The game of the month isn’t actually out yet, but this is a great example of what you can achieve with pixel art graphics.
It’s a great idea that the video game for this 80s themed horror show should be a retro 80s style video game. I’m really excited to get my hands on this one.
Thanks to Darsh for bringing my attention to this one on his blog. Read his fantastic article on his site here:
Perhaps one of the greatest 2D games of all time, well, in my opinion anyway. I spent hours on this game when I was younger. It has great cartoony graphics, fun settings and exciting gameplay.
A great thing about this game was the ability to destroy parts of the background.
You can pickup a range of weapons including machine guns, rocket launchers, flame throwers and more.
At certain points in the game, you can jump into the tanks and move through the platforms destroying bad guys and helicopters or enemy tanks.
Play the game for free today:
MUGEN allows you to make your own roster of characters in your own customised 2D fighting games in the style of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat
Download the software, characters and stages from:
SHORT LIFE
In a similar style to Happy Wheels, you have to navigate a ragdoll man through challenging levels, avoiding dangerous obstacles that can sever your limbs, and try and make it to the finish line
It’s quite addictive and it’s a lot of fun. It is my choice for game of the month in January 2019!
Check back in February to see the next game of the month
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You will also have a finished 2D video game which is yours to use for free and you can add extra levels and other items to it.
You will also have the basic knowledge of coding, allowing you to move onto more challenging game engines such as Unity or Unreal.
This course is aimed at beginners who have no experience of game design or coding. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. We are using the Stencyl game engine which is free to download
In this series you will be creating a complete 2D video game with 6 levels, an end of level boss fight, a main menu, a level select screen and level accomplishments.
You will learn using an easy to use free game engine which uses visual drag and drop coding.
You will learn the basics of game coding with things like:
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