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How to Use the Play-Up Feature to Get More Out of Mad Skills Motocross and Blitz

Bryan — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:02:36 +0000

Many people who play Mad Skills Motocross and MSM Blitz play on Career mode and, once they’ve won a track, they forget it and move on to the next track. We think this deprives these players of the joy of truly dialing in a track, which is so fun, and the best way to get faster in general. So we’ve added a new feature to Mad Skills Motocross and MSM Blitz (iOS) that we think will make the games better for everyone, while making them endlessly playable. We expect this to be available to the public on September 29, 2011. "Playing up" is very simple. First of all, make sure you've updated to the most recent version of the app. Then, simply play a track on career mode, as usual. When you complete the track, you'll see a screen like this.

Now simply tap the green-arrow button on the right. If you haven't yet set up a free OpenFeint account, the app will prompt you to now. Go through the easy steps, and make sure you pick a good username, because other players will be able to see it. (Once you've enabled OpenFeint, you'll see your best global leaderboard position for that track above the green arrow.)

With this one tap, the app will line you up against a real player's time that's slightly better than your best time on that track. This is "playing up." Beat that time and play up again, and you'll be racing an even better time on the global leaderboards. You can literally pick one person off at a time this way, all the while having a blast and learning ways to make up fractions of a second here and there. It's very helpful to see how other players navigate obstacles to save time. You'll see your global chart position skyrocket. Give it a try; it takes the addiction to a whole new level. Please let us know what you think of this new feature in comments.

Moonstone Gore Mode?

Joel Smedberg — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:45:44 +0000

Turborilla is proud to be Bloody Bills's friend. We recently discovered an old Mad Skills suggestion of his and got excited: He points out that crazy crashes calls for crazy blood splatter. We are thinking "Moonstone gore mode":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5CZ6TqCgps

Unfortunately the post got lost in a pile of changes going on at the time. What do you guys think?

We really want a "gore mode" ourselves so if we get 20 comments, from different individuals, saying "Yej - give us a Bloody Bill mode", we will give you (and ourselves) a "Bloody Bill mode" as a thank you for patiently waiting for the multiplayer (and to Tobias for working really hard on the multiplayer):

I am taking the rest of the day off as I have to prepare for a weekend long NHL 2010 war by zoning out to "Mogwai fear Satan"

Take Care!

Joel

Replays in Mad Skills Motocross

Joel Smedberg — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:50:07 +0000

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To decide who should get the rights to the one glorious cream puff (got a better word for it? - let me know) that arrived here at the office this morning, we put together a comp inspired by the contest the Swedish MX site, MX Star, is currently hosting here: "Vinn spelet Mad Skills Motocross". Feel free to go tease, push or compete with our Swedish friends.

While competing I realized that some of you might have missed out on last week replay update.

You have to download the game again as the update did not roll out with the autoupdate. Just go to your Mad Skills account , log in and download the new version. In time attack you will be able to check your replays!

The 1 kilo cream monster got us all a bit shaky - 20 minutes of hardcore office swearing and the heavenly pastry was MINE - my stomach aches now.

Before I got to enjoy my prize we had to quickly go through the results though. The competition triggered a couple of wagers, as you can see below, we believed Tobias would win....but he did not:

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Have a great Wednesday!

Joel

Motocross outfit

Joel Smedberg — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:22:41 +0000

Our Mad Skills hero seem to have a leather outfit and what appears to be a MC helmet on - why?

A simple tip to keep a programmer sane

Tobias Andersson — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:49:59 +0000

As you may know, I am working on the upcoming multiplayer feature of Mad Skills Motocross. I really think this will take the game up to a whole new level of bone-shattering fun. And, it's fun to make.

There are a lot of design decisions to make as to how it should work. Different modes, options, buddy lists and so on. I'd like to share the prototyped game modes we are testing: Chase, Race and Trick as well as a tip that have kept my head straight and focused over the last couple of years as a developer.

Before that I'd like to thank Bloody Bill and Joel (who still struggles with "Sinks") - the last couple of days of harassment related to Bloody Bill's amazing race and Joel's big mouth has fueled the current dev phase. We're closing in, well on our way and maintaining great speed. Bloody Bill - keep practicing, you'll need it - Joel, shut up!

The three modes as follows:

Chase

Both players see the same view, as if playing on the same computer. This means that when one player gets a significant lead the other player will be left behind and even out of the view of the "camera". When that player's bike is not visible anymore, because it left the screen, it explodes and the leading player earns a point.

Then both bikes are reset at the same place and the chase starts again. Get a certain number of points to win.

Oh, and several tracks are chained together into one big track.

Race

Just a regular ol' race, first to the finish line wins. Exploding bikes might make an appearance, just for the sake of it.

Trick

Win the race by getting more stars than the opponent.

Oh yeah, the tip: Set a time for ending the day's work, at the end write down what you have done today and what you are supposed to do first thing tomorrow - doing this is the reason I am still sane. Very simple.

Take Care!

Tobias

A crowdsourcing solution – full versions to win

Tobias Andersson — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:29:23 +0000

We want to try something we have never done before. We would like to invite you to be an integral part of the further development of Mad Skills Motocross. Even though we have sold thousands of games already, we consider you Mad Skills gamers out there early adopters. The development of this game and the possibilities that comes with it are amazing. If our little group here at the office think it is amazing we are sure we can create something even more amazing utilizing the power contained in you guys. Each member of this group are an important part of the savvy crowd that know of Turborilla and Mad Skills, an early adopter. Your ideas and choices are important.

We will test asking you questions, utilizing you thoughts, in incremental steps and hopefully we can deliver value in exchange for your ideas and solutions. Value defined as an increasingly better game, but also in the form of individual rewards and more importantly, cred. If you come up with great code, graphics or ideas, you will be recognized for it.

The first inquire - a Facebook leaderboard?:

We need to create a leaderboard solution, we are considering using facebook and dividing it in to regions but we have not written any code yet. Do you have ideas, applications, examples of games that currently use a great solutions or example code for a facebook application that would work well for Turborilla and Mad Skills? Write to tobias@turborilla.com or joel@turborilla.com. Post your questions as a comment below

The three best suggestions gets rewarded, even if we like a suggestion but decide not use it you'll get your full version.

all the best

Tobias

NES, Excitebike and the right path

Joel Smedberg — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:29:38 +0000

Mr 100% - Kieren from Queensland, Bloody Bill, lent us a few minutes of his time, we were eager to talk to him since he is the first person ever to finish "Mad Skills Motocross". In addition to this he has conducted one of the most impressive gaming sessions we have seen in many months. Check the vid below, the man is a SUPERSTAR!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A8rtR5Fmlo

Tell us Kieren - how did you, as the first person ever, manage to finish Mad Skills Motocross?

I grew up playing quite a few motorbike games such as Excitebike which I still own on 8bit NES.I am not one to give up on something once I start it. If I am ever unable to do something I have set out to do, I sleep on it and I will generally succeed within a short time of starting it back up afterwards.

How long did it take you?

I have been playing Mad Skills Motocross on and off since I got it in September 2009. I tried the Demo first and I loved it so I bought the full version.
Recently I have been playing most afternoons after I get home from work.

Did you have problems with any particular track, which one was toughest to beat?

The hardest track I believe is based on what you aim to achieve, whether it be the best possible time or just beating the computer player in career mode. I didn’t have that much trouble with career mode at all as I find games like this come natural to me.

Alright, so who are you,where do you live and what do you do?

I am 22 next month.I am from Queensland, Australia. I am a desktop support officer, I enjoy my job and the people I work with.

What improvements or new features would you like to see in Mad Skills over the next few months?

Many people have made excellent suggestions to the game on the forums. I believe many of these are great ideas but everyone wants the multiplayer and leaderboards!

Finally, how can I bump my Mad Skills to your level?

Three tips that I would like to share with other players are; Learn the best path in a track, become adept at controlling the bike from all landing approaches and last, persistence. If you think you make a good time on a track, try and beat it, chances are someone else will.

Alright, any thing we haven`t covered or something else you`d like to share?

For those of you who still need the 30 stars in one race to reach 100% Career, Turbo Nitro 2 is where I got it. Get the wheelie and stoppie down straight up, then get your double backflips in where ever you can. (Think outside the box here) the front flips are easily done in the few bigger jumps in the middle of the track, remaining double backflips come at the end and the big air jump, use your nitro and jump over the finish.

From what I`ve understood Kieren will beat Tobias once he get a chance - I can not wait for the Mad Skills multiplayer to be done

jippikajej Kieren and a happy, Swedish, afternoon to you all!

If you have yet to try "Mad Skills Motocross" you can download the demo here

Joel

joel@turborilla.com

Developers diary and acute accents

Turborilla — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:16:52 +0000

Finally we're going to revive the dev diary. I do love writing, but it takes a lot of time. Now Joel is here to help us with the planning and writing of diary entries. Or rather, blog entries, since it seems this space is now called a 'blog'. Whatever that is. Remember 'The Blob'? I do, fondly.

Speaking of Joel, he is the latest star of Turborilla. We hired him three weeks ago and he still hasn't learned to use the apostrophe correctly.

Look at all the posts made by Joel, he is writing gangsta like ya'll but instead of an apostrophe he uses the acute accent as in ya´ll. I find that infinitely annoying. Don´t you?

He is also practicing to be a cheerleader, but more on that later. I am off to work on a solution for choosing tracks in Mad Skills multiplayer

Tobias

Mad Skills in Queensland

Joel Smedberg — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:35:28 +0000

100% - 30 stars

again:

100% - 30 stars

We here at Turborilla are extraordinarily impressed. Well, everyone but Tobias are impressed - Tobias is out of this world impressed n` also ein bischen crazy. The reason being the way our Australian mate Kieren, a.k.a Bloody Bill, finished our talk the other day - "Will I beat Tobias in multiplayer? Of course"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmkRRr_tmHY

As Tobias is now fine tuning his Mad Skills, leaving work to the rest of us - I think the multiplayer feature might be somewhat delayed :D

If you want to know more about Kieren just check back here in a couple of days, he`s got a few useful tips for ya`ll trying to finish the darn game

I`m off to discuss addictive flash games - have you got any good examples I might not know about,email me

- tjimmi

Joel (still not passed f`n Sinks) (still without a tagline)

Mad Skills Multiplayer

Joel Smedberg — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:33:22 +0000

jiiiiiiiiha - The Mad Skills Multiplayer is, sort of, near.

You guys have been pushing hard for a [MSM=http://www.madskillsmotocross.com]Mad Skills Motocross[/MSM] (our motocross game focusing on pure, fast paced fun) multiplayer. We are therefore working hard on developing the multiplayer feature. We would like you all to be a part of giving it the final touch though. Therefore we want you to get busy with the questions we`ll post here. We really like the idea of involving you in our process. Our plan is therefore to include you in the development of "Planet Mule 2" as well. Planet Mule has been described as "monopoly mixed with risk - on crack" and has approximately 15000 online players at the moment. Judging by the initial tests of this version it will be AMAZING!

We hope to get you quite involved, but can only test this in incremental steps, so stay alert.

Since we are superdedicated and fear nothing, Tobias sent us all on a inspirational hillbilly trip last weekend -his buddies are iiiiinsane, check the pic`s above or the movie with the coolest stunt the Mad Skills team could muster below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5EBBCKx8Ng

I`m off to a meeting bout` leaderboard solutions for Mad Skills - take care!

Joel - Turborilla

oh - I just commenced work with the boys here at Turborilla, they all got cool taglines for themselves, felt like the nerdiest thing ever initially......but now I want one....if anyone got a cool tagline for me.....email me at joel@turborilla.com, the current suggestion is Joel - the stick, I dont like it