I’ve scanned one of the more complex of my hand drawn game levels, created in several stages to test out a 2D side scrolling platform game engine I have been working on (whilst running the UK-based Drupal web design company Curve). First of all I came up with a really rough concept level design on [...]
I spent last weekend and today putting together a short Halloween platform game. Collect the pumpkins, sweets (candy), cupcakes and find the keys to open the doors of the castle. Literally put together in 24 hours, and half of that time was spent drawing the game.
Here is some recorded gameplay footage of the hand drawn 2D platformer adventure game (run and jump style) that I am developing. This is an early style test with no parallax scrolling yet – although that is a feature that now works. More screen captures, and some playable game demos coming soon. The drawing for [...]
I scanned in a rough drawing from my moleskin book – one I’m using as an environment game level in a platformer I’ve made. It needed sprucing up a bit, so I made some simple custom pencil and paint brushes to assist in giving it more life!
Finally! After several short delays in 2009, and increasing excitement by many fans of the game – Plants vs Zombies is finally released in the iTunes store. This is going to be great on the iPad ! A superbly balanced easy-to-play-and-get-addicted-to tower defense / strategy game mixed with the expected polish from Popcap, masters of [...]
England cleary deserved the goal scored by Frank Lampard in the World Cup 2010 quarter final against Germany. This goal would have counted if FIFA had chosen to use Goal-line technology such as Hawk-Eye. The International Football Association Board decided to rule out the introduction of goal-line technology for the foreseeable future on March 5th [...]
