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Kien, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years

43 points by isaacfrond 2y ago

PlotCitizen 2y ago
Hopefully miegakure doesn't beat the record
- SoothingSorbet 2y ago
  I've been waiting on that game since 2010, and it seems to have no release date, so it just might! I wish they would just break it into smaller pieces to have something to ship and iterate on. > The game has been in development since 2009 and, as of April 2024, does not have a release date.
relyks 2y ago
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- iamevn 2y ago
  looks like there's a digital version for sale on the same site as the physical version https://incube8games.com/collections/vendors?q=AgeOfGames https://incube8games.com/collections/vendors?q=AgeOfGames
  - relyks 2y ago
    Nice :) I couldn't find this before. Thanks
- j1elo 2y ago
  > Kien’s new publisher, Incube8, specialises in producing games for classic consoles It's not an accident that it got released for the Game Boy Advance.
  - relyks 2y ago
    Not everyone has a Game Boy Advance though. They actually released a digital version that you can use with an emulator, so all is well :)
- dfex 2y ago
  I think you'll find the market for GBA cartridges is alive and well - those handhelds are indestructible, and small release games like this will sell out and be traded by collectors. And for those who aren't sure about buying a 2nd-hand gaming device from checks notes 23 years ago, you can get yourself something more modern to play it on: https://www.analogue.co/pocket https://www.analogue.co/pocket
  - relyks 2y ago
    I don't doubt that, but I was implying that having play by cartridge as the only method is not in their best interest, especially if they want to get more players or make money. Having a digital ROM version makes it more accessible (which turns out they did release). I wasn't aware that the Pocket could do Game Body Advance cartridges
orbital-decay 2y ago
> Kien currently holds the record for the most-delayed video game in history – 22 years eclipses the 15-year journey of the infamous Duke Nukem Forever Also Grimoire (20 years, 1997-2017).
- account42 2y ago
  Cleve is a legend. The IndieGoGo campaign video is worth a watch for a good laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyXSCd2Lp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyXSCd2Lp0
Ekaros 2y ago
I wonder if there is some not release C64 or early PC game that could be released now... Just to get the record...
- worble 2y ago
  Shantae Advance started development in 2002 and is set for release next year, so if that happens that'd take the record by a single year.
stockboss 2y ago
might be a good idea to release this on mobile instead of GBA
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CM30 2y ago
Damn, that's a long delay there. Honestly, it's always interesting to see projects delayed (or even kept in active development) for this long, just to see a sort of game design time capsule. Tobias and the Dark Sceptres is another good example of it, with a 13 year development cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0tSu0QDQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0tSu0QDQ0 And there are quite a few interesting fan project examples too, like the Doom mod Mordeth (started prior to Duke Nukem Forever, and might not be cancelled) and Mushroom Kingdom Fusion (started in some form in the year 2000, and still in development to this day): https://mkfusion.fandom.com/wiki/Mushroom_Kingdom_Fusion#History https://mkfusion.fandom.com/wiki/Mushroom_Kingdom_Fusion#His... There's also the possibility that Beyond Good and Evil 2 might break these records, given the game was announced/started in 2008 and still in some form of development as of 2024: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil_2 But yeah, neat to see this game finally being released.
gorbachev 2y ago
Congratulations on shipping!
mysterydip 2y ago
I wonder how this works for hobby projects/prototypes. Lots of people put something "on the shelf" for a while. I have the source for a game I was working on in the mid 90s on an Atari 400. If I release that today would I be the winner? Or is there an amount of regular dev time required?

43 points by isaacfrond 2y ago

PlotCitizen 2y ago

Hopefully miegakure doesn't beat the record

SoothingSorbet 2y ago
I've been waiting on that game since 2010, and it seems to have no release date, so it just might! I wish they would just break it into smaller pieces to have something to ship and iterate on. > The game has been in development since 2009 and, as of April 2024, does not have a release date.

relyks 2y ago

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iamevn 2y ago
looks like there's a digital version for sale on the same site as the physical version https://incube8games.com/collections/vendors?q=AgeOfGames https://incube8games.com/collections/vendors?q=AgeOfGames
- relyks 2y ago
  Nice :) I couldn't find this before. Thanks
j1elo 2y ago
> Kien’s new publisher, Incube8, specialises in producing games for classic consoles It's not an accident that it got released for the Game Boy Advance.
- relyks 2y ago
  Not everyone has a Game Boy Advance though. They actually released a digital version that you can use with an emulator, so all is well :)
dfex 2y ago
I think you'll find the market for GBA cartridges is alive and well - those handhelds are indestructible, and small release games like this will sell out and be traded by collectors. And for those who aren't sure about buying a 2nd-hand gaming device from checks notes 23 years ago, you can get yourself something more modern to play it on: https://www.analogue.co/pocket https://www.analogue.co/pocket
- relyks 2y ago
  I don't doubt that, but I was implying that having play by cartridge as the only method is not in their best interest, especially if they want to get more players or make money. Having a digital ROM version makes it more accessible (which turns out they did release). I wasn't aware that the Pocket could do Game Body Advance cartridges

orbital-decay 2y ago

> Kien currently holds the record for the most-delayed video game in history – 22 years eclipses the 15-year journey of the infamous Duke Nukem Forever Also Grimoire (20 years, 1997-2017).

account42 2y ago
Cleve is a legend. The IndieGoGo campaign video is worth a watch for a good laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyXSCd2Lp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyXSCd2Lp0

Ekaros 2y ago

I wonder if there is some not release C64 or early PC game that could be released now... Just to get the record...

worble 2y ago
Shantae Advance started development in 2002 and is set for release next year, so if that happens that'd take the record by a single year.

stockboss 2y ago

might be a good idea to release this on mobile instead of GBA

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CM30 2y ago

Damn, that's a long delay there. Honestly, it's always interesting to see projects delayed (or even kept in active development) for this long, just to see a sort of game design time capsule. Tobias and the Dark Sceptres is another good example of it, with a 13 year development cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0tSu0QDQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0tSu0QDQ0 And there are quite a few interesting fan project examples too, like the Doom mod Mordeth (started prior to Duke Nukem Forever, and might not be cancelled) and Mushroom Kingdom Fusion (started in some form in the year 2000, and still in development to this day): https://mkfusion.fandom.com/wiki/Mushroom_Kingdom_Fusion#History https://mkfusion.fandom.com/wiki/Mushroom_Kingdom_Fusion#His... There's also the possibility that Beyond Good and Evil 2 might break these records, given the game was announced/started in 2008 and still in some form of development as of 2024: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil_2 But yeah, neat to see this game finally being released.

gorbachev 2y ago

Congratulations on shipping!

mysterydip 2y ago

I wonder how this works for hobby projects/prototypes. Lots of people put something "on the shelf" for a while. I have the source for a game I was working on in the mid 90s on an Atari 400. If I release that today would I be the winner? Or is there an amount of regular dev time required?