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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Secret Project Update
I worked on my secret project again tonight, you can see the result above. It’s just a map editor so far though, but it’s sweet and does some tricky buffering to speed up blitting. Also, sprite sheets no longer cause … Continue reading
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Pretty GameCast Episode 4: Hydorah
Matt and Mark discuss Hydorah, a horizontal shmup by Locomalito with music by Gryzor87. Spoiler alert: Matt says it’s perfect. Subscribe to Pretty GameCast in iTunes Pretty GameCast Episode 4 MP3 References Gradius III, by Konami R-Type, by Irem and … Continue reading
Tiny Tyranny Progress 9-26-10
I finished pillaging this weekend. All the core modes excepting tyrant creation are done now. In the last game I played I pillaged The Hidden Veil (randomly generated nature faction) and captured two Wereshrooms. I then made these guys pillage … Continue reading
Planck!
I saw a cool demo of Plank, by Shadegrown Games last night at the Boston Indies event. Planck is a shmup where your weapons are instruments and the enemies you destroy are the rhythm. Levels are songs and encourage fighting … Continue reading
Pretty GameCast Episode 3: Phenomenon 32
In this episode of Pretty GameCast, Matt and Mark cover Phenomenon 32 by Jonas Kyratzes. A game in which you explore the ruins of a destroyed and weirdly alien Earth. Subscribe to Pretty GameCast in iTunes. Pretty GameCast Episode 3 MP3 … Continue reading
Tiny Tyranny Progress 9-19-2010
This weekend was super productive, but I’m still a bit disappointed. Right now marriages and kids are done (except for a few statistical tweaks). Also, the loyalty system is complete, so if you don’t feed or pay your followers, they’ll … Continue reading
Yeah We Got Kids!
They grow up too. A bandit almost killed one of them, but then the kid actually bested the bandit in unarmed combat. Have to toughen up those bandits soon!
Blast From The Past: Galaxxon Legacy
During my game programming class senior year of college, Sean Kelly and I made a game called Galaxxon Legacy for our final project. Fun fact – we actually one our game programming class’ final project competition with it. It’s a … Continue reading
Tiny Tyranny Alpha 3 Goals Overview
After getting some feedback on Tiny Tyranny, I think the right direction to move for the next version is to improve the core of the main manage/pillage/defend loop. This means adding all the basic buildings and making characters more interesting. … Continue reading