The Coin Game News

In typical devotid fashion I have gone way overboard and added a ton of stuff. The problem is that with only one person working on a title of this size is that things take way longer than ever expected. Now that I have finished and filled the first arcade, I can start to get more beta testers in the mix and get the Early Access version out to patiently waiting users very soon ;) I had to move the release date to Q1 2019 as I have changed the overall vision of the game and added some different modes.



Here is a quick teaser of the characters available in The Coin Game.
https://youtu.be/2n1918Jo1FE
I am essentially building two games now.


A standard Arcade "simulator" where you can just enjoy playing the arcade games and getting prizes without the worry of earning money and having to eat/drink to keep your health up. This is just a fun stress free way to enjoy a night of ticket hunting. You can even teleport instantly around the island from the map menu on your smart watch. (if you are outside). No curfew, No hunger and no mom texting you all the time. Just pure prize winning freedom all granted to you by your rich unlce Phil.


Then there is another mode where you start with nothing and have to earn money doing jobs and scavenging things around the island town to continue progressing and winning prizes. There is a daily paper route to deliver newspapers to a dozen spots around the island. Each paper you deliver will earn you a couple bucks. You also get a bonus tip for delivering all 12 papers to all the red newspaper boxes around the island. The newspaper spots are marked with a small mailbox on your smart watch menu and will turn green when you have already delivered to that location for the day. You can walk, run or take the bus to get to all 12 delivery locations or the real paperboys get themselves a used golf cart from Barry's pawn and swap.




Here is another quick teaser of the characters available in The Coin Game with a new menu.
https://youtu.be/SCjmG46dSuI
Everyday before midnight you will have to check in with your mom and then go to sleep. This will complete a full day. The next day more jobs will be available again to earn more money. This mode is still in development and will be evolving throughout the early access version. Lots of fun and exciting things are coming for the world's first Arcade Survival Game. Yeah I totally just made that genre up.

Having the two different modes will give users the chance to enjoy the game in any way that they like.












Stay tuned for Larry's Arcade Machines Part 1 coming next. It will have in depth info on each arcade machine available in the first arcade coming to Islandvill Island.

Thanks for checking out The Coin Game.

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You're probably asking yourself... "What's The Coin Game?"

Well, The Coin Game is an new Arcade Themed Open World Youth Simulator (Yes I just mashed all those adjectives together) complete with silly robots that manage the place. The object of surviving and flourishing in The Coin Game is to keep your parents happy, your stomach full of junk food and your pockets full of tickets and prizes. That's pretty much the gist of it. Sounds easy right?


Update info and pics:

Since my last announcement I have added a complete island town with unique fun locations, transportation systems, mini maps, in-game economies and have been focusing more on the overall "replay-ability" of The Coin Game. We don't just want to waste your time with the coin game...We want to waste it better than any other arcade adventure has wasted your time before. ;)

What started as two buildings and a parking lot has turned into a small Island town! I decided to add a larger world mainly because the parking lot just wasn't big enough to enjoy all of the things coming to The Coin Game. To get around town you can either walk (free), take the bus (cost little money) or save up for the gas golf cart (big money).

I am currently working on adding more games and machines to the arcade. I am also working on the new main characters (male and female) and several more bot characters to add more life and humor to the adventure. These additions are coming along nicely and will have more info and pics to share in the coming days.






Here is a recent video of the games progression and a look around
Islandville with the bus and golf cart. Please note this is a work in-progress and may change in the future as we get into the EA Launch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2rhLcGCkjU



A few of the new locations within islandville include a home base garage, Jerry's Gas & Go, Barry's Pawn Shop, Larry's Arcade and a nice relaxing public beach area. All areas offer their own opportunities and surprises if your not too proud to scrounge a little... There will be more news and info on each location as we get closer to the EA release.


Home Base- This is a great place to start and offers a safe place to return your loot to. Not far from the heart of town, just a quick walk to the bus stop and Jerry's Gas & Go.








Jerry's Gas & Go- Where Scratch Off Lotto and cheap gas is King! Complete with vending machines to quench your thirst and gas to fill the Golf carts belly.








Barry's Pawn Shop- Are you low on Cash? Do you need some loot to play at the arcade? Well, Barry's has you covered. Barry buys anything! Simply take your old scratch off tickets, empty cans or if you must your prized plush.ːsteamsadː








Larry's Arcade- This is the heart of the the coin game! Where all your bonus dreams will come true. Collecting tickets and winning prizes is just the beginning. This is why you do all of the hard work around town and scrounge dumpsters till the bots come home. The sound of sweet sweet bonus ringers. Don't stay too long though as mom will start sending texts that say "you dont want your father to get involved." or its GAME OVER. (because literally that's game over.)












Public beach- There is no judgement here. If you're strapped for cash try checking dumpsters and coolers for empty cans and used scratch off tickets from the tourists party shrapnels. You never know what those dummies will leave behind on their vacations.








The Bus- The bus is faster than walking and costs roughly $1.50 a ride. All seven bus stops allow you to purchase a ticket on location and a even have a button to hail the bus to minimize your waiting time. Because "waiting" is time not spent winning tickets.... and that's no bueno.








The Golf Cart- Ahhh... pure open road freedom! The golf cart is the fastest way to get to where you're going. It's also a way to find a fun detour or adventure. Stack up your goodies in the back and take em to the pawn shop for a huge payout or pile em up and bring home your daily winnings in ease. Your going to have to save your money up to buy it but then you're not having to wait for the man anymore. Er.. I mean robot.






Stay tuned.... :)

I have always loved the atmosphere of an arcade and the adventure of playing all of the machines for useless trinkets. The lights, the sounds, the robots..... Wait what? Robots? You'll see soon enough. It will be an adventure of pure utter time wasting. Because here at devotid Media. We take wasting your time extremely serious.



The Coin Game is a new game from indie developer devotid Media that is complete with true arcade realism ....like spending all your money, chugging caffeine drinks, Waiting in line for machines, eating Cheesy Poofs and don't forget the winning of worthless silly prizes! If this sounds like a challenge you are up to.... then read on my friend.

https://youtu.be/w9uuKsZ-JbI

Do you love old fashioned coin pusher machines? New high tech ticket redemption arcades? Great! Because now you can relax from the comfort of your own home and enjoy the thrill of playing today's and yesteryear's best arcade games. All machines are physics/realism based and will entertain for hours. Win piles of tickets and feed them to the ticket eater and then exchange them for silly fun prizes at the Prize Counter. Run out of money? No problem. You can sell your slightly used arcade prizes to the arcade owners brother Barry who runs a bootleg toy company next door. He will always be looking to buy different prizes at different fluctuating prices so be sure to hold on to them until he is willing to pay top dollar.

Being a more physics oriented developer at the core (ie; Racing Games /Vehicle Physics) I wanted to make sure to nail all the physics of each machine and it's "little quirks" but I also did not want the arcade and the experience to feel alone and repetitious. So hence the adventure side started to unfold. My wife/Game dev partner and I have been playing many survival/adventure games lately and thought it would be fun to add this to a regular arcade style game. The idea of going to an arcade to "prevail or conquer" the place is all over youtube videos nowadays. Its no longer about the fun of just going to waste some money and enjoy what happens but instead its an army of camera wielding youths trying to empty every machine in record time. So we thought it would be fun to add some of these elements to our new game. We will be releasing more info when it is ready but wanted to let our fellow arcade enthusiasts that it is being built.

We also wanted to lets users know that you will still be able to play the game in a fun relaxed "time wasting" infinite money mode. (called "it's Your Birthday Mode"). In this mode you will be able to just play all the games and enjoy them without all the fuss of trying to survive and chug devotid dews or eat cheesy poofs from a vending machine just to stay alive. It will be just a normal arcade like you are used to.

The Early Access game will be changing and evolving through the early access version and will be around $9.99 when released in Q4 2018. Make sure to add The Coin Game to your wishlist on Steam to get more info on the coming release and info of the game. The Coin Game Store Page Here

I am planning on adding many more games throughout the early access version. You can see them in the arcade as Crated Boxes that are not unpacked yet.

The first playable release is planned for Q4 2018

Make sure to add us to your wishlist to be the first to get news on The Coin Game and its future release date.

Steam Coming Soon Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/598980/The_Coin_Game/



Current List of Games:

Dunk-o: Coin Pusher with bonus wheels and Bonus Menu mode

Treasure in the Sand: Coin Pusher variance

Prize Master: Skill based plunger style redemption game

Claw Machine: Standard Claw machine with Round Ticket Rolls

Hockey Hut: Sweeping arm pusher for Ticket Pucks with Bonus Mode

Mega Drop: Bouncy Ball drop with Rotating points table with Jack Pot and Bonus Mode

Soda Machine: Refresh your thirst and hunger with a ice cold Devotid Soda.

Vending Machines: Cheesy Poofs. This one is self explanatory. Who doesnt love cheesy poofs? Also helps you to survive.

Barrys Prize Market Machine: Sell your old slightly used prizes to the neighbor Barry for more cash.

Barrys Cash Machine: Collect your payments for selling prizes to the neighbor Pawn shop Barry.

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