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Tumbledrop (Beta)

Derek Yu — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:49:00 +0000

In dock’s Tumbledrop, the goal of each level is to drop the pink star onto the island by pulling out the pieces from underneath it, one by one. It’s a simple and fun game that benefits from having a sharp design aesthetic (dock did character art for the WiiWare platformer LostWinds). If you want to see conceptual work for Tumbledrop, check out his development blog.

Definitely one of the few puzzle games I’ve played where I actually enjoy the anthropomorphic pieces. I’m hoping that if I play Tumbledrop a hundred more times then the Snood creatures will finally stop visiting me in my nightmares. I swear to God, if anything is slumbering in the dead city of R’lyeh, it’s those horrific beasts.

Tumbledrop is made in Unity, for the Unity Awards 2008 competition, and as such, requires the Unity browser plugin to play. It’s a very quick, and painless, installation, so I think you should just do it, okay! The full version of the game will be updated over the coming months with more levels, and medals that you can win for each stage.

World of Goo: Tomorrow or the Week After

Derek Yu — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:14:00 +0000

People who pre-ordered the PC version of World of Goo will receive a download link tonight, at midnight (along with a hearty thank you!). The final deadline for pre-orders is 11:59pm PST, so there’s still time. For everyone else, the game will be released simultaneously on WiiWare and PC a week later, on Monday, October 13th. OSX and Linux versions are forthcoming.

For more information, hit up the 2d Boy website.

Demake Compo: Results!

Derek Yu — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Buddhist monks may one day ask their disciples, “What sound does a Soundless Mountain make?” To which the disciples should rightly answer, “It is the sound of a compo being won, master.” Superflat’s atmospheric horror game, Soundless Mountain II, took the top prize in the TIGSource Bootleg Demakes Competition, with Gang Garrison II and Aquarium at a close second and third, respectively.

Here are the top 10 entries:

1. Soundless Mountain II (superflat)
2. Gang Garrison II (mrfredman, MedO)
3. Aquarium (Oracle)
4. Little Girl in Underland (The Ivy)
5. House Globe (Oxeye Games)
6. S.T.A.C.K.E.R. (Pishtaco)
7. Squish (Terry)
8. Fillauth (Oxeye Games) / Macarena of the Missing (Noyb)
9. Sexy Seaside Beachball (lemmy101)
10. Advanced Set the Rope on Fire Cartridge (Blueberry)

The full results are here. Congratulations to all the entrants! This was the mightiest competition yet.

Cave Story Coming to Wii

BMcC — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:02:00 +0000

So, er, you guys like Cave Story, right? (Kidding, kidding—of course you do!) Well, Nintendo recently announced, in a very official-looking press release, that it’s coming to WiiWare “this holiday season.” And for real this time! Not only that, but with “exclusive content and features created only for the WiiWare version.” Yay, go Pixel!

Tim linked to a presumably accurate fact sheet for the Wii version: 16:9 widescreen, progressive scan. New character designs by Daisuke Amaya (Pixel). Classic controller support. Ten unique weapons, over twenty boss battles. (Wait, Indie Cred be damned, how many were in the original?) Developed by Nicalis.

Some questions: Will the Wii version use the much-loved Aeon Genesis translation? What does Pixel get out of this? Is this actually happening? Do I wake up now? (Shih Tzu, do you have any more information?)

Huzzah!

UPDATE: Word is AG’s translation is being used. (Thanks Zaratus!)

Also, IGN UK has posted some off-screen videos of the game in motion. Is that a new Quote sprite I see? (Thanks reetva!)

The Underside, now with sword and saw

Lorne Whiting — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:18:00 +0000

New video of The Underside, featuring 33% more badass, 50% more Ali, and 100% more melee weapons.

There’s also some pro-elitist brainwash propaganda thrown in at the very end.

100 Game Maker Games in 10 Minutes

Terry — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:58:00 +0000

You’ve seen those 100 games in 10 minutes videos, right? There are NES versions, SNES versions, C64 versions, and loads more I’m sure. Over the last couple of weeks Paul Eres has put together a brilliant Game Maker equivalent! A list of all 100 games is available on the GMC thread.

(Courtesy of Paul Eres, Unicorn Lover)

[edit] What the hell, Vimeo? Man, I used to think you guys were cool.

MUA

Derek Yu — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:03:00 +0000

(Courtesy of Paul Eres, Unicorn Lover)

tigjam08

Tim — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:04:00 +0000

Live Video streaming by Ustream

I’m certain that they’ll start smashing some stuff soon like a raging minotaur -

Minotaur China Shop

BMcC — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:43:00 +0000

Suddenly, a transmission from Flashbang’s hidden underground base…

TIGSOURCE
YOUR NEW ORDERS FOLLOW:
POST ABOUT PROJECT MCS-A, CODENAME ‘MINOTAUR CHINA SHOP’
BUT DO NOT REVEAL ITS SINISTER PURPOSE
YOUR COMPENSATION SHALL BE LEFT IN THE AGREED LOCATION
FLASHBANG OUT

Multiwinia

Derek Yu — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:00 +0000

Oh yeah, Multiwinia is out! (Followed shortly by a “multiorgasmia.”)

TIGdb: Entry for Multiwinia