Taro Omiya

Taro Omiya

Software Engineer, Game Designer

Tag: Games

  • About Boomshakalaka

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    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…

  • About Trip Trap

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    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…

  • Solitaire Double-Deck HD

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    Hello, blog followers! We’ve been keeping this a secret for a while now, but my colleagues at E4 Software are finally ready to reveal the game we’ve been working on for about 9 months: Solitaire Double-Deck HD for the tablet! It’ll be released on January 31st. In the meanwhile, enjoy our preview trailer: [social_share/]

  • Strange Free Games: 42

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    I’ll be participating in the Global Game Jam 2012 next weekend, so I’ll be late on my updates next time. Speaking of Global Game Jam, lets talk about one of the best games that came out in Global Game Jam 2011: 42. Yes, 42, the infamous joke from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’ll…

  • Strange Free Games: Every Extend

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    Every game has a prototype, a small model that demonstrates how the final product plays. Here’s the prototype to a PSP game Every Extend Extra: Every Extend. A game with hypnotic music and pop visuals. Fun at short bursts, Every Extend can be downloaded here. Every Extend plays like a randomly-generated top-down shooter. Unlike top-down…

  • Strange Free Games: Against The Wall

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    While I usually focus on released and playable games here, I’d like to highlight this prototype with a lot of promise. Here’s Against the Wall, a first-person platforming-puzzle game about climbing a wall. It’s a surreal and acrophobic experience, strange, perilous, and inviting all the same. The alpha build for Against the Wall can be…