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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 22/07/2026

Happy 5th birthday to our final PS Vita title, Ultra Mission! To celebrate, we've posted actual download keys for the PS Vita version of Ultra Mission: five for SIEA accounts, and five for SIEE accounts. As always, these keys should also entitle you to the PS4 and PS5 versions. Now, who's ready? 😎

A glowing dark blue background; superimposed are download keys for the PS Vita version of Ultra Mission; five for the North American region, and five for the European/Oceania region; all download keys also entitle their users to the PS4 and PS5 versions of Ultra Mission

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 13/07/2026

I SAID, 🎶 SAVE 🎶 RATTLE 🎶 & ROLL Our current promotion on the PlayStation Store is still ongoing! Until July 15th, you can download our local multiplayer "Battle Rockets" for 45% off, or our arcade throwback "Ultra Mission" for an entire 70% off. Play it 🎵LOUD!🎵 ...Ya hear?

Advertisement for PlayStation's "July Savings" promotion, running until July 15th on the PlayStation Store; in this sale, the video games, Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission are on sale for 45% off and 70% off, respectively

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 01/07/2026

It has, hasn't it? @ppdppl.com did a splendid job on this illustration! This is actually the same art we used for her cameo in the Challenges mode, just full resolution. (Or more specifically, we used this version without that blue highlight at the bottom.)

Character art of DC-650 "Professor Cass", a non-playable character who appears in Battle Rockets, as illustrated by Mauro Fonseca; this time, without the blue color highlight at the bottom

Screenshot of the video game, Battle Rockets, showing the in-game menu for the single player "Challenges" mode; a white-haired scientist wearing swirly glasses is positioned at the right side of the screen, this being the same character from the first image

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 01/07/2026

Professor Cass: Origins™ (probably)

Character art of DC-650 "Professor Cass", a non-playable character who appears in Battle Rockets, as illustrated by Mauro Fonseca

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 25/06/2026

How about we SHINE SOME LIGHT on these great game deals? Right now, you can save 45% on Battle Rockets and 70% on Ultra Mission during the #SteamSummerSale. Unlike Battle Rockets, you won't have to choose a side–both Gumbo Machine games are a terrific deal right now! Sale ends July 9th! #indiedev

Promotional image for the 2026 Steam Summer Sale, lasting from June 25 to July 9 at 10 AM, PT; Battle Rockets is on sale for 45% off, at $5.49, while Ultra Mission is 70% off at $0.89

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 24/06/2026

🎆Summer (Sale) Time!🎆 Both Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission are currently 45% off on @itch.io! Want to pick up both games? Not to worry: we also have a limited-time bundle for the price of Battle Rockets...The SALE price. That's right, two games for $5.49! Ends July 6th! itch.io/s/192526/sum...

Screenshot of the website, itch.io, demonstrating a Summer Sale where the video games, Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission, are 45% off; there is also a bundle where both games are available for just $5.49

Screenshot from the video game, Battle Rockets

Screenshot from the video game, Ultra Mission

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 21/06/2026

This upcoming audio-ludovisual experience™ is Gumbo Machine™ Approved™!

Work-in-progress credits screen for the upcoming video game, Royalty Free-For-All; the name, "Benjamin Kapferer - Gumbo Machine, LLC", has been circled in red

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 09/06/2026

Battle Rockets™ – It's Forty Percent Off™ www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... (Battle Rockets and "It's Forty Percent Off" are unregistered trademarks of Gumbo Machine, LLC. Most rights reserved.)

Screenshot of Nintendo.com's listing for the Nintendo Switch game, Battle Rockets, showing the game with a 40% discount at $5.99 USD; sale ends on July 6, 2026

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 08/06/2026

💥💥💥 B-B-BULLET TIME 💥💥💥 Our super special SHMUP Fighting game, Battle Rockets, is part of the Steam Bullet Fest! Grab a friend (or a foe!) and grab this game for 45% off; that's just $5.49! But don't dodge this deal, as it only lasts until June 15th. store.steampowered.com/app/2499330/...

Advertisement for Steam's Bullet Fest, a sale running from June 8 to June 15, 2026; featured in this advertisement is the video game, Battle Rockets, on sale for 45% off

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 05/06/2026

Get into indie! (Or...something like that.) Right now, our two titles are on discount on the Atari VCS digital store. Save 45% on Battle Rockets, and a whopping 70% on Ultra Mission. Sale lasts from June 4th to June 30th!

Advertisement for the June Indie Sale, occurring from June 4 to June 30, 2026 on the Atari VCS game console; the video games "Ultra Mission" and "Battle Rockets" are listed for a discount of 70% off and 45% off, respectively

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 02/05/2026

Four years ago, we launched our first home console game, the PS5 and Xbox port of Ultra Mission, on 05/01/2022. This port featured a doubled screen resolution from the PS Vita original, as well as support for the PS5's adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. Do you remember? 🤔

Cover art for the video game, Ultra Mission, featuring art from Dix-Neuf; cover art is in a vertical orientation

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 22/04/2026

Don't wait, don't hesitate, because there are only 10 hours left on our sale of Battle Rockets on the Nintendo eShop! Right now, you can save a whopping 55% on our signature "SHMUP Fighter"...that's just $4.49 USD! 🚀 DON'T MISS IT 🚀 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Screenshot of Nintendo.com's listing for the Nintendo Switch game, Battle Rockets, showing the game with a 55% discount at $4.49 USD; sale ends in 10 hours according to this screenshot

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 22/04/2026

Reminds me of how that Tom & Jerry movie from 2021 handled their animated characters. Seems more like a technical constraint than anything, as it has got to be SUPER tough animating these guys through CGI.

Poster for "Tom & Jerry" (2021 film), depicting the titular characters on a skateboard that is travelling in between two cars

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 31/03/2026

Shortly after the 2.0 update for Battle Rockets dropped, we expanded Battle Rockets to the (now discontinued) iiRcade platform. Eventually, our game made it to home consoles and PC, where it is available for purchase to this very day. Thank you all for your support! Here's to another 6 great years!

"Nixie", a character who appears in the video game, Battle Rockets, hugging another character who appears in Battle Rockets, "Bonne"; both characters are created and drawn by the artist, Mindwipe

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 31/03/2026

6 years ago, our first game, Battle Rockets, debuted on PS Vita in the NA and EU regions. Releasing exclusively on the PlayStation Store, this initial version was quite different, featuring fewer characters and modes. This would be followed by an extensive 2.0 update next year.

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 11/03/2026

We have some MEGA discounts going on during the PlayStation Store Mega March sale! Save 45% on Battle Rockets for #PS5 / #PS4 (now $5.49 USD), or save 70% on Ultra Mission for PS5/PS4 (now just $0.89 USD!) As always, both games include #PSVita cross-buy. Sale ends March 25!

Advertisement for the PlayStation Store's Mega March sale, depicting the video games, Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission; sale ends March 25, 2026

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 28/02/2026

Turning pixel art into...more pixelated art? Hey, why not? pixel-converter.ameniwa.com #PixelArtConverter

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 10/02/2026

It's player versus player, -tan versus -tan, as Battle Rockets goes on sale during Steam's PvP Fest 2026! Save an unprecedented 45% on our multiplayer-focused SHMUP Fighter from now until next Monday, February 16th. Are you "Head-to-Heady"? store.steampowered.com/app/2499330/...

Steam PvP Fest promotional banner, advertising the video game, Battle Rockets. Battle Rockets has been discounted from $9.99 USD to $5.49 USD from February 9th until February 16th

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 25/12/2025

What happens when two genres become one? Battle Rockets™, that's what happens! Our Switch publishing partner, Elushis Music & Gaming, have discounted the #NintendoSwitch version of Battle Rockets by a whopping 50%! Sale lasts through January 13th! www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your pals at Gumbo Machine! Here's an Ultra Mission-themed holiday card we created back in 2022, but hadn't posted here until now. Hope you have a holly, jolly season!

Character sprites of the protagonist from the video game, Ultra Mission, as well as character sprites of various enemies from the same video game, glowing and aligned in a grid; lined up together, these sprites read, "SEASON'S GREETINGS"

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 18/12/2025

BrrEAK FREE from full-price gaming this Steam Winter Sale! Save 40% on Battle Rockets, now $5.99; and save 70% on Ultra Mission, now just $0.89! Sale lasts from now until Jan. 5th, so get in before the storm hits ya! store.steampowered.com/app/2499330/... store.steampowered.com/app/1940350/...

Promotional banner for the 2025 Steam Winter Sale, displaying "Battle Rockets" at 40% off (now $5.99 USD) and "Ultra Mission" at 70% off (now $0.89 USD)

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 03/12/2025

From the beginning of December through the 22nd, save BIG on our titles for PS5, PS4 and PS Vita: Save 40% on Battle Rockets (MSRP $9.99 USD, now $5.99!) Or, save 70% on Ultra Mission (MSRP $2.99 USD, now just $0.89!) Either way, it's a steal...and a blast! Store links can be found in our reply:

Promotional banner for the PlayStation Store's "End of Year Deals" sale, ending 12/22/2025; at the bottom of this square banner reads, "SAVE UP TO 75%"

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 28/11/2025

Our releases are 40% off for the next five (or so) days! Or, you can bundle Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission for just $6.99! (That's a savings of 46%!) Each game supports Windows, Linux, and even sideloading on iiRcade! (Remember that thing?) Link to save is down below: itch.io/s/169756/bla...

Screenshot of the itch.io page for Gumbo Machine's "Black Friday Creator Day 2025" sale, featuring 40% off on the video games, Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission, or a bundle of both games for $6.99 USD

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 19/11/2025

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A perfectly average screenshot from the video game, Battle Rockets

A decidedly less average screenshot from the same game, Battle Rockets...Starting to get hungry...

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 30/10/2025

Trick or Treat! 40% off for you & me! Battle Rockets & Ultra Mission are currently 40% off on itch.io. Or, buy both games for $6.99 & save a whopping 46%. Includes Windows, Linux, & even iiRcade versions! This Halloween Sale ends 11/04, so don't let these discounts fly by! itch.io/s/164547/hal...

Screenshot of the itch.io page for Gumbo Machine's 2025 Halloween Sale, featuring a bundle of Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission for $6.99 USD

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 29/09/2025

The leaves are falling, and so are our game prices. Mmm, is that a nice warm stew I smell, or is that the smell of saving 40% on Battle Rockets and 70% on Ultra Mission for Steam? (...Whatever that would smell like...) Sale ends October 6th! #SteamAutumnSale #SteamAutumnSale2025

Customized banner for the 2025 Steam Autumn Sale, which runs from September 29th through October 6th at 10 AM, Pacific Time; featured are the video games, "Battle Rockets" (on sale for $5.99 USD) and "Ultra Mission" (on sale for $0.89 USD)

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 24/09/2025

Tokyo Game Show is just around the corner, but Sony's #TGS2025 sale on the PlayStation Store has already begun! Our multiplayer Battle Rockets is 40% off, while our arcade throwback, Ultra Mission, is 70% off. Both can be played on #PS4, #PS5, & #PSVita! (For our pals on #VitaIsland!) Ends 10/08!

Advertisement for Sony Interactive Entertainment's "Tokyo Game Show 2025" promotion on the PlayStation Store; the two pictured games are Battle Rockets (40% off, left) and Ultra Mission (70% off, right)

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 23/09/2025

東京ゲームショウ開催を前に、PlayStation Storeのセールが早くもスタート！マルチプレイ対応ゲームBattle Rocketsが40%OFF、アーケードゲームへのオマージュUltra Missionが70%OFF！両タイトルともPlayStation 4とPlayStation 5の両プラットフォームでプレイ可能！セール期間は本日より10月8日まで！ store.playstation.com/ja-jp/produc... store.playstation.com/ja-jp/produc... #PS4 #PS5 #TGS #TGS2025

PlayStation Storeにて開催中のTokyo Game Show 2025セール広告。ゲームソフトBattle Rocketsが現在40%オフ、Ultra Missionが現在70%オフで販売中。

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 30/08/2025

It's Nixie from Battle Rockets! A while back, we commissioned @oswelt.bsky.social to make an isometric chibi of @mindwipe.bsky.social's character, who features as one of twelve playable characters in our SHMUP Fighter. And the results? Well, they speak for themselves. 😎 Give him a follow!

Digital art of Nixie, a female "console-tan" character with long black hair, drawn in an isometric perspective

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 08/08/2025

Better grab this deal before it slips away! From now until August 28, save 30% on Battle Rockets for Nintendo Switch, available on the Nintendo eShop. If you've been holding off on adding our SHMUP Fighter to your digital Switch collection, now's the time! ...If you want to, though..

Advertisement for a 30% discount on the Nintendo Switch release of Battle Rockets, lasting until August 28, 2025; advertisement depicts the character, Nixie, as she chases down an orange shopping bag mascot used in the past by the Nintendo eShop

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 04/08/2025

Happy 1 Month Anniversary to Battle Rockets on Nintendo Switch! Our trusty partners at Elushis Music & Gaming ported and released Battle Rockets on the Nintendo eShop exactly one month ago, on July 3 2025. Why not give it a go? Purchase now on Switch or Switch 2! www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Advertisement for the Nintendo Switch release of Battle Rockets, developed by Gumbo Machine and published by Elushis Music & Gaming. In this ad, the character, Nixie, is laying on the ground, accidentally causing a crack by her hand, while Vee looks down at her in surprise.

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 01/08/2025

(PSST) Wanna hear a secret? In the #NintendoSwitch release of Battle Rockets, hold the "-" Button while selecting Nixie on the character selection screen (or for single-player, selecting any Challenge featuring her), and she'll switch to a brand-new costume, inspired by the #NintendoSwitch2!

Screenshot from the Nintendo Switch version of Battle Rockets, demonstrating Nixie's alternate costume, selected by Player 1 on the multiplayer character selection screen

Screenshot from the Nintendo Switch version of Battle Rockets, featuring the character Nixie (left) whipping out her Special Move on Bonne (right)

Screenshot from the Nintendo Switch version of Battle Rockets, featuring the characters, Miss Wu (left) and Nixie (right) losing a ton of pocket change in the eighth single-player Challenge

Screenshot from the Nintendo Switch version of Battle Rockets; namely, the winner screen from one of the game's multiplayer modes, where Nixie (in her alternate costume) has triumphed over her opponent, Bonne

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 29/07/2025

Old discounts wash away, and new discounts flow in w/ the tide...that's how the PlayStation Summer Sale works! From July 29 'til August 13, save 35% on Battle Rockets for #PS5, #PS4, and #PSVita (aka #VitaIsland) (Or save 65% on Ultra Mission!) Don't get burnt on a bad deal; try these cool games!

PlayStation's signature shape symbols, positioned next to the word "SUMMER SALE", with a blue box underneath featuring the text, "MORE GAMES ADDED"

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 19/07/2025

TOMORROW, TOMORROW, TOMORROW! Vendors, tournaments, and a huge giveaway, all at the 25th edition of Cleveland's Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show, or CCAG! We've once again donated some prizes of our own, including digital Switch keys for our games. All attendees are eligible! ccagshow.com

Promotional poster for the 2025 edition of Cleveland's longest running classic gaming event, Cleveland's Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show; this 25th anniversary edition happens on July 19th, 2025, at the Soccer Sportsplex; address is 31515 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, Ohio

Another promotional poster for the 2025 edition of Cleveland's Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show, celebrating 25 years of the show; this year's show happens on July 19th, 2025, at the Soccer Sportsplex; address is 31515 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, Ohio

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 08/07/2025

Went ahead and updated our website a little bit, to mark the #NintendoSwitch release of Battle Rockets. Feel free to check it out, if you'd like: www.gumbo-machine.com

Screenshot of the homepage for Gumbo Machine's official website, www.gumbo-machine.com:

"We're stirring up some excitement!

Gumbo Machine, LLC is a software firm based in the United States, cooperating with developers and artists from around the world. We believe in pin-pointing the desires of various markets, and providing them a quality product along the way!

Our very first release was Battle Rockets, a hybrid 'SHMUP Fighter' starring characters inspired by the game console market. This project was released on PS Vita on March 31, 2020, and received a comprehensive update on March 31, 2021. Since then, we've released Battle Rockets on PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iiRcade, Atari VCS, and PC. That's right, there's enough battlin' and rockin' for everyone!

Also available is a game known as Ultra Mission. This title is inspired by the arcade shooters that time forgot, featuring 20 labyrinthine levels. So far, Ultra Mission has launched on all of the same platforms as Battle Rockets."

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 07/07/2025

Yo, there's still time to save on Battle Rockets and Ultra Mission during the Steam Summer Sale! Don't miss your chance to save 35% on our SHMUP Fighter, Battle Rockets, or 65% on our top-down arcade shooter, Ultra Mission. Sale ends on the 10th...that's just a few days away! So, let's play! 🎮

Promotional image for the 2025 Steam Summer Sale, lasting from June 26 until July 10th at 10 AM, Pacific Time; customers can save 35% on Battle Rockets, now costing $6.49 USD; or save 65% on Ultra Mission, which now costs $1.04

Screenshot from the video game, "Battle Rockets"; namely, the multiplayer character select screen, where player 1 has selected a girl wearing a purple hoodie and long, black hair (named "Vee"); and player 2 has selected a girl with short, blue hair and anaglyph 3D glasses ("Suri")

Screenshot from the video game, "Ultra Mission", where the player character is firing in an upper-right direction inside a metallic grey room; red robots and yellow tanks roam the level

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 03/07/2025

Get battlin', and...uh...rocket-in'? Battle Rockets is out NOW on the Nintendo eShop! Download our signature SHMUP Fighter for #NintendoSwitch (and #NintendoSwitch2!) from pretty much anywhere in the world. Six local multiplayer modes, eight single-player challenges...what's not to love?

Advertisement for the video game, Battle Rockets, informing potential players that the game is now released on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 30/06/2025

Get "Head-to-Heady" for Battle Rockets, coming to #NintendoSwitch & #NintendoSwitch2 in just THREE DAYS! Challenge a friend, a foe...or even a complete stranger...in one of six multiplayer modes. Or, hone your skills and learn a bit more about Console-tans in one of eight single-player Challenges.

Advertisement for the video game, Battle Rockets; namely, its Nintendo Switch port, published by Elushis Music & Gaming for the Nintendo eShop

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 28/06/2025

Surely, everyone knows by now that there's a Steam Summer Sale goin' on, right? 😏🤔 But did you know that you can get our games on discount during this very sale? Save 35% on Battle Rockets, or save an entire 65% on Ultra Mission! Sale lasts from the 26th until July 10th at 10 AM PT.

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 27/06/2025

Wow, Mario..............................Not. Cool

Screenshot of the Nintendo.com digital store listing for the Nintendo Switch version of Battle Rockets, releasing on July 3, 2025 for Nintendo Switch, at a price of $9.99 USD; Nintendo Switch 2 compatibility is fully supported

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 21/06/2025

Temperatures are rising as we enter July, so beat the heat and stay indoors–while playing Battle Rockets, of course😎 Switch release is less than two weeks away! Or, check out "The Perfect Icebreaker" on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Atari VCS. Stay cool out there! www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 19/06/2025

Get Head-to-Heady with Battle Rockets, coming July 3, 2025 to #NintendoSwitch and #NintendoSwitch2! Select one of twelve playable fighters, and fly around the battlefield. Blast your friend (or foe!) in one of six multiplayer modes, or hone your skills in one of eight single-playable Challenges.

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 03/06/2025

— Gumbo Machine™ Lore™ — July 20, 2021 was the final release date allowed by Sony for digital PS Vita titles. Ultra Mission, as well as several other games, were set for release then. Somehow, the NA release of Ultra Mission got pushed back to the 29th, making this the undisputed Vita Swan Song™.

Screenshot of the PSPrices website, particularly of the PS Vita version of Ultra Mission, demonstrating its late North American release date of July 29, 2021

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 03/06/2025

Thinking back to the time Ultra Mission became the PS Vita swan song by sheer accident (our game and others were all releasing at the July 20, 2021 deadline, but somehow ours got pushed back a few days by PlayStation USA 🥴)

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 28/05/2025

Battle Rockets? On YOUR #NintendoSwitch? It's more likely than you think. This very unique SHMUP Fighter launches on the Nintendo eShop on July 3rd, 2025. Our Switch publisher, Elushis Music and Gaming, has been working their butts off on this port, & we're excited to see it all pay off!

Release date announcement for the Nintendo Switch release of Battle Rockets, a game developed by Gumbo Machine and published on Nintendo eShop by Elushis Music & Gaming. The game releases on "07.03.2025", which a long-haired female character, Nixie, exclaims, "That's the 3rd of July, ya hear?"

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Gumbo Machine @gumbo-machine.com · 14/05/2025

Big savings on our PlayStation titles through May 28! Battle Rockets is 35% off and Ultra Mission is 65% off. As always, each includes Cross-Buy for PS5, PS4, and PS Vita. Check it out! Why not! store.playstation.com/en-us/produc... store.playstation.com/en-us/produc...

Advertisement for May 2025's PlayStation Indies sale, featuring a 35% discount on the video game, "Battle Rockets" and a 65% discount on the video game, "Ultra Mission"

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