Pteroglider Postmortem and Full Game Free

Posted May 20th, 2008 at 12:32pm

Here's a very interesting story about a nice-looking shmup from back in 2004, its development process, its impressively bad sales (32 copies!), and finally a link for a free download. Here. As is the case with many postmortems I've read, it's a frank analysis of missteps and successes, and quite interesting to get into the heads of some talented developers. For instance, one should not create a hard core shoot-em-up and market it to casual gamers.

free, Indie, shmup
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The Last Stand 2

Posted May 15th, 2008 at 3:18pm

More sweet sweet zombie action.

Flash, Indie, PC, the last stand 2
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Dwarf Fortress

Posted April 9th, 2008 at 1:06pm

This game is ridiculous in scope.

Dwarf Fortress, Indie, PC, roguelike, simulation
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Stranded II

Posted April 2nd, 2008 at 10:59am

A completely free, eminently moddable adventure game with an active community and complex gameplay.

adventure, Indie, PC, Stranded II, Unreal Software
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Endgame: Singularity

Posted April 1st, 2008 at 6:51am

Take control of a rogue AI and try to take over the world!

endgame: singularity, Indie, python, uplink
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Metroid 2 Fan-Remake

Posted March 20th, 2008 at 8:34am

This one comes to us by the way of Destructoid. I love Nintendo's focus on gameplay. If it's not fun to play, then it's not a good game. I also love the love indie developers pour into their projects. So, when an indie developer gets the gumption to make a modern remake of a Nintendo classic, well, that's just like getting chocolate in your peanut butter. First, youtube: Second, the developer's blog. This guy clearly knows what it takes to make a sprite game. His writing is clear and informative. And what's more, the blog has been updated recently. This bodes well. Third, a tech demo. I haven't had the chance to check it out myself, but anything that promises to address the limitations of the Gameboy title, and has the video feed to prove it simply excites me. I'll be watching this one.

Gameboy, Indie, Metroid 2, Nintendo, Remake
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