Hey man,
I recently checked out Barback, and it looks like a great mix of strategy and fun! What inspired you to create this game?
Are there any aspects of the game you’re particularly proud of? I’d love to hear about the features or mechanics that really make Barback stand out for you.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The game was based off of an actual Nightclub in the City of Chicago called Neo. It was my official hang out from 2003-2015 and I would design anime style trading cards for the bar staff and the patrons of the Nightclub. In 2007, Dann the Barback and I came up with an idea for a video game because I used to joke around about how Dann had to clear the club out of monsters before the club opened for the night. I came up with some concepts but put the game on the shelf until I actually had the technology to put the game together. So in 2022, I secretly worked on the graphics at work until I was able to learn how to put the game together thanks to the release of Nesmaker. I think my favorite part of designing the game was recreating the actual club itself and creating all the monsters and obstacles that Dann has to deal with every night at work. The music was created by Rado Prado and it really made the game more addictive to play. We thought it made sense that since the game took place in a nightclub, it needed some really good music tracks reflecting the actual music played at the nightclub.
