@DaveVoyles Amanda Lange (@Second_Truth) and I did a ton of interviews with game developers at PAX East last week. Take a look-see below, and if there is someone I missed, let me know, so I can get them on the Indie Dev Podcast! ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and game dev newsletter
I love playing old video games, as well as learning about the development process behind the titles, not only to compare and contrast against the tools and games we have today, but also to better understand where we are going as an industry. My goal with this series is to take many of my “Let’s…
Recorded from a Japanese Saturn with RGB through the Framemeister. The first video has me getting up to stage 6, while the second video I finish the game, although I struggled with the boss a bit. ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and game dev newsletter
Michelle and James Silva are a duo of developers based out of the Pacific northwest, perhaps best known for their work on the Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Arcade, through their Dishwasher titles, as well as Charlie Murder. Before that however, Ska Studios created the infamous I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1, using Microsoft’…
Welcome back for another episode of the Game Dev Show. In this episode, Katherine “Kat” Harris talks about polishing your game by showing you the ins and outs of Unity’s Particle System. The Particle System within Unity is a powerful tool able to create a bunch of effects, from rain and dust to explosions and acid fog. @KatVHarris http://Unity3d.com/learn Topics…
My goal with this video is to give an overview of what DRM is, how it works, and illustrate the history behind it so that you can understand why it is still around today. DRM is an systematic approach to copyright protection for digital goods. Its purpose is to prevent unauthorized redistribution of products and restrict the…
Nick Robalik is an independent Game Designer & Developer who started the NYC-based game studio PixelMetal in 2012. His goal is to make fun, entertaining games for people of all backgrounds and ages. His professional career spans over 15 years of Art & Creative Direction in the advertising and marketing industries, including work for Audi,…
This 1995 port of the game which originally appeared on the Sega Genesis and 32x isn’t fantastic, but it does have a great soundtrack! Listen as I give you an overview of the history behind the franchise and the various platforms it’s appeared on. ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and game dev newsletter
Mike, Mike, and Dave play through one of Dave’s favorite FMV titles on the 90s. I swear, I’m going to beat this again at some point. While it’s similar to Night Trap, the production quality is definitely superior, and this is listed as the “2nd generation” of FMV games from Digital Pictures. ———————– @DaveVoyles…
Mike, Mike, and Dave play the original Virtua Fighter game, which isn’t terribly, but the jumping is as though you are on the moon. What’s up with the physics? Also, Sega re-released a remixed version of this game shortly after the original, with improved performance, textures, and less polygon popping. ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my…