2016

It all started with a simple model of Zacju37 himself in the picture here, I modeled him in October 2016: (I had the trial version of MMF2.5 Dev at the time)

And then, later on in the month, development on the game began and at the time, Five Nights at Zacju's was called FNAF PLUSHIES 6: Chapter 2. FNAF PLUSHIES 6 V1 at that time was called FNAF PLUSHIES 6: Chapter 1. It was later changed to Five Nights at Zacju37's.

Alongside that, there was a miniseries centered around it titled Springlock Life, it involves Justin Afton in a spare Springtrap suit and him trying to conquer his fear of Springtrap. And maybe, him and Justin Afton will be friends, as seen in the poster below (they had a rivalry):

I no longer have the files for the episodes. So, I will try to remember what went down in them:

EPISODES MADE:

In Episode 1, Justin Afton wakes up and is upset until Funtime Freddy comes by to calm him down. And he explores.

In Episode 2, Justin Afton meets Withered Freddy, and he is calmed down a little. Freddy then leaves.

In Episode 3, Springtrap asks Withered Freddy where Justin Afton is, he answers the question and then, he (Springtrap) leaves. Before that, Justin Afton says hi to him and hides behind Freddy when he hears footsteps.

Then, the episodes I had ideas for involved a bear, a fox, Toy animatronics, etc. Then, Springlock Life got a reboot in 2017 and it did have some differences. I won't be going down the rabbit hole surrounding Springlock Life and the fact that I might never revive the series. So, we're moving on.

2017

The gameplay in the original was like your standard FNAF game and I did record some phone calls for it, 2 of which had Text-To-Speech. And at one point, a Night 3 free roam minigame in the vein of Treasure Island was added.

After a while, the game was cancelled when it was in the works while I had Gamemaker: Studio as my only game engine to make games on. And I did make a sequel at another point that would involve the 2 main leads- Zacju37 and DrakeX5- being Nightmare animatronics. And I've given names to the souls trapped in them: Their names were Percy Coleton and Mike Skullman. The sequel was cancelled too.

Then, a reboot was announced, and it would follow this story: Justin Afton (the person you're playing as) is stuck in a Springbonnie suit and is stuck in the place he applied to work at until he can be rescued. The reboot never came even after 2017.

In the years after 2017...

I tried making the reboot a reality a year later when it started development, but it wasn't publicly announced that I would be making the game until last year. 6 Years later, Five Nights at Zacju's/Five Nights at Zacju37's is finally going to be a reality. And it will keep a couple things from the original. And it'll be both the final FNAF Plushies spinoff game and the final game in the FNAF PLUSHIES universe overall (despite the fact that this game is a spinoff game).

So, thanks for taking the time to read this devlog. And I'll see you around.