Mini Metro takes away the IGF Audio Prize!
26 March 2016

It was a momentous occasion at the Independent Games Festival (IGF) this year which were held during the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco.  Robert and Peter Curry of the Dinosaur Polo Club – the creators behind the ingenious Mini Metro came away with the Excellence in Audio Prize!

After an initial round of judging by over 400 evaluators, the more than 750 entries for the 2016 IGF Awards were distributed to a group of experts from across the industry for final consideration. These expert juries specializing in distinct disciplines for each category then selected the IGF finalists after playing, discussing and rigorously evaluating them.

The IGF awards are arguably the most prestigious and competitive internationally, so it was an amazing achievement for Dinosaur Polo Club to not only win, but to be nominated in a whopping 3 other categories (Excellence Design, Visual Art, and the Grand Prize)!

The other nominees were well known and highly successful games in their own right – so the competition was fierce!

Seven sharp also filmed an interview with Dinosaur Polo Club:

http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/kiwi-curry-brothers-winning-worldwide-in-gaming-realm-video-6453101

Rob and Pete had this to say about the experience:

We were hoping for maybe a single nomination for Mini Metro, mainly so we didn’t have to cough up for All Access passes. When they were announced we were blown away—four nominations was completely unexpected. It’s been a real honour seeing Mini Metro up alongside the other finalists. Winning the Excellence in Audio award was the icing on the cake; I’m stoked Disasterpeace received such recognition for his work on the game.

Well done Rob and Pete.  It’s a huge achievement that further reinforces the fact that New Zealand produces some top quality and competitive indie developers despite our relatively small size!