Happy Aquaria Day!

Posted by Brandon "BMcC" McCartin Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:55:00 GMT

HD trailer here.

Well, Aquaria has been out for over an Earth Year now (as of December 7th). Pretty hard to believe. I remember back in the day when it was all, “Why don’t these damn turtles move?!” And now look at it. All grown up and shipped and critically acclaimed and everything.

Here is the newest trailer ever, in honor of the game’s anniversary and, more excitingly, Big Update. This weekend, Bit Blot will release Aquaria version 1.1.1 (for Windows). This patch includes “widescreen, graphics and audio enhancements, improved puzzles, a new/awesome map system and more.” And a reduced price.

Alec and Derek have been working hard on this update since the game launched, addressing all the feedback the game’s received. (And that’s a lot!) If there was ever a time to get Aquaria, it’s now. (Yeah, I’m talking to you—no more excuses!)

Congrats, guys! A series of increasingly complex high-fives is in order.

NOTE: Dunno why this ain’t been posted yet, but a Mac version is also now available.

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  1. BMcC said about 1 hour later:

    Glasses onnnnn.

  2. BMcC said about 1 hour later:

    Wait, why wasn’t that said at Gamma?!

  3. Optrirominiluikus said about 1 hour later:

    For Windoze? For reals? I’m there!

  4. Lez said about 3 hours later:

    Nice one guys, I need to get around to actually buying the damn game as apposed to forgeting aboht it in the christmas/new year season D:

  5. Loover said about 4 hours later:

    Great! Hey, how many units have you already sold?

  6. BMcC said about 4 hours later:

    I just realized I also got MARRIED December 7th. What a year it has been!

  7. jjcast said about 4 hours later:

    Sounds awesome! Can’t wait ‘til the weekend… =)

  8. mjau said about 4 hours later:

    Any news on the Linux version?

  9. Jink said about 5 hours later:

    I would love to play the shit out of Aquaria because it does look like a great game and visually, it is very beautiful. But my fear of the deep sea prevents me from playing it. :( (a fear instilled in me from a little game on the mega drive called ecco the dolphin)

  10. Valkyrie said about 6 hours later:

    YES! Now we’ve got something to sate us until the OST comes out. Awesome news.

  11. Derek said about 7 hours later:

    Thanks, guys! <3

    Also, BMcC: WHOA, YOU GOT MARRIED? WHICH LUCKY TIGFORUMS MEMBER WAS IT?

  12. xerus said about 8 hours later:

    It was Goldbuick.

  13. ZeppMan217 said about 8 hours later:

    Reduced price? For how much reduced? And, WOULD YOU KINDLY UNBAN ME ON FORUMS, HUH!?

  14. I Like Cake said about 9 hours later:

    Sure, wait until the weekend when I have exams why don’t you?

    In other news: hurray!

  15. MedO said about 11 hours later:

    This weekend? YES! YES! YES! Also, YES!

  16. crukid said about 11 hours later:

    congrats, bit blot!

  17. Imaginationac said about 12 hours later:

    This is the worst time for you to release the patch for Windows. I have exams and paper to write. Damn you Bit Blot!

    Seriously though, can’t wait. Hopefully now I can finish the game.

  18. Damir said about 12 hours later:

    i am from Serbia and i was born on December 7th and i bought Aquaria on the same day AQUARIA IS AWSOME

  19. Noyb said about 14 hours later:

    YESSS! I’ve been waiting to buy Aquaria since the announcement of the patch this summer. :D

  20. Gold Cray said about 14 hours later:

    Well, I guess it’s time to start playing Aquaria again…

  21. Big Lon said about 15 hours later:

    Have yet to play Aquaria… but seems that will change very soon indeed.

  22. Cobalt said about 16 hours later:

    So… no Linux version? That’s too bad. If I made a game, I’d at least make native ports to Windows, OS X, and Linux. But that’s just me. How big is Aquaria, anyway? Maybe you could plop all three versions on the same disc…

  23. BMcC said about 16 hours later:

    Yes, because that’s SO easy it’s practically no work at all.

  24. shinygerbil said about 17 hours later:

    high fives while grabbing one foot with the other hand

  25. Cobalt said about 19 hours later:

    Hey, I know, BMcC. I know that it’s a pain, but making games is pretty difficult, too. There are game libraries like LOVE (not the game) that make it extremely easy to port to Windows, OS X and Linux, though. I’m guessing that Aquaria was made in some commercial suite or with a library that’s difficult to port with.

  26. Sigvatr said about 24 hours later:

    Posted by BMcC, !Derek

  27. Alec said about 24 hours later:

    Cobalt: Assume makes an “ass” of “u” and “me”!

    Aquaria was programmed with SDL, OpenGL and FMOD which are all cross-platform. In fact, I even got a really broken version of the game running on Linux back in the day. Check it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTRJVhrvwLg

    However, actually getting the Linux version fully tested and primed for release is something that I don’t have time for right now. I’ve got a pile of stuff left to do with Aquaria, a bunch of proposals to finish and I’m also running and working for another indie company. (http://infiniteammo.ca)

    I’m really swamped right now! A linux port is something I’d like to do, but until I can find the time, its low on my priority list.

    However, with all that said, the Windows version of Aquaria runs perfectly fine in Linux under Wine. :)

  28. Eclipse said 1 day later:

    i’ve lost my ye olde aquaria registration code :’( is there a sort of “put your mail and get back the code” form around?

  29. Ghede said 1 day later:

    I bought it but never backed it up. There is no redownload feature at the store. At some point or another, it was uninstalled. The install file was deleted or lost. Crap.

  30. Eclipse said 1 day later:

    :\

  31. Alec said 1 day later:

    Shoot me an email with some of your purchase details: zaphire@gmail.com

    I would recommend waiting until the weekend though, so you can get 1.1.1 when I reactivate your download. :)

  32. corpus said 1 day later:

    Aquaria is the rockingest.

    I need to buy it..

  33. Cobalt said 1 day later:

    @Alec: I assumed that you were having difficulty porting, and I was right, wasn’t I? I’m sure the libraries are cross-platform, but apparently they’re difficult to cleanly port with if you’ve been having so many problems. No offense or anything.

  34. Teknogames said 1 day later:

    Congratulations!

    This deserves a chair five:

    Get two rolling chairs and kick off the opposing walls, when you come toward your friend, hold your hand out so that you high five.

  35. Alec said 1 day later:

    That sounds epic. O_O

  36. Kovski said 4 days later:

    Ha! I did it! Finally I am a proud owner of an original Aquaria copy! Now I only need to save some money to preorder Overgrowth…

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