Here’s An Interview With The Creator Of Tiny Galaxy

Tiny Galaxy is a 2D platformer made by Arcane Pixel, where you have to work your way through spherical paths, collect 3 stars and find the warp gate at the end of the level. It has a total of 60 levels over 5 worlds, and apparently becomes quite the challenge to finish. You can check out the official trailer here, and I don’t know about you, but it makes my head spin– not the easiest on the eyes. Here’s parts of an interview with Taylor Hajash, the brains behind the new game:

Gosu-Tech: Tiny Galaxy is your first released game, how does it feel to finally have that in player’s hands?

Taylor Hajash: I’m really excited for it. The people that have played it have had only positive things to say about it. With Tiny Galaxy being my first ever game on top of the fact its my first time working with a major console manufacturer, it has really been amazing. I think people are going to love it, get a little frustrated with the challenge of the game, and keep coming back because they’re hooked.

GT: Tiny Galaxy has a simple control scheme that lets the player focus on the difficult level layouts, was it a conscious decision to make Tiny Galaxy simple to play, but hard to finish?

TH: You know, it really wasn’t a thought of mine, but if that is how it’s interpreted, I’m happy. Really, I was planning on having power ups, attacks, weapons, etc., but being my first game I had to keep telling myself to keep the scope down and keep it attainable.

GT: While Tiny Galaxy has been already out on PC, it is also coming to Nintendo Wii U. How has it been working with Nintendo and why did you decide to release your game on Wii U?

TH: Nintendo has been an amazing company. As far as other companies, I’m also in ID@Xbox, which wouldn’t have happened without Nintendo because Microsoft wants developers who have had prior experience. Nintendo has really been helpful and there has been almost no friction involved in developing for their console. I chose Nintendo after looking over all the applications for all console manufacturers and seeing that Nintendo was really easy to work with and I had no real experience outside of college making games at the time. I’m just lucky that Nintendo was willing to work with me and didn’t tell me to come back after I had more experience with consoles. It’s been a big learning process since day one, but I’m glad and thankful I had the opportunity to have this learning experience thanks to Nintendo.

GT: With Tiny Galaxy out now on PC and coming soon to Wii U, why should gamers purchase Tiny Galaxy? What sets it apart from all the other indie platformers?

TH: You know, it’s just a fun game. While testing the game id end up getting caught up just playing it. Everyone I’ve sent copies to have played and have said it’s just plain fun. That is really what games should be. Its 60 levels long and took me about 3 hours to totally play through and finish. I’ve seen some streams where people finished it faster, but they had been playing it for a few weeks before streaming. If you’re into games like Super Meat Boy, FEZ, Sonic or Mario games, then I am sure you’re going to enjoy Tiny Galaxy. But if it’s not your type of game, that is fine too! I just want gamers to start having fun with games again!