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Remembering SimpleWheels (Last Year's April Fools Joke)

Dev PhilipTarpley  8.0 years ago

Two years ago today, way back before we even officially announced that we were working on SimplePlanes, Andrew and I did an April Fools joke "Announcing" what the next game would be.

That game was SimpleWheels, where you make...wheel type things.

The trailer was released in 2014, and last year on April Fools we actually released it on GooglePlay. We took it off the store after a short time because we didn't want it tarnishing our reputations. However, we thought we'd re-open it for download today for those who didn't get it last year and to "make up" for our cruel joke about points being wiped out.

Ridiculous Trailer from 2014: you can see an early SimplePlanes prototype plane in there.

Blog post announcing that SimpleWheels was actually released

Link to SimpleWheels on GP store

Sorry, iOS users, it is a bit too much effort to get a game on the App Store just for a joke :(

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    I wonder what it was like

    11 months ago
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    5,285 CDRxavier

    Interesting.,,

    6.2 years ago
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    33.2k tsampoy

    @PhilipTarpley Oh, now I saw it! Thanks!

    6.6 years ago
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    @tsampoy You can see it to the right behind the sign 5s into the video :)

    6.6 years ago
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    13.9k Fjorge

    Can you actually make a SimpleWheels? I was actually really excited for the game...

    +1 6.6 years ago
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    33.2k tsampoy

    Haha! Where's the SP prototype?

    6.6 years ago
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    217 251104

    @PhilipTarpley WTF man

    6.7 years ago
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    WTF

    6.7 years ago
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    @AeroMobilFlyingCar XD XD XD XD XD

    6.7 years ago
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    2,689 Swiftsure

    Never mind I saw it

    6.9 years ago
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    2,689 Swiftsure

    Where's the SP prototype? I didn't see it

    6.9 years ago
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    Lol. Gues Wht? I still have it!

    7.2 years ago
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    ONE OF MY FRIENDS ACTUALLY FOUND THE GAME AND WANTED TO DOWNLOAD IT

    7.6 years ago
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    Serously JUST A JOKE!!!!!!--------!!!!!!!!!

    7.6 years ago
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    Is the plane behind the bus stop on the right side of the screen when the barrel is rolling?

    7.6 years ago
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    16.8k redbear89

    @Arcues i agree.. Maybe we need to build some ship.. LOL..

    7.9 years ago
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    8,333 arcues

    you should make simple ships

    7.9 years ago
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    4,164 Glaceon

    @Rugpeersdude Or chu know we could just keep making cars, tanks, mechs, ships, yada yada on this.

    8.0 years ago
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    @bobthetitan i beat the game

    8.0 years ago
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    @bobthetitan XD

    8.0 years ago
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    Damnit ;3; i cant have SW

    8.0 years ago
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    @PhilipTarpley Style is my middle name

    8.0 years ago
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    19.4k ACMECo1940

    Can I get a closer look at the plane prototype?@PhilipTarpley

    8.0 years ago
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    @Rugpeersdude I would like SimpleShips instead

    8.0 years ago
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    397 Mcllulen

    Am i the only one who thought simple wheels was a real thing when it came out?

    8.0 years ago
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