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Dave Welch has been a gamer most of his life but it wasn’t until the SNES era that he realized the potential of video games as an artistic medium with games like Final Fantasy III, Chrono Trigger, and Earthbound. Dave was a former writer, but now he works full time at Experimental Gamer where he handles our programming, art, design, and writing. When he’s not creating games he enjoys surfing Wikipedia, reading film and game reviews, and playing Ultimate Werewolf. His superpower is an enhanced sense of timing.

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Corral Countdown 4: Trailer Premiere #1 - The Saints-Little Gang

Corral Countdown 4: Trailer Premiere #1 - The Saints-Little Gang

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Boot Hill Bounties finally gets a trailer and it features the titular "bounties" - the Saints-Little Gang.

Corral Countdown 5: One More Hat for Doc

Corral Countdown 5: One More Hat for Doc

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The last hat I'm going to show is for Doc. But in this silhouette he doesn't even look like he's wearing a hat... Click if you want to see.

Corral Countdown 6: Steam Achievements

Corral Countdown 6: Steam Achievements

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How many Steam Achievements will Boot Hill Bounties have? How will you get them? Answers in one of our last updates.

Corral Countdown 7: Mystery Eggs

Corral Countdown 7: Mystery Eggs

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Does game theories and mysteries spark your interest? Find out about the mysteries tucked away in Boot Hill Bounties

Corral Countdown 8: Puzzle Bosses

Corral Countdown 8: Puzzle Bosses

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Puzzle bosses test your mind as well as your strength. What puzzle bosses have stumped you in RPGs?

Corral Countdown 9: One More Hat for Kid

Corral Countdown 9: One More Hat for Kid

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Let's take a look at one last hat for Kid to be revealed. What could it be?

Corral Countdown 10: Trappings

Corral Countdown 10: Trappings

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Trappings are the Wild West version of RPG relics. I'll tell you about some of them here

Corral Countdown 11: Game Scope and Pacing

Corral Countdown 11: Game Scope and Pacing

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Just how much content is in Boot Hill Bounties? How long is the game? This DevBlog Friday we count it all up

Corral Countdown 12: Classroom Riddles

Corral Countdown 12: Classroom Riddles

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What can you do at a Wild West schoolhouse? See if you can you solve these riddles?

Corral Countdown 13: Choosing Responses

Corral Countdown 13: Choosing Responses

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Here's an easy way to get the player more involved in typically passive cut scenes. What do you think?

Corral Countdown 14: Another Hat for Moon

Corral Countdown 14: Another Hat for Moon

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Here's an easy way to get the player more involved in typically passive cut scenes. What do you think?

Corral Countdown 15: Doc is a Doctor

Corral Countdown 15: Doc is a Doctor

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Doc also helps the party out at camp and you can probably guess what he does.

Corral Countdown 17: Side Quests

Corral Countdown 17: Side Quests

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Sidequests allow for mini-adventures in Bronco County. Read about'em in the newspaper.

Corral Countdown 18: Battle Introductions and Victory Messages

Corral Countdown 18: Battle Introductions and Victory Messages

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How messages at the start and end of every battle adds flavor to the setting and characters.

Corral Countdown 19: Another Hat for Rosy

Corral Countdown 19: Another Hat for Rosy

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Another hat is revealed for Rosy. What vantages could it involve?

Corral Countdown 20: Chuckwagon Chief Cooking Competition

Corral Countdown 20: Chuckwagon Chief Cooking Competition

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Test your culinary skills and win the title of Chuckwagon Chief. Like Iron Chef, but Wild West.

Corral Countdown 21: (Devblog Friday) Inception to Realization

Corral Countdown 21: (Devblog Friday) Inception to Realization

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Here's some notes from brainstorming ideas for Boot Hill Bounties. I talk about what it means to bring an idea to reality through game development

Corral Countdown 22: Question Master Boxes

Corral Countdown 22: Question Master Boxes

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In the Bronco County Sunrise newspaper are clues leading to the codes to unlock mysterious green boxes found all over Bronco County.

Corral Countdown 23: Coupon King!

Corral Countdown 23: Coupon King!

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Is there another video game where you can find coupons in the newspaper and use them to get discounts in shops?

Corral Countdown 24: Another Hat for Doc

Corral Countdown 24: Another Hat for Doc

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It's time to see what other hat Doc gets in Boot Hill Bounties

Corral Countdown 25: Imbuing Weapons

Corral Countdown 25: Imbuing Weapons

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Moon combines reagents to imbue weapons with status effects, so you can customize your weapons

Corral Countdown 26:  Mine Design Time

Corral Countdown 26: Mine Design Time

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How did this sketch of a 19th century mine inspire a level in Boot Hill Bounties?

Corral Countdown 27: Wounds and Doctor Visits

Corral Countdown 27: Wounds and Doctor Visits

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Grievous Injuries are constant worry in the Wild West. But is a doctor near?

Corral Countdown 28: The Bronco County Sunrise

Corral Countdown 28: The Bronco County Sunrise

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Read all about it! Read the newspaper in Bronco County to check out top news stories, get recipes, find side quests, get shop deals and more!

Corral Countdown 29: Another Hat for Kid

Corral Countdown 29: Another Hat for Kid

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Kid gets yet another hat in Boot Hill Bounties. I won't spoil it here. You'll have to read on to find out.

Corral Countdown 30: Finding Treasure

Corral Countdown 30: Finding Treasure

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Find treasures from bosses and exploration that you can sell or collect. How do they add to the flavor to the setting?

Corral Countdown 31: Natural Dungeon Design (Devblog Friday)

Corral Countdown 31: Natural Dungeon Design (Devblog Friday)

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Here's how I used randomness in dungeon design to get unexpected results

Corral Countdown 32: Cooking by the Campfire

Corral Countdown 32: Cooking by the Campfire

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Corral Countdown 32: It's time to get cooking! You guessed it, cook up some grub by the campfire!

Corral Countdown 33: Battle Grades

Corral Countdown 33: Battle Grades

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Now you get a battle grade based on your performance. So it’s important to do your best, even if you’re fighting an easy enemy that you couldn’t...

Corral Countdown 35: Stealth and Surprise Attacks

Corral Countdown 35: Stealth and Surprise Attacks

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Sneak up on enemies and surprise them for an initiative bonus!