These two things mix just as good as salt and an open wound but I figured I'd give you all a well deserved occasional Money Man update. I'm sure that you're just thinking "Oh he's just gonna ramble about how it's being worked on and not releasing until next year.", and if you are then, you're right.

This game is something that's starting to bother me a lot tbh. I have the time to work on it but its tough because now that I've finally got around to working on the pause menu and options menu all of the audio related bullshit is being such a pain. If you know anything about audio balancing and Construct 3 then I might want some help here but I think I'll just keep chipping away at the process.

I feel as if something is just preventing me from finishing the game, it's like every time I make progress some ridiculous shit happens and it wont work out. It just wont let me finish it. It's such a goddamn pain in the ass I just wanna destroy my computer because of it.

I don't stoop down to that level though so I would never do that...but it's still pretty frustrating.

Regardless I rewrote the story a bit to more accurately describe it and implement it into the game so that nothing is an incoherent mess. I figured I'd put more time into it so it comes out the way I imagine. The last thing I wanna deal with is a bunch of stupid plot holes that people take years to figure out. I want it to be a puzzle with all of it's pieces on the table, so if there's something you don't under stand you probably lost a piece. Of course not everything will be explained but I want the general story and lore to be apparent.

Besides GUI, audio and story issues the game is going well. It's driving me a little mad but I'm managing to get through it all. College has been nice though and I'm having a good time...gonna miss out on a lot of meetups though... D:

Hope you are all well though, tell me about your day if you wanna!

Take care!

-Ant :]

Hey guys, I have some unfortunate news to disclose. While this may not come as a shock to many I still think it may be a little disappointing to hear. “Money Man: Refunded” is going to be delayed until next year.

The deadline I’ve put onto myself was not enough time to get the game finished, and while most of the game is complete there are many gaps to fill in, scenes to film and tons more polish and care being put into the project. I really, really care about this project and want to make something that’s a difficult, polished and well written experience and the clock is ticking so unfortunately the game will not be released during Q3 of this year.

The reasons for this are due to many family related things, going into college, work in the way, life and everything else straining my brain that slowed down the process. Everything could’ve been finished from the time I announced it could be released but I’ve been so overwhelmed and stressed and my mind still hasn’t accepted it yet. It’s like everything flashed before my eyes and I suddenly spawned in as this 18 year old game developer with everything in my past being a foggy mess.

This project has become larger and larger over the years and is finally in a state where all of the pieces are on the table and all I have to do is finish the puzzle. I’ve even got some interesting names attached to this so I’d like this to all be executed properly.

I will say that there may be stuff to look forward to in the meantime but until then I’ll still be pretty silent about my current projects until they are finished so please hold tight and be sure to look out for any future news posts. ;]

Once again I’m sorry for all of this and to those who are working on the project with me that aren’t getting many updates as well as other people I’ve attempted to, and failed to work with while simultaneously working on MMR, but just know that I appreciate all of you for going on this journey with me because this game has pretty much been my life for the past 4 years and it’s been amazing working on it.

This will be the last time I mention MMR until it's final and actual release date.

Check out the first trailer if you haven't already!

Thanks and I’ll catch you all on the flip side!

-Ant

P.S.

If you have any questions that you’d like to have answered about me or Money Man: Refunded I’ll try to answer them as best as I can, so feel free to ask! :D

oh yeah happy clock day lol

Pico Day 2024!!!! :D

This was an absolute blast, everyone here was so damn nice and fun to chat with. I met so many cool peeps here and hope to continue to go to these meetups to see them again and again! I haven't had this much fun at an event until that day so thanks to everyone there for making this a day to remember! :]

Here are some pics with @TomFulp, @SrPelo, @BrandyBuizel, @KevSomeone, @playBlast, @Droid, @houndkidz & @Owen!

I met so many more people there too I just wish I had taken more photos :P

It was great meeting everyone at the event and especially managing to get every card in the set! >:]

Its not in the correct order in the picture but here are all of the cards + misprints and the prototype!

Thanks to everyone who helped me complete my set, @KevSomeone is a legend for getting the last card me and @GaydsIdit were missing which was #86!

DIdn't expect Eat Spajeje 2 to get Frontpaged or get Daily 3rd, thanks!

It was briefly disguised as Money Man: Refunded and still is technically though I changed the title, thumbnail, and description lol

MMR is going to be out soon hopefully

For more dumb games like that check out the playlist below!

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Hey guys, first of all I know I said I wouldn't talk much about it anymore a few posts ago but I think this post should be made to make people aware of what this game is going to be. This will be my final news post updating you about the game until it is nearly complete! :D

Money Man: Refunded

Cover art made by Pyronator and the logo is changing soon...

Release date: Q3 2024

Rating: M for Mature (17+)

Genre: Platformer & RPG

This game will be a reimagining of the game below:

Story:

Money Man was a professional golfer who lost interest in his hobby and didn’t know what to do next. He had an obsession with gaining more money but without his golf career, he didn’t have a way to get any. He then got an online gambling addiction and lost all of his money. After losing interest in gambling with all of his cash gone, he strives to collect more money and finds the TeleWarp GPU which allows him to warp to different areas of the world where he can take unclaimed money. Although unknown to Money Man, there's someone else who has bigger plans in mind...

General Information:

This is a game about loss. This whole game centers around a player character that is unaware of strange things to around him. This has been a huge fan made project of mine based on the works of Jazzuo. (More information about Jazzuo can be found here: https://jazzuo.net/categories/about/) I have been working on this ever since I released Money Man: Classic in 2021 (about 3 years ago) and it'll be uploaded here for free and will be available to anyone who is 17+.

Age Rating Reasons:

The reason for the age rating is due to the violent nature some scenes in the game have and if you are sensitive to certain topics such as alcohol abuse, gambling, addiction, guns, blood, loss, suicide, and disappearances this may not be a good game for you. While I'm aware a lot of these things are tolerable for most people, there will be a "Safe Mode" option for those who don't want to see anything involving self harm, blood & alcohol.

Comment from me:

My hope for this game is that the execution of my story is correct and that everyone understands it and that it can be taken seriously despite the very silly looking style of my game. I believe I have been able to create an environment in the game where dark topics like the suicide part can be taken seriously.

Any questions or concerns? Ask away!

This has been my most lengthy and ambitious project so I hope everyone enjoys it, take care!

Hey guys!

I'm 18 and stuff naow, I will be graduating this year and will be going into an epic college later on this year. B]

I don't feel much different tbh but it's nice being 18 but also not because I have adult responisbilities or whatever.

I got an original Game Boy for my birthday too! :3

My cake was also sick!

For anyone wondering, I restore and collect old hardware so my parents got a cake replica of my Macintosh Plus!! :33

[The Macintosh Plus is on the right for comparison.]

My birthday was Febuary 23rd though so this post is really late, but it was a gud B-Day!

Here are some cat pics of Hunter and a lizard pic of Henry :D

Also MMR is still being developed with MAJOR news thats really hard not to spoil but everyone will have to wait until it's released. Please keep your eyes open though becuase the biggest game I ever made will be dropping this summer! [With enough luck and effort ofc...]

Here's a pic of the new title screen bcuz why not :P

Also might be bringing back my little Ant character except he's a cat lul

Might not be a final design tho

Drawn by one of my gud friends, here's a link to their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killcode_hb5?igsh=dWE2YjgzaWd0MDc%3D&utm_source=qr

In other news...I'm going to go through all of my old artwork from when I was a little kid and start uploading it. No real reason but I feel like I spent hours drawing dumb shit when I was little just for it to be packed away so maybe putting my shitty old artwork here would give it a home ig for it to rot in NG's server room.

Kinda like when I uploaded these:

Anyways take care everyone, and keep ur eyes open for some great new stuff from me...I promise I don't just make shit post games!!!

- Ant :3

do you? :0

Hey guys, hope you are all doin well!

I'm currently putting together a little project with @tscoct that replaces a portion of Money Man: Classic in the bank where there's a ton of art.

(Replaces this part!)

From this game:

Since Money Man: Classic is getting a remake (Money Man: Refunded) I wanted to scrap that part and replace it with a game idea @tscoct had that will be a completely separate game on here, that being said if you make or have made any art that showcases Money Man in it then don't hesitate to let me know and it will be added to the game with credit!

(Also MMR is still going well but progress is slow for anyone who's curious.)

Thanks for reading!

I'M BACK!!!!

(Artwork by @pyronator)

Dunno how to start this but imma just start RAMBLIIIIING!!! :D

Money Man: Refunded is back in development as I have finally gained a bunch of motivation back! I had a hiatus from game development for 5-6 months and I'm finally back at it!

The story has changed to be quite dark containing some not-so-ok-for-little-kids stuff in it since uhhhhh...I decided to I guess... The game is now rated M and will have a safe mode for people who are sensitive to the the following topics; alcohol, blood, violence, harsh swearing, suicide and guns.

The ending has changed as well in a surprising way to many who play the game expecting just a silly platformer. I won't spoil it but I hope everyone is able to enjoy the game, understand the story and get some sort of a sense of emotion from the game despite it having the silliest looking graphics. I've tried to make this game give a sense of unease as you play it and to those with a keen eye you will find optional story elements to figure out along the way.

A real inspiration to make the game M rated was how Jazzuo would kind of just make games of whatever he wanted regardless of the content. The game will make you rage as you play as well as having dark undertones, harsh visuals and a decent amount of swearing.

I wanted to incapsulate everything Jazzuo has made as one grand finale game to pay homage to a developer who isn't around anymore. His games were some of the most creative things I have ever played which sounds far fetched at first glance but he was very talented for the time. (Check out his stuff here: https://jazzuo.net/)

This game will also contain references to my most proudest and funniest of creations that I've made to wrap up my past in one neat little send-off as I continue on to make more and more things. I feel as if the majority of my games don't show my true potential as a developer and since I have been working on this for so long (3-4 years) I think that this will really prove my point. I really wanna move past all of my shitposts and show what I'm really capable of so I hope you enjoy the gameplay, silly style and in-depth story. Keep in mind that the story will also be a bit tricky so some things might need some detective work to solve.

With that I will no longer post any progress updates that reveal what the game looks like, all of the videos I have uploaded is all you'll have for now! I might be posting similar updates like this but no more screenshots and videos unless you're a friend of mine in a VC with me as I stream development.

Expect it to release some time next year!

Take care guys!!! :3