Rico is an old school jump'n'run game! Run across the levels, jump over obstacles, climb mountains, explore caves, swim through water Collect crystals throughout each level Avoid mines, acid pits and various deadly enemies along the way Find upgrades to get abilities like double jump Reach magic stones to activate checkpoints Find and use weapons to combat enemies Fly with a jetpack Face off against enemies in epic boss battles 4 difficulty levels to keep you challenged 4 different worlds 32 levels full of retro awesomeness If you like platformers, you'll love Rico!

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1 comment by IMakeGames on Dec 6th, 2012

Hi Desura community! :)

I'm proud to announce that the full version of my game "Rico - A Tale Of Two Brothers" is finally released! It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux. And if you like to play on a mobile device, there's an Android version too!

Rico - A Tale Of Two Brothers is a retro inspired platformer that mixes elements from many great classics like Pitfall, Super Mario, Castlevania and Knytt with my own humble ideas. A game with a nostalgic feeling while still staying fresh. I wanted to create something I would have loved to play as a child and still love to play now!


Rico features 32 levels, boss battles, collectible crystals, numerous different enemies and traps, 4 difficulty levels  and a catchy chiptune soundtrack by Bunnymajs!

If you're interested, head over to the Desura page to get it! There's also a demo version that lets you play the first 8 levels including the first boss fight for free, so why not try it out? :)

Thanks for your time!

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headjump
headjump Oct 15 2012, 7:02am says:

Great game! Very challenging to collect all the coins (I mean the yellow thingies), and one has to be sure not to miss any, because you can't restart a level (at least not from the "esc"-menu. is there another way?) and if you happen to activate the wrong checkpoint there may be some yellows you can never reach afterwards (e.g. If you don't get the jetpack after a respawn).

Gread music! But needs more variety because there seems to only be one track for the normal game + one for the bossfights.

What I hope so see in future:
* minimap that shows level-result (difficutly used + all-coins-collected?) and lets replay levels
* more music variety
* IMPORTANT: Make some level-sprites more distinguishable (e.g. normal-sand vs. background-sand, I often find myself mistaken these).
* Also please make some bombs more visble

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SirPrimalform
SirPrimalform Oct 14 2012, 9:11pm says: Online

That's weird, I'm sure this was free a few days ago and I added it to my account but now it's not there and says I have the demo...

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IMakeGames
IMakeGames Oct 15 2012, 6:40am replied:

Yes, it's a bit confusing, I know!
I had released a free "beta" version to test if people can play it. Then recently I turned the beta into the demo version and also released a new paid version with a 50% discount because its not finished but contains 25 finished levels and will receive updates until it is... Hope that clears it up! :)

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SirPrimalform
SirPrimalform Oct 16 2012, 12:50am replied: Online

That makes sense, thanks! Will give the demo/beta a go soon.

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Carnival73
Carnival73 Oct 14 2012, 6:09pm says: Online

Just purchased the game but running it causes a fault in Java and crashes Java.

I've completely removed my Rico installation along with the Rico folder in the Desura folder and mopped up the registry with Advanced System Care.

Also did the same with Java and reinstalled Java but still no luck.

I'm running Win XP 32-bit SP3
I'm on an old Atholon single core processor - not sure if the fault is a result of the game looking for SSE2 processors or above? Normally SSE errors are different but considering this is a Java based game it might crash differently.

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IMakeGames
IMakeGames Oct 15 2012, 6:34am replied:

Sorry to hear that... :(
Do you get an error message? Because otherwise it's hard for me to say what's causing this... maybe you need to run it from the command-line to get the error output...

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Mattoa
Mattoa Oct 11 2012, 11:10pm says:

I love the game! :D It's really amazing and simple. Any chance there is a place where i can get the soundtrack? i really love the feel of it :D

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IMakeGames
IMakeGames Oct 12 2012, 8:35am replied:

Music as made by the awesome artist Bunnymajs: Bunnymajs.newgrounds.com

:)

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repakyky
repakyky Oct 11 2012, 6:57am says:

Хорошая игра, жду продолжения!

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IMakeGames
IMakeGames Oct 11 2012, 4:01pm replied:

спасибо!

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