First of all I want to thank everyone who emailed me and wished me luck with my new project. I received some very nice emails and appreciate it very much! I didn’t provide much details last time, so I hope to clarify some things in this post. The game editor is going to be aimed at creating old school 2D RPG Games like Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger. This RPG Editor will run on Windows, Read more…
Hi Koonsolo fans, Recently I came across this great opportunity, but it forced me to make a tough decision. I hope you will understand, and will keep supporting Koonsolo as you did before. As you might know I started Koonsolo because I love creating games. Mystic Mine was the first game that I created entirely by myself, and I planned the same for the next one. But doing the programming, graphics and marketing all by Read more…
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A lot of myths exist about Linux users and the whole open source community. Because of these wrong assumptions, a lot of game developers still hesitate to support the Linux platform. As both a Linux user and an indie game developer, I want to educate everybody with hard facts about the advantages of supporting Linux.
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I wrote my original article on game loops a few years ago, and it’s nice to see that it’s still popular today. Recently I stumbled upon some game loop lecture slides of Aaron D. Lanterman, and he seems to use my game loop article as a reference :). He even has a video of his session online. So if you had a hard time understanding my article, maybe you should check out that video. It Read more…
As you might already know I’m using Blender 3D for creating the artwork of my games. It’s a free 3D modeling tool with a lot of features and possibilities. A few weeks ago I received a request from Packt Publishing to review a new book that teaches you how to work with Blender 3D. It’s called ‘Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible Machines‘, written by author Allan Brito. Since I’m going to model some machines myself, I thought it might be interesting to see what this book has to offer. (more…)
Do you remember playing with toy cranes, dump trucks or wheel loaders when you were a kid? I certainly remember having great time with those! Recently I bought some CATTERPILAR toys for my son to play with (dump truck, excavator and crane), and it just amazes me how much appeal it got. Strangely enough there aren’t many computer games which let you control these heavy equipment machines. There are some realistic simulations, but nothing really Read more…
Mystic Mine now has an online version, which also includes online highscores! So you think you’re one of the best Mystic Miners out there? Prove it in the highscore tables! Click here to play it.
It’s official, Mystic Mine has entered the Indepenent Games Festival competition. In the past some weird artistic games have won, so let’s hope this time the jury loves M.C.Escher, and has a soft spot for fun, innovative gameplay (with an old-school feel). Wish me luck!
Recently I added Koonsolo to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Vimeo. This way you can get our latest news straight from your favorite social media site. Becoming a fan or following Koonsolo means a lot to us, so for those who support us that way, I’m going to offer something extra. Next month I’ll give away free copies of Mystic Mine. (Or if you already bought it from our website, a $19.95 Gift Card). A few Read more…
During the development of your game, you should already do some marketing. This way you line up some customers to buy your game once its released. But marketing means revealing parts of your game. And when developing an innovative game, your primary fear might be that someone is going to steal your idea, and… (Tune from Jaws here) daaa dum daaa dum daaa dum… bring out a cloned game sooner than you! AAAARRRRGGGG! Well… I Read more…