PixlBit

Thanks man! It's crazy how many iterations we went through to get it looking good (I've got a blog planned to talk all about it!). It's easily been one of the toughest parts of this whole process. You don't think that you're going to obsess over it as much as you actually do.

It is so crazy that some dude in the UK had a super old web page with the exact solution I was looking for. I can't even begin to tell you how nice it was to find that. Of course, it was still a ton of work, but having the conceptual algorithm really helped.

I wanted to contribute my Javascript implementation to him so he could add it to his collection, but oddly his site has disappeared...

You got it, Cary! We're getting pretty close here. Just need to finish up testing the whole cloud upload/download stuff and it's ready to go through Nintendo's lotcheck process. There's some other housekeeping things too and the whole PR end of the thing, but we're really close to being all done (thank god).

Also, ambiguities are the worst! They've ruined many a good puzzle. We're hoping that longtime fans of this style of game appreciate that there are no puzzles that force you to guess.

Yeah, I'm also going to wait on a sale. I played the demo and enjoyed it - the new gimmick is cool and will definitely add a new layer to the gameplay, but I can wait. Regardless, I'm happy Nintendo keeps supporting the series, it's become a new favorite for me.

Totally stoked for this. Threw in $30 to get a console version and the PC demo. Happy to fund these guys and hope they can bring us a great platformer with the heart and soul of the original games.

Looks good. Definitely excited to check these out.

FYI, Guacamelee is awesome!

Solid list. Good ol' Spidey tops mine as well.

Strider for my shiny new PS4 for $6 isn't a bad deal at all. Might have to get in on that.

RE: Gamer Gate

I wasn't trying to establish any particular position. I just think the whole thing (both sides) brought out a whole lot of negative. That in conjunction with the other stuff going on really made me back off talking about games because I just didn't want to deal with the situation at all.

Games are my escape and a vehicle for me to have fun and connect with other people. It just felt like that whole incident made gaming not a fun place to be and really set the entire gaming community back instead of moving us forward. I'm not blaming any particular group, but the whole thing just got way out of hand.

This is partly my fault. I've been so busy since starting my game, I've kind of let my participation in the site slide and haven't been helping generate content to keep people interested. I guess in addition to that, Gamer Gate really took the wind out of my sails. It made the whole gaming community a very toxic place and not one I wanted to be a part of while it was all going down. The total lack of action in this latest generation of gaming doesn't help either.

All that being said, don't worry, PixlBit is not going to close! For one, it runs on my own server in my basement, so I have no overhead at this point in operating the site. Secondly, I love this place! I'd never want it to just disappear.

Once PixlCross gets pushed out the door (which is quite imminent), I plan on getting more engaged to get things back on track. If you guys as the community have any good ideas to spark more participation, please, let me know. I'm not sure where many of the bloggers who used to come here have gone, but if anyone knows how to reach out to them, please let them know we'd love to have them here.

No excuses! Hurry up and play everything!