My mom bought me a BASIC programming book, and I was in nerd heaven! As for my role with Downcast Systems, I’m the President, founder, sole developer, marketer, and occasional graphics artist. I got started way before that, on a TRS-80 my grandfather bought at a yard sale. I’ve been developing professionally for over 15 years. What is your background and role within the company? I removed the game and flashcard app from the stores this past year for various reasons, but mainly because their quality, while passable in 2011, was lacking in 2015. Can you introduce your company for those not familiar with its output?Īs stated on the company website, I consider Downcast Systems a “purveyor of fine electronic goods.” It’s not a company that specifically makes games, although I would like it to be that someday.īefore Puzzlewood Quests, Downcast Systems released a MIPS assembly language editor called MIPSter (2002), a mobile game called Christmas Crazy 8s (2011), and a flashcard app to go along with a book I wrote called How to Find and Land a Microsoft.NET Development Job (2011). A representative of the studio has agreed to take time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about their first game.įirstly I’d like to thank you for sitting to answer questions for My Boxed Universe. Downcast Systems have evidently spotted this gap in the market, developing ‘Puzzlewood Quests’ for iOS and Android and giving ‘Brain Training’ a run for its money in terms of handheld tests. Capcom attempted something similar back in the early 90s with their title ‘Quiz of Dragons’ but nothing of the same type has appeared since. ![]() Quiz-based puzzle games fused with RPG mechanics are an extreme rarity.
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