Spanky "Bat-a-Swing"

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• Announcements·28 Jun 2026Official

  OUR KICKSTARTER IS FUNDED!

  Hey everyone,We have incredible news! Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" has been successfully funded on Kickstarter!If you've been following our journey, you know this means a lot to us. We launched our campaign with the hope that the world was ready for a 3D rhythm platformer inspired by 1930s cartoons and electro swing, and the response has been overwhelming. Thanks to an amazing community of backers, Spanky is officially becoming a real game.If you haven't already, now is a great time to hop over to our Kickstarter. The campaign is still running, and we have stretch goals to unlock that will make the game even bigger and better. There are goals already announced, and more still to be revealed. Every bit of support counts!Wishlist Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" on Steam if you haven't yet, and stay close, we'll be sharing more updates here as development ramps up.Thank you for your support, your wishlists, and your excitement. We can't wait to put this game in your hands. 🦩🎵
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• Patch Notes·23 May 2026Official

  Demo Update - Demo Build 23 (new numeration)

  Hello citizens, here's another update for the Demo! Accessibility OptionsDifficulty Selection - you can now find a difficulty selector in the game options. You can change difficulty at any time, but beware! Playing a level at a lower difficulty than Classic will remove the elegibility for leaderboards (only for that level run). Switching to a lower difficulty during a level run will suspend the elegibility to the leaderboards.DifficultyDescriptionClassicThe way we intended the game to be played. Full inputs, all rhythm mechanics. Levels completed in this difficulty are elegible for leaderboards.EasyRhythm mechanics are active, but are all tied to a single input. Easier, but still requires some music sense.Baby BatYou hate rhythm games, and that's ok. One input for each action, and no rhythm mechanics. The most casual game mode, pure platforming.Workbench - Skin Unlock (Demo)Added availability to use the Workbench in Spanky's Hub. Added a first version of the skin unlock system. As of now, the skin customization system will be divided in 3 categories: Ears, Body, Shoes. Included in the demo the first story "based" alternative skin set: Mausoleum. Defeat DJ Cobweb in The Afterlife to unlock the skin parts at the workbench.Dialogue System RedesignDialogues were ugly looking. I made them a bit more interesting. We'll add an accessibility option for dyslexic people to turn off the conic effect on the lines of dialogue.Level CountdownI added a simple countdown timer at the start of platforming levels to allow people to prepare for their run. BugfixesLanguage Selector in the Settings now correctly displays ideogram based labels before selecting the language.Fixed some UI navigation paths not workingFixed UI navigation for selectors using the controllerFixed a graphical bug deforming spanky while on a moving platformFixed a bug where Marrow looked headless after the completion of the ribs quest.Fixed some animation transitions on Spanky.TweaksSpanky now can't activate windl...
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• Patch Notes·17 May 2026Official

  Patchnotes - New Demo Build + Kickstarter Updates

  UI Development is becoming a real nightmare, but apparently we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Here we go with another patch! Not many new features, but a few improvements:UI NEW SETTINGS - Some of you lamented the lack of resolution and display mode selection. That was fair and deserved, it sucked hard. So I implemented a brand new Settings Menu, with more features, including said options: resolution, display mode, camera axis invert options. I'm still not fully satisfied with the UI Art, but that's what I came up with for now.NEW UI NAVIGATION - UI navigation was a real mess and it has been for some time. After some screams at the screen, the UI Navigation System is (apparently) fully fixed. Will it keep being that way? Only time will tell.GRAPHICSNew Outline Effect - I finally managed to pull of an outline shader the way I wanted it, resambling the effect of old cartoons. At this point the outline has been removed from the environments and has been left only on characters and animated objects. This makes a lot more sense now.UI Recolor - I picked a new palette for the UI, more Spanky-ish. Not fully satisfied with it either.Rolling Boulders in level Landslide now have a new model and a faceNew Stretch & Squash Effect on Spanky - A new effect has been added on Spanky's movement. Now a mix of scaling and bone translation is responsible for new "body dynamics" on Spanky's movement. Personally I feel this adds A LOT of juiciness to the game.And now for some.. Kickstarter Updates! Physical Pledge Rewards have been announced!Check out the update HERE to have a look to all (but not actually all) the super cool rewards we're including in the kickstarter campaign! And that's all for today! Thank you for reading through my rambles, good night!
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• Announcements·12 May 2026Official

  🦇 BIG NEWS: Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" is coming to Kickstarter!

  Hey everyone!First of all, thank you to everyone who has been playing the demo, sharing feedback, and supporting us so far. Seeing you all groove through Metronopolis and blast Mayor Metrognome's minions has been a dream come true for our team at Green Flamingo.Today, we have some massive news to share about the future of the game, and we want to be completely transparent with you about how and why we got here.The Road So Far (and the bumps along the way)Making an indie game is a wild ride, and Spanky "Bat-a-Swing" has been no exception. Many of you might not know this, but behind the scenes, it's been a tough couple of years. Back in 2023, we faced a huge setback when we were suddenly abandoned by our publisher. We dusted ourselves off, kept working on the game we love, and eventually thought we had secured a new publishing deal earlier this year.Unfortunately, we recently had to make the difficult decision to walk away from that deal, for reasons I cannot disclose.Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands: We're going to Kickstarter!Recently I was talking with Spanky's storywriter, Luigi (also writer for the kickstarter's promo comic, Election Day) and he said "Some say that talented indie devs are like unicorns, but we're more like cockroaches, because we're f*****g die hards". I thought that analogy fit us pretty well.So, once again, we refuse to let these setbacks stop us from delivering the 1930s-inspired 3D rhythm-platformer we promised you. We don't want to cut corners, and we absolutely do NOT want to cut any more features from the game just to meet a compromised budget.That’s why we’ve decided to stay fiercely independent and launch a Kickstarter campaign!Going to Kickstarter means we answer directly to you, the players. The funds we gather will be used to safely finish developing the game exactly as we envisioned it, with all tracks needed in our OST, enemies, levels and bosses. And if we manage to exceed our funding goals? We have some amazing ideas for new feat...
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• Announcements·7 May 2026Official

  Patchnotes - Demo Build 0.1.5

  Hello Citizens!It has been a while, but a lot has been going on both inside and outside of development. Today, we are thrilled to launch a massive new update for Spanky, packed with exciting changes and improvements. Let us dive right in!Visual Upgrades & PolishSpanky Texture Update: We have given Spanky a fresh coat of paint! You will notice better colors for improved readability and finer details all around.Rhythmic Shading: Characters now feature glowing emissive details that pulse perfectly to the beat.Landslide Makeover: Take a walk through Landslide to see the gorgeous, brand new look for the trees.UI Overhaul: Enjoy a refreshed interface with new headers, icons, and buttons. More UI upgrades are on the way!Ghost Enhancements: The ghosts have received reworked animations, and we have added slick new visual effects to the ghost platforms in The Pit.Experimental Beat Crosshair: We completely redesigned the Beat Crosshair. It is currently in an experimental phase, so please jump in and let us know what you think!Gameplay Features & MechanicsSteam Leaderboards Integration: Leaderboards are officially here! You can now view Steam Leaderboards directly from the wooden signs in game. Get out there and compete for the best times and highest scores!Reworked Targeting System: Combat feels much smoother. We completely revamped the targeting system for both the basic slap and the Bat A Swing attack.Smarter Foes: Enemy AI has received several improvements to keep you on your toes (this is still a work in progress, so expect more updates soon).Quality of Life & Bug FixesSeamless Collectables: Picking up items no longer abruptly rotates your camera 180°. Instead, your character will smoothly turn to face the camera, keeping your gameplay entirely disruption free.Quest Indicators: Marrow now displays a helpful question mark whenever his quest status updates so you never miss a beat.Hub Reorganization: We moved the portal to The Afterlife to a new spot in the Hub to make much ...
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