.1....jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599985122709795362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32TsV5je-KA/TbckbcWZWBI/AAAAAAAAACI/CcgxQHQr_ro/s1600/France%2B%2528Arles%2529%2B_%2BJC%2Bgames%2B%2528avec%2Ble%2Bposter%2521%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32TsV5je-KA/TbckbcWZWBI/AAAAAAAAACI/CcgxQHQr_ro/s400/France%2B%2528Arles%2529%2B_%2BJC%2Bgames%2B%2528avec%2Ble%2Bposter%2521%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599984715543697426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aIf8nxg2Ofw/TbcklKQJdJI/AAAAAAAAACQ/0gyUfH72ANc/s1600/Rome.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aIf8nxg2Ofw/TbcklKQJdJI/AAAAAAAAACQ/0gyUfH72ANc/s400/Rome.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599984882484343954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next up: two podcast interviews!<br /><a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"></a><br />Have a good time!<br /><br />/Zebbe and the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-58809542638282723972011-04-23T19:31:00.001-05:002011-04-23T19:32:46.544-05:00Pier Solar Sold Out... AgainHi everyone! Once again, our amazing fans have gobbled up the remaining stock of Pier Solar. This was much sooner than we had originally anticipated. After careful consideration, it seems clear to us that our current production methods are not capable of satisfying demand for the game and we're assessing alternative solutions to getting Pier Solar into your hands as quickly as possible.<br />
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As a result, we won't be announcing a timeline for further availability until we've determined the best solution to the problem. Rest assured, Pier Solar will be available again in the near future. Keep checking the website or our forums for updates.<br />
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Once again, everyone at Watermelon would like to offer our sincerest thanks to everyone who has supported us this entire time. We look forward to keeping you entertained and delivering top notch gaming for your enjoyment. Keep checking in with us as we have some exciting developments planned and can't wait to share them with you.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
The Watermelon TeamUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-54194733504589004672011-04-14T09:51:00.004-05:002011-04-14T10:00:53.787-05:001up interview and Sega-16 reviewDear all,<br /><br />Ken Horowitz, editor-in-chief of Sega-16 (the number one Mega Drive/Genesis site, period), posted a review some weeks ago. Give it a read, and make sure to give the game rating if you are registered on their forum:<br />http://www.sega-16.com/review_page.php?id=205&title=Pier%20Solar%20&%20the%20Great%20Architects<br /><br />And today, an interview by Jerry Bonner with Tulio, Gwénaël and Matt was posted on 1up.com. Give that one also a read:<br />http://www.1up.com/features/pier-solar-making-brand-new-genesis-rpg<br /><br />Have a good time, folks!<br /><br />/Zebbe of the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-33477990926680441242011-04-12T10:48:00.003-05:002011-04-12T10:53:47.579-05:00Website maintenancePier Solar website and forum will go under maintenance starting April 12th 10 PM EST. The website will be transferring hosts and the date where it will be back online is unknown.<br /><br />Thank you for your understanding.<br /><br />Sincerely yours,<br /><br />/WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-90557113530614553712011-03-28T14:39:00.004-05:002011-03-28T14:46:30.772-05:00Who said Pier Solar is a grindfest?Well, whoever said it is wrong!<br /><br />tim333, legendary Pier Solar player and FAQ writer, has just completed the game without fighting anything but the required boss fights. That's right, he ran away from ALL random encounters in the entire game! What can I say? Well, I'm extremely impressed, but also thankful towards Tim who confirmed my statement that grinding isn't necessary in our game; what you need is strategy and exploration.<br /><br />You can read all about Tim's pacifist run here, where he made a "log" about it:<br /><br />http://www.piersolar.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1836<br /><br />Thanks again Tim, you are one terrific lad!<br /><br />Later, aces!<br /><br />/Zebbe and the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-58181574733579427682011-03-09T11:34:00.003-06:002011-03-09T11:58:02.529-06:00Lots of news!Hello, good sir/ma'am!<br /><br />Pier Solar's reprint edition is out of stock again. It is selling faster than it takes Sonic to cook the cartridges at our factory! It will be available again soon. We will tell you when.<br /><br />To make sure everyone can participate, including late receivers, the Nomad contest deadline is delayed until <span style="font-weight: bold;">April 16th</span>. If you want a custom-designed white Pier Solar Nomad with golden buttons and a beautiful logo, together with a lower battery power consumption mod, now is your chance!<br /><br />A few weeks ago, a cool guy called "old man" did the (probably) first Pier Solar fan art drawing. You can see it here, but beware of (maybe) harsh sexual humour (which I found hilarious, though): http://www.sega-16.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=133&pictureid=1280<br /><br />Also, a guy called Tim has made the first Pier Solar FAQ, which is located at GameFAQs: http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/618165-pier-solar/faqs<br />Great job, Tim! Now, our board may keep its bandwidth for some time ;).<br /><br />That is all for now!<br /><br />Later, aces!<br /><br />/Zebbe and the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-31566119356067468842011-02-27T12:53:00.002-06:002011-02-27T13:38:14.403-06:00Pre-orders open again!Greetings,<br /><br />As of Monday 28th of February, pre-orders for the reprint edition of Pier Solar are open again. They will ship 45 days tops after your payment, as usual.<br /><br />If you have any questions, please enter the "Order" section on our forum and ask there if you can't find an answer.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />/Zebbe and the WaterMelon team<br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Zebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-45085547497655868022011-02-25T09:47:00.004-06:002011-02-25T10:06:48.398-06:00First reprint run now shipped!Greetings!<br /><br />Our dear Fonzie has worked like a madman (he always does, by the way), with many Chinese sla... WORKERs to assemble and ship the reprint version. It was done this week. Expect great quality boxes from the factory which made the hard case for the Somy PleyStation Portabul 4 - Deluxe Edition!<br /><br />More news on Monday...<br /><br />Have a supreme weekend!<br /><br />Later, aces!<br /><br />/Zebbe and the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-86253994693802043532011-02-09T13:05:00.006-06:002011-02-09T14:13:18.223-06:00The 32X Easter Egg is now found!Greetings,<br /><br />Today, we confirm that the infamous 32X easter egg is finally found by a player! Mr. incrediblehark from Maine, USA (the same place Stephen King is from and where most of his movies/books take place) gave us this line of proof (it is in white before "It is very right!", in case it may spoil):<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><blockquote style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"I see you have the black mushroom" and you get Sonic's Shoes - The "Black Mushroom" is the 32x - because of its unusual shape - right?!</blockquote><br /><br />It is very right! This is also why I have one blue cheese stuffed mushroom on the fork in my one hand and the 32X in the other, on this very pic:<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TVLpmtvlq3I/AAAAAAAAACA/JRV2vCreY5k/s1600/P1250063.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TVLpmtvlq3I/AAAAAAAAACA/JRV2vCreY5k/s400/P1250063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571772540334222194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is me, Zebbe, and to the right we have Tiido (a.k.a. TmEE), WaterMelon's very own sound engine programmer and hardware tester as well as world famous Mega Drive modding master. We are posing in our ultr@ r@re Pier Solar t-shirts designed by the Fonz, who needs no further presentation, am I right? Also, no, you can never buy this shirt - it is WaterMelon team staff exclusive! Except for Fonzie who traveled from China to USA to meet Phyu and Tulio, me and Tiido are the only ones in WaterMelon who have met each other in real life. This photo was taken the week before last week when I took the boat across the pond (The Baltic Sea) to see him, as he did when visited me 1,5 years ago. Now, I ran out of things to write and really need to empty my catheter, so see you around folks!<br /><br />Have a great time!<br /><br />/Zebbe of the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-19637164857621825892011-01-17T16:21:00.013-06:002011-01-17T16:45:04.420-06:00Pier Solar @ Retro Gathering - again!Greetings!<br /><br />Two days ago, I went to Retro Gathering Winter Edition (a retro video games event in Stockholm, Sweden) with my brother. There, we showed off the finished version of Pier Solar. Everybody who saw it dropped their jaws to the floor and gave me eternal praise. A dude also photographed my custom made WaterMelon shirt. Except for all this, there were also lots of friendly people, games to play and buy and many other things! Here are some pics:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTCZsATe4I/AAAAAAAAABE/gua3eYvDUyo/s1600/shirt1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTCZsATe4I/AAAAAAAAABE/gua3eYvDUyo/s400/shirt1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563285186274360194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The shirt blows anything by Dolce & Gabbana agay, hrmm, aW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTCvj95NMI/AAAAAAAAABM/_Ryd3o4LPQ8/s1600/shirt2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTCvj95NMI/AAAAAAAAABM/_Ryd3o4LPQ8/s400/shirt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563285562073887938" border="0" /></a>AY.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTDBR4utFI/AAAAAAAAABU/4c6hUYfmyrg/s1600/table.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTDBR4utFI/AAAAAAAAABU/4c6hUYfmyrg/s400/table.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563285866458035282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You CAN'T get this shirt, not even if you beg a lot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our table this time around. I had some private stuff for sale. Almost everyone wanted to buy my Nomad, or "Game Gear" as some people tend to think it is.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTDnV2n0NI/AAAAAAAAABc/8_mlEut2MoQ/s1600/gaminggrannar.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTDnV2n0NI/AAAAAAAAABc/8_mlEut2MoQ/s400/gaminggrannar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563286520357966034" border="0" /></a><br />GamingGrannar.se's table. These guys are always friendly and cool. They didn't have any Sega shirt for <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTD9Uq-DlI/AAAAAAAAABk/Y2HjxcIdaFw/s1600/musicquiz.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTD9Uq-DlI/AAAAAAAAABk/Y2HjxcIdaFw/s400/musicquiz.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563286897997778514" border="0" /></a>me though. But that's okay. I have a WM shirt!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTEW6RBBgI/AAAAAAAAABs/q7Gn9-D-s4o/s1600/gamestoplay.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTEW6RBBgI/AAAAAAAAABs/q7Gn9-D-s4o/s400/gamestoplay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563287337586198018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The music quiz this time around. I recognized some tracks, although most games where from before I was born!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some games you could play. Mega Drive, Super N******o, Neo-Geo, Atari something. The Neo-Geo is highly overrated!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTE4FGm62I/AAAAAAAAAB0/0L828DgBpVQ/s1600/auction.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TTTE4FGm62I/AAAAAAAAAB0/0L828DgBpVQ/s400/auction.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563287907431017314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The auction. I didn't buy anything this time around. Last time I bought some Streets of Rage 2 poster standee thingy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That's all for now folks... We'll be right back!<br /><br />(Grrrr.... It looks NOTHING like this with the pics and all when I layout the blog post. I don't have time to fix it, I must go to sleep now!)<br /><br />/Zebbe of the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-91188489971825066282010-12-31T10:13:00.005-06:002011-01-08T16:34:32.442-06:00Happy new run!Greetings,<br /><br />Some people are still waiting for their packages from China - may the force be with you!<br /><br />Due to massive demand, WaterMelon won't wait and has decided to produce another run of their instant hit Mega Drive/Genesis RPG Pier Solar and the Great Architects. It's named ”reprint edition" and here is everything you need to know about it:<br /><br />*The game is exactly the same as the original versions. Languages included are: English, French and German.<br />*The box is a original clamshell case similar to those used back in the day. The design is an homage to the "black grid" layout.<br />*The manual, in English, comes in b/w and is shaped in the pure 16-bit tradition.<br />*An awesome sticker sheet is included, so you may have the chance to win our contest if you order quickly (please see on our homepage: http://www.piersolar.com/).<br />*The price is US$45, including shipping and handling to anywhere in the world! You can buy it now. Payment is made with PayPal only. We shall be able to start shipping this ”reprint edition" within next 45 days!<br /><span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Side note: No disc? Yes, the game won't include the Enhanced Soundtrack Disc but will be compatible with it. Here is the download link to burn your own disc if you want to use it with the game:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.piersolar.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1541">Enhanced CD Download topic</a><br /></span></span><br />Happy new year!<br /><br />/WaterMelon team</div>Zebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-64572267649334666862010-12-13T23:41:00.003-06:002010-12-14T14:01:19.305-06:00Pier Solar is shippedHello friends! <br /><br />After 6 years in the making, endless improvements and nameless efforts by all members of this project, it finally happened! <br /><br />It wasn't without much sweat, days, nights and holidays spent. Countless discussions some arguments and for sure absolutely lots of passion that it was possible. <br /><br />Many thanks to all people involved! And even more thanks to all customers who pre-ordered this game since 2 years ago, putting your faith on our team, I have not enough words to thank you. <br /><br />Keep tuned on our website (<a href="http://www.piersolar.com">www.piersolar.com</a>) for news on this project. The game has shipped but the story has just begun. <br /><br />Best regards,<br />-Tulio AdrianoTulio Adrianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935895596182491992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-14004761213500447512010-12-10T06:54:00.010-06:002010-12-10T07:31:45.650-06:00Did someone say something about a release date?Well as you may have seen over on our FaceBook page something is indeed stirring!<br /><br />It seems Pier Solar won't have an "official" release date; instead it'll be left to one of you folk to shout up and spread the joyous news when you receive your copy in the post...<br /><br />When will shipping actually start? This is still surrounded in mystery but it'll be soon I know that much!<br /><br />I guess this new entry answers all the emails I keep receiving that ask "When is the release date?"<br /><br />Ta Ta for Now!<br />Matt Bennion (Public type advisor person / Web Master) of the WaterMelon team :-)matteushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618949865608083744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-91402507999331379612010-12-01T05:14:00.008-06:002010-12-01T05:22:33.186-06:00A one off to get you in the moodHi Folks,<br />It's been some considerable time since I posted anything on the blog! As most of you will know by now the game has reached the Packing stage.<br /><br />I just wanted to wet your appetite a bit and leak a PCM track that i've had on my computer for a while :-) I'm not even entirely sure this is the final mix... but hey it'll get you in the mood :D<br /><br />Fonz will slap my wrists later no doubt ;-)<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OkxsXneS43Y?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OkxsXneS43Y?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />TTFN,<br />Matt (Public type advisor person / Web Master) of the WaterMelon team :-)matteushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618949865608083744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-59362684272586458252010-11-16T22:57:00.000-06:002010-11-16T22:57:42.459-06:00And You Think You've Waited Long for Pier Solar...Sometimes, we at Watermelon Development get a little knackered on all the praise you guys give us and convince ourselves that we're doing something wholly unique. After all, who else would release a full fledged RPG on long dead hardware? Who else would spend this many years crafting a full fledged retro adventure to deliver unto the masses? <br />
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<a href="http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/11/newcomer_c64_rpg_thats_been_20.php">Well, these guys would.</a> And they have caught us with mouths agape. <br />
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<i>Newcomer</i> is a PC style RPG, finished after over twenty years of development, and released for the ... drumroll ... <i>Commodore 64.</i><br />
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you people who are actually more bat shit crazy than we are. And that's awesome. <br />
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Here's what awaits you after unboxing this massive indie RPG:<br />
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- 70-280 gaming hours for the 1st play-through<br />
- 180'000+ words of in-game text<br />
- 180+ character portrait GFX<br />
- 130+ inventory item and gadget GFX<br />
- 100+ cutscene GFX<br />
- 50+ game areas<br />
- 30+ level GFX sets<br />
- Animated Intro and Outro<br />
- Total game size of 2 MB<br />
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So, head on over to <a href="http://www.newcomer.hu/">their website</a> for more information or check out this cool post at <a href="http://playthisthing.com/project-multiple-dev-generations-igf-2011">Play This Thing</a>.<br />
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And to the next person who complains about Pier Solar's development time: I promise I will beat you to death with a copy of this game.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vkJih7XMVWg/TONgc123AMI/AAAAAAAAAG4/8nIBIS2tchI/s1600/intro-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vkJih7XMVWg/TONgc123AMI/AAAAAAAAAG4/8nIBIS2tchI/s1600/intro-2.png" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-77351340841356063372010-10-03T14:16:00.009-05:002010-10-04T14:41:51.510-05:00WaterMelon @ Retro Gathering<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TKoq2WtbhlI/AAAAAAAAAAM/rBq6vkukEhU/s1600/PICT2475.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TKoq2WtbhlI/AAAAAAAAAAM/rBq6vkukEhU/s400/PICT2475.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524275006220764754" border="0" /></a><br />The day before yesterday was a great day. For the fifth year, Retro Gathering, a Swedish old school video and computer game event, was held. It was the second year I attended it, and the first year I had a table of my own.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TKorB3klTKI/AAAAAAAAAAU/NowjY3VGeUk/s1600/PICT2467.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JKYCHytt-Hg/TKorB3klTKI/AAAAAAAAAAU/NowjY3VGeUk/s400/PICT2467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524275204020587682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That table was pretty much only booked to present Pier Solar to other attenders. I received a few weeks old prototype cartridge from Tulio earlier last week, including the soundtrack disc, which were both playing for eight hours on an old CRT TV with RGB output. Many attenders came to test the game, talk to me about the development and eat watermelon candy. People were very impressed with the graphics, and also the fact that we're making a NEW Mega Drive game and releasing it on cartridge.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'd like to send some blast processing hails to the following:<br /><br />Nissling<br />Gaming Grannar<br />The Retro Gathering Crew<br />My brother Zimon<br />Instinqt<br />Jan<br />The guy who pre-ordered the game "three years ago"<br />Retro.se, my nice table neighbours<br />The friendly guy who helped me carry my stuff after the event was over<br />Anyone who feels like he was forgotten<br /><br />We had no news to bring with this event, but later this month some good ones are coming for you. Stay tuned!<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />/Zebbe of the WaterMelon teamZebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456520131673236000.post-58489385412673448042010-09-02T03:49:00.008-05:002010-09-03T03:27:20.986-05:00September updateHello friends of Pier Solar,<br /><br />We must clarify the unfortunate news about the Japanese version a bit and apologize again for the inconvenience. We could never find anyone to proof-read the Japanese script and our last hopes for it bursted a few weeks ago. For that reason, we had decided to remove the Japanese language from the game for obvious reasons (Japanese readers may understand).<br /><br />The Japanese packaging version will still contain English. And we added Spanish and French.<br />Minor notes: The menues are still available in Japanese if choosen. And the packaging remains Japanese style, of course.<br /><br />If you wanted to play the game in Japanese and cannot stand playing in English, French or Spanish, please contact us and we will try to find a solution for you.<br /><br />-----------------------<br /><br />Bug extermination is going greatly. Thanks to all new testers, we are still testing all languages! As we said last time, the main focus is on tuning the difficulty, which means making the game <span style="font-style: italic;">harder</span>! Not "grind-like-crazy-up-to-level-17-to-be-able-to-kill-the-first-boss"-hard, but more like "challenging hard".<br /><br />And now for the part we really WANT you to read. We will need some hardware testers for the rarer Sega Mega Drive/Genesis hardware revisions. If you have any of the WonderMega, MegaJet, MegaLD and/or Tera Drive revisions and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> without doubt have time and dedication to test the game</span>, please contact us.<br /><br />Have a great time, everyone!<br /><br />/Zebbe, Fonzie and the WaterMelon team<br /><br />PS. Going to Retro Gathering in Stockholm 2nd-3rd October? Great. You can test Pier Solar then, if you feel unsure about buying it beforehand. See you there! DS.Zebbehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.com0