More generated game content Mar 18, 2008

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Tags: Effects, Explosions, Procedural generation, Retro gaming, Software, Sprites, Video games

More game content generators.

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Dev Stories from the Past Mar 09, 2008

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Tags: Atari, Folklore, Games, Jeff Minter, Nostalgy, Retro gaming, Video, Video game music, Video games

A bit of nostalgy can never hurt anyone. To me, weird tales about old software are a source of inspiration — they are essentially war stories for nerds. Here are some cool software stories from the past told by the developers themselves.

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Generating game content Feb 22, 2008

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Tags: Fractals, Procedural generation, Retro gaming, Software, Sound effects, Sprites

If you can’t draw graphics or create sounds for your games, here are a few interesting tools I came across recently and can help you.

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Awesome games that are also free Feb 21, 2008

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Tags: Cave Story, Free, OpenTTD, Retro gaming, Reviews, Software, Star Control, Video games

Here is yet another list of free games considered awesome by the majority of this blog’s writers (me). Included are Cave Story, OpenTTD and The Ur-Quan Masters.

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Brain Invaders Feb 01, 2008

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Tags: Geeks, Handicraft, Knitting, Retro gaming, Sprites

Considering the climate change hasn’t eliminated winter yet, here’s something to keep your head warm. As a bonus, it won’t deduct from your carefully planned geek look.

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