A few more small updates for Unearthed! EarthBrent and Ninjamaru were kind enough to contribute sprites for both ISAAC and Skoob, two of the main characters in Unearthed. These sprites are not 100% completed yet, but still look pretty great! Here is a short a simple video showing them off:

Here’s a list of the other stuff I’ve been up to:

• Revised game outline to include new abilities.
• Bug tested some doors and ladders.
• Re-arranged some enemies throughout the game outline, to pace things a little better.

I should have some more updates for you all next week!

October 23, 2012 Michael Unearthed, Video No comments

This is The World Is Square Podcast (TWISP) Season 1, Episode 10. The simpler a game is, the worse Matt is at it.

Every week Michael, Mathew and Geoff conduct irreverent discussions focused around a central theme, while attempting to beat a classic video game. The game is picked ahead of time by Michael, with no prior knowledge given to Matt and Geoff. They usually hate whatever game he picks. This week’s theme was Marvels and the chosen game was Separation Anxiety for the Super Nintendo.

September 29, 2012 Michael Podcast, Video No comments

I’ve been mainly fishing through the ROM for bugs lately (not very exciting), so I thought I’d whip up a quick video to keep the blog interesting. Below is a walkabout of Unearthed’s game world, hosted by myself, Radiostorm (Matt), and Geoff. It shows off some of the game’s areas, outlines the overall narrative of the game, and gives you a chance to see how everything is connected.

As you can see, there is still a bit of bug testing to do! Next week I’ll have some more sprites to show off (ISAAC hopefully), and a few other odds and ends.

September 24, 2012 Michael Podcast, Unearthed, Video 5 comments

This is The World Is Square Podcast (TWISP) Season 1, Episode 9. Matt hates everything to do with The Dark Knight Rises.

Every week Michael, Mathew and Geoff conduct irreverent discussions focused around a central theme, while attempting to beat a classic video game. The game is picked ahead of time by Michael, with no prior knowledge given to Matt and Geoff. They usually hate whatever game he picks. This week’s theme was BATMAN and the chosen game was The Adventures of Batman and Robin for the Super Nintendo.

September 21, 2012 Michael Podcast, Video No comments

This is The World Is Square Podcast (TWISP)Season 1, Episode 8. Ecco the Dolphin is a weird game

Every week Michael, Mathew and Geoff conduct irreverent discussions focused around a central theme, while attempting to beat a classic video game. The game is picked ahead of time by Michael, with no prior knowledge given to Matt and Geoff. They usually hate whatever game he picks. This week’s theme was Water and the chosen game was Ecco the Dolphin for the Sega Genesis.

September 14, 2012 Michael Podcast, Video No comments

This is The World Is Square Podcast (TWISP)Season 1, Episode 7. OH BOY IT’S DA POKEMON.

Every week Michael, Mathew and Geoff conduct irreverent discussions focused around a central theme, while attempting to beat a classic video game. The game is picked ahead of time by Michael, with no prior knowledge given to Matt and Geoff. They usually hate whatever game he picks. This week’s theme was Fire and the chosen game was Pokemon Red for the Gameboy.

September 7, 2012 Michael Podcast, Video No comments

Just a short little update this week! Here’s another gameplay video showing off Mitchell’s PC sprites. There are some minor changes from the original set; mainly the fact that Mitchell has a slightly bigger shnozz that looks better while he moves diagonally. You can check it out below, as well as a small preview of the game’s Crystal Mine area.

August 13, 2012 Michael Unearthed, Video No comments

EarthBrent and NinjaMaru have been hard at work this week, putting together some really great sprite-sets for Unearthed. Although they’re not completely done yet, they are a great sign of things to come for the game! Take a peak below for some pixellated artwork of both Mitchell and ISAAC!

And as an added treat, I made a little walkabout video with Mitchell in his hometown of Glensborough. It’s a big ol’ empty game world at the moment, but it is good to see the game working at even its base level.

August 5, 2012 Michael Unearthed, Video No comments

This is The World Is Square Podcast (TWISP) Season 1, Episode 6. Another game that Geoff and Matt actually like.

Every week Michael, Mathew and Geoff conduct irreverent discussions focused around a central theme, while attempting to beat a classic video game. The game is picked ahead of time by Michael, with no prior knowledge given to Matt and Geoff. They usually hate whatever game he picks.

This week’s theme was Dragons and the chosen game was Battletoads & Double Dragon for the NES.

July 6, 2012 Michael Podcast, Video No comments

This is The World Is Square Podcast (TWISP) Season 1, Episode 5. This week I tried to pick a game that Matt and Geoff would really like.

Every week Michael, Mathew and Geoff conduct irreverent discussions focused around a central theme, while attempting to beat a classic video game. The game is picked ahead of time by Michael, with no prior knowledge given to Matt and Geoff. They usually hate whatever game he picks.

This week’s theme was Dungeons and the chosen game was EarthBound for the SNES. We played the “dungeon man” section of EarthBound, because playing the whole game would be silly.

June 28, 2012 Michael Podcast, Video No comments