Poinpy

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Poinpy is a mobile game about feeding a hangry blue cat(?) beast by jumping up, collecting fruits, and performing sick combos. Designed by Ojiro Fumoto of Downwell fame. Released exclusively on Netflix Games, un-released from Netflix Games after 3 years for 1 year, then re-released un-Netflixed available for free (but you can tip if you want).

Localization Kit#

To do: Development subpage?

A full localization kit spreadsheet "poinpy_loc_kit_2022.03.31+lqa_edits_thai_zws_2022.04.14.xlsx" exists in the game files. In it is a full list of game strings with comments, character limits, and translations. Some comments contain a link to a Notion localization document with terminologies, text display commands, an explanation for the ending sequence, and 3 unlisted YouTube videos: a full playthrough, a tutorial playthrough and an ending playthrough. The tutorial playthrough and ending playthrough have "unlisted video - please don't share!" as their description. The full playthrough's description contains a timestamp list for different sections of the playthrough.

Full Playthrough Video#

To do: More small changes in video. Many small graphical changes.

The unlisted full playthrough video (and both other videos) were posted on February 10, 2022 and seem to feature an early PC build with some small changes from the final version.

• The game has a green finger cursor. It subtly rotates left and right when the mouse is moved left or right and becomes semitransparent when hovering over the game window while not in a menu.
• There is no pause button.
• The slam buttons in the tutorial are red instead of blue.
• The jingle that plays at the start of the "Make some juice for the angry beast!" post-tutorial tutorial section is a pitched down version of the intro of the Puzzle Mode tutorial song (music_puzzleintro00.ogg) instead of its own jingle (music_firstmaingameleadin.ogg).
• The credits have many changes:
  • Most of the main names have social media handles below them.
  • The separate people of A Shell in the Pit and 22nd Century Toys are not credited.
  • The credits for Devolver Digital have only 4 people and "(more to be added)" at the end of them.
  • There is a section for "Localization" that contains nothing.
  • There are two different sections both named "Contract Consultation?".
  • The "Friends Playtesting" section is instead called "Special Thanks" and has "(more to be added)" at the end.

Early Ability List#

The Notion document has a link to another Notion document with an ability list, including sprite images. All of the entries are dated January 31, 2022. Some of the abilities from the final version are missing. Some of the abilities differ from the final version.

BIG SKIRT-O#

Named BIG SKIRTO in final version.

TOUCH PAYMENT#

Not in final version. Seen in the full playthrough video with the same effect as GOLD CARD.

GRANDPA MEPHISTO#

Not in final version.

SPINNY TOTEM#

Named TOTEMY in final version.

APPLE TWINS#

Named APPLE SISTERS in final version. Seen in the full playthrough video with the earlier name.

STOMPO#

Prototype	Final

Prototype image.

OVERWORK#

Prototype	Final

Prototype image. Seen in the full playthrough video.

MULTIPLY#

Prototype image. Seen in the full playthrough video with the same effect as MORE OF US.

DREAM PILLOW#

Prototype	Final

Prototype image and different design.

PAJAMA SHIRT#

Prototype	Final

Prototype image and different design. Named PAJAMAS in final version.

Unused Graphics#

To do: More graphics left in game.droid. Some enemies have multiple sprites at many different stages of completeness. Maybe comparisons between all of them

A lot of the unused graphics are pixel art, likely a placeholder art style before the final art was made.

General#

sPlayerGroundPuzzleChair#

Frame 0 and 1 are unused alternative versions of Poinpy sitting on the Puzzle Mode chair.

sBeastFace_sleepInLobby#

sTipJarArtPlaceholder#

sUItipButton#

Placeholder version of the tip menu button with Poinpy looking really desperate.

sUITipJarButton#

Alternate version of the tip menu button with the Fruit Handler in a fruit bowl instead of appearing from the right.

sBench#

Poinpy	Downwell

A bench. Looks extremely similar to the bench sprite from Downwell, just colored brown.

sEndBed#

sEndWIndow#

sNotificationRabbit_dev#

sUIBackpack#

sUIGacha#

sUiSmallBeast#

sCosmosGacha#

Test Sprites#

sTestDreamBgObject#

sTestDreamWindow#

The design of this window and the landscape in it are extremely similar to the ones in the post credits cutscene.

sUIFingerTest#

Cursor sprites, seen in the localization document's gameplay videos.

sTutorialSwipeTest#

sTutorialRepeatSwipeTest#

Copy of sTutorialSwipeTest, but with the empty frames missing.

sTutorialSlamTest#

sTestBuddy#

Likely an early version of the guy you feed fruits in the tutorial (his sprite's name is Nomzo).

sBoostHoopTest#

sGimCannonTest#

sBatTest#

sEnFlippyPatrolTest#

Placeholder version of the Spike Box enemy.

sUItoggleSwitchTest#