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Telly the TV has Officially Launched on Steam! Get it while it's on sale for 33% off (ONLY $3.34 USD). It's wild being listed between two huge gaming companies, Sega and Activision, but here we are! I am literally sandwiched in between them on the new games page right now! The irony is, grew up playing the Sonic the Hedgehog Series so being next to them on the Sale page is mind blowing! READ BELOW!

So as you can see, we have some big competition and Telly needs your help to Save TV Kingdom! We've officially Launched our Speedrun Page and hope to build a community there as well!

So our game is live and available on Windows, as well as Steam Deck and Linux! We have full controller support for PS4, PS5, Xbox, or Steam controllers. We've been working on tons of optimizations and even came out with one Final update (Version 2.4.6) earlier today after we found a couple of lingering tweaks.

Since we've released the game for playtesting and feedback on newgrounds we have changed SO MANY THINGS:

• Level Select Mode
• Full Steam Deck Compatibility
• Steam Achievements
• One Jump per Button Press Game Mechanics (still featuring coyote time, and last minute ledge grab)
• Thumbstick & D-pad support
• We've added a whole new world! The Candy Factory Channel
• Three New Levels
• One more Original Song!
• Tons of optimizations and bug fixes behind the scenes, if you thought Telly played great before the game now plays as smooth as butter

Watch the trailer down below to hear the new song and see the new levels

Removed Mac Compatibility from Steam

We had attempted the SteamCMD with Terminal process to upload our mac build to Steam, but we couldn't seem to make it work. We will continue to do research into the process and hopefully we'll add mac compatibility in the future.

A Huge Thank You to Everyone who Made this Game Possible

Thanks to all of the people who have supported Telly the TV during the development period, including my family friends and twitch community. Without them, I wouldn't have been given the gift of time to finish the game. We hope you enjoy Telly the TV and can't wait to see what you think! Also, thanks to all of the support we've received on Newgrounds. Without this website, we wouldn't have been inspired to release the game on Steam!

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Enter the Contest Today!

That's right viewers, we're looking for six winners. We want to award a free copy of "Telly the TV," to the first three YouTubers and first three Twitch Streamers that submit their play-through of Telly the TV's Demo. In order to make this as fair as possible there are a few rules:

• Title Must Include "Telly the TV Demo"
• Description Must Include the time you uploaded your video to YouTube or Twtich. You may put a Timestamp (Date and Time) in the description. Please convert you time to UTC-4 with this converter
• You must play the entire demo in your video (there are two levels)
• Your video must be in VOD (video on demand format) either on Twitch or Youtube, no live streams, shorts, or past broadcasts
• Your video must show the entire game screen, partial images or incorrect aspect ratios will not be accepted
• You must submit your video to this forum post to be accepted into the contest
• The first three people to submit YouTube videos will get one free key for Telly the TV
• The first three people to submit Twitch VOD will get one free key for Telly the TV
• You have until Monday, October 21st at 11:00 PM UTC-4 (Your post here on Steam will determine if you submitted before the deadline)

Winners will be selected on October 22nd, and we will announce the winners on a forum post here. Please allow us some time to generate the keys, they will be sent to your steam account on release day (October 25th, 2024).

Thanks for Tuning in viewers!

Telly the TV Coming to Steam Next Fest 2024 (Oct 14-21st)

We can't believe this happened, but Telly the TV just got approved to be featured on Steam Next Fest 2024! We thought we were completely out of luck, because our Steam page went live after the deadline. However, we submitted an appeal and we were accepted in the festival!

Wishlist Telly the TV on Steam Today!

That's right, our steam page got approved earlier this month and Telly the TV is arriving on October 25th, 2024. Our Steam game will have three additional levels, a whole new Candy-themed channel to explore, a brand new original song, and a level select mode. That means you can leave the game, and come back whenever you want! Here's a sneak peak of the candy stage we've made so far:

• Play the Entire Game Exclusively on Steam & Itch :: Three brand new levels, and another original song will be included! 
• Level Select Mode will be included in the Full Version :: Coming to Steam on October 25th, 2024 
• Fixed a collision bug in level 2-1 
• Added Art assets to the Evil Castle Channel 
• Adjusted the Title Screen Volume 
• Electric Cannons in World 2 :: made the bullets automatically disappear after 3.5 seconds
• Added some more SFX to the title screen and game over screen
• Mouse support for title screen/game over screen.

As the game is now being launched on steam, we've "pulled the plug" on our full game being available for in-browser play. Now you can enjoy Telly the TV demo v. 1.1.3 which includes Level 2-1. Our game is still available for sale right here on itch for only $5.00. That means you get access to the game before Steam users, and you'll be guaranteed updates forever. The next major update here will coincide with the release of the Steam Game.

Thanks for Tuning in Viewers and Wishlist Telly the TV on Steam!

Wishlist Today on Steam!

Telly the TV's Steam Store Page has Been Approved!

That's right everyone! I need your help to get as many wishlists as I can on Steam. Even if you don't plan to buy the game, a wishlist will help me get a place amongst the steam search results. I plan to have a 33%-off sale, for the first week "Telly the TV" is available.

Don't forget, in addition to all the content you've enjoyed here already, there will be an Extra Channel for Telly to escape from. It's an enchanted candy forest! Here's a couple of behind the scenes images:

So active development is continuing on Telly the TV to get it ready for the Official Steam Launch, on October, 25th, 2024! One stage is nearly done now, and only two more to go! I wanted to thank everyone for all of the support and positive comments about my game so far. it really makes me feel great to hear that you've enjoyed playing Telly the TV.

Wishlist Telly the TV on Steam Today!

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to let you know, do not pause the game during this update. There is a game breaking bug that needs to be fixed behind the scenes with GDevelop's programmers, so I'll post again when this bug has been fixed.

Extra Mustard

Telly the TV version 1.1.2 is now live. Be sure to check it out!

Here's what what was changed:

• 4-3 the moving platforms now respawn after they fall off the screen
• 4-3 Adjusted sprite sizes to help with performance
• 3-2 Fixed a bug where the player's HP was resetting to 10 after using a teleportation machine
• 5-1, 5-2 & FInal Stage - fixed a bug entering the boss room. All players movement should be frozen temporarily.
• 5-2 - fixed a collision issue with the boss which made him WAY TOO EASY!
• Final Stage - made the Final Boss more challenging.
• Title Screen - Added mouse support to the menu selections, you can still use the arrow keys, space and enter to select as well. Controllers are still supported. Click the A or Cross button to select.
• Game Over Screen - Added mouse support to the menu selections. And you can still use arrow keys, space, enter, or controller.
• Added ASDW controls!
• Adjusted the Volume throughout the game to make everything consistent.
• Added invincibility mode! Plow through all the enemies, and projectiles. You won't be able to gain any HP capsules during the invincibility period.
• Adjusted HP Capsule mechanics, player now collects the capsules even if he has FULL HP. So BE CAREFUL!

Telly the TV Coming to Steam by November 2024!

That's right everyone, my page got approved and I'm working on the steam capsule art, as well as my website! There's tons of information you need to put on steam so its going to take me a few days to get it all filled out. Also I caught a bit of a virus so i haven't been feeling that well the past few days. But we're still making progress! My ETA on a steam link for wish lists is before Next Friday the 27th. I'll let you know on here as soon as it's live.

Here's that Main Capsule image that shows up the most frequently on Steam. Let me know in the comments what you think about my capsule art!

Website Now Live

Telly the TV Homepage

In order to have a steam page you are required to have a website. So I made a quick little website with slashpage! It was really fun & easy to use. But i need some website visitors in order to get my custom domain name added. Please visit the site and take a look around. Become a member of our site!

I still have a few things i want to add to the website, including more press kit stuff. And possibly a page where you can play a browser based version of the game on my website!

Coming on Sunday September 22nd - Telly the TV Update Live

I'm almost done with the hotfix update for Telly the TV. As discussed in the last post here's the things I fixed and a few more:

• 4-3 the moving platforms now respawn after they fall off the screen
• 4-3 Adjusted sprite sizes to help with performance
• 3-2 Fixed a bug where the player's HP was resetting to 10 after using a teleportation machine
• 5-1, 5-2 & FInal Stage - fixed a bug entering the boss room. All players movement should be frozen temporarily.
• 5-2 - fixed a collision issue with the boss which made him WAY TOO EASY!
• Title Screen - Added mouse support to the menu selections, you can still use the arrow keys, space and enter to select as well. Controllers are still supported. Click the A or Cross button to select.
• Game Over Screen - Added mouse support to the menu selections. And you can still use arrow keys, space, enter, or controller.
• Added ASDW controls!
• Adjusted the Volume throughout the game to make everything consistent.
• Added invincibility mode! Plow through all the enemies, and projectiles. You won't be able to gain any HP capsules during the invincibility period.
• Adjusted HP Capsule mechanics, player now collects the capsules even if he has FULL HP. So BE CAREFUL!

Telly the TV Coming to Steam by Nov 2024! 

In addition, Telly the TV will have a brand new world, exclusive to the premium Steam & Downloadable Itch versions of the game. This new world will be a Candy Themed World!  There will be even more enemies and new traps to avoid in this sugary sweet world.

I've also been working on some minor bugs in the game, as well as some feature requests:

• World 4-3 - The moving platforms now re-spawn after they disappear
• World 4 - Adjusted the animated flame sprites to help reduce lag
• World 4 - removed a few falling blocks to prevent the player from becoming soft-locked
• World 4 - adjusted some behind the scenes code to the falling blocks to help reduce lag
• World 1 - added a direction sign sprite to introduce new players to the concept of branching paths in Telly the TV
• Added ASDW controls on Keyboard
• Pause Menu - you can now pause with "ESC" and "P." You will soon be able to go to the main menu or quit the game as well.
• Level Select - Only available in the Steam & Downloadable Itch versions of the game, quit your game knowing you can come back later

And for the biggest addition of them all, Invincibility Mode! That's right, killing enemies gives you a chance to spawn a special VHS Cassette Tape for Telly to collect to become invincible. Plow through enemies, walk through fire, and walk on spikes! But invincibility won't save you from bottomless pits, and the Moving Spike Wall in World 5. 

As soon as we get our steam link activated we'll be back to share it with you! My goal is to have these hotfixes uploaded to the current browser versions of the game by this Wednesday the 18th of September, 2024. Thanks for tuning in for today's episode viewers!

Telly the TV now For Sale on Ko-FI for $5!

Ko-Fi Monthly Subscribers get to buy Telly the TV for $1

That's right friends, i just launched my Ko-Fi shop and my game Telly the TV is available on there, on sale for $5.00. If you become a monthly supporter, even at the lowest $1.00 tier, you can get the game for $1, meaning you only have to pay $2 total to get your own downloadable copy of Telly the TV. Currently this is just the link to my Windows build, but I will soon have access to my mac build, as well as my linux build. I will keep updating the link here with the most current version.

I am working on an update to Telly the TV!

Oh but I'm not done with Telly the TV, i want to add ASDW Keyboard controls to the game. Plus i have a couple of bug fixes to implement now that the game is finally released. For example I made the fireballs in World 4 have a more fair hitbox so you don't get hit by the if you're standing underneath.

Some of you have mentioned you'd like to see a level select added to the Title Screen/Options page, as well as possible volume controls. I taught myself how to program in Gdevelop as I went so it will take research for me to implement both of these features. I am more likely to develop a level select, than a volume control due to the way my sound was programmed in Gdevelop.

I've been filled with excitement and joy over the launch of Telly the TV on Newgrounds, and I am blown away by the reception. Thanks for enjoying and playing my game, stay tuned!

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