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By Flipline Matt, October 3, 2012 7:15 am

Question 1: How come Rita, Roy, Mitch, and Maggie walk around with their uniforms on?

Answer 1: After working all day in the Burgeria, Rita doesn’t have time to stop home and change, she heads straight to the Wingeria for dinner! Actually, sometimes we think a customer looks more interesting wearing their uniform than wearing their normal clothes (like Maggie), so they keep that clothing in the other games. Mitch is actually wearing his normal shirt, it just looks a lot like his uniform!

Question 2: Why is there no chocolate sauce in Papa’s Pancakeria?

Answer 2: We’ve never seen chocolate sauce on breakfast before! Usually you find chocolate chips for pancakes and waffles, so we added those as a topping and a mixable. Figuring out what ingredients to include in Papa’s restaurants can be a challenge though. Since the games are played all around the world, sometimes the foods that we’re used to seeing in the United States may seem strange to people in other countries (we’ve gotten emails from people who hadn’t heard of tacos until playing Papa’s Taco Mia!). We do try to choose toppings that are well-known worldwide, though sometimes we just make things up, like Sarge Fan’s favorite “Wild Onion” sauce.

Question 3: Do you plan to create any more restaurant games?

Answer 3: We’re always looking for new ideas for Papa’s next restaurant, and we’ll have another one coming soon — the weekly “Papa’s Next Chefs” competition here on the blog lets you vote on the employees for the new restaurant. We have a list of ideas for other foods we’d like to do, but if there’s a restaurant you’re dying to see, feel free to share your suggestion on the Flipline Forum!

If you have any other questions, click the “Ask a Question!” button at the bottom of the blog!

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By Flipline Matt, September 13, 2012 9:04 am

Time for more Q&A!

Question 1
How long does it take to make one of your games?

Answer 1
It really varies for each game, and depends on how many new things we’re adding and if it’s a brand-new title — though sequels can also take a long time! For one of Papa’s Gamerias, it generally takes anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks of working full-time on the game before it’s ready to release. Some elements of gameplay don’t take long since they stay pretty similar (like taking orders and handling tickets), but we spend a lot of time working on how to turn the food’s preparation into something fun to play. We also try to keep adding new elements to the series like mini-games, decorating, and custom workers, so each of these add some extra time for development.

When we develop brand-new games for a new series there is some extra work involved, so they may take around 3 or 4 months! The first Cactus McCoy game took over 3 months to develop, and even though we could use some code and level editors from our previous games, the game had a brand new way of fighting and exploring that took some time to fine-tune until it was ready. We thought the second Cactus McCoy game would go a lot faster since it was similar to the first game, but we added so many new elements that it took just as long as the first!

We’d love to release games quicker so everyone didn’t have to wait long for our next game, but there are only two of us here at Flipline, so we can only go so fast!

Question 2
Where are the Pizzeria and Taco Mia! located?

Answer 2
Our newer Gamerias always mention what town you’re in, but we didn’t really say where the earlier restaurants were located. For the record, Papa’s Pizzeria is located in the city of Tastyville, the Burgeria is located in the suburb of Burgerburgh, and Papa’s Taco Mia! is located in the nearby town of Tacodale.

Question 3
What happened to the apartment above the Pizzeria?

Answer 3
The apartments are still there, but you only see the Pizzeria storefront during the game’s intro. Many of Papa’s loyal customers like Wally and James still live in the apartments despite being captured by Sarge and his Pizza Monsters during “When Pizzas Attack” — the food is just too good to leave! Big Pauly also still has his headquarters for Pauly’s Pepper right next door.

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By Flipline Matt, June 19, 2012 11:55 am

Papa’s Wingeria introduces two new Stations that handle a bit differently than in previous Gamerias, so we wanted to share some tips on how to get the best scores in the new Stations.  We’re starting off our Tips and Tricks with Wingeria’s new Sauce Station!

Adding Sauce

When a bowl of cooked wings slides into the Sauce Station, there’s a ticket next to the bowl showing the type of meat and the amount in the bowl.  Drag the correct bottle of sauce above the bowl, but don’t release the sauce just yet!  The Sauce Meter will start spinning around the rim of the bowl, and you need to release the sauce when the number on the Sauce Meter matches the number of wings in the bowl.  This isn’t a “power meter” — you’re trying to match the correct number of wings in the bowl!

In our recent update to Papa’s Wingeria, the number on the bowl will have a flashing circle when it shows the correct number, so you have a better clue about what you’re aiming for.  When you release the sauce bottle, it will squirt the sauce into the bowl, and you’ll also see a message about how well you did!  If you put it too much or too little sauce, you’ll see a “Too Early!” or “Too Late!” message, though if you get the right number (or at least close) you’ll see a “Good!” or “Great!” message.  We also slowed down the Sauce Meter a little in our recent update so you have a better chance of hitting the correct amount.

Tossing the Wings

After the sauce is added, the Tumbler lid will attach to the bowl, and it’s time to toss the wings in the sauce you added.  The Spin Meter will appear as a circle around the bowl, with a button in the center.  You want the Spin Meter to be completely GREEN to toss the wings the ideal amount!  If you miss the mark, the Meter will empty back to white and start filling up again, so wait until it gets completely green and click the green button in the center.  The button will also flash green when it’s time to click it.

If you click the button when the meter is completely green (or if it’s at least fairly close), you’ll see a “Good!” or “Great!” message.  It will also tell you if you’re hitting it too late or too early, so pay attention to these messages!

After the Tumbler spins and tosses the sauce, another Spin Meter will appear to spin the wings in a different direction.  You also want to click the button when the meter is completely green, and the button will flash when it’s time to click it.  You’ll see a “Great!” or “Good!” message if you’re close, and it will tell you if you’re clicking too late or too early.

Other Tips

If you’re having trouble with getting a good score in the Build Station, you can also buy Posters from the Shop that will help boost your score!  Most of the posters will improve your score with a certain sauce (you can see the Calypso Poster below says “+ Score with Calypso Sauce”), so buy these posters and go to “Decorate Lobby” to add them to your lobby wall.

You also want to make sure you don’t add too much sauce to your customers’ wings.  If your wings are oversauced, they’ll leave sauce splats on the plate in the Build Station (which lowers your Build Score).  Your customers will also get sauce all over their faces if they’re oversauced, and they don’t like getting that messy!

Now you’re ready to be a Sauce Station expert in Papa’s Wingeria — good luck!