The friends of Ringo Ishikawa News

Hello.

Thanks to grap3_day sending me an old save file I was able to fix the issue. Now you can use save files from original game.

You have to manually relocate them from:

C:\Users\YOUR_ACCOUNT\AppData\Local\the_friends_of_ringo_ishikawa

to

C:\Users\YOUR_ACCOUNT\AppData\Local\the_friends_of_ringo_ishikawa_ex



Don't forget that not all EX features will be available though (like fish and bicycle shop won't have shop owners etc.) and it could contain more bugs. If you report a bug please pinpoint that you played from the old save.

Thanks!

Hello.

After EX update I added:

DONE:

1. 8 new achievements
   
2. Free roam mode after completing the story
   
3. Player 2 can pet the cat
   
4. Player 2 can use scales in the gym
   
5. Player 2 can ride bicycles solo (he could just sit on Ringo bicycle before)
   

IN WORK:

1. Player 2 controls friends in ping pong and pool
   
2. Player 2 can take bags
   

You can check status of future updates here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/846110/discussions/0/510695968495149823/

I'm not sure for how long I'll be working on the game, maybe couple of days or weeks. Mostly I'm already satisfied with it.

Hello.

It seems that the translation wasn't done by the author of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obkd_QkHNCg

I found older videos with instructions for installation of this translation, for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMwKOo5o-6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwX7mtTb4IM

Didn't check from the start cause I'm used to believe people.


Sadly, he didn't say it to me when I proposed to pay for the translation (I hope that my partner didn't send the money yet).

In any case, if you're the real author of this translation and has a proof, please write me to [email protected]

The above person already deceived me (if he has proofs that he made the translation - I apologize), so I can't believe the next person by word. Sadly.

Hello, fellas!

I added 7 new achievements (5 from XBox 2nd update and 2 brand new ones).

And a long awaited "Free Roam Mode". You can pause/unpause the story any time on the "pause screen". To activate it you need to finish the story and see the credits roll. After you get the achievement and run the game from Steam - you'll see the option.



You also can turn the music off now (on the same screen). Maybe I'll add a couple more achievements next week, but overall I'm happy with the update so that's it.

Enjoy!

* Please report bugs at the forum so I can fix them.

Hello!

EX update is live now. What's inside:

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1. Local 2 player coop
2. Updated sprites for characters
3. Bicycles
4. New street with a bicycle store and a fish store
5. New skills for Mechanic "dojo", new throw (suplex from FA), brand new karate drop kick
6. Updated battle mechanics
7. KO animations from FA
8. Skippable cutscenes and dialogues
9. Jumping will be removed
10. Lowering screen size from 250x140 to 240x135 so the game will look cleaner in full screen
11. Br Portuguese localization (some GUI lines are Deepl translated for now, will be replaced when I get proper translation from the translator)
12. Korean GUI (Korean dialogues are available for a long time)
13. Changeable shoes (you can change to white ones in the school)
14. Fishing mini-game
15. Little tweaks here and there

You can play old versions anytime via beta-branches:



I tried to make old saves work but I can't guarantee anything sadly, cause some game's logic changed significantly.

A little reminder that I'm a solo dev so expect some bugs ) Please submit them to the forum - I'll try to fix them.

I'll add some new achievements and free roam mode by the end of the next week.

Enjoy the update!