Nobody wishes to see another spirited shmup developer fold into bankruptcy, when they are trying to support the Dreamcast with quality content. The next month or two is a critical time for them.
You can help by PRE-ORDERING Triangle Service's TRIZEAL
Pre-order links: Play-Asia - NCSX - Videogamedepot - Lik-sang
Link to the full english text of their appeal to the shmup communityTriangle Service wrote:SOS from Triangle Service
I always find it poor form when a creator speaks out in media like magazines or somewhere, or at a place like this here. I often think this. The quality of his work should be told by his hand, not his mouth.
But my predicament doesn't allow for such ideals.
It's a shame. And I know I'm being silly.
Arcade video game "TRIZEAL"
It's fairly obvious to anybody going to amusement arcades, that TRIZEAL has not been selling well. Terribly, in fact!
Was the timing bad? Is it too expensive? Various reasons come to mind, but...
Wrong. It's Triangle Service's fault because we weren't able to create a product which would sell well even in adverse conditions.
But... Like "Nemo" "... Help me ! "
Let's start a little earlier...
XIISTAG, originally, was supposed to be produced by a company I worked for. However, I couldn't find the expenses or secure the space for it.
And they had not paid me my salary for several months.
I was living from hand to mouth.
This is where I was at that time.
Nevertheless, I really wanted to complete XIISTAG,
moreover, I had some "samurais" who felt the same way.
I was worried.
I thought and thought.
And I asked myself.
"If I miss this chance, will I ever be able to produce a shooting game for business use again..."
"What should I do?"
I guessed I would face lots of troubles and difficulties;
But I decided to shoulder the burden.
I had made up my mind.
And I ran into debt.
As a result though, XIISTAG came into the world.
Since Triangle Service was founded, we have been producing without any financial assistance at all.
So if sales are bad, we feel the pain.
A bull is following me!
It's in SPAIN.
If TRIZEAL for Dreamcast doesn't sell well, we won't be able to produce the next one.
Frankly, I'm not sure if TRIZEAL for DC will even be displayed in game shops.
Dreamcast in this day and age?! And a shooter at that?!
No sane shopkeeper would even consider it!
But I'll tell you why we don't just put it up as a net-only release.
I want TRIZEAL displayed in shops.
A shopper takes one in his hand, takes a look at the package, thinks for a while, and then takes it to the check-out counter.
I really want to provide scenes like this.
We would appriciate it if you pre-order TRIZEAL.
This is a sure way to get one.
Pre-order in game shops or on-line, either is fine.
I'll apologize if it's a little expensive.
But we'll more than make up for it in "service."
That's why we are called Triangle Service.
"Shooting love." is not a bluff.
note: if you see any other major webstores offering Trizeal for pre-order please PM me and I'll add them here.