Afterlife blog 00
Change your perspective to shift elements and solve puzzles. Creative puzzle-platforming adventure using a limited color palette.
Super Trashmouth Adventures
My cat likes to find socks around the house, and put them in his water bowl. I don’t know why, he’s a stupid cat. Look at his stupid face. This game is about my cat. He is a jerk. You play as my cat. You are a jerk. Collect all the treats! Break all the… Read More Super Trashmouth Adventures
Welcome
There are so many blogs and forums I’ve relied on over the years, why not create some of my own content to help someone else out. I hope to update this site with regular updates on my game projects, new music, and some guides/tips with the development tools I’m familiar with. GameMaker Studio GIMP Aseprite… Read More Welcome
Controlling Objects with Rhythm
In this tutorial I’m going to show you one way to control objects in GameMaker Studio with rhythm. This is if you would like actions or code to run along with the beats of music. Please note that this is not about measuring the inputs from the user, but about using a metronome controller to… Read More Controlling Objects with Rhythm
vb shooter fx updates
Lots of new updates today: Blood spatter, dependent on enemy size and on damage/destruction Camera zoom in and out for specific areas Improved AI system for enemy attacking and movement Enemy spawn, entry, and fun animations!
How To Setup StepMania for Modern Dance Gaming
Let’s setup StepMania for Windows to play dance games at home!… Read More How To Setup StepMania for Modern Dance Gaming
New UI, FX, and enemies
I’ve been adding a whole host of features to my twitchy little bullet hell game! Full controller support / mouse/keyboard support Enemy AI creeps around, aims, and fires Bullet animations Dodge, dash, animations New artwork!
Rental Rumble available now!
Turbo City Gaiden is now available to play at itch.io! Go check it out! https://robnicholsgames.itch.io/turbo-city-gaiden
vb_hell demo
I decided to start taking limited-color-palette to another extreme and limit myself to the 4 red and black colors of the Nintendo Virtual Boy. The idea is to make a fast-paced twin-stick shooter with the fast paced swarms of enemies from Robotron. But instead of futuristic evil robots, it’ll have a satanic style like Doom… Read More vb_hell demo
Turbo City Gaiden: Rental Rumble
Help the baddest video game cover band there is, The Mad Gear, defeat the D.O.S. gang! They’ve invaded your favorite video rental store and stolen all the copies of Final Fight for the SNES! This is a mini-game that accompanies the first episode in an animated series for The Mad Gear: Turbo City Gaiden Support… Read More Turbo City Gaiden: Rental Rumble
Easy Animation Control
Let’s slow things down and take control of animation frequency.… Read More Easy Animation Control
Project Management in Trello
While not the most exciting part of any development project, project management is a great tool for any hobby and amateur game developers out there. Not only will this help you keep track of your own projects, it will also help you learn how to work professionally within a larger team. I think everyone’s felt… Read More Project Management in Trello
