Dirk Valentine
Dirk Valentine is developed by Nitrome, so its beautiful pixel art is only to be expected. It also has a really cool steampunk setting. The gameplay is pretty fun too, with a nice mix of action and puzzles. You play as Dirk Valentine, a commando on a mission to rescue Queen Victoria. You are [...]
Finally, Paul Robertson’s (the guy who made Pirate Baby’s Cabana Street Fight Battle 2006) new animation is here! It’s probably the most stupid thing I’ve seen all week, and the most awesome.
Grab it here! Also, watch the trailer if you’re feeling unsure. And here’s a torrent for when Paul’s hosting goes down.
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The full animation in [...]
Click for the original press release.
This is pretty damn cool! An animation made 5,200 years ago in ancient Iran that was discovered recently. It’s now the earliest known example of animation. When spun like a zoetrope, the goblet on which the images are drawn show a goat jumping to reach leaves on a tree.
[via BoingBoing]
The speed, maneuverability and versatility of these things is unlike anything else I’ve seen real life robots do. They’re really impressive! I wonder what else we’ll see coming from modular robot design?
[via Make]
I’ve just realised that the website for the new Honda Accord that I coded is online here. I can’t take credit for any of the design or for convincing Honda that letting me program their flash website is a good idea. All kudos goes to the good folks at dtdigital for everything other than making [...]
Play Iron Dukes
Iron Dukes is pretty solid as flash games go. It has a wonderfully silly steampunk setting, obviously inspired by Mike Mignola’s Amazing Screw on Head or Andy Helm’s (probably dead) Fearless Grigs. It’s a finalist for this year’s IGF, in the Best Web Game category.
Basically Iron Dukes is a simple, accessible RPG with [...]
Here’s a little game that’ll distract you for a few minutes this morning. In Samurai Movers, you use a trebuchet to load furniture into an old lady’s house. It’s got some nice (box2dFlash-powered) rigid body physics — so when you launch the table or fridge, expect it to bring the whole house down around it. [...]
I’ve looked at Unity before, but I hadn’t really seen anything really worth the download of the plugin yet, let alone learn the application. Velociraptor Safari is certainly worth it though! The game is just a little download and runs in your browers but it’s in full 3D and plays just like a real game [...]
It’s pretty much true. These are hilarious, and there’s four whole episodes now.
Links to: Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4
I even learned something about Photoshop in the most recent episode!
Also, now I’ve really gotta make a game about spies! With guns inside their rings.
Via: Boing Boing
Gordon Freeman should get a tinfoil hat to go with his hazard suit. I can even forgive them forcing words into our favorite mute theoretical physicist’s mouth.
Via: Rock, Paper, Shotgun