though the game was delayed heavily in 2011, they intended to release it at the end of december. in september of that year, barr took the game with him on a comedy tour he was invited to attend with keith apicary, showcasing it at various arcades and game shops. an official trailer followed shortly after, and in response to numerous donations they had received, they began work on a smaller game called "aboboy's small adventure" for anyone who donated, though it pushed the release date for the completed project further. on january 11, 2012 the game was released on newgrounds.com, with an added tutorial explaining how to play the game with a nes controller. a downloadable version of the game has also been released, while the team plans to continue to showcase the arcade cabinet at various conventions.