Dottie Flowers is a new game for SuperNintendo developed by Goldlocke. It took the author about 600 hours to make it. So he produced 100 cartridges and he has them give away all organizing a competition. For those wondering, it's an action platformer with very nice graphics and some mechanics inspired by classics such as the Turricans.
Why did he do it? Goldlocke himself explained it on the game's itch.io page: “I have invested around 600 hours of my free time over the last year in this game, especially in the evenings after working. I spent around €2200 to produce one hundred physical copies of the itself. It may seem ridiculous, but for me the end result was worth every penny.” So, why give it away considering the time and money spent? “Since the game contains several references to intellectual property under copyright, I consider myself lucky not to have received a warning or worse. There is little to add. I didn't want to push my luck more, so monetizing the game in any way is completely out of the question.”
No official rom
Goldlocke didn't even want to publish the ROM of the game online, to make it usable through emulation, despite having done so with his previous titles. The reason is that someone downloaded them to produce bootleg cartridges in China, Brazil and other countries, which were then put on sale without your authorization.
Normally Goldlocke has nothing against bootlegs, but in this case he fears that they will attract the attention of the aforementioned copyright holders. So she preferred to avoid it.
The approach taken with the competition, which took place via ordinary mail, was also interesting. From this point of view, Goldlocke was happy to have received many messages and postcards sent by players who tried the demo of Dottie Flowers.
Overall, a great story coming from the independent scene. If you're interested in the game, yes found here.
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