I hope you’re doing well! My name is Emi, and I’m reaching out from Banzan Studios, the team behind SnackR—an exciting new platform that combines the best of TikTok, YouTube, and Patreon, specifically designed for creators like you.
We’ve been following your work, and we’re particularly impressed by your project "Toe II Toe" The creativity behind it caught our attention, and we believe it would resonate well with our growing audience on SnackR.
SnackR is an all-in-one platform where creators can share games, animations, and comics, and engage with a dedicated mobile-first audience. This is built by a team of folks who have been creators themselves and have faced the same problems that young creators like you do. Each feature and functionality is built while keeping the ‘Creator’ in mind. We're focused on giving creators control over their content and its reach, and we'd love for you to be part of this journey.
While "Toe II Toe" truly stood out to us, you’re not limited to submitting just that—we’d be thrilled to explore any other game or project you think might be a great fit for SnackR as well.
If you're interested in learning more about how SnackR could benefit you and help you reach new audiences, I’d love to discuss this further. Please let me know if you’re available for a quick chat. Feel free to check us out in the meantime:
I’ll also share a short video showcasing what SnackR is all about—this will give you a better sense of how we’re creating a platform tailored for creators like you: ~ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCVjW1LIM07/
Holy shit, the fucking cpu is ACTUALLY in my walls, he is predicting my mooves like he's fucking Dexter!!!
Anyway, good game, very original, only problem I personally have is that I find the commands very unresponsive; I have to destroy my keybord for anything to happen, but maybe it works great on pad.
I was supposed to be making dinner and this distracted me for a good 20 minutes lol. Love the art style and how simple the game play is. Would love to see more of this for sure.
finally got some time to properly play and after improving both at sf 6 and at parrying on this game, i could beat the cpu more than get beaten!
some random thing ive notice that would be cool to see is a cheering/frustration or anger animation for when the time runs out and no one goes to the canvas.
just like, the character raising its arm cheering victory or making a sad or angry face when losing by time
Bruh, this game is unfair, I dodge and they still hit me not giving me time to able to attack, and even if I block a jab I still get hit, and sometimes I just can't do anything and the bot just keeps punching me, and I die too quickly, and nothing works for me, and I everytime I try anything the dodge it and counter me but It doesn't work for me, this game looks fun but it's just unfair.
Yeah I just tested it and the human is faster than the dummy, like you need to balance this out, I tried it with two player, that I control, and I pressed both the jap and hook at the same time and the human was faster.
Hello! Yes, the human is way faster, but the dummy hits like a truck! It's really difficult to balance different characters, as they'll have their own strengths and weaknesses. It wasn't an issue before when there was only a single character making everything a mirror match, but now there's a new character and some more coming. I'll probably do some balancing in the future, but that's probably after I add another character.
If you want it to be a simpler alternative to fighting games you should definitely explain what's going on, because as a long time fighting game player I have 0 idea how to improve, so I lost interest after 3 matches.
The guard break(?) happens at times I wouldn't expect, blocking a jab and then attacking is apparently still unsafe, there seems to be a parry mechanic that didn't give me much of an opening either, and like everyone else pointed out the AI is insanely aggressive. The game really needs either a tutorial or way more feedback on when it's advantageous to perform which action.
Thank you for playing and giving feedback! Yes, I am working on the tutorial mode and a difficulty adjustment so as not to overwhelm people.
The guard break, there is a guard meter below the lifebar. If you're still thrown off, it might be because of Hoyka, who does insane damage and can easily crush guard breaks.
Gotcha, yeah I was mainly playing against Hoyka. The pixel art is great and the concept is promising, but it would definitely benefit from more feedback whether the player is at advantage or disadvantage (maybe stun animation?).
Hi @dyenamix! You can adjust the round time in the options! I left it at 20 seconds by default because this was initially made for the 20 second game jam.
Sorry, it was a limited edition-- capcom, snk, sega sammy had a bidding war, but no one would back down, so they just decided to pitch in for a spaceship and sent it to space, where it will orbit until the people are ready for it.
Toe II Toe is a weak sequel, but that's what we are stuck with.
Haven't played a street fighter-esque in ages because of the classic ''My opponent's character has this overpowered move - GOD MY OPPONENT KEEPS RUNNING AWAY RAAAAAH"
But this absolutely fire game just made fighting games seem more about just no-bullshit action to me. Thank you for making this.
Thanks BroZen! Yep, I know that footwork and circling away are good and essential techniques to reset and break tempo in a fight, but sometimes it's just nice to watch people fight with no strategy, caveman style fights.
Nope, thank YOU for the continued support, and sorry for the late update! I found a job already, so I'll have less time to work on this, but I still have lots of updates planned. Hope you stick around and the game continues to give you minutes of fun!
I will add a stamina bar in the next update to prevent spamming. Before we were torn about adding a stamina meter, but I think with the addition of another character (and more coming), it is necessary to add that in.
Using Hoyka against Stella, it's hard to get a jab in without being intercepted by her jab because of the speed difference. Even worse for the hook. Only chance is to use parry, which, according to some people's feedback, is too hard.
Yea, the stamina bar is a must, otherwise there is no defense. How could you lose if you're able to throw an endless combo until the opponent dies. Plus it would be a good idea to be able to throw a counter attack that does like double damage if you're able to duck a punch and then punch while still in the duck to do the counter. Otherwise you just ducked a punch but it doesn't matter or change anything about the fight.
Agreed on all points. The duck is actually being improved on to allow counter with an uppercut if the opponent whiffs. (It's on the To Do list) Until then, duck is just to showboat/flex.
But as an alternative, you can parry an attack then punch. A successful parry makes you recover faster than the opponent and gives you the chance to counter.
32 bit builds are already uploaded. Try the regular version first. If that doesn't work, try the nwjs version. The NWJS version is much bigger in size, so if you can make the regular version work, choose that one instead.
Great Game. At first, I kept on losing over and over again- but then I realised the rick is to spam jab whilst using hooks when the opponents guard is up. This way I was able to get 100 wins and get on the Global Leaderboard (for wins)
Hello! go to options and check your key config. Also, make sure you click the game screen when playing. Sometimes when you click on the browser, the game loses focus so it doesn't respond.
Love the art and music. I never really got a handle on predicting what the computer was going to do. Found that just spamming jab is the winning strategy. It also had me make a name, but that name isn't reflected in the actual game.
Yes, I understand the name can get confusing, especially in today's world of customization. The name is for the leaderboards, not a custom name for the character. Eventually I'll remove the name for 2v2 since score isn't needed, as well as other modes. I'll only leave it on for Arcade, which will be the only mode to use points.
I have a couple thoughts after scrolling through the comments that you might find interesting.
In one comment it's mentioned that uppercuts will be from the ducking position.
Here's a suggestion: Maybe holding the ducking button in the future could make you crouch, and dodge jabs and hooks, and the uppercut would counter this?
Crouching would help bring variety to the gameplay, but uppercuts would help it not be overused.
This would help the ducking feature have use.
Parries, (while they have become very useful and essential in gameeplay,) remove the use of ducking.
A couple other things:
- The introduction of difficulty, while a difficult task itself, could help a lot in gameplay. The ai is kinda clueless for the first little bit, eventually learning, but taking time.
- Possibly introducing a pausing in the jabs of the AI? Timing my jabs helps me basically spam and overwhelm the bot, but if the bot could do this as well, the game would be much more challenging as a result of this.
I've delved so much time in to this game so I kind of get too comfortable, like there's rounds where I look at the corner of the screen and only use my peripheral while reacting.
yeah, just like third strike, when you master parry, you can become godlike. Still have no way to combat that for the AI. It's interesting to finally see someone requesting to make the game harder. Hopefully I can implement the difficulty level well to appease all levels.
Interesting suggestions on the duck, I will try them out and see what works best!
You can now install that as an app. I'm not sure what your browser is, but I'll assume it's safari since you're on mac. I think it's File > add to Dock. That should download and install Toe to Toe as a web app, and you can now play it offline.
My partner and I enjoyed playing this game! simple and straight to the point. it was a bit of a challenge for us to set up the controls, more likely on our end, but it was worth it. even though this is slice of full game, can't wait to see the finished product. love the art too! keep up the good work!
Thank you for playing, Im' glad you and your partner enjoyed it. It's nice to hear people playing my game. Would have been better to see faces for full effect, but I myself don't like my face being plastered anywhere, so I understand.
Regarding the controls, I'm looking into it. Seems like there's bug where sometimes the default controls don't kick in, so you have to set it manually in the options like you guys did. Hopefully I can patch that soon.
P.S. you guys made me hungry! I should probably do a frequent video game date night with my wife too, it's been a while since we did.
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Dear plazatin,
I hope you’re doing well! My name is Emi, and I’m reaching out from Banzan Studios, the team behind SnackR—an exciting new platform that combines the best of TikTok, YouTube, and Patreon, specifically designed for creators like you.
We’ve been following your work, and we’re particularly impressed by your project "Toe II Toe" The creativity behind it caught our attention, and we believe it would resonate well with our growing audience on SnackR.
SnackR is an all-in-one platform where creators can share games, animations, and comics, and engage with a dedicated mobile-first audience. This is built by a team of folks who have been creators themselves and have faced the same problems that young creators like you do. Each feature and functionality is built while keeping the ‘Creator’ in mind. We're focused on giving creators control over their content and its reach, and we'd love for you to be part of this journey.
While "Toe II Toe" truly stood out to us, you’re not limited to submitting just that—we’d be thrilled to explore any other game or project you think might be a great fit for SnackR as well.
If you're interested in learning more about how SnackR could benefit you and help you reach new audiences, I’d love to discuss this further. Please let me know if you’re available for a quick chat. Feel free to check us out in the meantime:
Website: https://banzan.co/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/banzanstudios/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/banzanstudios/
I’ll also share a short video showcasing what SnackR is all about—this will give you a better sense of how we’re creating a platform tailored for creators like you: ~ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCVjW1LIM07/
Here's the actual app on Google Play. Let me know what you think! ~ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.web.banzan_snackr.twa&hl=en
Looking forward to hearing from you! :)
Best regards, Emi Banzan Studios
Incredible art direction, awesome animation, and UI. Congratulations on such an amazing creation.
I have really high hopes for this in case you intend to update it further.
Just an important feedback: I believe the way the game is right now you can win 100% of matches by spamming jabs.
Holy shit, the fucking cpu is ACTUALLY in my walls, he is predicting my mooves like he's fucking Dexter!!!
Anyway, good game, very original, only problem I personally have is that I find the commands very unresponsive; I have to destroy my keybord for anything to happen, but maybe it works great on pad.
Good game.
I was supposed to be making dinner and this distracted me for a good 20 minutes lol. Love the art style and how simple the game play is. Would love to see more of this for sure.
I enjoyed this game. I really wanted to set the music as ringtone.
This could have been a hit in the '90s. The sound, art, and gameplay are amazing. Looking forward to seeing more characters.
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I'm gonna be the first one to say it in this comment section!
I wanna grind on them abs! (Stella). Yes, I'm down bad for athletic and muscular women.
I was't able to play long but game is polished but I can't beat the bot :(
Great game. Really polished, really cool menu. Keep it up!
cool XD
I WON A 4 MATCH ROUND I FEEL SO ACCOMPLISHED
Lol
Nice, glad you enjoyed! Congratulations!
finally got some time to properly play and after improving both at sf 6 and at parrying on this game, i could beat the cpu more than get beaten!
some random thing ive notice that would be cool to see is a cheering/frustration or anger animation for when the time runs out and no one goes to the canvas.
just like, the character raising its arm cheering victory or making a sad or angry face when losing by time
That's actually such a good idea yk, and also on the round where both players need 1 more win to well win it should display final round
That is actually a great and simple idea that can be implemented without too much work! Thank you!
Congrats! Parry is quite addictive, but maybe that's just me because I love street fighter 3rd strike.
I am also working on the win and lose poses, just got a bit busy, but you can definitely count on that being implemented, sooner (hopefully) or later.
Parry is cool, and luckily you made it more accessible than on Sf 3 lol. I love parrying on SF 6
Hope you can work anytime soon and can’t wait for more characters
Bruh, this game is unfair, I dodge and they still hit me not giving me time to able to attack, and even if I block a jab I still get hit, and sometimes I just can't do anything and the bot just keeps punching me, and I die too quickly, and nothing works for me, and I everytime I try anything the dodge it and counter me but It doesn't work for me, this game looks fun but it's just unfair.
I won by just spamming jab, that's the only way for me to able to win, I did nothing but spam jab.
Never mind, I just tried it on the human and it didn't work, it even seems she's faster, like I think there's gonna be needed to balance things out.
Yeah I just tested it and the human is faster than the dummy, like you need to balance this out, I tried it with two player, that I control, and I pressed both the jap and hook at the same time and the human was faster.
Hello! Yes, the human is way faster, but the dummy hits like a truck! It's really difficult to balance different characters, as they'll have their own strengths and weaknesses. It wasn't an issue before when there was only a single character making everything a mirror match, but now there's a new character and some more coming. I'll probably do some balancing in the future, but that's probably after I add another character.
If you want it to be a simpler alternative to fighting games you should definitely explain what's going on, because as a long time fighting game player I have 0 idea how to improve, so I lost interest after 3 matches.
The guard break(?) happens at times I wouldn't expect, blocking a jab and then attacking is apparently still unsafe, there seems to be a parry mechanic that didn't give me much of an opening either, and like everyone else pointed out the AI is insanely aggressive. The game really needs either a tutorial or way more feedback on when it's advantageous to perform which action.
Thank you for playing and giving feedback! Yes, I am working on the tutorial mode and a difficulty adjustment so as not to overwhelm people.
The guard break, there is a guard meter below the lifebar. If you're still thrown off, it might be because of Hoyka, who does insane damage and can easily crush guard breaks.
Gotcha, yeah I was mainly playing against Hoyka.
The pixel art is great and the concept is promising, but it would definitely benefit from more feedback whether the player is at advantage or disadvantage (maybe stun animation?).
I love fighting games! Aesthetics are sooo great...
so happy to see this game get updated again!!
it's still so fun and addictive, i come back once a week at least just for a few games, ngl :p
AYYEEE nice to see u still updating this game after the 20 second game jam, can't wait to see more development bro!
Thanks! It took a while, but I'll try to keep updating it.
The 20sgj this year should be coming up soon. Hope to see you there again. The Beast needs a companion!
yesssirrr that should be fun fr!!
time over losing? too quick
Hi @dyenamix! You can adjust the round time in the options! I left it at 20 seconds by default because this was initially made for the 20 second game jam.
Incredible game. Learning the parry into counter feels so cool. Peak Hajime no Ippo type beat.
I'm a big fan of parries in fighting games, so I had to throw that in!
I keep getting beat up but this game looks great. The illustation and animation of Stella are top notch! I tried it cos it looked great.
Thank you! (Hoyka is crying in a corner.)
Okay I just tried Hoyka as I felt bad and they pummled me (I won 1 match) but looked great while doing it! Nice game mate.
Where is toeItoe????????????????
Sorry, it was a limited edition-- capcom, snk, sega sammy had a bidding war, but no one would back down, so they just decided to pitch in for a spaceship and sent it to space, where it will orbit until the people are ready for it.
Toe II Toe is a weak sequel, but that's what we are stuck with.
😔😔😮💨😭
Now, now, no need to cry. It should be back here around 2088. Stay tuned!
Haven't played a street fighter-esque in ages because of the classic ''My opponent's character has this overpowered move - GOD MY OPPONENT KEEPS RUNNING AWAY RAAAAAH"
But this absolutely fire game just made fighting games seem more about just no-bullshit action to me. Thank you for making this.
Thanks BroZen! Yep, I know that footwork and circling away are good and essential techniques to reset and break tempo in a fight, but sometimes it's just nice to watch people fight with no strategy, caveman style fights.
i am so weak i can't punch the cpu
The difficulty level adjustment is part of the next few updates!
wow, thanks for your dedication and for still working on this!
Nope, thank YOU for the continued support, and sorry for the late update! I found a job already, so I'll have less time to work on this, but I still have lots of updates planned. Hope you stick around and the game continues to give you minutes of fun!
great, glad you managed to get a job!
Can’t wait for the next updates, and also, you should consider making a noob mode, cause i have struggled a lot lol
The difficulty level is coming up! I'll just have a few bug fixes for the next minor update, then the training mode and the difficulty level is next.
awesome, also can’t wait for the next updates
Why is the cpu able to just throw an endless barrage of punches at you without getting tired. I can't do anything, I just get smoked.
I will add a stamina bar in the next update to prevent spamming. Before we were torn about adding a stamina meter, but I think with the addition of another character (and more coming), it is necessary to add that in.
Using Hoyka against Stella, it's hard to get a jab in without being intercepted by her jab because of the speed difference. Even worse for the hook. Only chance is to use parry, which, according to some people's feedback, is too hard.
Yea, the stamina bar is a must, otherwise there is no defense. How could you lose if you're able to throw an endless combo until the opponent dies. Plus it would be a good idea to be able to throw a counter attack that does like double damage if you're able to duck a punch and then punch while still in the duck to do the counter. Otherwise you just ducked a punch but it doesn't matter or change anything about the fight.
Agreed on all points. The duck is actually being improved on to allow counter with an uppercut if the opponent whiffs. (It's on the To Do list) Until then, duck is just to showboat/flex.
But as an alternative, you can parry an attack then punch. A successful parry makes you recover faster than the opponent and gives you the chance to counter.
Hello my brother! soo....there are so many people with a 32 bit system...and i am one of these people, can you make a 32 bit version of the game?
If it's not too much trouble for you, because I know you have a lot of things to do and stuff...but please...do this favor for me...
I'll try to have a 32 bit version uploaded as well when I upload the windows and android builds. Maybe this weekend or next?
it's okay my brotha! i iwll wait!
32 bit builds are already uploaded. Try the regular version first. If that doesn't work, try the nwjs version. The NWJS version is much bigger in size, so if you can make the regular version work, choose that one instead.
what "NWJS" stands for?
Sick game! Hopefully you update it. Im loving the impact sound and style!
Thanks! Been busy, but I just updated it.
Nice! I tried updating my previous apk and it says "app not installed" when i try. Im using a oNeplus 6T
That was my phone before! Really solid device. My only issue was the warping at times when shooting videos.
Anyway, let me investigate. Are you updating using the apk from itch or are you using Google Play?
I was able to install it afterall right after i posted. I forgot what worked for me. Lol
Great Game. At first, I kept on losing over and over again- but then I realised the rick is to spam jab whilst using hooks when the opponents guard is up. This way I was able to get 100 wins and get on the Global Leaderboard (for wins)
Practicing parry will also help a lot! Have some tweaks planned in the future, so it can make the game easier or harder.
That's great, love the idea of the second character contrast to Stella btw. Also when is the arcade coming soon?
Game is too difficult and screen is too small on mobile.
How should this be ran on Linux?
I unzipped the game, double-clicked the binary file called 'Toe II Toe', it shows a small, black window, but nothing else happens for me.
I made sure the binary is executable, the log looks as follows: https://pastebin.com/WKJWcXjb
I'll make another build for linux. What linux are you using?
Thanks!
Bazzite (Fedora) on my PC, SteamOS (Arch) on my steam deck.
Most engines, including Godot, Unreal and Unity offer ways to build for Linux, which should work on both of these, as well!
The keyboard doesn't work for me
Hello! go to options and check your key config. Also, make sure you click the game screen when playing. Sometimes when you click on the browser, the game loses focus so it doesn't respond.
Love the art and music. I never really got a handle on predicting what the computer was going to do. Found that just spamming jab is the winning strategy. It also had me make a name, but that name isn't reflected in the actual game.
Yes, I understand the name can get confusing, especially in today's world of customization. The name is for the leaderboards, not a custom name for the character. Eventually I'll remove the name for 2v2 since score isn't needed, as well as other modes. I'll only leave it on for Arcade, which will be the only mode to use points.
Bro your game is amazing, what language/software did you use? (I am an aspiring game dev too)
Thank you. For this one, I used Construct 3.
MAN iTS AMAZiNG! CONGRATS!
48-1. Not bad.
Nice! When I get more characters up, maybe it will be more of a challenge!
4/5
I love the game, it's really well made.
I have a couple thoughts after scrolling through the comments that you might find interesting.
In one comment it's mentioned that uppercuts will be from the ducking position.
Here's a suggestion: Maybe holding the ducking button in the future could make you crouch, and dodge jabs and hooks, and the uppercut would counter this?
Crouching would help bring variety to the gameplay, but uppercuts would help it not be overused.
This would help the ducking feature have use.
Parries, (while they have become very useful and essential in gameeplay,) remove the use of ducking.
A couple other things:
- The introduction of difficulty, while a difficult task itself, could help a lot in gameplay. The ai is kinda clueless for the first little bit, eventually learning, but taking time.
- Possibly introducing a pausing in the jabs of the AI? Timing my jabs helps me basically spam and overwhelm the bot, but if the bot could do this as well, the game would be much more challenging as a result of this.
I've delved so much time in to this game so I kind of get too comfortable, like there's rounds where I look at the corner of the screen and only use my peripheral while reacting.
But still love it.
8/10
Found one more issue: parry-hook spamming is too op. I can win multiple rounds with just hooks against the Ai using this strategy.
yeah, just like third strike, when you master parry, you can become godlike. Still have no way to combat that for the AI. It's interesting to finally see someone requesting to make the game harder. Hopefully I can implement the difficulty level well to appease all levels.
Interesting suggestions on the duck, I will try them out and see what works best!
Hmm..sorry about that. I don't have a mac to test my builds, but I'll see if I can borrow my sister's macbook so I can look into it.
In the meantime you can try this since you're able to play it on your browser:
Thank you for playing, Im' glad you and your partner enjoyed it. It's nice to hear people playing my game. Would have been better to see faces for full effect, but I myself don't like my face being plastered anywhere, so I understand.
Regarding the controls, I'm looking into it. Seems like there's bug where sometimes the default controls don't kick in, so you have to set it manually in the options like you guys did. Hopefully I can patch that soon.
P.S. you guys made me hungry! I should probably do a frequent video game date night with my wife too, it's been a while since we did.