23/09/2021
👹🌴 A Monster's Expedition | Ten Minute Taster | Gameplay | Nintendo Switch | "Smarter Than Your Average Monster" 👹🌴 @ChickadeeGames #GameDev #IndieGames
22/09/2021
💥 RICO | Nintendo Switch | Review | 3/10 | "I wouldn't call myself an expert in police procedures" 💥 #IndieGames #GameDev
21/09/2021
🌳 Backworlds | Nintendo Switch | Ten minute Taster | Gameplay | "A Real Head Scratcher!" 🌳 @BackworldsGame #IndieGames #GameDev
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20/09/2021
🕹️ PLAY RETRO VIDEO GAMES ON LINUX WITH THIS OPEN-SOURCE PROJECT 🕹️ #Unity #RetroGaming
Is there a certain age that a game has to be considered retro?
It’s actually a little bit more complicated than that and there’s no real definitive answer or age the game has to be considered retro.
🐈⬛ Heart Chain Kitty | Nintendo Switch | Ten minute Taster | "This Game Is A Fever Dream!" 🐈⬛ #IndieGames #GameDev
19/09/2021
📚 A Profound Waste of Time 📚 @APWOTmag
Described on the website (www.apwot.com) as:
‘an award-winning independent magazine that celebrates games as an art form. Each issue plays host to a rich variety of voices from inside and outside the videogame industry, interwoven with stunning bespoke imagery from leading illustrators and artists. Editorially discerning and beautifully designed, the magazine serves to celebrate gaming culture and discussion.’
18/09/2021
📮 Lake | Xbox Series X | Review | 6.5/10 | "A Break From The City That’s Maybe Too Mellow" 📮 @Lake_The_Game #IndieGames #GameDev
Lake was a game that really stood out to me when I watched a showcase from the publisher last year. The trailer depicts a woman (Meredith Weiss) taking a two-week break from her busy computing job in a city - the game is set in 1986, so there’s some cool, old tech kicking around - to cover her postman father’s job back in her hometown of Providence Oaks.
17/09/2021
📬 Lake | PC | Ten Minute Taster | Gameplay | "Just Checking The Mail 📬 @Lake_The_Game #GameDev #IndieGames
16/09/2021
🐍 Honey I joined A Cult | PC | Gameplay | "The Cult of the Worm Is Born" 🐍 @solesurvivorgms #GameDev #IndieGames
It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money. Create, customise, expand and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music in Honey, I Joined a Cult!
🎮 Easy SMX ESM-4108 | The Best Budget Wireless Pro Controller For Nintendo Switch For Under £10? 🎮 @EasySMX_Gaming
I needed a new Switch Controller as I only had wired ones and this Easy SMX ESM-4108 Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch/PC was the perfect fit for my budget at an astonishingly cheap £9.99!
15/09/2021
⚽️🥅 Super Arcade Football | PC| Review | "FUN FOOTBALL FEVER!" ⚽️🥅 @outofthebit #GameDev #IndieGames
14/09/2021
⚽️ Tux and Fanny | Nintendo Switch | Review | 9.5/10 | "A rich world of wonder, packed with magic" ⚽️ @simplysylvio #GameDev #IndieGames
I had never heard of Tux and Fanny before happening across a conversation on Twitter a few days ago in which the developer stated that he was incredibly proud of the game and that it featured over 25 mini-games.
As a sucker for mini-games, I went into my usual trance and my hands worked of their own volition, guiding me inevitably towards the Tux and Fanny trailer on YouTube. I watched the trailer with my eyes and was absolutely sold on the Microsoft Paint-like chunky pixelated visuals and simple characters.
As I’ve mentioned recently in other child-friendly games I’ve covered, I’m compiling a list of games to play with my son when he is old enough and this is firmly, firmly on that list, it’s Pikuniku levels of brilliant.
13/09/2021
👑 Crown Trick | PC | Gameplay | "Don't Let the Crown Slip!" 👑 @CrownTrickGame #GameDev #IndieGames
🔦 Flowing Lights | Gameplay | Nintendo Switch | "Blinded By the Lights" 🔦 @FlowingLights #IndieGames #GameDev
12/09/2021
🤼♀️ Action Arcade Wrestling | Review | Xbox Series X | 7/10 | "That’s the bottom line, cause AAW said so" 🤼♀️ @AAWGame #IndieGames #GameDev
Wrestling games over the last few years have been deeply concerned with realism, which is funny - as wrestling (to the shock of no one) isn't real, it’s pre-determined and over the top entertainment which can range from the exciting to the downright stupid.
Concentrating on making everything feel deeply real has always seemed strange to me, the best wrestling games have always leaned in towards the sillier, more arcadey nature. Games like No Mercy or The Smackdown series on PS2 always concentrated on the fun and that’s why they are celebrated - unlike the recent 2K series that got so bad they had to take a couple of years hiatus and hopefully will come back next year with a better and more interesting iteration of its series.
Action Arcade Wrestling has decided to go old school. Whilst playing the game I was reminded of the years that my brother and I played WWF Royal Rumble on the Sega Mega Drive; the move system, the colourfulness and the chaos all felt familiar.
11/09/2021
🚴♂️ A Peloton and Zwift Compatible Yosuda Budget Spin Bike Set Up For Under £200 🚴♂️ #Zwift @GoZwift @zwiftinsider
Today I'll be talking about how to use ZWIFT and Peloton on a Yosuda spin bike.
I've just started using my Yosuda spin bike on ZWIFT and Peloton and I'm sharing my full budget indoor cycling setup.
Yosuda Bike (eBay): https://ebay.us/Wv8EwQ
Magene S3 Sensors (Cadence & Speed): https://amzn.to/2WXG34t
10/09/2021
🏙️🌆 Venom Multi-Colour LED Light-up XBOX Series X Console Stand 🏙️🌆 @VenomGamingUK
A perfectly fitting stand specifically designed for the XSX, this Venom accessory illuminates your Xbox in a classy way. The design means that no access is blocked to any ports on the system and it locks the console in place, sturdily.
09/09/2021
🐴 Rustler | Review | Xbox Series X | 6.5/10 | "A Horse That May Have Bolted Too Soon" 🐴 @jutsugames #GameDev #IndieGames
The premise of a top-down GTA game that is set in Medieval times is a winner on paper and Rustler really does have its moments but unfortunately, some fundamental issues that are present throughout limit the enjoyment.
As an all-around rogue Guy, Rustler has you working for a man named Herb as a horse thief, but – unbeknownst to him - you plan to escape your life of poverty by winning a grand tournament. The only problem? You need 5000 gold to enter.
08/09/2021
🌪️ Boomerang X | Nintendo Switch | Gameplay | Ten Minute Taster "I Need A New Joycon" 🌪️ @videodang #IndieGames #GameDev
07/09/2021
🎼💿📀 Sparkster Vinyl Review 🎼💿📀 @blackscreenrec #Vinyl #VGMVinyl
I’m a big fan of the Mega Drive sound chip. There’s a snappiness and rawness that really pops out on vinyl and appeals to me on an almost genetic level and, combined with the Konami Sound Team’s (Konami Kukeiha Club) understanding of the chip...wizardry can ensue, as is the case with some tracks on Sparkster.