Archive for the ‘Indie’ Category
pro mushroom slam (vgng)
I recently participated in the Video Game Name Generator Competion, where the tigsource community took randomly generated video game titles and brought them to life. With the glorious prize of “indie street cred” at stake, I threw together Pro Mushroom Slam in three days.
Pro Mushroom Slam is a game in the vein of those clunky NES fighting games, like Karate Champ and Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match, before the genre matured with Street Fighter II. I did all of the sprite art, coding, music, and sound effects all by myself; in other words, this means that your ears will bleed.
the art of play
COME. That is all.
What is an indie game?
In my opinion, what do I think defines an indie game? One word: heart.
I’m talking about the pulsating organ within your chest that fills arteries with warm blood. In other words, Indie games are all about warm blood. That’s why people are always talking about the Indie Spirit; one sip of Indie Spirit and you’ll feel warm all over. This also explains why a few commercial game companies are able to make games with heart. It’s because they have the Indie Spirit!