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Woogi World "Viral" game

Posted by BoMToons Apr. 22, 2008 @ 9:08 PM EDT

Ok, using the term "viral" makes me feel like a buzzword-happy MBA student, but I can't think of anything better to describe the purpose of latest game I submitted to the portal:

Vanquish Those Viruses

Now, before I go on, I know it's a Dr. Mario clone, but it's a darn good one and the first Dr. Mario clone I've seen in flash.

My involvement in the game was actually pretty limited, I directed my WW art team and a programmer at Woogi World coded it. Originally it was crafted for inclusion in the Woogi World "Nutrition Buiilding" so had some things about it that didn't make it very friendly for distribution on the web, so I took the .fla and tweaked some things like adding a preloader and a pause button and some keyboard controls for navigation.

Its main purpose is to drive traffic to Woogi World by being stolen and spread around the Internet. We've started to see a small trickle since its release and the flow is steadily increasing. I'm of the opinion that a more original game would probably do a lot more for us and I have one that I was more heavily involved in (concept, art, and level design) called "Wooglings." I'm prepping it to release sometime soon. It's similar to my game "Moroni's March" but with some interface tweaks that I wish I had thought of for Moroni's March.

Hopefully that one will make a bit more of a splash on the Web and get the word out about Woogi World.

In other Woogi World news, we just completed the first phase of our PETS. We call pets in WW "Xoogies." There's a pic of the Xoogi store launch party below. Also, Chase from Tomorrow's Nobody and 2 other artists have joined the WW art team to design Woogi Clothing and Furniture! Right now WW is a bustling and up-coming online community, but we really need to get lots of kids to join up so we can keep going strong.

So, how do you think we can get a flood of kid traffic to Woogi World?

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Updated: 04/22/08 10:51 PM Log in to comment! | Share this!

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Apr. 22, 2008 | 10:00 PM JonBro says:

Where did you come up with the idea of Woogi World, anyway? It really is something!

I've never actually signed up to Woogi World, but I probably will fairly soon. It looks like Neopets, only with more editing, colors, and awesomeness.

As for Vanguish those Viruses; it's EXACTLY like Dr. Mario, which is definitely impressive. I've never seen any other Dr. Mario Flash games before, but I'm sure that yours will remain the best for a long time if any more are made.

Will the Xoogies pets look like actual pets, or will they look like gumdrops like the Wiggi creatures? Just wondering.

I'm not sure how you can get a flood of kid traffic to Woogi World... How do most popular kid's sites start? =\

Apr. 22, 2008 | 10:39 PM BoMToons responds:

Woogi world is the culmination of a lot of peoples' ideas, and yeah, it's like NeoPets 2.0 :-P but much more interactive and cohesive with a more educational and kid-oriented slant.

Glad you liked VTV.

The Xoogies start out as either a sphere or a cube, each with different sets of "nodes" from which the Xoogi can be built up to more advanced states or to which body parts can be attached, so there's a lot of editing capability and creativity that can go into making a really cool custom pet. Kind of like "SPORE" but in 2D :)

Updated: Apr. 22, 2008, 10:44 PM
Apr. 22, 2008 | 10:11 PM Wurmy1029 says:

Do you have an estimate of how many people play the game right now? Looks like a lot :o

Apr. 22, 2008 | 10:42 PM BoMToons responds:

We have thousands of accounts and more people signing up every day. That picture is a bit of an anomoly because the pet store opening time and place was spread around for a while beforehand so a huge crowd gathered...people are usually more spread out between the various destinations buildings and screens on a normal day.

Updated: Apr. 22, 2008, 10:42 PM
Apr. 22, 2008 | 10:18 PM jmtb02 says:

I can't find Waldo in that picture.

Apr. 22, 2008 | 10:43 PM BoMToons responds:

Look carefully.

Apr. 22, 2008 | 11:21 PM CrazyChihuahua says:

After looking for Waldo, I noticed the thief-looking character to the right of the Xoogies building, behind the bush. Coincidence, I'm sure, but humourous nonetheless.

I checked it out, and it's actually a very cool site. As for getting a flood of kids on there, well, I'm not sure how to advertise to kids on the internet. I figured all kids just went to sites like yours, but I guess they have to get it from somewhere :P

Apr. 22, 2008 | 11:58 PM BoMToons responds:

Yeah, I know gaming sites attract a lot of kids, so that's my best method so far for spreading the word.

Apr. 23, 2008 | 11:00 AM The-EXP says:

In my day they were called Wiggi's.

"Hello little Wiggi" Said the STRANGER.

Apr. 23, 2008 | 12:30 PM BoMToons responds:

Those strangers of yours scare the heck out of the kids. Seriously, we've had calls from angry parents whose kids are crying from being creeped out. :)

I guess that will teach kids to be scared of British accents.

Updated: Apr. 23, 2008, 2:52 PM
Apr. 23, 2008 | 12:57 PM MindChamber says:

"Now, before I go on, I know it's a Dr. Mario clone, but it's a darn good one and the first Dr. Mario clone I've seen in flash."

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /211463 lols you shouldve looked harder.

anyways cute clone. wouldve been nice if you added your own twist to it, ourside of a new face over.

Apr. 23, 2008 | 2:52 PM BoMToons responds:

Ha ha, that game's more original in concept than ours :-P

I think we've learned our lesson about just re-skinning the classics.

Updated: Apr. 23, 2008, 2:53 PM
Apr. 24, 2008 | 7:55 AM JonBro says:

Huh. I actually knew about ChromoBlast. I just hadn't ever played it. The description said it was a cross between Dr. Mario and Space Invaders, so I didn't think it was quite the same thing at all. XD

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