Let's Talk About Cuphead: Don't Deal with The Devil

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Published on May 13, 2021 9:35:23 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-8lE0J0aMU

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Cuphead (2017)

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Duration: 43:36

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Finished with his own personal hell, Noah Campbell, who's track record of being thrust into asinine events is legendary, gets thrown into another one, this inferno filled with bullets and old-timey cartoon characters. Will he be up to the challenges of Cuphead? Or will Noah turn into the next Dean Takahashi?


Addendum: Some of the articles that I use have 2010 as the starting year for development, while others have 2013. I do not know the reason why for the discrepancy, but if I had to guess, it's probably tied with Super Meat Boy, which was the major inspiration for the brothers Moldenhauer to pick their idea back up.

Links:

http://www.cupheadgame.com/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/268910/Cuphead/

https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/cuphead-switch/

http://studiomdhr.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040730/http://killscreendaily.com/articles/where-did-cuphead-come/
(This is the KillScreenDaily article that talks about the birth of Cuphead)

https://twitter.com/Richmond_Lee/status/1385470141043937280
(This is the Tweet thread by Richmond Lee that goes a bit more in-depth
about the era of 2008 to 2012)

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/suda-51-is-not-actually-punk/1100-6365038/
(In conjunction with the Tweet Thread, here's an article from Gamespot that showcases the disparity that Richmond was talking about)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrvKjrPgeyM
(And another one)

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-08-mega-man-creator-laments-tragic-state-of-japanese-games-industry
(And another one)

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/2184976/gaming-sensation-cuphead-how-family-no-experience-video-games
(This article covers a bit of the background behind Cuphead)

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-cupheads-devs-gambled-on-a-dream/1100-6454860/
(This is the Gamespot article)

https://www.webcitation.org/6RWmChn2h?url=http://killscreendaily.com/articles/cuphead-roughly-40-done-hey-its-gonna-be-trilogy/
(This..... Article? mentions the completion rate for Cuphead and the original plan for the game)

https://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/newsroom/feature-stories/28561-kris-maddigan-cuphead-s-musical-mastermind
(This is the WholeNote article with Maddigan)

https://kotaku.com/cuphead-developers-talk-cut-bosses-and-whats-in-the-cup-1820126327
(This is the Kotaku article that brings up the racism of the Fleischer art-style. The article is more than just that though, as it's an interview with the brothers covering the aspects of the game)

Fuck you Unwinnable and fuck your hit piece.

https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/12/7/16745144/cuphead-artists-illustrate-five-year-development-cycle
(I found this after I completed editing for the history section. It's a neat little
run-down of the history for Cuphead illustrated by Joseph Coleman, Maja/Marija and Tyler Moldenhauer)


https://motifri.com/lovecraftcontext/
(This is entirely separated from the video, it's just an interesting article explaining, not excusing, why Lovecraft was the way he was)

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