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SHOW YOUR WORK: of research, inspirations and tributes

Aha! This one's a bit more obtuse in its mimicry!

Recently, since I’ve been making a low-resolution demake of Terry Cavanagh’s amazing gravity-flipping unplatformer, VVVVVV, I’ve been thinking about the tributes it makes to older games; how many of them I have personally noticed, how many of them others haven’t, and how I make my own tributes in my own games. In the spirit of… Read More SHOW YOUR WORK: of research, inspirations and tributes

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The game that was, from the game that wasn’t. DOWN.LOAD’s story.

A friend of mine is between computers and draws pixel art using an app on their phone. Generally, they use a 64×64 canvas to make pixel doodles. One of them caught my eye. This madness inspired me. I had been thinking on mobile-friendly games for a while since Flappy Bird had shook the public consciousness… Read More The game that was, from the game that wasn’t. DOWN.LOAD’s story.

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