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The Cursed Gallery (2017)

A second sprawling Glorious Trainwrecks Knytt Stories collaboration, this time created in celebration of Knytt Stories’ 10th birthday, and for Fubaka’s Epic KS Level Competition, Mark II (in which it placed second). Contributors this time include atuun, Danni, ncrecc, SavourySnack, Vegetal Gibber, xZilas, and myself. This level is huge, difficult, and makes use of various Knytt Stories Plus features. Ergo:

You will need Knytt Stories Plus to play this level.

Download (43.5 MB)

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REDPRISON (2017)

REDPRISON is a compilation of entries to the REDPRISON game jam, organised by Daniel P. Lopez in response to the game REDPRISON by FUCKGAMEDEV. Like much of FUCKGAMEDEV's output, REDPRISON was initially available as a "unique experience" purchasable by only one person. Copies were subsequently offered to participants in the game jam, and the game can still be obtained in this manner.

My contribution was redflickson, made with Stephen Lavelle’s flickgame jr. The compilation includes work by ncrecc, fizzhog, Nicholas Arden Day, mr. a, Drambique, everythingstaken, and Conceri Johnny. A video of the included games is also available.

Play redflickson online (HTML5)

Download entire compilation (136 MB)

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omgt4 (2013) | omgt5: fever dream (2017)

Two more ostensible entries in the Oh Man Go Time series, though there are virtually no thematic links with earlier levels. At this point, I can’t even say they’re sequels in name only thanks to acronymisation. omgt4 is an earnest attempt at horror created for the Halloween-themed Klik of the Month Klub #76. It features “ultra-spooky mode (not recommended for first-time players)” which can be enabled by walking all the way to the left before entering the house.

omgt5: fever dream was made for Knytt of the Month Klub #11 and is more of a puzzle, the solution to which is “as easy as A, B, C!” …provided you’re familiar with the Knytt Stories editor and willing to try various esoteric actions. Of course, if you’re uninterested in puzzles there’s still a small glitch-themed environment to explore, scored by the smooth sounds of Goto80 and the Uwe Schenk Band.

You will need Knytt Stories or Knytt Stories Plus to play these levels.

Download omgt4 (610 KB)

Download omgt5: fever dream (1.8 MB)

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five fast flickgames (2017)

Five more flickgame creations, made during the wee hours of the night for hourly flickgame day. 2:00am kicks off the collection with an ambient assortment of night scenes. Next, herein lies remixes my favourite scenes from previous flickgames therein lies and wherein lies, while snailed it references the title and ending of nailed it despite being otherwise dissimilar. The snail theme continues with snailpoke, a snail poking simulator. Last up is threadbarren, a sequel of sorts to threadbare, though made alone rather than in collaboration. Note that all older flickgames mentioned can be found here.

Play 2:00am online (HTML5)

Play herein lies online (HTML5)

Play snailed it online (HTML5)

Play snailpoke online (HTML5)

Play threadbarren online (HTML5)

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Soccer Judge 2: The Inciting Incident (2017) | Soccer Judge III: Redemption (2017)

For Klik of the Month Klub #104, I sought to revive possibly the most overlooked game in my oeuvre, a 2010 collaboration with Liam Bowen called Soccer Judge: The Revenge. The initial result of this was Soccer Judge 2: The Inciting Incident, sadly made without Liam as he wasn’t free. He did turn out to be free the day after though, so we got the team back together to make Soccer Judge III: Redemption, and also brought on Lucy Xia as a creative consultant. This third entry in the franchise draws a lot of inspiration (and some ripped sprites) from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Download Soccer Judge 2: The Inciting Incident (780 KB)

Download Soccer Judge III: Redemption (2.9 MB)

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Sergio Cornaga, Procrastinator: 2017 Edition (2017)

This update to Sergio Cornaga, Procrastinator was made for Glorious Trainwrecks’ 10th birthday and Slice of Life 2017. Gone is the looming essay deadline, replaced with a looming expression of interest deadline (and accompanying CV update) resulting from corporate restructuring. This time around, the lush background and ending animations are sourced from Bees & Bombs, while the music and sound effects are sampled from arthur x medic’s remix of chibi-tech’s Neuromageddon.

Download (14.1 MB)

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Schrödinger's Tamagotchi (2017)

My submission to the MAKE A GAME BUT DONT LET ANYBODY PLAY IT JAM. Schrödinger's Tamagotchi is a virtual pet that, like Schrödinger's cat, is simultaneously both alive and dead until opened. It is distributed inside a password-protected archive for which no password is given, effectively stopping anybody from even viewing the game. Downloading it is likely pointless. Nonetheless...

Download (2.0 MB)

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Wave to the People (2017)

Wave to the People was my solo project for Global Game Jam 2017, which I started on the final day. It was also submitted to FLATGAME Annual 2016, and aims to loosely adhere to the rules of flatgames laid out for that event.

Download (2.6 MB) or play it online (HTML5)

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five fake flickgames (2016)

Yet more products of Stephen Lavelle’s flickgame. flickbait is an empathy game about inability to empathise. It was created with rhetoricstu’s image import mod and a webcam for Klik of the Month Klub #lol.

flickmabel is a face clicker with a custom colour palette made for Healy’s Gravity Falls Impromptu Game Jam. It is the final instalment of my project At the Mabels of Madness, a series of nearly 500 pieces of Gravity Falls fan art that spanned four years. Also worth mentioning here is the 300th instalment, a plingpling board entitled Marbles of Madness.

tree vandalism is a test of hugs’ flickflag mod, made in an hour. aflicktions is an abstract, barely interactive slideshow (that also features a custom colour palette). It was made for Marek Kapolka’s DADADADADADA event. Lastly, luftballon is a test of Lavelle’s own flickgame jr variation, made for Klik of the Month Klub #103.

Play flickbait online (HTML5)

Play flickmabel online (HTML5)

Play tree vandalism online (HTML5)

Play aflicktions online (HTML5)

Play luftballon online (HTML5)

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CYOA (2016)

For the 2016 edition of 24 Hour Zine Making Challenge, I mixed things up by giving the reigns of my scout series to Liam Bowen, who produced the official third entry, The Saga of the Shifty Space Scout. In exchange, I made an interactive zine inspired by Seeing With Closed Eyes, Liam’s ongoing comic series based on his dreams. The zine debuted at Auckland Zinefest 2016 with 16 hand-painted variant covers, and after the event I made a crude browser-based version which can be played below by clicking the numbers offered. If no numbers are given, you have reached an ending and can backtrack with your browser's back button.

Play online (HTML)

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Pump It!Chill Out (2016) | Juni’s Nightmare (2016)

Two collaborative Knytt Stories Plus levels made for the Knytt Swapsies event I organised. Pump It!Chill Out was started by me and completed by Ultigonio. It features two contrasting segments: a punishing music-synchronised gauntlet of platforming challenges, and a more relaxing set of simple puzzles. Both are set to music by Shirobon.

Juni’s Nightmare or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Spongy was started by david c (a.k.a. terrytheplatypus) and finished by me. It offers a surreal jaunt filled with numerous secrets and references to other Knytt Stories levels, including all those made for the Knytt Swapsies event.

You will need Knytt Stories Plus to play these levels.

Download Pump It!Chill Out (3.2 MB)

Download Juni’s Nightmare (12.4 MB)

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Experiment 26 (2016)

Experiment 26 is a series of episodic games made in consecutive order (for the most part) by Richard Perrin, Lyndsey Moulds, Mattias Gustavsson, Kyle Reimergartin, Jonathan Brodsky, Ian MacLarty, Rob Fearon, terrytheplatypus, 李尚倫, Tom Smith, Blueberry Soft, Matthew Gatland, mchaza, Eddie Cameron, empty fortress, Nicholas Ralabate, myself, James Earl Cox III, Nik Sudan, nuuup, Lance James, Michael Lawrence, Jimmy Andrews, John Bujalski, Guilherme Töws, and Armel Gibson. It is the spiritual sequel to Experiment 12, but shares no plot threads that I can discern. Incidentally, good luck discerning the plot.

Download on itch.io (509 MB)

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faithgame (2016)

faithgame is a modification of flickgame that was created for Global Game Jam 2016 with Matthew Gatland and Ellie Hayward. It is a game-making tool which encourages games to be produced in a ritualistic fashion, abiding by strict and often unusual rules inspired by religious law and manifestos like Dogme 95. It featured in the tinypalace gamesfestival exhibition.

Play online (HTML5)

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five further flickgames (2015)

Another batch of games made with Stephen Lavelle’s flickgame tool. salute the flag is a game about the New Zealand flag referendum. It was first shown as part of the flickgame showcase at the IGDA NZ Minicade at Librarycon. the abandoned sandal is an adaptation of terrytheplatypus’ Twine game of the same name. It makes use of hugs’ dithering mod, and was submitted to Klik of the Month Klub #99.

pac-man without a cause: the flickgame and man vs. demon were my two small contributions to the monumental Klik of the Month Klub #100 event. The former is yet another remake of good ol’ Pac-Man Without a Cause, while the latter is a blasphemous flickgame made using rhetoricstu’s image import mod and scans from Compendium Of Demonology and Magic.

Last on the list is tie me, my own riff on Untie Me by ihavefivehat. I made this as part of 12 DAYS OF KLIKMAS, a highly successful attempt by Super-Dot to bring feedback to the numerous seemingly ignored games on Glorious Trainwrecks.

Play salute the flag online (HTML5)

Play the abandoned sandal online (HTML5)

Play pac-man without a cause: the flickgame online (HTML5)

Play man vs. demon online (HTML5)

Play tie me online (HTML5)

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The Rime of the Salty Sea Scout (2015)

The Rime of the Salty Sea Scout is a sequel to The Legend of the Crooked Girl Scout. Like its predecessor, it’s a tiny choose-your-own-adventure comic available as an interactive PDF or a 4 x 5 cm physical copy (oversized copies are also available). It follows the same protagonist, but this time has a seafaring theme inspired mostly by memories of the Monkey Island series.

Download PDF (10.0 MB)

Buy physical copies at Gumroad (US$3+)

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Widdershins (2014) | Beyond Widdershins (2015)

For 24-Hour Comics Day 2014, I created a pair of booklets exploring a fictional set of artefacts and mythology loosely based on the Childe Rowland fairy tale. I refrained from posting here at the time because they didn’t seem enough like a game to me, but I’ve since been convinced there’s more interactivity here than I thought.

I made a second pair of booklets during 24-Hour Comics Day 2015. Whether the series is now complete remains to be seen.

View Widdershins or buy physical copies at Gumroad (US$6+)

View Beyond Widdershins or buy physical copies at Gumroad (US$6+)

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This Is Not Thirty Levels (2015)

A Knytt Stories level made for Klik of the Month Klub #99, a cacophonous multi-themed event incorporating spookiness, cheese, making Knytt Stories levels and attempting to make 30 games in 2 hours (which inspired the title of this level). It's a sequel to This Is Not A Level, but with original rather than borrowed challenges, most of which will prove quite difficult to players not adept at Knytt Stories. It features music from She Screams by oddlogic.

You will need Knytt Stories (or preferably Knytt Stories Plus) to play this level.

Download (2.9 MB)