20 Nov 2013

☆Speccy Jam☆ @SpeccyJam #SpeccyJam #GameDev #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

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Speccy Jam, ZX Spectrum, Retrogaming
Speccy Jam

Hey, ever feel like you are a little late to the party?

Well that's exactly what we feel like about SPECCY JAM we were going to write this article prior to the start of Speccy Jam and then we got our dates muddled up!!

So we are reporting this cool Game Dev event on DAY 5 of Speccy Jam (sorry)

So what's it all about then? 

Let's hear from the Speccy Jam website as it is explained below

"We're Bringing Speccy Back!"

 

"Create A ZX Spectrum Style Game in 1 Week" 


"OLD SCHOOL rules using NEW SCHOOL tools"

 

"NO cassettes to load, create your game for ANY platform!"

 

"Tweeting your progress? Hashtag your tweets with #SPECCYJAM"

Retrogaming, ZX Spectrum
Some Speccy Heroes

The ZX Spectrum is very dear to our hearts and to hear the spirit of the 'Speccy' is still alive and kicking in the Game Dev community is BASIC CODE MUSIC to our ears!

Speccy Jam is a 1 week game jam, where indie game devs from all over the planet come together to create speccy style games with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum being the basis of all inspiration

The video game can be developed for ANY type of platform just as long as it looks and feels like a Speccy game.
 

We love the concept and we love the speccy and we want all you Games Freezer followers to know about this great event and it would be even better if you got stuck in and produced a game!

If you want to get involved do the following: 

  • Check the rules HERE 

  • Sign up HERE 

    Then GET CODING!



Need some inspiration for creating a cool Speccy related game? 

We think this article sums it up perfectly....."Limitations That Encouraged Imagination"

Retrogaming, Speccy Jam
"Limitations That Encouraged Imagination"


So what you still doing here? Hot Foot it over to and Speccy Jam get involved!

GAMES FREEZER, Retrogaming

19 Nov 2013

☆Website Of The Day Sega Master System.Com☆ @SegaMarkIII #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

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The SEGA Master System  is loved by all of the Games Freezer team as it brings back fond memories of games like Wonder Boy In Monsterland , Psycho Fox , Alex Kidd In Miracle World , Alex Kidd In Shinobi World and of course The Snail Game??!!


So imagine how excited we were when we found an online love letter of a website totally devoted to this wonderful retrogaming console.


SegaMasterSystem.com is a website that seeks to entertain its visitors with plenty of amusing content. 

Most of the content is in video format but there are also some cool written parts of the website like the Master System & You feature where Master System fans have shared some great stories of their Master System memories. Check them out, there's tons of cool SEGA Master System memories in that there section!

Then you have the videos, to say that these are well made is an understatement, we really enjoyed watching these odes to the Master System but the one we loved the most was the SEGA fan gate crashing the PS4 launch, Pure Genius!

You can tell from the way the site is put together it is an absolute labour of love and we smiled from ear to ear as we lapped up the nostalgia from this site.

That's why it is officially The Games Freezer Website Of The Day!

So do your yourself a favour, Plug Yourself into a SEGA and go to the following SEGA Master Sytsem.Com related places NOW!

The Sega Master System.Com Facebook Page is HERE

Follow SEGA Master System.Com on Twitter HERE

Nip over to the You Tube Channel HERE


Games Freezer

18 Nov 2013

☆Beautiful Glitch Video Game☆ Art @PlayGlitch #GamersUnite

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Beautiful Glitch Artwork

Glitch was once a gorgeously designed online game that oozed character and set itself apart from many of the other online games out there.


Launched in 2010 it didn't drum up enough users to make it viable to continue and therefore shut its doors on its community in 2012.


In a totally unselfish move Tiny Speck have relinquished the ownership of the game assets and have made all assets available to use in the Public Domain.

This means that developers, artists, bloggers and all manner of Joe public will get the chance to browse and use the assets that were lovingly created throughout the game's 2 year + life-cycle 


“This is probably the biggest release of art of this type into the public domain and we hope it will be a valuable resource for indie developers, students, artists and even commercial projects,” 
 Stewart Butterfield, president of Tiny Speck

So in honour of this Super Cool gesture by Tiny Speck we would like to showcase some of the best artwork we located within the online repository, get your Games Freezer eyes on this little lot!


"Groddle"
"FireBog"
"Alpine Style"
HumBabian Man


Take a look at this bounty of beautiful Game Art and let us know what your favourite piece is....


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