VVVVVV News

It's been a while since the last minor update, so let's do one more! This one is pretty small aside from two major changes: Persian language support is now available, and Linux builds now use the Sniper runtime rather than my dusty old Rocky Linux 8 setup.

The full release notes can be found on GitHub here: https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV/releases/tag/2.4.3

If, like me, you failed and failed and failed to get a decent score in arcadey reaction game Super Hexagon, then take solace in this: there are a bunch of other games by the same developer you can fail at. Terry Cavanagh, also the maker of VVVVVV and Dicey Dungeons, is releasing a collection of his freeware bits and bobs on Steam next week, called simply Terry's Other Games. Looking at the games included, it summons a nostalgic giggle just to see just how many of Terry's short games have been intriguing enough to grab the eye of an RPS writer over the years. I mean it literally. One game is called Grab Them By The Eyes.

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This is a minor patch following the 2.4.1 update, released earlier this year. The full release notes can be found on GitHub here: https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV/releases/tag/2.4.2


Highlights of this update include:
- A whole bunch of regression fixes
- Improved IME text input support

This is a minor patch for the recent 2.4 update. The full release notes can be found on github here: https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV/releases/tag/2.4.1


Highlights of this update include:
- New Latin American Spanish localisation
- New Argentinian Spanish localisation
- Additional Editing and LQA pass on Portuguese Brazilian localisation

VVVVVV was part of the initial wave of indie platformers, which means it was released in 2010 and is now a certified classic. To celebrate its 14th birthday, developer Terry Cavanagh has dropped an update which makes it Steam Deck verified and professionally translates it into 21 new languages.

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