Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Style
More Modern Examples Looking at some more modern examples, I recall the end credits of Tangles used a similar style. Tangled End Credits Tangled Series – New Spin on…
Useful InDesign Tips for Making Books
I’m making this post primary for myself. When figuring out how to make a long-form book in InDesign I had to look up a bunch of different things. I decided…
Great Old Games on Archive.org
There are quite a few fun games on Archive.org. Here’s a short list of recommenced titles. 1. Root Beer Tapper 2. Lode Runner 3. The Lost Vikings …
Construct 3 Mesh Distortion
Construct 3 recently came out with a new Mesh Distortion Feature. I first learned about it from a tweet by Ahley Gullen and almost immediately decided to mess around with…
Making Videos with Alpha Transparency for the Web
Recently I’ve been researching how to make transparent HTML5 video. Last week I experimented with using HTML Canvas with a green pixels transparent. This allowed me to turn green screen…
Transparent Green Screen Video With HTML Canvas
Looking for true alpha transparency?Check out Making Videos with Alpha Transparency for the Web. I saw an article on MDM Webdocs that demonstrated how you can use HTML Canvas to…
Searching for a Castle Platformer Tileset
Last night I was talking with my wife about some really amazing music she was writing, and said “I need to make a game set in castle that is inspired…
“The Magic Adventure” A Story I Wrote When I Was 11
The following is the first chapters from a story I wrote when I was 11 years old. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it is well written, but…
Making a Great Game Trailer
Note: This article is a work in progress (and is mostly a reference for myself). A great video game trailer is more than just a collection of random clips from…
Good Level Design (notes)
I recently watched this video on “Good Level Design” and decided I would take some notes. 10 Principles of Good Level Design Good Level Design… Is Fun to Navigate. Create…
Notes on Game Feeling
It’s important that game characters and controls feel good. They should be inherently fun, even without clever levels, impressive graphics, or complex enemies. Controls that Feel Right For example, with…
Music for My Pixel Knight Game
I’ve been working on a simple pixel knight game and I wanted to collect some potential music that I could use for it. FANTASY FOREST BATTLE (LOOPING) – For an RPG…
Making epub files for ebooks
I did some research into how to make ebooks today. I ran across this article called 4 Ways to Create an ePub eBook which was extremely helpful. Epubs are Specialized Zip Files…
Pyxel Edit
Pyxel Edit sounds like a great program for making tile maps or pixel art. The best part about this program is that it makes it easy to make seamless tile-sets…
Cool Space Aesthetic That Would Look Cool In A Game
I saw this web design and thought it would make a really nice aesthetic for a video game… Update – A Design Based on The Inspiration a while after…
A Game Crafter (A Self Publisher for Board Games)
I just found a really cool website thegamecrafter.com that lets you publish your own board games. I find this very interesting as I might be interested in making a card…
Mario Suite Performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs a suite of Super Mario Brothers, Megaman, The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy and more. Below is the video set to start with the…
A Dungeon Tileset
I found this tile set for creating an action RPG (think the Legend of Zelda) dungeons. It’s nice artwork, and feels pretty complete. It has treasure chests, doors, keys, stairs,…
Chinese Dragon Game (Early Alpha Testing) version 0.2
I while back, I created a free game that features a dragon navigating twisty tunnels. Play Free In Browser It’s a cave flyer style game similar to an old PalmOS…
Turret Master version 0.3
https://www.monsonproductions.com/games/TurretMaster-0-3 The newest version. Details coming soon. https://i.giphy.com/lbHcBbu4jCscE.gif