The History Of Troopanum Game For The Blind Part1

Posted on: May 16th, 2011 at 8:07 AM
by Justin Daubenmire
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Since this Thursday – May 19 – is my birthday, I wanted to do something really really fun on the blog. This is going to be tons of fun, are you ready? I am going to release a 4 part pod cast series on the making of Troopanum – a fast action space shooter game for the blind. I’m going to take you behind the scenes and let you hear me and Dan Zingaro discuss a lot of raw facts of what went on into making this game for the blind. In this podcast, Dan and I hung out and discussed the very first version of Troopanum – Troopanum 1.0. Here is some yummy stuff that we discussed:

  • How me and Dan met
  • Troopanum was originally called Paratroopers… oh my!
  • Our arcade gaming backgrounds
  • Dan cheats on his programming test!
  • Justin’s programming background
  • What releasing the first version was like… mistakes and all!
  • Dan blows off programming tasks to play Troopanum… really?
  • Judy, Justin’s wife, recorded the first voice overs using a high quality microphone from Radio Shack… not!
  • What was up with unpacking game files?
  • The system requirements for Troopanum 1.0

Be sure to listen to the entire podcast, and of course, post a comment, ok?

And, during this podcast series, I’ll be offering a 20% discount off the regular price of both Classic Troopanum and Troopanum 2.0. Make sure to take advantage of it!

Note: the BlindSoftware.com site shows the regular prices of the games but when you go to the secure order form you will see the 20% discount taken off of the regular price.

Click this link to listen to the podcast…

See you next week for part 2!
Justin


2 comments so far...

  • Bryan McGucken Said on May 17th, 2011 at 8:55 pm:

    Justin, this is awesome. In a weird way, it gives me hope for my own interest in game development, what with BGT just coming on the scene. It amazes me just how far you all guys have come since 2003 when I first tried Troop 1.1. Can’t wait for episode 2!

  • Justin Daubenmire Said on May 21st, 2011 at 9:08 am:

    Hey Bryan thanks for the post. Glad that you found it inspiring. Our second one is coming out soon so get ready!

    Talk soon,
    Justin