#pixeljam

Here are two odd, old, electronic toys that I used in the making of my new James Kochalka Superstar album Ghost Walker.

Electroplankton, a Japanese-import cart for the Nintendo DS where you use little microscopic animals to semi-randomly create atmospheric music, and Merlin, a 1978 Parker Brothers electronic toy that had a very simple music composition app.

I used Electroplankton on the song Everyone Get Happy Now, and I used Merlin on Circuitry in Love and SongBot Sings Live with Merlin (which is like a medley of super short songs, with stage banter in between). The Merlin songs were all originally recorded for an early, unreleased version of my video game "Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork" (currently on sale for 75% off in the Steam Summer Sale) but ultimately were not used in the final release version of the game with PixelJam Games. The idea was that you would find SongBot hiding in little caves and he would perform a short song for you.

GUYS!!

Pixeljam's sequel to Dino Run has a Kickstarter campaign open for the upcoming Early Access version!

(Tumblr is weird about external links, but it can be found at Kickstarter(dot)com/projects/pixeljam/the-dino-run-2-early-access-campaign/)

The concept art already looks INCREDIBLE, and the currently available Sandbox Mode already has working multiplayer, so you can play around with friends as customized raptors with funny hats!

The next step they're working on is the classic "Doomwall" gameplay, which I feel will be SO INTENSE with all these physics they're letting people play with.

As for the physical rewards they're offering, the new t-shirt design is SO SICK.

I've already got my pledge in because I am so HYPE for this project. Once the game comes out, I'd love to have some races with you all. >:)

On this day, 10 years ago, was released

Dino Run : Enter Planet D (2013) 

Creator(s): Pixeljam

Type: Flash

Language: [EN] 

Dino Run DX is a fun game where you can play as a Wilsaur.

‘Ex-Zodiac’

[MULTI] [WEB] [VIDEO, KICKSTARTER TRAILER] [2020]

A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.

(...)Ex-Zodiac has already benefited a huge amount from the community feedback it has received over the last few months. Early Access will help bring the game to more people and thus provide even more feedback, helping to shape things such as gameplay, difficulty balancing, and fixing any technical issues that might arise early on. All this will allow Ex-Zodiac to reach its final release in a state that I can be proud of. ~Steam Blurb

On-rails space shooters similar to Star Fox are few and far between. Ex-Zodiac was recently shown off in the demo week on Steam and it's shaping up to be an impressive title. It is still early days for this title and currently there is a Kickstarter for it. Based on the demo game, it impressively reproduces the gameplay and look of Star Fox. While Randomised Gaming isn't a fan of this type of graphics choice, it is a matter of opinion. Controls are spot on as is the level design, with each level changing as you fly though it, keeping the gameplay fresh. Difficulty is spot on as well and the runs shown in this video were after a couple of practice attempts. Note the footage shown is a mix of demo versions and this may be very different to the finished game. One to watch for the future.

Ex-Zodiac currently has a demo available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249480/ExZodiac/