PixlBit's own Travis Hawks' inaugural title is releasing today on the Windows store for free! Download it here as soon as it shows up in the store!.
Your pocket-sized inhaler.
As Nintendo’s poster child for all things cute and cuddly, Kirby came from humble beginnings. By the early ‘90s, most of the more popular platformers like Super Mario Bros. and Mega Man were well along in their sequels and had grown in length and complexity. Long-time developer HAL Laboratory decided to make a game that was super simple, brief, and would appeal specifically to the novice players out there.
Blue Thunder
There comes a time in every reviewer's life when they have to push themselves to review a game. It's not because the game is so near and dear to their heart that they find it difficult to be objective and honest. Nor is it because the game turned out to be unexpectedly challenging and keeps the reviewer on their toes. On the contrary, some games can be cringe-inducing because you can barely make it past stage one and they just aren’t very fun. Thunder Blade was such a game for me. I held off for months from reviewing this in part because it was so frustratingly difficult that I had to just walk away from it for weeks at a time. When I finally made it to stage two, my will was already broken.
An elephant single-handedly winning the war on terror. This must be what the GOP dreams about.
At the beginning of the year, a friend of mine and I were discussing our favorite games of 2014. His was Far Cry 4, citing how his favorite part was riding elephants, while mine was Dragon Age: Inquisition noting how much fun the dragon hunts were. We reached the conclusion that if a game could let you fight dragons with elephants, it would be the game of forever. I bring this up because the first boss of Tembo: The Badass Elephant is a robot dragon. That’s right, the coolest thing I have ever thought of and this game outdid that idea. While not quite the greatest game ever I imagined, what Tembo offers is pretty damn fun.
A one stop shop for all levels created by PixlBit users.
This past Friday, Nintendo released its latest title in the Super Mario series. For the the first time ever, they've put the tools to create Mario games in the hands of their adoring fans. If Twitter is any indication, the world is going absolutely nuts for the title and creating puzzles in rapid succession. If you're one such player, please, use the comments of this article to share your creations with the rest of PixlBit so that we may all enjoy the fruits of your labor!
Shifting the 32-bit generation into high gear.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again-- a new video game console is only as strong as its launch titles. Such was the case of the PlayStation when it was released stateside on September 9, 1995. As Sony’s first video game system to go toe-to-toe with Nintendo and Sega, the PlayStation came out swinging with Ridge Racer. Developed by Namco and ported from their arcade machine, the game was early proof that the PlayStation was capable of providing a convincing arcade-like experience at home in a way that simply couldn’t be done on the Super NES, Sega Genesis, or any other 16-bit console. Ridge Racer sent a clear message-- the 32-bit generation was going to be awesome and the PlayStation would lead the way.
With the recent surfacing of a prototype Play Station for the SNES, Chris I re-imagines video game history if it were to release.
It's no secret that Sony originally intended to produce a CD-ROM attachment called the Play Station for the Super Nintendo console. Somewhere along the line the deal went sour and what was originally intended for the CD-ROM drive became the Sony PlayStation.
The latest Backloggers tackles the angsty sequel to The Sands of Time.
Backloggers Anonymous is back with the most controversial of the Prince of Persia titles. Join us as JD explains why he loves this series and game in particular while perparing himself for future backlash, where we also discuss The Sands of Time, Ubisoft abandoning the series for Assassin's Creed, and the future of the cinematic platformer genre.
Nick and Chessa made a game and it's gone gold! Also, Steam Greenlight - vote yes (please)!
As some of you may know, Chessa and I have been working on a game for roughly the past year. We became official Wii U developers around September of last year and began the true development cycle of our first game, PixlCross. We've come a long way and as of last week, we officially submitted the game to Nintendo's certification process, Lotcheck!
Casey, JD, and Joaquim return from Isaac Clark's second terrifying(?) encounter with the markers!
Casey, JD, and Joaquim are finally back with their thoughts on Dead Space 2. Come as they give their thoughts on the scares, standout moments, story, characters, multiplayer, series as a whole, and....well...let's just say things get kind of weird.
