Last week, we were treated to a rare update on Sports Story's development progress – the team at Sidebar Games revealed that "everything is coming together now" and promised to share more updates in the future. Today, another small update has arrived alongside some very welcome news.
Speaking on social media, Sidebar Games has revealed that some parts of the game "unexpectedly grew quite large," giving us a bit more info on the title's brand new tennis gameplay. Here's what the studio had to say:
"Sports Story Mini Update: Some parts of the game unexpectedly grew quite large. The tennis part now has a full career that spans multiple zones. We decided we had no choice but to see it through, and look forward to sharing the results of our struggles. We think it was worth it.
"Your tennis journey begins on the unassuming but competitive babies court. The lessons you learn here will prepare you for the ruthlessness you'll face in tennis school."
Here's a look at the babies court in action:
With the Sports Story hype starting to build once more, the team has also offered a limited time discount on the original game, Golf Story. For the next couple of weeks, you'll find it available on the eShop at 50% off (taking it down to just £6.74 / $7.49). Golf Story is fantastic, so it's hard to say no at that price.
Looking forward to this new sequel? Have you played Golf Story? Let us know in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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I'm so ready for this game
Haven't finished that game, now I feel guilty
Golf Story may have been a pretty early Switch game but it's still right up there as one of my favourite games on the eShop. Super excited for Sports Story and will be grabbing it day one, whenever that may be.
looks like to be a great game.
Ace!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait
I’m really really really hoping they shadow drop this during the e3 show and make it available as they announce it at the show!
Golf Story is the prime example of pretty fun gameplay with an excellent story to carry it. Don't take that as a backhanded compliment, as it is well worth playing even if you're not huge into Golf video games (which are less enjoyable than actually golfing, unlike a lot of sports video game subgenres). I'm not really going anywhere with this, other than I can't wait for the sequel.
If Nintendo does a surprise Sports Story is available right now thing on their Direct today, they’ve won E3 without doing anything else. Seriously, cannot wait for this game!
I remember when I first got my Switch. I played Odyssey then BotW and then a friend of mine convinced me to get Golf Story, and, honestly, it felt like it was almost in the same tier as the before mentioned games. Ah, the early days of Switch! It’s like I’d found the best SNES game I’d never played before. And I don’t even like sports games, typically.
I paid $10 for Golf Story and it was absolutely worth it. One of my favorite games on Switch. I will definitely be buying Sports Story.
Golf Story is such an underrated masterpiece.
It is everything the Mario Golf games haven't been for ~17 years and then some.
I sincerely hope that Sports Story finds a proper audience and gets the dev somewhere, because they really,. really deserve it!
Buy Gold Story!
Really excited for this game! Hoping for a 2021 release!
I never got to Golf Story... I love indie games, but despite all of the hype, I just couldn't convince myself that I would be into it.
@Einherjar Mario Golf World Tour was awesome!
I'm glad that someone is updating us on their games progress, unlike others. (Looking at you, SkaterXL)
@rockodoodle I'd have to respectfully disagree here.
It was OK, sure, and the actual golfing part was as good as ever, but without the charm of exploration the GBC/GBA games had, it simply couldn't hold a candle to those.
Not a bad game in any way, but nothing that stuck with me like Advance Tour did to this day.
@Einherjar I’m in full agreement. Advance Tour was just wonderful. One of my favourite sports games ever. One of my favourite GBA games ever. One of my favourite games ever.
Back on topic, Golf Story was also very good. Looking forward to its broader, weirder sequel.
This feels like it will be fantastic!
I came very close to buying this full price due to the hype got Sports Story, so I just picked it up. After work I'll try it out
That discount might finally tempt me to grab Golf Story! The game has been circulating on and off my radar for awhile now.
@Einherjar I liked it enough that when the Switch came out, Mario Golf was one of my top games that I wanted for the system….
Golf Story was great. I'll definitely consider picking up the sequel.
Thanks for the sale tip. Unfortunately the update switch bug meant it took several restarts of my switch to actually get the download to work.
I'm hoping in the E3 conference Nintendo can also confirm they've been able to fix the damage the last update has done to consoles.
I absolutely love Golf Story but I need to finish it as I got stuck on the last tournament.
Will pick up Golf Story with it being half the price now.
Dang it, I just bought it 4 days ago. Oh well... Haha
We, the fans of Sidebar Games, are just hoping for even the most meager of updates! The last tweet from them was in December of 2021, its almost August of 2022 now, and the delay was announced 2 years ago. Any news?
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