Bouncy Smash
One day our ECD, Zac Dixon, said he'd like for the studio to develop a mobile game. 3 years later Bouncy Smash debuted on the iOS App Store.
Bouncy Smash is a mobile game for anyone who loves games. It’s for the casual gamer, with a depth that any hard core gamer will love. It’s a game that takes you on a journey of nostalgia and reminds you of why you love games in the first place.
Bouncy Smash is the culmination of a lifetime love of games. In the gameplay, you’ll recognize the early life influences of classics such as Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong. As you keep playing, you’ll feel aesthetics and mechanics reminiscent of mobile hits like Downwell, Alto’s Adventure, and Monument Valley. Digging even deeper, you’ll discover the imprint of the console shooters that carried us through early adulthood such as Halo and Destiny (titan smash anyone?).
We went to conferences. Lots of them. Well, 3 to be exact. TwitchCon, PlayNYC (twice) where were nominated for Mobile Game of the Year, and we were selected as a part of the Indie Showcase at Pax East. It was very fun. High scores were broken. Nintendo said "I doubt it" to a Switch release. Probably should put that as a press quote.
Making our own products has given us a depth of insight into marketing that helps inform every decision we make as a commercial animation studio. On a daily basis, it helps us understand what exactly makes great advertising.
"the setting is rich and the music is delightful." 
- AIPT!

"...the controls are super slick with grooving animations that are even smoother. The soundtrack is spectacular. The gameplay variety is superb." 
- appolicious
Direction: IV Studio
Creative Director: Zac Dixon
See More: Press Kit, Retrospective on Medium
Executive Producer: Samuel Cowden
Director: Zac Dixon
Lead Developer: Zac Dixon
Music: Ben Worley, Makeup and Vanity Set
Sound Design: Defacto Sound
Character Design: Lunar Saloon
3D Artist: Maxwell Anderson
Concept Artist: Michael Cribbs
Animators: Zac Dixon, Taylor Blair
Backend Developer: Geoffrey Gross
Logo Designer: Luke Choice
Producer & QA: Austin Harrison
Lead Testers: Jordan Bellamy, Austin Harrison, Maxwell Anderson, Branden Harvey
PR: Novy
Special Thanks: Nayt Cochran, Sarah Dixon, Akil Kind, Erica Gorochow, WELD, Nashville Coffee Shops
Bouncy Smash
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