Author: Taro Omiya
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Strange Free Games: Global Game Jam Edition
Alright, here’s a dump of all the games I ended up loving from the Global Game Jam 2012. Going in no particular order… Susie’s Summer Home Yay, my game! It’s a maze where you play as Suzie, attempting to escape her haunted summer house. Best played with no preconception of the game. Largely inspired by…
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Weekly Game Music: like stars (CLANNAD)
A while ago, I’ve mentioned that one of my favorite parts about doing this series is that I discover games I’ve never played before. Here’s one of those games: CLANNAD, a visual novel that became an inspiration for many mangas and animes. One of its trance music, like stars by zts, is a sorrowful but…
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Strange Free Games: Yume Nikki
By now, you’ve probably already heard that I went to Global Game Jam 2012 to make a strange horror game. It so happens to be that the game was inspired by another free, indie hit, Yume Nikki. Be warned: this game is not for the weak-hearted. It is a terribly bizarre, alien, and grotesque game…
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Added Solitaire Double-Deck HD and Susie’s Summer Home
Whoa, it’s been a while since I’ve made any changes to this website, aside from the blog. Anyways, I got two new games listed listed here: Solitaire Double-Deck HD, a dazzling on a classic. Susie’s Summer Home, a maze-like horror game.
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About Boomshakalaka
Games-I-made-in-Global-Game-Jam ramble, part 2. In 2011, I just moved into Maryland. To get used to things, I decided to take a supporting role in a team, rather than work by myself. Our creation was Boomshakalaka, a bomb-dropping game controlled by dropping objects on the keyboard. The game is downloadable here. The theme this time was…
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About Trip Trap
Since I’ll be going to Global Game Jam this week, I might as well ramble about the games I made there. First, back in 2010, I had an assignment where I had to prototype a game by myself. This is what it came out to be: Trip Trap. For info and source-code, check out the…