I've been very busy working on updates for Puzzledorf. In this article I will discuss: A brand new soundtrack, new graphical enhancements, the Ruins update, price changes as well as a preview of part of the new soundtrack.
I had a dream to make video games. People around me seemed to think I should "get a real job". I ignored them and went my own way, because this is how I wanted to live my life. Now I've made Puzzledorf. This is how I did it.
When you are making a new pixel art game, how do you work out what size to make your sprites? How many pixels should you display on the screen at one time? It's something I review every time I start a new game. Here are some quick tips to think about. References The first thing... Continue Reading →
You can preview the new Menu Music for Puzzledorf here, and get a glimpse at the new animated background for the menu.
You can preview the new, animated Title Screen along with the new Theme Music, coming out soon.
There's new info about the "Ruins" update coming soon to Puzzledorf and I've just launched a new Steam Developer page.
New Steam Achievements have just been added to Puzzledorf! Previously the achievements would be completed by any player who completed the game. These new achievements are different. They are harder to get and score based, giving determined players something more to aim for. Here is a list of the new achievements:...
This post contains a bunch of colour palettes you can use in your games and pixel art projects, as well as some resources for helping you to automatically generate or manually create your own palettes, as well as some other resources. Updated periodically as I discover more stuff.
This tutorial teaches you how to resize Pixel Art in Photoshop. It shows you how to increase and decrease the image while keeping crisp quality.
Ever wanted to know how you can make a GIF for your game's website? gifCam is one viable solution, though I prefer ScreenToGif. Below is a GIF I recorded from my game Puzzledorf. gifCam is one way I record my gif's, as above. It's a recorder that sits over your desktop, and it will record... Continue Reading →
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