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NEW:
Armed For Battle is now available in either a Loose Cartridge or Cartridge In Box!
Details and purchase information is at infiniteneslives.com (http://www.infiniteneslives.com/aux18.php)

The Demo is available at my Development Blog - http://1010howe.blogspot.com/

 Tutorials on How To Play (these videos show the new look of the game):

Castle/Kingdom View (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiedM5uhWTE)

Upgrade Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS54Nn491Gk)

World View (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVNQYMmZFA)

Battle View (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdhQSAPhnsc)


Older Info:

Hi all, I'm here to post about the game I'm creating for NES, a real time strategy called Armed for Battle. This has been in production for 2 years, and is finally nearing it's completion.

There will be a demo by the end of the year - maybe sooner. If you PM me with your email, I will add you to a list that gets contacted at the time of demo release, cartridge release, etc.


Trailer 1 - showing Castle View where you build your town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7V_CSzbwaI
(this view has been modified just a bit for the final product)

Trailer 2 - showing World View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilPleLInr4

Trailer 3 - showing Battle View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEzaI2w_xC0


I hope you like it, and look forward to any comments. If you'd like to know more about this game, please check out this interview (http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2013/05/10/rgn-exclusive-interview-with-frank-westphal-creator-and-programmer-of-upcoming-nes-homebrew-game-title-armed-for-battle/#more-5480) at RetroGameNetwork.com, which will talk more in depth about the gameplay, and it also gives a bit of background for this project.


[img width=600 height=477]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k57/rizz1010/afbbrochure600_zps771cd66a.png[/img]

My latest progress has been on the instruction manual. Here is a sample:

[img width=700 height=266]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k57/rizz1010/AfBManual23_zpsdf1363ee.png[/img]

Looks great! PM Sent.

Looks awesome! PM sent.

I appreciate the kind words.  Addicted & Shadow Kisuragi - you are both added.  Thanks!

Interesting...

PM sent! Looking forward to it!

I now have a development blog (http://1010howe.blogspot.com/).  I'm hoping to add some sort of content weekly - if I have nothing new to talk about, I will add old stuff, which might be scans from when I was designing parts of the game on paper.  I used to go nuts over the Nintendo Power articles that had to do with game development, so maybe you'll find this to be cool.
 
The latest entries in the blog feature a preliminary sketch for the box artwork, and an interview from pixlbit.com.

I've still got your flier from Too Many Games. ;D

What is the estimated price point?

That is awesome to hear!  I can't really comment on a price quite yet, since I'm working out details, but I'm hoping to keep it in the vicinity of some other homebrew releases.

Armed For Battle now has a demo you can download!
 
 
The demo is at my blog (the blog is very new too, so please check it out):
http://1010howe.blogspot.com/
 
 
My youtube channel has 4 tutorial videos that will show you how various parts of the game are played.  You will also see the newer look of the game in the videos:
 
Castle/Kingdom View (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiedM5uhWTE)

Upgrade Screen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS54Nn491Gk)

World View (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVNQYMmZFA)

Battle View (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdhQSAPhnsc)
 
 
If you have any additional questions about how gameplay works, please contact me, or you can add the question to the comments section of the video.

Hope you like it!

I'm looking forward to trying out the demo. I just need some free time...

Rizz, you should post that black box artwork you have for this.  It really ads to the overall allure.

Thanks for the suggestion:

[img width=700 height=451]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k57/rizz1010/1010%20Howe%20Blog/AFBfrontsidebackbox_zps7b574507.png[/img]


Please check out my blog, which has been getting updated about weekly.

Could I be added to the list please.

Nice box art!

My blog (http://1010howe.blogspot.com) has been getting updated about every week or two.  Please check it out.

I will have the game with me again at this year's Midwest Gaming Classic  (http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/) (April 12 near Milwaukee).

If you don't want to miss the release of this game, or other significant updates,
please PM me with your email address.

Please check out my blog (http://1010howe.blogspot.com) for the latest updates!

[img width=700 height=511]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k57/rizz1010/1010%20Howe%20Blog/IMG_8866_zpscd71fa64.jpg[/img]

As always, please PM me if you'd like to be on my contact list for important announcements.

Looks awesome!

It does look awesome!

Thank you guys for the compliments!

I have a new demo now available on my blog (http://1010howe.blogspot.com).  In this demo, you'll get a look at the new resource collection, new battle casualty scene, new music on transition screens that didn't have music before, and the new building found in the game.  My blog has been getting updated about every week or so.  As always, please send me your email if you'd like notification when the cartridge is released.  Thanks!

Saw your email last night about fixing the crash in the demo near game end. Getting eager to try it out, but haven't had a chance to sit down with it yet. :(

Limited Edition will be released in May!  Check out my blog (http://1010howe.blogspot.com) for details.  Contact me (easiest way is to use my blog's contact form) if you want notification when the release is here!

(hope you get a chance to try it out Shadow Kisuargi)

I have some exciting things to share.

The Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glFVBmsM9K8)
(featuring a few parts of the gameplay you likely have not yet seen)

The auction for 29 Limited Edition copies. (http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=128092)

Pictures of the Limited Edition items (http://1010howe.blogspot.com/p/limited-edition.html)


The auction will end on June 5th (less than a week), so check out the info above soon!

:'(

Just when my wife is out of work.

Armed For Battle is now available in either a Loose Cartridge or Cartridge In Box!
Details and purchase information is at infiniteneslives.com (http://www.infiniteneslives.com/aux18.php)

Thanks for looking!

I just received my copy yesterday.

The game is currently $5 off until the end of the day:

http://www.infiniteneslives.com/aux18.php

Awesome - hope you like it.  Looking forward to your comments.

Armed For Battle (http://www.infiniteneslives.com/aux18.php) will be at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (http://retrogamingexpo.com/) happening next weekend!

At the Infinite NES Lives booth, you can come see and demo the game.  You'll also be able to save on shipping AND get an additional $5 off with the coupon at my blog (http://1010howe.blogspot.com/).

I'm very excited to be in attendance this year at the show!

Are you going to be at the booth too? I'll stop by and say "hi" and would love to try your game.

I'll be in the Tetris area, at the Infinite NES Lives booth from time to time, and roaming the convention.  Hope to run into you while I'm there!

Not sure if you bought one at PRGE, nupoile, but if you did, I'd love to hear what you think?


Also...

Sale coming up!

Armed For Battle (http://www.infiniteneslives.com/aux18.php) will be $5 off from Black Friday through Cyber Monday (11/28 - 12/1).

If you haven't been to  InfiniteNESLives lately, 2 other homebrews have been added to the products page. (http://infiniteneslives.com/products.php)

It's a sad story on my end. I did go to the booth and did see Armed for Battle but decided to put off playing it until the second day. The sad part is we never made it back for Sunday, I missed out on several things I was planning on doing. Something came up on our end and we had to take care of that rather than head back to the show.

I did ask about you at the booth though, when I stoppped by briefly, early Saturday morning. The guys there said you were out on the floor somewhere.

Hope it went well for you.

Sorry I missed you, and it's too bad that you had to miss part of your weekend.  If you were looking to try the game, you can always give the online demo a try.  Maybe we'll run into each other next year.