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Bits & Bops is a collection of original rhythm mini-games! Filled with catchy music, snappy gameplay and gorgeous, hand-drawn animation, Bits & Bops is sure to brighten your day.

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Demo Version 0.12 Released!

9 Jun

Welcome back for more patch notes!

We've received lots of great feedback for the screen reader support, and we've taken a lot of that on board for this release. If you're blind or visually impaired, please give it another go and let us know what you think in our Discord server[discord.gg]! We've also included some translation updates for international players.

You can now also play Bits & Bops in

Vietnamese - thanks to Đào Đức Trung!

Special thanks to all the translators!

Features added

The accessibility settings now include a "Narrate gameplay" option to enable additional narration during levels
The custom audio engine now has a "Strict buffer" setting which can be disabled for compatibility with non-conforming output devices
Linux now has basic screen reader support if spd-say is available (apt-get install speech-dispatcher)

Updates

Loading mixtapes now uses the native OS file picker, which is also accessible to screen readers
Shortcuts on the disclaimer screen now also accept Shift in place of Ctrl
The mouse cursor is only locked to the screen on valid mouse input
The screen reader now describes more details on the title screen, stage select, tutorials and judgement screens
The default Windows screen reader implementation now supports modern voices and configuration settings
The Windows build now detects more running screen readers in addition to NVDA
The default locale for Spanish has been changed to es-MX (from es-US)
The X button can now be used in addition to the A button on controllers
The custom audio engine now supports a wider range of audio formats to be compatible with more sound cards
The custom audio engine now attempts to match your native device format for optimal speed and latency

Bugs fixed

The Japanese translation was mistakenly omitted and is now included in all builds
Bubble pop events in Meet & Tweet are now consistently handled before bubble appear events
The game no longer freezes in some cases on Linux when the audio device is in a bad state
The custom audio engine now recovers from more invalid device state errors
Screen reader pacing is now more consistent on non-Windows platforms
Level names now use translated names in stage select if available
The keyboard shortcut to enable accessibility (Shift+Win+A) now works reliably and is available on macOS (as Shift+Command+A)
The game no longer crashes on Windows if text-to-speech fails to initialise
The "sound check" text no longer disappears after changing language
The modifier key for disclaimer screen shortcuts no longer sticks on macOS
The "Screen flash" option now also disables the camera shutter on the Flipper Snapper title screen
Clicking the mouse no longer interrupts the current screen reader dialogue
Overlapping nails in Hammer Time customs now use consistent layering

As always, you can discuss the latest changes in our Discord server[discord.gg]. See you there!

Bits & Bops

Bro... It is literally Rhythm Heaven

With less charm of original because of more cheap visual and music. BUT the third level is pretty good though. I hope they create something unique with this game.

DimasterUp

2 Sep @ 7:44pm

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Demo Version 0.11 Released!

28 Apr

Welcome back for more patch notes!

This release brings Bits & Bops to even more users! In addition to several new fan-contributed translations, we've also added support for screen readers! This should be enabled by default if you have a screen reader active on your computer, or you can explicitly enable or disable it from the settings menu. If you're blind or visually impaired, please try it out and give us your feedback in our Discord server[discord.gg].

You can now also play Bits & Bops in

Japanese - thanks to shiomichu!
Russian - thanks to Lisenokk!
French - thanks to Temulgeh and Romaing!
Italian - thanks to Feder-28!

Special thanks to all the translators!

For macOS users, we noticed an oversight in the last build that meant users weren't being switched over to the custom engine by default. With this new release, you'll be switched over unless you've explicitly chosen the fallback engine in the settings. As usual, if you experience issues, please report them in our Discord server[discord.gg].

Features added

The game now supports narration with text-to-speech for blind and visually impaired users
Custom mixtapes can now be loaded by pressing Ctrl+M on the disclaimer screen
In-game volume controls now use a more natural-sounding curve
Linux and macOS users can now explicitly select their audio output device in settings
The mouse cursor is now locked to the screen during gameplay
The in-game Discord link now points to the Polish channel if your system language is Polish

Updates

The kiss sound effect in Flipper Snapper now more closely matches the judgement timing
Many fan translations have received updates from the contributors and our community
The default game volume has been lowered for new players (but can still be increased in settings)
The wren is now able to giggle for the last input of Meet & Tweet
The Hammer Time "Cool" judgement text now ends with a full stop instead of an exclamation mark
The custom engine now makes use of SSE2 instructions on Linux and macOS
The bundled version of SDL2 has been updated to 2.30.0
The included version of miniaudio on Linux and macOS has been updated to 0.11.21

Bugs fixed

The custom engine is now enabled by default on macOS
The "Want more?" CD now animates in with the others on first play
Photos taken in the Flipper Snapper tutorial now match the tutorial background
The hammer no longer gets stuck if held at the end of the Hammer Time tutorial
The in-game Discord link now points to the Chinese channel if your system language is Traditional Chinese
Translations now use the correct title font on error screens
The custom engine no longer preferences installed versions of SDL2 in /usr/local/lib over the bundled version
The custom engine no longer fails to load SDL2 on macOS for some users
Transitioning to the main menu from the splash screen can now be done with any button or key
Unused audio settings are no longer present on macOS
All randomised effects no longer exclude one of the choices for the first selection

Internal changes

Custom mixtapes with a large number of BPM changes no longer cause frame drops on some machines
The camera now fades out consistently when quitting custom mixtapes
Some missed judgement lines are now included in translation files
The bubble animation in Flipper Snapper now scales with song BPM
Reduce likelihood of block desync at beginning of Hammer Time in custom mixtapes
Blocks used in Hammer Time outro animation in custom mixtapes are always the correct length
Hit nails in Hammer Time can no longer become stuck on screen
The exercise_2 bubble in Meet & Tweet customs now shows the correct sprite
The canary's perch shadow in Meet & Tweet now scales with song BPM
The sound effects and animations of speech bubbles in Meet & Tweet customs now match the main game
Custom mixtapes no longer fail to load if open in another program
Translation files now allow arbitrary grammar for the translator credit in the disclaimer screen
Translation files can now specify a scaling factor for settings tab labels
Translation files can now specify the separator used between option names and values
Translation files can now specify the length at which audio device names are truncated
Text bounds and overflow settings have been updated on multiple screens
Decimals in numbers now use a locale appropriate for the chosen translation
Where possible, valid content is used from invalid translation files
Translation filenames are no longer required to match a list of known language names
Judgement messages triggered by custom mixtapes can no longer bleed into the main game
Several inconsequential warnings and errors no longer appear in the log file

As always, you can discuss the latest changes in our Discord server[discord.gg]. See you there!

Bits & Bops

Demo Version 0.10 Released!

20 Jan

Welcome back for more patch notes!

This release brings Bits & Bops to the international community! We've had a whole bunch of new people discover the game, and a handful of dedicated fans have translated Bits & Bops into other languages.

You can now play Bits & Bops in

Korean - thanks to Big Jaekuk!
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) - thanks to Kirbysfan!
Portuguese (Brazillian) - thanks to Ghostabo and teu!
Spanish - thanks to valentinmacc!
Danish - thanks to Rapandrasmus!

Special thanks to all the translators!

We've also set up international channels in our Discord server[discord.gg], so if you want to talk about Bits & Bops in your language, now you can! If you like, you can also learn how to create your own translation and share it with your friends!

Finally, we've made some compatibility changes to the macOS build that should ensure the game runs on all supported devices. If you had trouble last time, please give it another go and let us know if it's still not working for you.

Features added

The game will now default to your system language if a translation is available for it (or you can select a language in the settings)
The in-game Discord link now redirects users to the language channel that matches their system language (if there is one)
Some text has been updated for simplicity and consistency

Bugs fixed

The custom engine no longer fails to load on some macOS systems
Failure to load the custom engine now redirects users to the generic error screen
The "Hit X more!" text fades out consistently in all tutorials
All tutorials are now consistently skippable
The "Want more?" card no longer produces a minor audio glitch when selected

Internal changes

Hammer Time mixtapes can now use more blocks before they start disappearing

As always, you can discuss the latest changes in our Discord server[discord.gg]. See you there!

Bits & Bops

Audio only plays on left side of headphones.

Title. It's not the headphones or my computer as sound from other sources plays on both sides.

Ornithomimus

19 Jun @ 4:27pm

General Discussions

The game is too similar to the rhythm haven

I understand the mini game is very different, but the whole framework, the tutorial, even the start screen and end screen to every mini game is too similar. I don't think such imitation to another game is a good idea.

PaulZhn

2 Sep @ 7:48pm

General Discussions

Why does Flipper Snapper include a new pattern at THE VERY END OF THE LEVEL?!

The part where the cat kisses the dolphin has significantly different timing from the normal patterns making it borderline impossible to sight read. The audio cues do nothing to help and the visual cues are misleading. Normally you want to take a picture right before the ball hits the dolphin, but if you take a picture when the cat is in the same position as the ball, you get a fail. You need to wait an awkward amount of time to hit it correctly and I still haven't figured out the timing after multiple att...

The Villain

2 Sep @ 7:50pm

General Discussions

This game has potential!.. but-

I have some issues with the minigames showcased in the demo. As someone who is a MASSIVE fan of the Rhythm Heaven franchise, I am glad to see a game trying to step in its footsteps, but it's just not there yet. The first Minigame, Flipper Snapper, is a decent "picture" rhythm micro game, but there is no clear indication of rhythm with the visuals, the animation is too smooth to be used such and the "triple snap", as I am dubbing it, does not fit the rhythm of the warning given, making it frankly a bit ja...

Sol's Soul

2 Sep @ 7:39pm

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