It’s Challenging But “You Have to Win the Game”
“You Have to Win the Game is an exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.” is how J. Kyle Pittman describes his latest creation, but let’s dig a bit deeper than that.
“The Fourth Wall” Is Quite A Wall-Scroller (Review)
It’s common knowledge that 2D side-scrollers are a dime a dozen, but this one easily sets itself apart from the rest in a way that’s both unique, interesting and slightly confusing at times.
Do You Feel Lucky, Punk? “Gunman Clive” (Review)
I don’t know whether Bertil Hörberg is feeling lucky or not, but I’m sure the main character in his wild west adventure is glad to finally be on the PC after being in a mobile exclusive game. But is this trip back to when guns did the talking worth taking, …
Mobile Gaming Is Not So Casual Anymore
I’m sure most people have played Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds, PopCap’s Bejeweled and/or Peggle by now, since they’re all available on pretty much everything that has a screen and buttons. But maybe you’re the kind of gamer who prefer an experience with less of a high-score/puzzle focus?
Weekly Indie Update (Week 9 of 2012)
A Few XBLIG Games Recently Had Their Prices Slashed
Since they all had their pricetag reduced to 80 MSP – some from as much as 400 MSP – I figured, why not share the news?
Weekly Indie Update (Week 8 of 2012)
A tale of “Cadillacs and Dinosaurs” (Review)
This arcade game was appearantly based on a comic book called Xenozoic Tales, which was a tie-in to the animated series.. The amount of trivia on the Internet can provide is astonishing.
Weekly Indie Update (Week 7 of 2012)
Winter is retreating, which means spring is approaching and.. SUMMER! Sunny days at the beach, cold drinks.. wait, already talked about that last week. No point in delaying it further then, seeing how it’s already a day late. Let’s get started..
The Demo Scene and Indie Devs
Hey everyone this is my first guest blog at Wraithkal’s Retro ‘n’ Indie Gaming Corner and I planned to post about the links between Indie games of today and the Demo scene of the 1980′s to 1990′s that I was a part of, in the way that I ran a …
“Batman Returns” (Review)
Oh boy! Bruce Wayne, Oswald Cobblepot and Selina Kyle.. These three made quite the impact in this brawler. Too bad the same could not be said about the movie it’s based on.. but enough about that B-movie! It’s time to beat up bad guys on the SNES..
Weekly Indie Update (Week 6 of 2012)
Weekly Indie Update (Week 5 of 2012)
The Current State of Adventure Games
I’m sure most are familiar with the classics, like Monkey Island, Sam & Max, Maniac Mansion, Loom, Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and so on. But this is about the present and not the past, so let’s step out of the time machine..
Weekly Indie Update (Week 4 of 2012)
It’s been quite a week for all things indie gaming, especially here on my blog, but I’m sure everyone already knows that.
Time to Examine the Contents of “Shifter’s Box” (Review)
Sally is taking a walk outside one fine day when she comes across a strange box. Curious as to who would leave such a strange box lying around, she opens it – only to find herself in a very strange place indeed.
Two Indies Going Retail
Indie games heading to store shelves is both very awesome and very rare (maybe even more than pigs growing wings and taking it to the sky?). Anyway..
Web Game Spotlight: “BOXGAME” (Review)
Wait, what.. a feature on a browser game, on my blog? Quite so. Your eyes are not playing tricks on ya and the forecast says chances are high you’ll enjoy the challenge this one will give not only your brain, but also your sense of direction!
Weekly Indie Update (Week 3 of 2012)
Welcome one and all! It’s sunday, which means another week has ended, so the time has come for me to summarize its events for everyone to read.
Breathing New Life Into Old Games
Who hasn’t looked back at a game at some point and wondered what could be done, in order to make it look and/or play better today?