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The Making Of

Billy Bob the Cactus Blob 2

 

   Billy Bob the Cactus Blob 2 can be summed up in one word: accident. After Billy Bob 1 came out, TLONMASTER decided he'd make his own fan-game to appease his appetite for wholesome Billy Bob goodness. He just randomly sent me the half-completed game one day, and I really didn't care much for it at all. Then he finished it, and whoa, I really liked it then!

    Still, there were a few problems that had to be dealt with. The game was most definitely too difficult for me to finish. I mean, I'm not saying I suck at games or am good at them, but I knew if I couldn't beat it, then other people couldn't as well. I'll get to that in a minute.

    Now, the title screen didn't always look the same way. The game was originally titled 'Billy Bob vs. Hickman McGee', and the title screen reflects that:

    The rest of the game is basically the same, other than three very important alterations:

    The first one is the terribly hard Flaming Duck of Death. Now, even to this day, people complain about how hard this boss level is in the game. I say stop whining, because it was A LOT harder. Don't believe me? Download it. The duck doesn't even start off easy. He quickly shoots TWO fireballs at you, at a high speed. Then, a flaming duck homing drone starts to move in on you. You have to avoid the drone AND avoid being hit by barrages of dual fireballs. After a while, another drone comes out. Then another. Then another. And you have to beat the level without getting hit once. I've beaten it, but it takes many tries.

    The second one is a simple beta-type crap puzzle. All you have to do is press the Spacebar to make Juliet turn into a bat to carry Billy Bob across a wall. Seems simple, but TLONMASTER was apparently having weird glitch problems, so out it went, and you get the great 'go to the portle' level we have today, heh.

    The third and final alteration is the Gooplorg race. This was the one that really needed fixing. The race itself was so difficult no one but TLONMASTER could apparently defeat it. Look at the screenshot below. Gooplorg is ACTUALLY AHEAD! OMG!

    And that about wraps it up for beta info on Billy Bob 2. After the initial release, I've gone back, fixed some glitches, and added some colored backgrounds and extra graphics. You can download the updated version in the downloads section. Hope you had fun basking in Billy Bob 2 beta glory!