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Hey everyone! As you may know, I am a self-proclaimed "Halfbrick Trivia Book", and I have a lot of knowledge of Halfbrick stuff under my shirt sleeves. I also run a Halfbrick-dedicated Twitter account, known as Halfbrick Network, which is a part-trivia account. (https://twitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk)

Anyways, this thread will run co-currently with the account, and will even be used to expand the explanations, correct some of my past mistakes, and maybe even answer some questions from YOU. Or... this thread can exist just so those who don't like Twitter as a social media could check out all this cool trivia. That or it'll be a backup collection in case the site goes down for good.

Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk) on X

Trivia, news and discussion for everything Halfbrick, including Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride and more. Not affiliated with @Halfbrick. Part of @Network__Center.

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(But first, allow me to share all the trivia I posted over the course of the last year)

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(As of the original tweet's posting, only Fish Out Of Water and Age of Zombies were brought back. Now, many more games were added to HB+ catalogue)

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#2 - Fuzz & Rocket: Unreleased GBA game
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1687351814981554178
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1687352415991799809

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Fuzz & Rocket is a cancelled 2003 GBA platformer, inspired by Yoshi's Island. The game was almost finished, but Halfbrick couldn't find a publisher and had to scrap it, making it a lost media. It could've been their first non-Licensed game (An honor that goes to 2009's Blast Off)

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The story was that some mysterious masks have possessed the rulers of the 8 kingdoms of Fuly, and now it's up to Fuzz and his sidekick Rocket to save the day. The game had 8 worlds with over 32 levels, various bonus games and the in-game cutscenes.

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(On May 2024, a prototype version of this game was published on the internet. The game is, for the most part, complete. One notable oddity is that Fuzz is a humanoid ninja in this build. Apparantly, Halfbrick changed Fuzz's design a lot. According to a co-founder of Halfbrick, Dan Vogt, they also had a build where Fuzz was a vampire. Despite that, the cutscenes keep a cartoonish furball design from the previous screenshots)
https://vxtwitter.com/Stumblyn_/status/1792245825285878198

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#3 - Age of Zombies Season 2: A failed transition to 3D and Crossovers.
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1688475785424699393
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1688477885168762880
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In late 2014, a "Season 2" for Age of Zombies was released. It was an update that changed the characters into 3d models and was going to be followed up by more updates in 2015 that would have had Barry visit the wo… 💖 1
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In late 2014, a "Season 2" for Age of Zombies was released. It was an update that changed the characters into 3d models and was going to be followed up by more updates in 2015 that would have had Barry visit the wo…

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Despite a switch to 3D models, the bosses stayed in 2D. Zombie T-Rex power-up got a new model, but not the boss Zombie T-Rex that you fight. This picture right here is what happens when you play Horde mode, and it's the funniest thing to come out of this update in my opinion.

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The update was not very-well received, and the entire idea behind Season 2 would be scrapped by next year. The game would return to classic 2D artstyle and the cliffhanger at World 8 would not be resolved. (Not in Age of Zombies itself at least)

【QRT of Jetpack Joyride (@JetpackJoyride):】
'We heard you, folks! Age of Zombies is no…

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(The video cuts off the message: Season 2 was going to be followed up by more updates in 2015 that would have had Barry visit the worlds of other franchises: Ghostbusters, American McGee's Grimm, Ozombie and BigHead Bash. THIS is what Professor Brains meant by "enslaving Barry's favourite characters" at the end of world 8. None of this happened, leaving a pretty huge cliffhanger.

Former Halfbrick employee, Ryan Langley, explained the original idea behind Season 2 and why it turned out the way it did. David Kilford, the guy who made a 3D exporting tool, said that they wanted to redo the models to be closer to the original art style, but the budget didn't allow it to happen.)
https://vxtwitter.com/Rlan2/status/1099399661591453702
https://vxtwitter.com/Rlan2/status/1099399931750727680
https://vxtwitter.com/Rlan2/status/1099400419565019138
https://vxtwitter.com/d_kilford/status/1099408966503657472
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Ryan Langley (@Rlan2)

@diablohead There was a pitch for ‘Season 2’ of content for the game. The idea was sound - making sprites for AOZ was very hard, 8 directions with waslking frames etc takes a lot of time. Making it 3D would save a lot of time.

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Ryan Langley (@Rlan2)

@diablohead @d_kilford even made a sweet exporter that would turn the models into sprite sheets, and Barry was full 3D meaning we could change out weapons etc

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Ryan Langley (@Rlan2)

@diablohead @d_kilford The issue, 100%, was one guy wanting to change the style to Minecraft cube people. Nobody there liked the idea but him, we knew the fans would hate it, but we did it anyway. Fans hated it, we reverted. Waste of time.

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David Kilford (@d_kilford)

@Rlan2 @diablohead There was actually a pitch (and concepts made) to redo all of the models again in a style closer to the original game that would have been a nice balance, but it was deemed too expensive

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David Kilford (@d_kilford)

@Rlan2 @diablohead Also the revert happened about 3 months after the change. I wasn't given much time, so a lot of fixes that I'd done were lost and never made it back in

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(Also also according to Mr. Pidgeon from Jetpack Joyride discord server, the idea was to make AoZ a service model, which... let's be honest here for a second, doesn't really work for a game like Age of Zombies)

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#4 - Michkillya Blade/Viking Blade
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1692439418034901358
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1692442045057560610

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Michkillya Blade was a blade added to Fruit Ninja in 2016. Named after Michaela "Astrid the Great" Cavazos, a winner of real-life FN tournament and themed after a viking sword she had. Fruit Ninja Live tournament can still be viewed on Facebook btw.
https://www.facebook.com/fruitninja/videos/1062664490477408/ https://t.co/Wc5Y48…

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When the game was overhauled in 2020, Michkillya Blade was renamed into Viking Blade. Official dev explanation (from FN Discord) is that they wanted to move on from naming blades like that.

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(The blade was redesigned in 2024, now being a completely new blade. In case you are wondering, the blade's power used to be mostly cosmetic: Sliced fruit would fly in the direction it was sliced in instead of falling down. This power did not stay for the redesign.)
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I only just noticed, but this was apparently a thing for at least a month, the Viking Blade was completely redesigned, now looking like a Mjölnir. So now all traces of it's past as Michikillya Blade are gone.

【QRT of Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk):】
'When the game was overhauled in 2020, Michkillya Blade was renamed into Viki…

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Congratulations @frozen flint, you leveled up to level '3' ('3012' XP)! DanVeryNice

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(Pun not intended, but I'm glad I did it)

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(Raskull Police was a winning entry of the contest. It was designed by Jamie Cartwright from UK, who was 20 at the time. His rewards were Police Raskull's inclusion in the game, a free copy of Raskulls when it was released, a limited edition figurine of Raskull King and a T-shirt. Police Raskull's love for doughnut milkshakes is referenced in the game in the bonus level of Mega Quest he's playable in.

Creators of two runner-up entries received same rewards as the Jamie, but without the inclusion of their characters in the game.)

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#7 - Wobble Drop: A mysterious voodoo-like that doesn't sound real
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1699103383703953649
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Wanna talk about the REAL obscure Halfbrick game? Wobble Drop was a 2020 experimental physics-based Voodoo-like. You play as Wobble Baby, pitied against another "player" [citation needed] who shoot at each other from cannons. The goal is to knock opponent off the platform to win.

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This game is... weird for many reasons
1)This does not feel like anything Halfbrick would create, at all
2)This literally looks like one of those hypercasual games you'd see on bad ads
3)It was not advertised at all
4)It no longer exists as far as we know
5)It isn't the only one https://t.co/Kh34vXh44b

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(I remember there was a message in Battle Racing Stars discord of a developer stating that the game was made as a test, but I can't find it rn, so take this with a grain of salt until I can actually find a proof to this)

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#8 - Dan The Man Stage 8: Pre-Halfbrick Teaser
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1701637804428587041

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Teaser of Dan The Man Stage 8 from Studio Joho's original uploads of Stage 7. This was before Halfbrick stepped in to help with the game, so plenty of differences abound. Halfbrick's upload of Stage 7 replaced … 💖 5 🔁 2
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Teaser of Dan The Man Stage 8 from Studio Joho's original uploads of Stage 7. This was before Halfbrick stepped in to help with the game, so plenty of differences abound. Halfbrick's upload of Stage 7 replaced …

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(The message cuts off: Halfbrick's upload of Stage 7 replaced the following footage with the gameplay from their version to advertise the game's release.)

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(Also, in late 2023, a huge "Teraleak" happened, which included several pre-Halfbrick builds of Dan The Man. ipas of these builds are archived, but to play them you will need iOS version 10 or lower)

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I'm not linking these builds, you can find them online. If not, feel free to DM me for help.

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#9 - Mini World Threat
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1702402814108934259
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1702402965728821295

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To promote the original release of Colossatron, a small browser game "Mini World Threat" was made by Sean Ockert (part of the marketing team). The game was Snake with power cores system from Colossatron. It was… 💖 4 🔁 1
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To promote the original release of Colossatron, a small browser game "Mini World Threat" was made by Sean Ockert (part of the marketing team). The game was Snake with power cores system from Colossatron. It was…

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Fortunately, you can still play it on Sean's own web-site:
https://seanockert.com/projects/colossatron-mini-world-threat/

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(Was originally available on Halfbrick's website, but can no longer be found here due to massive 2020 redesign)

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#10 - Monster Dash and Barry's 10th Anniverary
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When Monster Dash came back in 2020, it celebrated Barry's 10th Anniversary (read:Monster Dash itself) by giving everyone Uncle Sam costume for free.
Barry debuted in Age of Zombies, released earlier same year, so it technically counts as an overall celebration of the character. https://t.co/VGku6ps2ky

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#11 - Cancelled live-action Fruit Ninja film
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1704912239265038425
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A movie adaptation of Fruit Ninja was announced back in 2016. It was set to be a live-action family comedy handled by New Line Cinema and Vinson Films.

No news were made since, so it's safe to say the movie isn't happening. https://t.co/E0BVkoh1uc

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The movie apparently was about "a team of misfits who are recruited to become Fruit Ninjas in order to save the world", which... leaves a lot to interpretation. Is it connected to Origins like Frenzy Force was? Is it set in Origins? Something new entirely? Who knows.

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Also, a message to those who still think Fruit Ninja doesn't have a plot and characters: Maybe this was the case back in 2010, but times have changed. Stop claiming there isn't a plot to Fruit Ninja this very instant!

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#12 - Dan The Man Thumbs Up Emote
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Among the emotes/taunts in Magic Brick Wars and Fruit Ninja 2 is Dan The Man. While other Halfbrick character's emotes are brand new, Dan's are based on the iMessage stickers.
Pictured bellow - comparison between iMessage Thumbs Up sticker and MBW Thumbs Up emote. https://t.co/o61vdHIXfQ

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Did you know: This server currently has both version of Dan giving thumbs up, one as a sticker, one as an animated emote. Plus, there's this version: DanThumbsUp

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:DanThumbsUpNitro:

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@pliant coral homie, do me a favor and demostrate the emote, since I can't, thank you very much

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Hu oh

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Thanks, moving on

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#13 - Age of Zombies contest for a mug
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1708371943429230701
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To celebrate the release of Age of Zombies on mobile phones in October 2010, there was a contest where people could submit a zombie fact. The winning 3 facts were added as a quotes for Barry to say (back when those were a thing) among few other prizes.

https://www.halfbrick.com/blog/age-of-zombies-contest https://t.co/ywjEArmNMz

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I saw a tumblr user wondering what that beer stein was, because site's redesign removed the images and there're no images elsewhere. If the guy is reading this: here you go! Wayback actually has them!

Hey, it's that guy who played Barry in the original Monster Dash trailer! https://t.co/PACOHsA3jt

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Clarification: Zombie facts appeared as a scrolling message bellow after completing a world. These are NOT the same thing as Barry's banter during the game, but both were removed in 2014 update.

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I also love how the website contains partial misinformation about Monster Dash being Barry's first outing. AoZ is his first, MD is the second. Sure, the news text meant that MD was first to be on iPhone, and AoZ port came out after that, but without extra context, you wouldn't know it.

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#14 - Halfbrick Zombies/the original Age of Zombies concept
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[Mild blood] Teaser for Halfbrick Zombies (are Coming!), the planned fourth Halfbrick Fridays game, from Halfbrick Echoes.

It never came out in this state, but was eventually reworked and released as Age of Zombies.

Seems like Barry Steakfries wasn't a thing until much later. https://t.co/kDHd2ibgtw

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#17 - Dan's voice clips in Fright Zone
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Cutscenes in Dan The Man's Fright Zone were seemingly made only with Dan in mind. Aside from intro and ourto being all the same (Dan and Barry meeting each other and pursuing Brains), PC will only use Dan's voice c… 💖 3
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Cutscenes in Dan The Man's Fright Zone were seemingly made only with Dan in mind. Aside from intro and ourto being all the same (Dan and Barry meeting each other and pursuing Brains), PC will only use Dan's voice c…

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#18 - Original promo art for Classic versions of JJ and DTM
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1719561045931434080
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This promo-art for Jetpack Joyride Classic (which looks awesome) was uploaded alongside Dan The Man Classic one day earlier, but without indication as to what version does it advertise. Those posts were deleted and replaced with new ones, with logos being replaced.

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I unfortunately didn't save original version of this Dan The Man Classic promo, but I think you get the idea behind this one as well.

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If anyone managed to save that original version of Dan The Man Classic promo, don't be afraid to share.

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https://youtu.be/-12OkWmgSxk?si=s6XTAo5IWX5DH3c0
https://youtu.be/yL2LNdRsIU4?si=COuieMUowOWBcepW

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I neglected to mention it, but another Early Acess game, Jumpers Quest, was also known to have been tested before it's inclusion in Halfbrick+ back in 2016. It was available in Singapore, the Netherlands and Indonesia for Android.
They even had a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jumpersquest

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Jumper's Quest. 202 likes. This platformer will challenge your reflexes. Available in Singapore, the Netherlands & Indonesia (for now) on Android. There's a link to the game above.

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#20 - Katsuro in Battle Racing Stars
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Katsuro from Fruit Ninja was added to Battle Racing Stars on November 2020, coinciding with the series' 10th anniversary and the release of FN2. His character trailer also makes a reference to character unlocking screens in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_RfpTXVruc https://t.co/u3E6uATi6A

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#21 - Big Bertha Jetpack's original design
https://vxtwitter.com/Rlan2/status/1725385563815997746
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Ryan Langley (@Rlan2)

@pgmuscat - at one point they added the Cow Jetpack to the game, that was actually just a Harvest Moon sprite that was used as a test, but because nobody was there who worked on it anymore, they didn’t realize until I told them :P

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This is actually an interesting piece of trivia.
Jetpack in question is Big Bertha, added in v.1.12.6 update, and redesigned a bit later in the update to be less copyright infringing. (Screenshots provided for comparison) https://t.co/Vs9n3r2uUt

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@HalfbrickNetwrk That’s the one!

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Hey Lois, remember the time we accidentally used a stolen asset thinking it's just a scrapped jetpack and not a funny placeholder with mammary glands added onto its butt

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#22 - Dan The Man Stage 6 changes
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[Spoilers, kind of?]
The ending to Stage 6 of Dan The Man is different between the uploads: In StudioJoho's OG upload, Ana explains Dan what he must do to complete the game (Get married to Josie). In Halfbrick's reupload, it was changed to an unrelated "Are you a girl irl?" joke. https://t.co/LsaSqUDHS2

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My theory why Halfbrick did this was either:
1)To keep the story going without Dan knowing what he actually has to do.
2)They thought Ana's dialogue didn't make much sense, since she already completed the game and then deliberately impeded Dan's progress while knowing what she did ("You know that NPC whose heart you just broke?")
3)Dan said "balls", which is the pettiest of the three.

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#23 - Bears vs. Art intro narrated by The Stanley Parable Narrator
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With Bears vs. Art coming back as part of Halfbrick+ later this month, I'd like to put some attention to the fact that it has an intro cutscene (was also used as a Debut Story trailer) narrated by Kevan Brighti… 💖 9 🔁 1
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With Bears vs. Art coming back as part of Halfbrick+ later this month, I'd like to put some attention to the fact that it has an intro cutscene (was also used as a Debut Story trailer) narrated by Kevan Brighti…

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Guys, I have a WILD Game Theory: The Stanley Parable is connected to Halfbrick multiverse because of the same Narrator as in Bears vs. Art. Rory, unlike Stanley, only follows what the Narrator said.

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**#25 - Barry in MBW's Screaming Rabbit banner **
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One of the banners in Magic Brick Wars is "Friendly Rabbit" of Easter Season, an extreme close-up of Jetpack Joyride's Fuzzy Suit with small Barry screaming inside. Barry's design here is based on his appearance in emotes (also from MBW), but also uses elements of Rory's design.

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Brown bricks? Nah mate, HALF bricks!

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After posting this, I was told that J-Money was supposed to Jason Maundrell, so it's just 2 that I couldn't identify at all.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HtlGsuT02E
https://www.halfbrick.com/blog/fruit-ninja-anniversary-tour-meet-the-grand-finalists

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#30 - Sensei in Age of Zombies
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1764265698853835115
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1764266476024799375
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In all ports of Age of Zombies, Sensei Fruit Ninja can be spotted on the third level of Ancient Japan, bottom left of the screen.

("All ports" means everything but the PSP original, it having different graphics and releasing few months before Fruit Ninja) https://t.co/ILyrKlGjMx

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Despite being self-proclaimed "Halfbrick trivia book" and knowing that this cameo exists, it took me until today to actually find where he's hiding in-game. See, Age of Zombies isn't a game where you deliberately put yourself in the corner and look around, Zombies are everywhere!

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There is also this tweet, the reason I know this cameo exists in the first place. It's made to look like Barry can reach Sensei, but in reality, whoever took a screenshot probably just noclipped to make the picture look good.

【QRT of Jetpack Joyride (@JetpackJoyride):】
'#CutAndRun is not the first time #JetpackJoyride & #FruitNin…

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Congratulations @frozen flint, you leveled up to level '4' ('4023' XP)! DanVeryNice

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Correction: The promotional image on the last tweet isn't a noclip, but an edit. Barry doesn't have a gun in his hands, which is because main Barry sprites are seperate from the gun sprites, like such.

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Th-, Thanks...

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have jetpack joyride backgrounds been ripped yet?

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or sounds

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#31 - BRS, UFO apocalypse and Legitimate Research

https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1765245095807234066

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

In Battle Racing Stars, Legitimate Research race track is oddly abscent from UFO Apocalypse mode. It was present during the early beta tests and was shown off in a few trailers.

This track also has a unique tileset that makes lab look ruined, which can be found inside the files. https://t.co/UrcKsN7RpE

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Halfbrick, I beg, add it back. Yes, I know there's that one weird spot where you briefly bounce back and forward that might have been a reason, but Bouncy Tunnels, another lab stage, doesn't contain these unique graphics.

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#32 - The only unmasked scientist that we know of, and what exactly the scientists are
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1770141243294556349
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1770141583515566214

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Barry Steakfries: From The Files Of Jetpack Joyride comic book adaptation of Jetpack Joyride features a character of scientist Fifty-Three, nicknamed Lab Lady by Barry. She is the only Legitimate Research scientist we have seen without the mask.

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Note that this comic is not considered to be canon to the franchise. According to current sources, all Legitimate Research scientists are clones of a male guy who was friends with Prof. Brains - a polar opposite of Lab Lady's backstory as a hired citizen with no past memories.

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This post might not age well soon, but we'll have to wait and see...

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#34 - Honokai Star Rail's Fruit Ninja reference
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1772876264065442077

vxTwitter / fixvx
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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Honkai: Star Rail references Fruit Ninja, made so much more obvious by the bombs looking very similar to FN's bombs.

Did you know that Fruit Ninja was quite popular in China? Enough for there to be a separate Chinese version of the game, known as Fruit Ninja for Tencent. https://t.co/6WwMkq6C3K

【QRT of Honkai: Star Rail (@honkaist…

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P.S.: I absolutely do not care what your opinion on miHoYo games is. This is solely for pointing out an obvious reference.

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#37 - Original 2014 crossover ideas
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1785732469926298073
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1785732657927598128

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

#1: Fruit Ninja TMNT crossover was first planned as far as 2014, and was going to use 2012 Turtles universe. A pitch was unsuccessful, and Ghostbusters crossover was created instead.
A TMNT crossover would ultimately happen in 2023, but with Mutant Mayhem Turtles. https://t.co/XfT0zZ8NiB

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

More information and screenshots source:
https://artofadamnichols.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/fruit-ninja-tmnt/

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Do you think they could pull it off?

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#39 - An oddity of the menu theme
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1785735001599844747
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1785735990662889695
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1785737280231014533

vxTwitter / fixvx
#3: You all know bout the legal issues with 87 intro theme, right? Well, Jetpack Joyride uses a different recording for the menu theme, which was previously used in Arcade1Up port of Konami's game and few others. B… 💖 1
Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

#3: You all know bout the legal issues with 87 intro theme, right? Well, Jetpack Joyride uses a different recording for the menu theme, which was previously used in Arcade1Up port of Konami's game and few others. B…

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

I have taked about it with one of the developers on the discord - this recording was licensed seperately from CBS Viacom. It seems that this re-recording is their go-to replacement for when the original version of the 1987 intro theme is needed and not a remix.

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

I'd like to thank this guy from the YouTube comments section who noticed and told me about this, wouldn't have done it otherwise.
Finally, I'd like you to know that right now, Jetpack Joyride is running TMNT crossover for one last time, so you better hurry while it lasts. https://t.co/VBNBE4TbSH

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#40 - Quirky PlayStation trailer
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1799461976818827363

vxTwitter / fixvx
The 2012 trailer for Jetpack Joyride's PlayStation Minis port is almost the same as the original trailer, including the game's audio heard during the gameplay. The trailer tries to hide this fact by recreating the … 💖 7
Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

The 2012 trailer for Jetpack Joyride's PlayStation Minis port is almost the same as the original trailer, including the game's audio heard during the gameplay. The trailer tries to hide this fact by recreating the …

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#41 - Yahtzee and the Raskulls
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1805094232492769332
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1805096156373877142

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Raskulls gives special thanks to Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of Zero Punctuation (now Fully Ramblomatic) fame in it's credits, as he was a part of the focus testing for the game.

I don't think Ben ever made a review, but the Escapist website had one by John Funk, who spoke positively. https://t.co/Q0FgD9TwNt

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

I am more than sure this all has to do with Mana Bar, a cocktail bar in Brisbane that Yahtzee opened with Guy "Yug" Blomberg (who is also credited) and Shay Leighton. The bar was used by some developers to promote their upcoming games, and Raskulls was one of them.

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And that leaves us with what I posted yesterday.
#42 - Raskulls Xbox Avatar items
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1817755365515186349
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1817756168338423979

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Raskulls has two unlockable customisation options for your Xbox Avatar.
1)Raskulls T-Shirt (with Shapesaurus) - for completing "Zap Excavator" in Chapter 1.
2)A Giant King Mask - for completing "Soggy Falling Exit" in Chapter 2. https://t.co/umNfV8C0gj

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vxTwitter / fixvx
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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

OH RIGHT, Xbox Live Marketplace is shutting down soon. Raskulls and these avatar items will be okay, the game was backwards compatible with later Xbox consoles. I don't think Fruit Ninja Kinect is safe however, this one seems to be doomed to die with the Xbox service...

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Xbox Live and Fruit Ninja Kinect are gone "crab dance"

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Me when no new trivia BarrySad

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Tomorrow

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LETS GO‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

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#43 - Mythic
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1822879896806588471
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1822880399250563171

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Mythic was a short-lived Collectible Card Game, seemingly inspired by the success of other CCGs like Hearthstone. The game featured cards based on various ancient myths and was available in Early Access from December 2016 to January 10, 2017.

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Despite being such a short lived project, the game did saw a reference (sort of) in Magic Brick Wars: Mythic's Unicorn appeared as one of the Banners added to MBW for its Fantasy Season.

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https://youtu.be/JoXYuIOKJEc?si=lvIjkvIjvbAAM0CR

YouTube
Maximumandroid - Just Good Games
Mythic Android By Halfbrick Studios Gameplay (Beta)

Thanks for every Like and Favorite! They really help!

Google Play download URL:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.halfbrick.mythic

New Games Every Day(Just Good Games) :
http://goo.gl/bsJDdU

STRIKINGLY FUN STRATEGY, LIKE NO OTHER

Get out of your comfort zone, and enter the conflict zone as you face-off against rival players, in Halfb...

▶ Play video
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#44 Jetpack Joyride 2 Demo Version
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1823738376346100052
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1823739630073864680

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

A special demo version of Jetpack Joyride 2 can be found and played in Apple's stores. The demo has one level covering 3 labs and 3 bosses, a unique title screen and character selection screen.

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Special thanks to
@ThaRandalorian
for providing the footage. Also read more about the demo on Jetpack Joyride Wiki:
https://jetpackjoyride.fandom.com/wiki/Jetpack_Joyride_2_Demo_Version

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#45 - Just... all of the concept art stuff for Battle Racing Stars
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1826332203011420377
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1826332452480319788
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1826333014101819873
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1826333711014789322
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1826333862466830381

vxTwitter / fixvx
A thread of all the concept art made for Battle Racing Stars, shared by one of the devs (Victor Sorolla) in the official BRS discord almost two years ago.🧵 First of: The very 1st prototype from 2017 game jam. T… 💖 1 🔁 1
Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

A thread of all the concept art made for Battle Racing Stars, shared by one of the devs (Victor Sorolla) in the official BRS discord almost two years ago.🧵
First of: The very 1st prototype from 2017 game jam. T…

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Not counting the Runner, the very first character created was this dude in a mech. The approach of making new characters was soon discarded in favor of pre-established cast of Halfbrick All-Stars.

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Logo concepts from before it was called Battle Racing Stars + ideas for backgrounds.

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Now here's the real juice: Character skins that were never made!

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(End of thread)

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But still the fact that there was supposed to be a "long time ago" skin which featured King's old self would've probably get lore on how everyone is dead

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victor sorolla mention‼️

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omg I love these skins

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crying and weeping because they were never made

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wonderful skins

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Okay uh.... I'm gonna disappoint you a bit.

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I'm gonna write an extra fact in few days when Chicken event comes out.

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And it's related to this costume.

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spoilers ||I didn't actually got the wish.|| I'll explain later.

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Ok... that's ominous as heck

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#46.5 - More about Chicken costume
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1835195355215839396
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1835196370833064127

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Addendum/Extra fact: The new chicken costume from the Chicken event is in fact, not the same as the unused one. And it's not just about the design tweaks, it's legit a new costume altogether, the old one is still unused.
You can see it if you somehow have both costumes unlocked. https://t.co/tk2ijQtWQi

【QRT of Halfbrick Network (@Halfbr…

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Special thanks to Crewie Austin, our friend from Discord, who is one of the few to have the unused Chicken Costume. (He got it after contacting support after losing some progress and items. They gave it to him on accident)

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shoutout to that terezi person for figuring out the stats of real chicken and fake chicken

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she must be really intelligent and hot and have great taste in music

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She sure is...

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Boy I sure wonder who she is....

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it's a mystery

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Dude, your eye for detail…

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how does he do it

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#48 - A bit more about Age of Zombies Season 2 - planned stuff and concept art
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1838274388946260189
https://vxtwitter.com/HalfbrickNetwrk/status/1838275878654251496

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I've been digging through some old Halfbrick websites lately, and I've looked through some Season 2 stuff. Turns out there was a concept art for planned Ghostbusters world, and what Halfbrick wanted to add after "Zombie Month" ended. We could have had Flash in Age of Zombies.

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Halfbrick Network (@HalfbrickNetwrk)

Feels a bit like 2014's Monster Dash collab was an unplanned collab that only happened because the entire AoZ thing got scrapped.

Now, there is a concept for American McGee collab(s), but Wayback Machine did not save the image it seems. This is so sad, guys! https://t.co/eRoZF3xLLw

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I'll be honest, I'm losing interest.

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Besides, I also moved to Bluesky, a MUCH more comfortable place.

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It's like seasoned chicken

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Consider this thread to be on hiatus until next year or something.

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It was nice until it lasted 3:

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WE ARE COMING BACK, BABYYYYYY!!! (Not an April Fools joke, starting posts tomorrow)

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Halfbrick Trivia Thread (Halfbrick Network posts hub)

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WHAT

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HWFA

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WHAT

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OHMYGOD

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Halfbrick Network posts hub

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3llttopapgc2a
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3llttwr7uhk2a

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[News] (1/2)
Catching up with what happened in 2025 so far:
1) New third-party games on Halfbrick+: Flipping Legend and Slash Quest.
2) Some multiplayer games like Magic Brick Wars no longer require a subscription to play.
3) Brand new game release - Halfbrick Sports: Football, a 3v3 sports title.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
(2/2)
Finally, a new game is being playtested on Halfbrick's Discord server right now! Jetpack Joyride Racing is a semi-remake of Halfbrick Rocket Racing/Aero Racer starring Barry Steakfries and various other Halfbrick stars.
(Footage is not final obviously, but we have a permission to cover it.)

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It's boosting the post for no absolute reason because i love learning about random stuff time

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wait i did it on the gimmick account again DAMNIT

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3llw7jwk4p22q
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3llw7quqmtc2q

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Trivia] (1/2)
In 2018, many Halfbrick games were delisted. The reasons were:
1) GDPR law was implemented. Halfbrick essentially needed to remake all of their games for them to stay.
2) An internal restructure: half of the Brisbane team was laid off, leaving 30 people and no resources for updates.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
(2/2)
Fortunately, this is not relevant anymore. Most of the games were brought back as part of Halfbrick+ in 2023 (and Monster Dash had a remaster back in 2020), so they are still available. The ones that aren't are the games Halfbrick either co-developed or only had publishing rights to.

Bluesky ·
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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3llyieus2r22t
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3llyifqchmc2t

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Trivia] (1/2)
Fuzz & Rocket is a cancelled 2003 GBA platformer, inspired by Yoshi's Island. The game was almost finished, but Halfbrick couldn't find a publisher before Nintendo DS replaced GBA and scrapped it. The game had 8 worlds with over 32 levels, various bonus games, and in-game cutscenes.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
(2/2)
In 2024, a prototype version of this game was published on the internet by Twitter account CodeBound. One notable oddity is that Fuzz is a humanoid ninja in this build, though the cutscenes keep a cartoonish furball design as seen in the original screenshots.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU5Y...

Bluesky ·
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Thank you discord for not recognising YouTube links in twitter/bluesky posts

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I hope not. This game was not very good.

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Good timing though, because this is exactly what I reposted about today!

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lmcp5bu3ps2k
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lmcp6q7rb22k

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Trivia] (1/2)
Wobble Drop was a 2020 experimental physics-based Voodoo-like game. You play as Wobble Baby, pitted against another "player" (a bot) who shoot at each other from cannons. The goal is to knock the opponent off the platform to win.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
(2/2)
In contrast to what Halfbrick games are usually like, the game was one of those hypercasual games you'd see on bad ads, had no advertising, and was removed less than a year later.

Stay tuned for coverage of the other two oddballs just like this one: Color Tap and SPEEDBALL! Chili Fever.

Bluesky ·
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I REMEMBER THIS GAME OHMYGOD

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It's easy and gets repetitive

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(Brand new trivia for once, not a repost)

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For some reason I totally missed this discussion and now I feel bad 😭. This thread is AWESOME (like everything Mr Llort does…)

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Don't worry about missing out, I was slightly busy for a week, but I think I'm ready to fully continue posting.

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yeah this thread's sick

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i love seeing this thread active again

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3loqi5fspk22t
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3loqic6zm4k2s

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Trivia] (1/2)
YouTube Playables version of Jetpack Joyride features a unique set of images that appear at the end of each run, seemingly as a replacement to regular version's screenshots.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
(2/2)
BARRY STEAKFRIES BLASTING OFF AGAIN--

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I did not expect to be able to get anything out of YouTube Playables version of JJ, yet here I am.

opal slate
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GET OUT OF MY HEAD

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Check out alt. text on that image.

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brutally

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sorry not sorry

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lq3qrrsdu224
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lq3qv6pvws2o

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Trivia]
King Dragon Dojo and Blade are two items in Fruit Ninja made in honor of King Dragon Le, who entered Halfbrick's official 2012 Anniversary Tour at the age of 6 and could consistently score 1000+ points. The game also credits Le and their family in the "Special Thanks" section.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
More info on Fruit Ninja Anniversary Tour:
Halfbrick blog post: www.halfbrick.com/blog/fruit-n...
YouTube video: youtu.be/_HtlGsuT02E?...

Bluesky ·
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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lrcggyqfx22i
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lrcgj44vr22i

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[News]
Halfbrick Sports: Football Update 1.0.6 is live.

Updates include:
- Party sync improvements.
- If your party is in a match, you can spectate.
- Matchmaking and reconnections are more stable.
- Various bug fixes!

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
Since Halfbrick isn't joining bluesky, I might as well post their social media news here.

Bluesky ·
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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lsbwuo4jds2b
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lsbx2fonys2b
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lsbxl6dzu22b
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lsbxrbtcsc2b

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[1/4]
Thanks to a Wikipedia article on Halfbrick Studios, there was (and still is) some misinformation on what licensed games they made. Hellboy: The Science of Evil and The Legend of Spyro both used to be listed, but they aren't HB's games - fellow Aussie developer Krome was responsible for them.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
[2/4]
That said, one game got into crossfire... Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes. It lacked citation, and was soon removed. Krome also developed it, but Halfbrick was there... just for the PC version. Xbox 360 version doesn't list them and I assume same's the case for other versions.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
[3/4]
When Halfbrick celebrated their 15th anniversary back in 2016, it was Avatar, Marvel, and Star Wars specifically that they acknowledged working on before going independent. This PC port was the thing they were referencing, and Spyro and Hellboy were not mentioned, so... you get the point.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
[4/4]
Also, somebody should check on Sunset Studio: Behind the Scenes!, because it's the one game that Wikipedia still lists as a Halfbrick-developed game but I don't believe this claim. WildTangent Games site claims some studio called GameHouse did it, not Halfbrick.

Bluesky ·
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https://bsky.app/profile/ryan.makesvideogames.com/post/3lsbyt7u6ls2o

Ryan Langley 🎮 Game Designer looking for work! (@ryan.makesvideogames.com)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
Aha, so you're wrong about these ones :P

Halfbrick did level design work for Spyro (Michael Dobele & Matthew Ross worked at Halfbrick. Halfbrick at the time was in the basement of Krome Studios) but the company is uncredited.

Halfbrick specifically worked on the PSP version of Hellboy.

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So uh... Nevermind, I think I was proven wrong.
This was a MESS to research, but being sorta uncredited did not help.

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lshrchbfd22b

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[News]
Halfbrick Studios teases a Youtooz plush (not a figure, plush!) of Barry Steakfries.
Even though Youtooz themselves haven't made any posts about it yet, this is a serious announcement. This is the first physical merch since... 2019 board game?

-# Halfbrick (@halfbrickstudios.bsky.social)
The only mission Barry couldn't dodge: becoming cute.

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Arby's figures can be very generously described as a merch, this is not an excuse to the fact that I forgot those exist for a second

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his forehead🥹

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lszvcv6ubs2p
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lszvgwc7fs2q

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Trivia] (1/2)
Raskulls gives special thanks to Ben Croshaw aka "Yahtzee" of Zero Punctuation (now Fully Ramblomatic) fame in it's credits, as he was a part of the focus testing for the game.

Ben didn't review the game himself, but the Escapist website had one by John Funk, who spoke positively.

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Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
(2/2)
This had to do with Mana Bar, a cocktail bar in Brisbane that ran from 2010 to 2015. Yahtzee founded it with Guy "Yug" Blomberg (who is also credited) and Shay Leighton. The bar was used by some developers to promote their upcoming games, Raskulls being among them.

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for specifically this

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lxrxc3gisk2g
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lxrxomyg322g

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Spoilers for DTM]
Stage 6 ending for Dan The Man is different between the uploads: In StudioJoho's OG upload, Ana reveals how to complete the game (getting married to Josie). In Halfbrick's reupload, it's changed to "Are you a girl irl?" joke. The marriage plot seems to have been retconned since.

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
Which of these sounds most fitting to you as a reason?
1)The story must go on without end/Dan knowing how to beat it.
2)Ana's dialogue didn't make a lot of sense, since she deliberately impeded Dan's process. She knew what she did.
3)Dan said "balls". Petty if true.

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Alert: MrLlort REMEMBERED about Halfbrick Network!!!

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i pick 1 cause I do not see Dan them Josie getting back together anytime soon

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This is secretly my least favorite option, but maybe that's because a small shipping part of my brain says so.

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as much as I wanna see that happen i feel we’ve gone too far from that
we got golf before their marriage

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side note your thread is very cool and interesting

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lxx57wub722m
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3lxx5heitus2m

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[Trivia] (1/2)
A movie adaptation of Fruit Ninja was announced back in 2016. It was set to be a live-action family comedy, with New Line Cinema and Vinson Films handling the production.

It's been almost a decade since then, so it's safe to say it was cancelled long ago.

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Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

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(2/2)
The plot summary given was "A team of misfits are recruited to become Fruit Ninjas in order to save the world." Very vague, to the point that it's unclear if Sensei and any of his students were going to appear or if it's a completely new story unrelated to Fruitasia.

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What happened to posts before 26th june?

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Uh... Nothing? Everything seems fine.

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3m2mkshg4is2b

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[News]
Halfbrick is teasing a new feature for Halfbrick+ - collectible cards that seem to be tied to exclusive rewards.

Also comes with a tease of new stuff for Jetpack Joyride Racing, like characters and racetracks. This game will be the first to integrate cards.

-# Halfbrick+ Cards. Collected by all. Approved by Barry!
YouTube video by Halfbrick Studios

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https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3m3ugxakmik24
https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3m3uh4mjzuk2p

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

[News]
Halfbrick announced Bluey's Quest for the Golden Pen, a new adventure game written by the show's creator Joe Brumm.
Releasing on December 11 for iOS, with ports to Android as well as consoles and PC next year.

-# Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Halfbrick Studios

Bluesky ·
Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

-# ↩ Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
[Trivia]
Not counting VR stuff, ports and Fruit Ninja Kinect 2, this will be the first new title Halfbrick made for the consoles since 2010's Raskulls. Whether or not this means we'll be getting more console releases is unknown, but I'm hoping for the best.

Bluesky ·
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what WAS ported?

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Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride and I guess Age of Zombies was on Vita too.

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I guess

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So you know, almost exactly what you'd expect to be ported.

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If you're going for home consoles then you'll be correct but actually de Blob 2 (DS) released in February of 2011.

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I suppose. Still, it's a basic fact that HB hasn't done much on consoles since Fruit Ninja saved them from bankruptcy.

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Ports category.

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To be more clear, I'm pretty sure the only non-mobile port Halfbrick did in house was Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride for Windows 8.

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There was also OUYA version of Age of Zombies, but I'm hesitating to count it because it's a mobile phone pretending to be a console.

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we finally get to see what truffles would look like in fruit ninja

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age of zombie singular

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Age of Zombie? 13. ROAG!
Age of Zombie? 14. ROAG!

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Noone's gonna get this reference kek

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this happened

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second take, because "Marine Labyrinth".

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what in god's name is up with me...

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# frozen flint https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3mjkaxeudic2i

https://bsky.app/profile/halfbricknetwork.bsky.social/post/3mjudlfqtms2q

Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)

After a little research I had to do for another racetrack, I came to realization why this inaccuracy happened... The layout is a near-accurate recreation of Big Blue from F-Zero, which seems to be a bit of inspiration for Marine Laboratory.

-# Halfbrick Network (@halfbricknetwork.bsky.social)
[Trivia]
In Jetpack Joyride Racing, preview map for Marine Laboratory that you see after joining a match is oddly inaccurate to both mini-map and the layout as seen in concert art. Presumably, this could be the original layout of the track.

Bluesky ·
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