This is a true game of masterpiece,finding this game is like finding some forgotten treasure buried in the great hourglass of time - from the time when Internet is younger.
Also it is completely fresh to me,as a Chinese Internet user,I understand none of the background of the game,but it is nonetheless attractive.
I would try to make a video or something to introduce game to my fellow countrymen,not sure whether it would get popular,but I think it's worth trying.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I bet many things in this game would be surreal, not growing up with western Internet culture. But I hope you enjoy it all anyway, and you’re welcome to make a video if you want! :D
Hey, great game, but there's a part where I'm stuck. When you play as Katy, there's a puzzle where you have to find the next number in a sequence, after:
1, 11, 21, 1211, and 111221
I've tried hundreds of combinations but I can't get it. Can you help?
Ah! That's a classic logic puzzle, where each number is counting the digits of the previous number. (So it's 1, one 1, two 1s, one 2 one 1, one 1 one 2 two 1s)..... I can give the answer if you're still stuck from there. Either way, thanks for playing!
I was having trouble with the minigame where you have to dodge the machine's defenses in your airship. It made no sense since the airship sprite was nowhere near any of the shots and yet I was still getting hit. But I succeeded the second time just by pure luck, apparently.
Good job! That part is listed under Known Bugs - it’s a glitchy custom script interaction that I was never able to fix. There’s one more part like that later in the game. When you get there, know that each flame’s hitbox is a vertical line down the screen - you can just dodge horizontally and be fine. :P
Hello I am doing the YouTube side quest and we just defeated RWJ at the camgirl club - but I can't find where to go next. I've been wandering around night time YouTube for like an hour! Can anyone help?
If you just beat the boss in the camgirl club, then you should have gotten the keycard that leads to the roof of Partnership Towers, so try going back up there and riding the last elevator.
Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with!
I cannot forgive myself for finding this gem as late as i did. It's a wonderful game, chock full of love and it's obvious that so much effort went into it. It truly is a masterpiece. It makes me want to make my own game. that's how great it is. I do, however, have a small question. I apologize if my question comes off as rude, insensitive, or outright offensive. I was wondering if it were possible to get my hands on the day-one game files. I want to be able to boot up the editor and learn how to make such a masterpiece. Afterall, one must learn from the greats in order to become great themselves. Thanks again for making such a wonderful playable experience. And once again, i apologize if my request seems... Wrong in any way.
I should probably preface that I wholeheartedly understand if you reject my request. I understand that one would want to protect their property and their creative IPs. It's a longshot, but one must at least try, right?
First of all, thank you for the kind message! And I'm totally fine with you exploring the files - it's actually quite easy to do on your own!
First, you need to buy RPG Maker XP, (or get the free trial). Then, start a new project to generate a "game.rxproj" file. Paste that file into the main BoxxyQuest folder (where the .exe is) and open it. (Game.rxproj files are all interchangeable, they just tell the editor to open what's in that folder).
I'll apologize for my messiness in there, though. A lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff isn't named or organized very well. ^^;
Oh, hey, a -- by all accounts -- great game I'm probably never going to play. It's a sequel to a no-longer-available game (because the creator is now ashamed of it), and I dislike jumping in with sequels. The plot summary doesn't really help with that for me. (Plus, it's a nightmare for archival, a subject near and dear to my heart) Sorry!
I mean, I'm not super ashamed of it, it's just *very* amateurish compared to this one. But I could always send you a copy if you're interested, (and if you gave me some private way to reach you). ^^;
Email sent! And no worries - trust me, I get the feeling of wanting to archive stuff. I still have folders full of old forum threads I've saved from like 2009. :P
Whaaa? I’ve never encountered this in any RMXP game I’ve played. It seems like it may be an issue with whatever program you’re using to play on mobile.
Try going into the eastern Sphere district? (On the right side near the bottom, there should be a spot that warps you). I’m curious to see if this has to do with the size of the map.
Well, firstly make sure everyone has the best available gear from the DeviantArt shop. Also (or alternatively), buy a bunch of "Very Root Indeed" items, and use them when Arianna changes to her 2nd form. They'll bypass her increased defense and do some pretty massive damage.
If you need more in-depth strategies, try asking BTD6_Maker in the Discord chat. He's the one writing the strategy guide, and honestly he knows even more about the workings of the game than I do at this point. :P
I need some help defeating arianna in chapter 2. Can anyone provide a tip or something since they're weren't any guides or walkthroughs for this.I need some help defeating arianna in chapter 2. Can anyone provide a tip or something since they're weren't any guides or walkthroughs for this.
Which part do you need help with - staying alive or dealing damage? :P
BTW, you'll be glad to know that someone in the Discord server is very nearly finished writing a full BoxxyQuest guide. You're welcome to join if you ever need to ask about stuff - https://discord.gg/BcfyDSV
Ahhh, that's an -old- joke from Catie's forum. There was an Irish user who used to brag constantly about himself, so we started saying that eating potatoes turned him superhuman.
There's a part in Mt. Dramatica where you need to activate 3 switches in order to open 2 gates, so you can proceed. However, i activated all of 3 of them, and only the first gate opened. Am i missing something, is there something else i'm doing wrong or is this somekind of glitch?
P.S.: i already checked the whole area and i haven't found anything.
First of all, I want to say that this game is a MASTERPIECE! I just can't believe so few people have downloaded it. For me this game is as good as an old Zelda. The 2 best game of 2018 IMO are red dead redemption and boxxyquest! I don't know how much people you are in spherian games, but you should have a 'marketing guy' because I am sure that with a bit more advertising of your game, a lot of people would play it!
If I may give an advice for your next game is to make a bit less dialog, especially in the beginning. I almost give up because there was to much of it before the beginning of action. I bet some people have stopped and missed a great game because of the slow start of the game. At least let people quick skip conversation ;)
I wanted to finish the game before leaving a comment but after 40 hours of game and 188000+ stepcount, I finally arrived to a point I am stuck with a riddle that says :
The one from Youtube
have you heard the news?
Faster faster!
I have tried all I can imagine, a hint would be very appreciated to finish this so great and funny game! I have many thinks to discover yet...the bell cave, the 7th key, is twitter town accessible, and many other secrets I want to find.
Btw, do you have any news of Catie? She disappear almost for a year now, and I miss her very much...
Anyway, thank you for the great time you gave to me with this game, simply the best freeware game in the whole history of internet!
Firstly, thank you so, SO much for all the kind words. I wish I could say how much they mean. <3
It's pretty hard to market a game about an old internet meme, but I'll keep trying to think of something! Also, you're not the first one to mention the slow beginning. It's one of several lessons I'll keep in mind, if I ever do make another game.
As for the riddle, it's hard to give a hint without spoiling it, so I'll just put the solution here. :P Also, if you need help finding the 7th key sibling, here's where to look.
There's plenty more to find, and I hope you'll see it all! Thanks again. :D
(Oh, and as for Catie, I wish I had news. the last time I talked to her was back in January, around the time she left Twitter. I'm sure she's doing fine, but I miss her too).
Thanks for the reply! I almost had it! I drank speed up potion with Shift and also tried other +SPD stuff, but not the good one :/
I should maybe ask you one day for the rare Nes cartridge, I only found 4 of them (out of 8 I guess...). BTW, it was a long time I couldnt find any walkthrough for a game on internet, I thought it was cool at first, but once you are really stuck, it really sucks :)
For sure the fact that it turn around Boxxy is maybe a bit outdated. It would propably have more success with a generic hero, but for me it was nice! Maybe you just need to find one good streamer on youtube or twitch to give the game more visibility
I hope you will doing some other games one day, I will check after them ;)
hey so this is my first playthrough of boxxyquest, and I found this bug: if you walk from below the stairs at an angle into the stairs at the second floor of the Reddit Inn, you get transported here to this map included in the screenshot, and you can only move a few pixels because there's an invisible barrier all around the catie sprite, and I can't return so it's a softlock.
Agh, just when I was starting to think I’d finally fixed everything. What a strange bug, though. Thanks for the report! I’ll try to get it patched this weekend.
I'm getting a LONGGGGG wait due to 'computing space requirements'. Is this normal? I know this is an older game but maybe the dev can consider re-compressing the game using 7-zip instead of the RAR format. I get the whole 'WinRAR haha meme' thing but let's save the jokes for the game itself, hmm? :)
Ok after waiting about ~5 minutes it seems to be stuck in a loop of 'computing space requirements' and unable to proceed. Please consider fixing this issue; thanks!
If you were wondering, here's a quick clip that TeamFourStar did in DBZ Abridged that parodies 90s computers and WinRAR is part of a later punchline in that same episode.
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This is a true game of masterpiece,finding this game is like finding some forgotten treasure buried in the great hourglass of time - from the time when Internet is younger.
Also it is completely fresh to me,as a Chinese Internet user,I understand none of the background of the game,but it is nonetheless attractive.
I would try to make a video or something to introduce game to my fellow countrymen,not sure whether it would get popular,but I think it's worth trying.
Anyway,best wishes from the other side of GFW!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I bet many things in this game would be surreal, not growing up with western Internet culture. But I hope you enjoy it all anyway, and you’re welcome to make a video if you want! :D
Hey, great game, but there's a part where I'm stuck. When you play as Katy, there's a puzzle where you have to find the next number in a sequence, after:
1, 11, 21, 1211, and 111221
I've tried hundreds of combinations but I can't get it. Can you help?
Ah! That's a classic logic puzzle, where each number is counting the digits of the previous number. (So it's 1, one 1, two 1s, one 2 one 1, one 1 one 2 two 1s)..... I can give the answer if you're still stuck from there. Either way, thanks for playing!
Thanks, I got it now. I was on completely the wrong track, I thought it was binary or something.
Let me know if there's anything else I can help with later! :D
I was having trouble with the minigame where you have to dodge the machine's defenses in your airship. It made no sense since the airship sprite was nowhere near any of the shots and yet I was still getting hit. But I succeeded the second time just by pure luck, apparently.
Good job! That part is listed under Known Bugs - it’s a glitchy custom script interaction that I was never able to fix. There’s one more part like that later in the game. When you get there, know that each flame’s hitbox is a vertical line down the screen - you can just dodge horizontally and be fine. :P
Hello I am doing the YouTube side quest and we just defeated RWJ at the camgirl club - but I can't find where to go next. I've been wandering around night time YouTube for like an hour! Can anyone help?
Hi! First of all, thanks for playing!
If you just beat the boss in the camgirl club, then you should have gotten the keycard that leads to the roof of Partnership Towers, so try going back up there and riding the last elevator.
Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with!
Pls,make a mobile (android) version!
And it will go popular,its very good
I'd love to, if only I knew how! Maybe I'll try and look into it a bit later this summer.
i hope it will be on android.
That game is REALLY GOOD!
but Underrated...
I cannot forgive myself for finding this gem as late as i did. It's a wonderful game, chock full of love and it's obvious that so much effort went into it. It truly is a masterpiece. It makes me want to make my own game. that's how great it is. I do, however, have a small question. I apologize if my question comes off as rude, insensitive, or outright offensive. I was wondering if it were possible to get my hands on the day-one game files. I want to be able to boot up the editor and learn how to make such a masterpiece. Afterall, one must learn from the greats in order to become great themselves. Thanks again for making such a wonderful playable experience. And once again, i apologize if my request seems... Wrong in any way.
I should probably preface that I wholeheartedly understand if you reject my request. I understand that one would want to protect their property and their creative IPs. It's a longshot, but one must at least try, right?
First of all, thank you for the kind message! And I'm totally fine with you exploring the files - it's actually quite easy to do on your own!
First, you need to buy RPG Maker XP, (or get the free trial). Then, start a
new project to generate a "game.rxproj" file. Paste that file into the main BoxxyQuest folder (where the .exe is) and open it. (Game.rxproj files are all interchangeable, they just tell the editor to open what's in that folder).
I'll apologize for my messiness in there, though. A lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff isn't named or organized very well. ^^;
Hey, thanks for being so understanding and responding. I very much appreciate it. I Wish you and your team the absolute best in your future ventures.
I wish you the best too, and good luck with your own game! :D
Oh, hey, a -- by all accounts -- great game I'm probably never going to play. It's a sequel to a no-longer-available game (because the creator is now ashamed of it), and I dislike jumping in with sequels. The plot summary doesn't really help with that for me. (Plus, it's a nightmare for archival, a subject near and dear to my heart) Sorry!
I mean, I'm not super ashamed of it, it's just *very* amateurish compared to this one. But I could always send you a copy if you're interested, (and if you gave me some private way to reach you). ^^;
Email sent! And no worries - trust me, I get the feeling of wanting to archive stuff. I still have folders full of old forum threads I've saved from like 2009. :P
WOW!
It work on Joiplay!!!!(not as "Breaking Dimentions")
And it also worth my 2.80gb space.
Thank you for creating this and im gonna finish this in a month
XD
I hope you can do more!
Also....
The Trailer is so super super super GOOD!!!
I was shocked when i saw slenderman in there
XD
Thank you so much! I'm glad it works, and I hope you enjoy it!
Did you ever come across this issue?inside the shops are loaded correctly.
Whaaa? I’ve never encountered this in any RMXP game I’ve played. It seems like it may be an issue with whatever program you’re using to play on mobile.
Try going into the eastern Sphere district? (On the right side near the bottom, there should be a spot that warps you). I’m curious to see if this has to do with the size of the map.
I’m sorry I don’t have any real answers. :<
How do I defeat RayWillaimJohnson?
Also, has the guide been finished or still being processed?
It's still being processed, but the author is super nice, and should be glad to help you with anything you need.
Where can I find a" Very Root Indeed" item because I've to many places where sold stuff but I never heard of a "Very Root Indeed item" in the game.
You can buy them at "DeviantMart," the item shop at the south entrance to DeviantArt. :D
Well, it's pretty much staying alive when battling Arianna in the 2nd form.
Well, firstly make sure everyone has the best available gear from the DeviantArt shop. Also (or alternatively), buy a bunch of "Very Root Indeed" items, and use them when Arianna changes to her 2nd form. They'll bypass her increased defense and do some pretty massive damage.
If you need more in-depth strategies, try asking BTD6_Maker in the Discord chat. He's the one writing the strategy guide, and honestly he knows even more about the workings of the game than I do at this point. :P
I need some help defeating arianna in chapter 2. Can anyone provide a tip or something since they're weren't any guides or walkthroughs for this.I need some help defeating arianna in chapter 2. Can anyone provide a tip or something since they're weren't any guides or walkthroughs for this.
Which part do you need help with - staying alive or dealing damage? :P
BTW, you'll be glad to know that someone in the Discord server is very nearly finished writing a full BoxxyQuest guide. You're welcome to join if you ever need to ask about stuff - https://discord.gg/BcfyDSV
This is such a great game man, however, there's one little thing i'd like to ask you...
Can you please explain the Irish Potatoes joke?
By the way, i would totally support a third game bro!
Ahhh, that's an -old- joke from Catie's forum. There was an Irish user who used to brag constantly about himself, so we started saying that eating potatoes turned him superhuman.
Anyway, thanks for playing! :P
Oh, got it bud.
Peace! :S
I also would like to ask something else:
There's a part in Mt. Dramatica where you need to activate 3 switches in order to open 2 gates, so you can proceed. However, i activated all of 3 of them, and only the first gate opened. Am i missing something, is there something else i'm doing wrong or is this somekind of glitch?
P.S.: i already checked the whole area and i haven't found anything.
That puzzle's a bit tricky - here's the solution.
You can also email me if you have more questions. :D
Oh, sure, thank you man!
So, what's your email adress?
It's shrimpses@gmail.com.
I put it in the F.A.Q. file, but I guess it's kinda buried. Sorry!
First of all, I want to say that this game is a MASTERPIECE! I just can't believe so few people have downloaded it. For me this game is as good as an old Zelda. The 2 best game of 2018 IMO are red dead redemption and boxxyquest! I don't know how much people you are in spherian games, but you should have a 'marketing guy' because I am sure that with a bit more advertising of your game, a lot of people would play it!
If I may give an advice for your next game is to make a bit less dialog, especially in the beginning. I almost give up because there was to much of it before the beginning of action. I bet some people have stopped and missed a great game because of the slow start of the game. At least let people quick skip conversation ;)
I wanted to finish the game before leaving a comment but after 40 hours of game and 188000+ stepcount, I finally arrived to a point I am stuck with a riddle that says :
The one from Youtube
have you heard the news?
Faster faster!
I have tried all I can imagine, a hint would be very appreciated to finish this so great and funny game! I have many thinks to discover yet...the bell cave, the 7th key, is twitter town accessible, and many other secrets I want to find.
Btw, do you have any news of Catie? She disappear almost for a year now, and I miss her very much...
Anyway, thank you for the great time you gave to me with this game, simply the best freeware game in the whole history of internet!
Firstly, thank you so, SO much for all the kind words. I wish I could say how much they mean. <3
It's pretty hard to market a game about an old internet meme, but I'll keep trying to think of something! Also, you're not the first one to mention the slow beginning. It's one of several lessons I'll keep in mind, if I ever do make another game.
As for the riddle, it's hard to give a hint without spoiling it, so I'll just put the solution here. :P
Also, if you need help finding the 7th key sibling, here's where to look.
There's plenty more to find, and I hope you'll see it all! Thanks again. :D
(Oh, and as for Catie, I wish I had news. the last time I talked to her was back in January, around the time she left Twitter. I'm sure she's doing fine, but I miss her too).
Thanks for the reply! I almost had it! I drank speed up potion with Shift and also tried other +SPD stuff, but not the good one :/
I should maybe ask you one day for the rare Nes cartridge, I only found 4 of them (out of 8 I guess...). BTW, it was a long time I couldnt find any walkthrough for a game on internet, I thought it was cool at first, but once you are really stuck, it really sucks :)
For sure the fact that it turn around Boxxy is maybe a bit outdated. It would propably have more success with a generic hero, but for me it was nice! Maybe you just need to find one good streamer on youtube or twitch to give the game more visibility
I hope you will doing some other games one day, I will check after them ;)
Maybe I'll try writing a guide at some point. In the meantime, here's where to find the Rare NES Games. (There's actually only six of them).
Gonna be streaming this prolly sometime in the future!
Ooh, exciting! Thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy!
hey so this is my first playthrough of boxxyquest, and I found this bug: if you walk from below the stairs at an angle into the stairs at the second floor of the Reddit Inn, you get transported here to this map included in the screenshot, and you can only move a few pixels because there's an invisible barrier all around the catie sprite, and I can't return so it's a softlock.
Agh, just when I was starting to think I’d finally fixed everything. What a strange bug, though. Thanks for the report! I’ll try to get it patched this weekend.
I'm using the itch desktop application.
I'm getting a LONGGGGG wait due to 'computing space requirements'. Is this normal? I know this is an older game but maybe the dev can consider re-compressing the game using 7-zip instead of the RAR format. I get the whole 'WinRAR haha meme' thing but let's save the jokes for the game itself, hmm? :)
Ok after waiting about ~5 minutes it seems to be stuck in a loop of 'computing space requirements' and unable to proceed. Please consider fixing this issue; thanks!
Who the hell uses RAR anymore? :P
Ah, I genuinely wasn't aware there were issues with WinRAR.
Thanks for the heads-up. Here's a link to a .7z version while I get things sorted out. :D
That fixed the issue! Thanks so much! Game is installing now :)
I'm glad that helped!
If you were wondering, here's a quick clip that TeamFourStar did in DBZ Abridged that parodies 90s computers and WinRAR is part of a later punchline in that same episode.