Ten/Ten games released a wonderful Gameboy-inspired Steam game today called Beau and Bow. I was honored to do some of the music for this great game that recalls classics like Kirby and Super Mario Land. Its not just a clone of these games though! It has a unique play mechanic where you control two characters with different abilities and have to use their abilities together to solve the games puzzles. It’s a a light-hearted and fun game with a lovely atmosphere. Check it out today!

Trying something new, I’ve now been releasing some pre-made asset packs for purchase on itch.io. They are made to be used for variety of Gameboy projects that utilize the hUGEDriver (GB Studio, GBDK). This is an alternative for paying for bespoke music if you are doing a quick Game Jam or casual project. The entry rate for getting music is a lot lower. This first pack is all about the classic dramatic sounds of games like Zelda. Check out the complete pack here!

Hall of Kunger Binb Episode II marks the 30 year anniversary of the existence of the ZZT game engine. You might remember this game if you grew up in the 90s as the game where you are a tiny smily face icon navigating an ANSI world. The original was designed by Tod Sweeney who went on to form Epic Games and wrote the Unreal Engine which has been bringing us well, epic games.

This project uses a modified ANSI character set that still stays in the confines of the original ZZT engine. It can actually be played on an old DOS machine (if you still have one) or in a browser. I remember playing the original shareware ZZT when I was just a little kid on my old 386 orange monochrome machine sometime in the 90s. I never thought it’d still be a thing in 2022.

Peppy’s Adventure recalls classic puzzle games like The Adventures of Lolo (NES). It has a great variety and bright fun colors that remind me of classic SMB games as well. Despite its cute look, the game is difficult! It might seem easy on the surface but the complexity and difficulty ramps up quickly.

For the soundtrack, I worked closely with the Peptite Studios team who are true aficionados of classic game music. We tried to capture some of the fun and adventurous spirit of the 16-bit era with SNES styled samples that mirror the colorful graphics of the game. You can pick it up on Steam today!

Created in DosBox over about two hours. Lost the early creation footage but it was not very interesting.

Gamechops has long since established itself as the go-to label for awesome video game remixes. Dj Cutman’s crew has just released the extensive and polished Spindash 2. With tracks spanning the entire Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, you really get your moneys worth with this collection. Stand out tracks, in my personal opinion is Blind’s remix of Starlight (my all time favorite Sonic song) and Chjolo’s Totally Rad from Sonic Adventure 2. There is not a bad track on the album and I particularly like how they were able to breathe life into songs that have been remixed many times – especially those from the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Grab this album today.

Celebrating the 30 year anniversary of the Legend of Zelda, two programmers have created a WebGL 3D recreation of the Legend of Zelda. This is not a quick, cheap redo in 3D, it is incredibly faithful to the original and very polished graphically.

The fact that its all been done in Java script and you can play it right in your browser is also pretty awesome. Literally, just go to this page and you can play it. The controls are responsive and it really feels like the original. Enjoy.