July 22nd (Never happened)
And then there were two…
I’m very happy to say that Team MFOR has now increased by a grand total of 1 person, with the arrival of Gary Pinkett into the fold who’ll be pulling the game out of the generic glowy vector mire over the course of the development period.
We’ve been chatting about it for a week or so now on whether its worth combining our efforts, and so - this morning we figured “fuck it, lets do it”. I’ve thrown over the details of whats needed to get level one up and running as I’ve already gathered together the patterns and wave structures ready to lay down.
Best description of the style we’re aiming for: Monty Pythons Vertical Parodius.
Of course, the best bit is I can sit back for a bit now and concentrate on some other stuff (like the promised by the end of the month under the pain of death final G-Force), my writing and the fucking huge RR upgrade that we’re in the middle of whilst Gary gets his doodly pens out.
Whilst I’m sure I could come up with something that looks good enough that I’d be comfortable charging cash for, I’m pretty confident that with Gary’s input it’ll end up looking like nothing else out there. In case you’re wondering - that little pic above isn’t from MFOR but what finally sold me on the fact he’s the right guy for the job.
Anyway, now thats out in the open I guess its time to nip off and tally up todays entries into the Top 100 - which mega thanks to everyone who has sent their lists in so far is going swimmingly. Cheers and keep ‘em rolling in.
The 100 Greatest Games Ever
*UPDATE* - The work is done, the list is complete - read it at Retro Remakes
You might have already seen this post on Tims Blog, or this post on Retro Remakes about the Big 100 I’m currently attempting to throw together.
Yes, its reactionary, yes the methodology is in all likelihood flawed, but the great thing about it is, the end result will be completely unfiltered, no editorial control whatsoever - whatever gets voted for, gets slung in the list. At the moment its sitting on around 350 games give or take a couple, with over 50 lists all compiled together.
Not bad for the first two days and only a couple of places asked at the moment - and yes, there’s currently an Indie game sitting comfortably in the number one spot, not Ocarina Of Time…and much to my joy, a shooter sitting pretty at number 10. So far, its proving my guess correct, that if you ask folks really what they like, then you get a complete mixed bag of games that are a mix of the predictable and the completely off the wall. And thats fucking brilliant.
But we need more votes, so I’m going to kick this around a few other places over the next week or so- if anyone wants to post it elsewhere and try and get more lists together then be my guest, because the more the merrier and the more it represents us lot - the ones they never ask to contribute to these polls.
I’m keeping a track of all the games as they come in, and building myself up to write out a blurb for each one - not going to be a small task but its gonna be worth it in the end, I reckon. Top 10’s to remakes100 AT gmail DOT com if you please, all comers welcome.
*UPDATE* - The work is done, the list is complete - read it at Retro Remakes
IO
Cor lummy, it must be a whole month or so since Mr Smila last released a game… well, there’s still a bit of a wait to come before IO see’s the light of day but consider this a formalish announcement. I’m trying to squeeze the time in at some point to shift all the games pages over this way, so fingers crossed that by the time Smila finishes this - It’ll have a nice page of its own over these here parts.
For those who don’t know what IO is - its an old C64 shmup from Firebird known for its brutal and unforgiving difficulty levels (currently a source of much controversy on the RR front page).
Mr S is tweaking the difficulty levels, and squeezing in as much from the original as he can - so stay tuned.
And in other news, I’ll actually have some decent G-Force and MFOR news soon when I get time to breathe amongst the 400 million zillion things I’m doing right now. I’m still on the hunt for an extra hour a day if anyone has one…
Forum thread for IO - thisaway
Rodent #85
Yes, its that time of the month again where we’re celebrating the release of this months Way Of The Rodent web magazine.
My very own Indie column resurfaces for the second time with a nod and a wink to the excellent Chalk as well as featuring a rather wordy section and interview with Cliffski on his recent Rock Legend release.
“Cliff offers you the chance to turn it up to eleven, to do that rumpty dumpty bismila business, to put armadillo’s in your pants and to live out those spandex clad fantasies of rock stardom, all without the cost of smashed-up hotels or ever having to endure a barrage of piss filled bottles.”
Also in this months fine issue, and one that I’m still working my way through inbetween typing this out is a lot of loving for the real American dream that is Funspot, The Phantom Hourglass, Toejam & Earl, Forza, Card Fighters Clash DS and lots, lots more! (I’ve almost got this sales pitch down pat, haven’t I?)
Lets not forget about this months Image Of The Month as well, with Rodent Bites… Food for thought indeed.
Enjoy.
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