{"id":1316,"date":"2007-02-14T00:46:34","date_gmt":"2007-02-14T07:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freegamesnews.com\/en\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2009-01-18T10:34:03","modified_gmt":"2009-01-18T16:34:03","slug":"martijn-kunst-base-jumping-ii-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freegamesnews.com\/en\/?p=1316","title":{"rendered":"Martijn Kunst: Base Jumping II coming soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BaseMartijn Kunst, the talented Dutch developer behind the previously reviewed Base Jumping<\/a>, Bee Commando<\/a> and Rodent Tree Jump<\/a> is working hard on completing the sequel to his most popular game, Base Jumping. Martijn was kind enough to answer a few questions and reveal exclusive information about the development of his game.<\/p>\n

\"BaseFreeGamesNews:<\/strong> When did you come up with the idea of developing a sequel to the highly popular Base Jumping?<\/p>\n

Martijn:<\/strong> I’ve always felt Base Jumping was poorly executed. So I’ve been trying to make up excuses to redo the game. I wanted the new version to have a new concept instead of slick graphics only.
\nWhile I was cleaning some fitness equipment on my Xmas visit to my parents I finally got a good idea for the sequel.<\/p>\n

FreeGamesNews:<\/strong> when did development start on the game and when do you expect to release Base Jumping 2?<\/p>\n

Martijn: <\/strong>Development started at the end of January. Providing no disasters happen, the game could be ready before the end of February. But I like to work on small projects and games when something comes up, so it’s not possible to give an estimated release date.<\/p>\n

FreeGamesNews:<\/strong> What can we expect from this new game?<\/p>\n

Martijn: <\/strong>Base Jumping 2 will have many new features. You can choose between ‘classic’ and ‘career’ mode. Classic is basically the previous version with better graphics and maybe some extras.<\/p>\n

\"Base<\/strong>FreeGamesNews:<\/strong> Career Mode? Tell us more!<\/p>\n

Martijn: <\/strong>In Career Mode you compete for gold (money). With the gold you can buy better parachutes and helmets. Helmets add weight – so you’ll get to the ground earlier – and provide protection.<\/p>\n

You need money to travel to different planets (with different gravity levels).
\nMost of the jumping in Career mode will be one-against-one. Before jumping the two jumpers will agree a ‘betting fee’. The winner will win the gold.<\/p>\n

You must build a reputation to be able to jump against the best jumpers and challenge them for gold.<\/p>\n

\"Base<\/strong>FreeGamesnews:<\/strong> Do you expect the follow-up to exceed the success you’ve had with the first version?<\/p>\n

Martijn: <\/strong>Exceeding 35 million plays isn’t going to be easy. With the introduction of the career building thing (upgrading, earning gold) and the betting aspect the new version will have even more ingredients that will make the game addicting. So I have good hopes this game will become BubbleBox’s most popular one yet.<\/p>\n

FreeGamesnews:<\/strong> Any chance to see a multiplayer version of Base Jumping in the future?<\/p>\n

Martijn: <\/strong>Definitely! The game is perfectly suited for multiplayer play.<\/p>\n

My knowledge of multiplayer development is limited though. Since I’m not living on a fixed location I have only access to one computer, my laptop. I guess that isn’t ideal for developing multiplayer games. The multiplayer version will have to wait a bit.<\/p>\n

FreeGamesNews:<\/strong> your site BubbleBox is performing extremely well since the end of the last year, according to Alexa. How do you explain that?<\/p>\n

Martijn: <\/strong>The site got more visits after redesigning the pages. But it’s mostly because of releasing my ‘Extreme Heli Boarding’ game. It’s just a quick reskin of an old game, but It’s surprisingly become BubbleBox’s second most popular game, after Base Jumping.<\/p>\n

FreeGamesnews:<\/strong> anything you want to add in closing?<\/p>\n

Martijn: <\/strong>I hope the new Base Jumping game will get the same response from the players the first version did. It’s very rewarding to develop a game that people really enjoy playing rather than releasing a mediocre game to attract visitors to a site.<\/p>\n

Eric (FreeGamesNews Editor):<\/strong> thanks for your time Martijn.<\/p>\n

Check out for more at BubbleBox.com!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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