FMV fans, things are about to get funky/strange/intergalactic! Blippo+ is a live-action FMV cable television simulator that is currently “airing” in 1-bit as part of Playdate (the yellow handheld console with a crank on the right-hand side) Season 2. Today, a September release date was announced for the PC/Mac and Nintendo Switch versions of Blippo+. In the game, players immerse themselves in the weirdly wonderful world of Planet Blip. Surf through its many channels, exploring the television tropes of an alien culture. There’s even a drama unfolding behind the scenes!
Learn more about Blippo+ from its creators:
Congratulations! Blippo+ is now available in your area.
Blippo+ is a live-action, new wave, off-cable TV simulator. Channel-surf the stars and discover the staticky, radical world of Planet Blip through its soaps, sitcoms, news, weather, and talk shows. But don’t touch that remote—because everything’s about to get bent.
Planet Blip is brought to life through a cast of lovable characters, vibrant costumes and makeup, original music, extensive lore, and writing that pays homage to the offbeat, idiosyncratic, and often-forgotten margins of TV history, from pirate television and cable access to public broadcasting and video art. Whether you’re a punk, new waver, sproinger or a bender: there’s something for you on Blippo+.
The game’s features include:
- Channel-surf your way through a wide variety of funny, freaky, and wholly original live-action programs on the Blippo+ Electronic Program Guide!
- Fall in love with a diverse cast of alien TV personalities, from cloned soap opera stars and spooky raconteurs to mad professors, quizmasters, scientists, and action sheroes.
- Immersive yourself in Blippo+ to unlock data packettes, update the Electronic Program Guide with new episodes and messages, and piece together the planet-shaking story unfolding between the channels.
- Expand your knowledge of Blippian culture by lurking the Femtofax “videotext” forums.
- Fiddle with extensive TV settings to personalize your Blippo+ experience.
- Enjoy a genre-spanning original soundtrack by Grammy-nominated composers Rob Kieswetter and Jona Bechtolt of YACHT.
Created by YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, and Dustin Mierau, and published by Panic, Blippo+ will be released for PC/Mac via Steam and Nintendo Switch on September 23.
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