NGDEV

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NGDEV
IndustryVideo games
Founded2001; 20 years ago (2001)
FoundersTimm and René Hellwig
HeadquartersGermany
ProductsVideo games
Websitengdevteam.com

NGDEV, formerly NG:Dev.Team, is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in 2001 by brothers Timm and René Hellwig, it is known for developing homebrew for the Neo Geo and Dreamcast.

History[]

German brothers Timm and René Hellwig began developing doujin video games in 2000.[1][2] Being fans of the Neo Geo, they started reverse engineering the hardware and were able to start developing prototypes.[2] They founded NG:Dev.Team in 2001.[3]

In 2006, NG:Dev.Team released their first game, Last Hope.[2] Only 60 copies were produced for the Neo Geo.[2] Realizing an opportunity for greater commercial success, they signed with homebrew publisher RedSpotGames in 2007 to release copies for the Dreamcast.[4] Surprised by the success of the Dreamcast version, the Hellwigs turned their game development hobby into full-time work,[1] and began development on their next game Fast Striker.[2] NG:Dev.Team use KallistiOS to develop Dreamcast games, an open source development environment for making Dreamcast homebrew.[1] While the cost of producing Neo Geo carts is expensive and the community is small, the team considers this when planning their business.[2]

In 2011, Timm Hellwig claimed roadblocks with publishing on modern consoles, saying it requires publisher and hardware manufacturer approval, while that is not necessary for publishing on old consoles.[1] He also claimed the market for homebrew on retro consoles was declining, noting that sales of Fast Striker only totaled to 60% of Last Hope before it. In an effort to compromise, they expanded to more active platforms like the Wii and iPhone.[1] Max Scharl of RedSpotGames disagreed with Timm's assessment, saying NG:Dev.Team does not promote their games well, and cited the commercial success of his Dreamcast game Sturmwind as further evidence.[1] In 2012, Timm stated that Fast Striker was not successful on the iOS marketplace and blamed its niche appeal. He also claimed that retro-style games on Xbox and PlayStation marketplaces were only popular if they had a "hipster feel" which their team was not interested in exploring.[2]

In 2019, the company rebranded themselves from NG:Dev.Team to NGDEV.[3]

Games[]

Year Title Original platform(s) Publisher Ref.
2006 Last Hope Dreamcast, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD NG:Dev.Team, RedSpotGames [4]
2009 Last Hope: Pink Bullets Dreamcast, Neo Geo NG:Dev.Team [4]
2010 Fast Striker Dreamcast, iOS, Neo Geo, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita NG:Dev.Team, Eastasiasoft [5]
2012 Gunlord Dreamcast, Neo Geo NG:Dev.Team [6][7]
2013 Neo XYX Dreamcast, Neo Geo NG:Dev.Team [8][9]
2014 Razion Neo Geo NG:Dev.Team [10]
2019 Kraut Buster Neo Geo NGDEV [11]
Gunlord X Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 Eastasiasoft [12][13]
2021 Razion EX Nintendo Switch NG:Dev.Team [14]

Reference[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Barnholt, Ray (12 May 2011). "Keeping the Dream Alive: The Men Behind Dreamcast Homebrew". Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g McFerran, Damien (4 June 2012). "Never Neglect the Niche: NG Dev Team on developing for dead systems - Germany's indie darlings speak exclusively about their new Neo Geo game, Gunlord". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "About us". NGDEV. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Brown, Peter (3 December 2012). "German Studio NG:DEV.TEAM Keeps the Spirit of the Neo Geo Alive - The Neo Geo scene continues to thrive thanks to the dedicated Hellwig brothers, who in 2000 began developing original games for SNK's 16-bit powerhouse". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ Benefield, Nick (7 December 2018). "REVIEW: Fast Striker". Oprainfall. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ Brown, Fraser (10 October 2011). "GunLord coming to Dreamcast and Neo Geo". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ Verdin, Guillaume (16 April 2013). "GunLord enfin disponible sur Neo·Geo AES".  [fr] (in French). Association MO5.COM. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. ^ Zamora, Alonso (29 October 2013). "Inicia la distribución de Neo XYX para arcades Neo Geo - Todavía se lanzan shooters para el sistema MVS". LevelUp (in Spanish). BuscaCorp. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ Cowan, David (13 February 2014). "Neo XYX joins the Dreamcast's library next week". Joystiq. AOL. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ^ Hannley, Steve (4 June 2014). "NG:DEV.TEAM Announces New Neo Geo MVS Game, Razion". Hardcore Gamer. Hardcore Gamer LLC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  11. ^ retroManiac (6 February 2019). "El espectacular arcade para Neo-Geo Kraut Buster está terminado, pero no parece que llegará a otras plataformas - Sus diseñadores trabajan en nuevas producciones para consolas actuales" (in Spanish). RetroManiac. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ^ Romano, Sal (8 May 2019). "'Eurostyle platformer' Gunlord X coming to Switch on May 22". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. ^ Guglielmo, Samuel (9 December 2019). "Indie Action Shooter Gunlord X Makes its Way to PS4 Tomorrow With Extra Content". PlayStation LifeStyle. Mandatory. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  14. ^ McFerran, Damien (28 April 2021). "This Insanely Expensive Neo Geo Shmup Is Coming To Switch In Physical Form - Raze hell for Razion EX". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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