Bean RPG

Bean RPG is an upcoming action role-playing video game in development by American publisher Studio Vinny for release in MGB. BRPG's development team is limited to Charlie Baldwin, working under the alias "Studio Vinny." It follows four friends (Bean, Olive, Nosegay, and Ducky) and their efforts to defeat an evil galactic overlord named Wish.

Characters
Bean RPG features a cast of four heroes--Bean, the lovely martian robot Olive, Ducky, and Nosegay. Throughout the adventure, a gray cat named Gamecat assists Bean by selling hints.

Story
Olive, an amnesic robot, crosses the heavens to warn Earth of impending doom at the hands of the dark ghost Wish, a destroyer bent on universal domination. Bean and his friends are sent on an adventure to recover a mysterious blade, the only weapon which can slay Wish.

Gameplay
Bean RPG is primarily an action role-playing game, though Vinny sprinkled elements of collection and exploration into the mix of gameplay. Combat is played out in real time on an overworld map.

During development, Studio Vinny studied classic SNES RPGs like EarthBound and Chrono Trigger.

Development
Vinny mentioned the possibility of a bean character as early as 26 September 2010.

The first details about Vinny's "Project Bean," then a side-scrolling platform game, were released on 31 January 2011. With the apparent launch of the updated and advanced OGB drawing nearer, it was said to be Studio Vinny's last MGB project.

On 7 April 2011, Vinny announced the first early version of his Bean RPG, still called "Project Bean." Unlike later versions, it featured a penguin, a vacuum cleaner, and a cat as playable characters.

The first draft of the story was revealed on 22 November 2011. It deviated from later drafts and the penguin and vacuum characters were omitted. Another draft of the plot appeared nine days later on 1 December. It established the interplanetary tyrant antagonist Wish, bent on universal domination.

The earliest mention of a partner system was hinted on 4 January 2012. Though it was scrapped two days later on 6 January, it returned to the project nearly ten months later on 27 October. It was subsequently dropped again.

Vinny's iconic character Nosegay entered BRPG's development on 10 January 2012, after being confirmed absent from the game on 19 December 2011. His design was overhauled considerably since his previous appearance. Development of Bean RPG was completely restarted on 18 June 2012.

Studio Vinny entered Bean RPG into MGB's twenty-forth competition. It was operated by Bossmaker.