Plod is a cancelled Nitrome game that would have been free[3] and released for iOS on the Apple App Store[1], for Android on the Google Play store[1] and Amazon App Store[1], and on browser[1].
The player would have controlled two feet, one which was stationary and the other which would swung around the stationary foot[4]. Tapping would cause the swinging foot to stomp down and the other stationary foot to start swinging[4].
During development, the premise of the game's story was that these feet had been imprisoned somewhere and villagers had traveled up into the sky after hearing about large gold coins[3]. The feet would then escape from their place of captivity and set out to exact revenge on the villagers and reclaim the gold that they have taken as a result of their activity[3].
Game components
Coins - Present in images of the game and have an animation for being obtained.
Mines - Hazards that could explode.
Spikes - Hazards that would harm the feet upon one stomping on them.
Ropes - These serve as thin platforms.
Moving platforms - Platforms that moved.
Buttons - Buttons that would be activated by being stomped on.
Movable buttons - Buttons that could move.
Gallery
The first image of the game, posted on July 17th, 2015.
An image posted by Jon Annal on January 5th, 2017.
An image posted by Jon Annal on January 5th, 2017.
Plod (cancelled Nitrome game) - Animations
A video showing some animations from the game. Originally posted on Twitter by Jon Annal on January 6th, 2017.
Plod was first announced on July 17th, 2015[3] and by July 24th, 2015, the game had entered mid-development[5]. The game was cancelled by September 1st, 2015[6], the reasons for this being that Nitrome was unable to make very much content that was challenging and fun to complete[7].
Despite the game's cancellation, much of Plod's engine was reused for Rust Bucket, a game whose development started right after Plod's cancellation and which also had the same perspective and depth problems as Plod[7].
On January 5th, 2016, Jon Annal posted on his Twitter account two new images from the game[8], and the following day posted an short video showing some animated sprites[9].
Although "Plod" is the game's name, during development this name was only meant to be the game's working title as Nitrome had not decided on an actual name yet[3].
↑ 4.04.14.24.3Jonathan Annal on Twitter:
[1]: Jonathan Annal: Yeah it did control like that with one foot swinging round the other, with a tap to stomp. ...
NOBODY: Did this stomp cause the swinging foot to become stationary and the other foot to start swinging?
Jonathan Annal: yeah thats exactly it., 6 Jan 17, 14 Jan 17, retrieved 14 Jan 17.
↑Game Developer's Blog - Nitrome:
New Pixellove game Through!: Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming game Beneith the lighthouse aswell as a slight (well quite big) change of plan for one of our other releases., 1 Sep 15, retrieved 19 Sep 15.
Game Developer's Blog - Nitrome:
Upcoming: Rust Bucket → comments by NOBODY and Nitrome: NOBODY: @Nitrome: New Pixellove game Through! (1 Sep 15) -> "Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming game Beneith [sic]the lighthouse aswell as a slight (well quite big) change of plan for one of our other releases. " Does this refer to Plod's cancellation and the start of Rust Bucket's development?
Nitrome: Yeah that was the change in plan., 17 Sept 15, retrieved 19 Sept 15.
↑Jonathan Annal on Twitter:
[2]: As requested: more mock shots from cancelled giant feet stomping 1 touch game Plod. [3][4][5], 5 Jan 16, retrieved 14 Jan 16.
↑Game Developer's Blog - Nitrome:
[6]: 5second screen record of some animation too! [video] , 6 Jan 17, retrieved 14 Jan 17.
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