Allison Of Astra: Season One Talkback

[Peter Paltridge]

The newest series and the largest project in Platypus Comix history, with over two years of work and planning involved, launches today!

Imagine getting a new NES game every month. You don't have to imagine -- ALLISON OF ASTRA is here! An entire season of serialized content launches TODAY at platypuscomix.net and allisonofastra.itch.io!

Let me know what you think, if you get stuck somewhere, or if you encounter a bug. And come back next month for more!

Allison Of Astra

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Allison Of Astra: Allison's Scribble Quest (S1 E1) by Allison Of Astra

The opening chapter of a never-ending 8-bit adventure that works on a real NES!

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[Peter Paltridge]

Can Allison stop a killer robot uprising on the island nation of Napaj? Or did she cause the upsiring in the first place? It's hard to keep track. The latest ALLISON OF ASTRA game is now live for your Nintendo Entertainment System!

Get your own copy on itch.io or try it out at http://www.platypuscomix.com/allisonofastra!

 

[Peter Paltridge]

OBSCURE TRIVIA
This is technically the first Allison game that was created. I made the first four in reverse order, and this month's release was originally meant to be #4 instead of #2. It just happened that the fourth story was the first to have a fully fleshed out plot, and so I put that one into production first while dealing with the writers' blocks in earlier installments. It turned out to be a good plan anyway because I needed to be more experienced to make the earlier ones == #4 was somewhat simple, while #1 required custom ASM code in a lot of areas.

The names of people and places throughout the series are deep-cut references to the NES era. They are not required to be understood to enjoy the story, but a nice bonus for those who get them. "Napaj" was the name of the country NES games supposedly came from in "Captain Nintendo," a cheesy story published in issue 3 of Nintendo Power. Can you guess which NES game the names "Niki" and "Margo" come from?

 

[Peter Paltridge]

It is here! Play as Planchette the psychic runaway in the latest ALLISON OF ASTRA adventure for your NES! Don't miss "Finity Train!"

Allison Of Astra

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Allison Of Astra: Finity Train (S1 E3) by Allison Of Astra

Planchette, a telekinetic runaway, meets an old acquaintance.

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This is one of the better ones, I think. The narrative is engaging and Planchette is fun to play as. It also has one of my favorite music tracks of the whole season (you'll know it when you hear it).

 

[Peter Paltridge]

Did you ever wish you could stomp on ANYTHING, no matter how spiky? Live out those fantasies when Allison meets Booty the living shoe in the series' first PLATFORMER episode!

Allison of Astra: Allison's Booty Quest

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Allison Of Astra: Allison's Booty Quest (S1 E4) by Allison Of Astra

Allison meets (and hops around inside) Booty, the living shoe.

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[Peter Paltridge]

Meet MARGARITA, Allison's Best Frenemy Forever, in a brand-new ALLISON OF ASTRA game for your Nintendo Entertainment System! Available and playable starting TODAY!

Allison of Astra: Margarita

Allison Of Astra: Margarita (S1 E5) by Allison Of Astra

 

[Peter Paltridge]

A new ALLISON OF ASTRA episode is available now for the Nintendo Entertainment System! Allison and Margarita are lost in the multiverse...leading to a MARGARITA MIX with gameplay styles that change in each world! Available and playable starting TODAY!

Allison of Astra: Margarita Mix (S1 E6) by Allison Of Astra

Allison and Margarita are lost in the multiverse. And soon you will be too!

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Allison of Astra: Margarita Mix

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