The excellent development platform ”Unity” now have reached version 2.1

If you are thinking about creating games on mac and want to reach Linux,
Windows AND Mac users - then look no further. This is as good as it gets
without going broke and investing in new gaming engines and such.
And better yet, if you can code you can create in Unity!

So go get a Mac and get cracking at it - what ARE you waiting for?!

Tags: tools, Crossplatform

Since I am now firmly planted in the ground at the ”Mac farm”
I search for good games to play nativly on MacOs.

I recently stumbeled upon this small indy house called
”Codeminium” and two of their titles had my attention
almost right away.

First out is the game ”Saqqarah” which basically defines the
genre ”puzzle”. It is highly inspired by the egyptian look and
feel. A lot of speech and animations ontop of lots and lots of
graphic effects make this gem visually very attractive.
But the gameplay is hugly well made too.
I will not go into detail to much but this is one of the best
small indy games I’ve seen (in it’s genre) in a long while.
Worth every penny of the registration fee.

Second and lastly we have the game ”Stone Loops - Jurassica”.
If you ever played Zuma or Zuma2 (or similar) you know what
kind of game this is. Like Saqqara it is highly addictive and very
nice looking. The feeling of ’one-more-level’ is very clear.

Both games have a very nice price and the the registration key
works both in the Mac and Windows version of the game.
Both games can be played on all modern macs, even the small ones.
So basically you get two games at the price of one - on two different
OS’es. This is indy development at it’s best!

Go here and registrer these right away!

Tags: Review, Crossplatform

On the Amiga platform there once was a super fun game called "Scorched Earth".
It was an artillery tank game you could play with multiple human and computer
players. It was very well made and had fantastic weapons effects and it gave a
sense of wonder when you blew up your opponents.
During the years I've seen many try to redo this. Some good, others less so.

However, now I think the wait is over.

Atomic Cannon offers ALL of the fun and function of from the Amiga version.
But with nicer graphics and sound. Even a bunch of innovations too.
All in all it is a good carrier of the flag and gives great entertainment to both
old and new gamers.
You can get this excellent game in two flavours: Windows and Mac.

So go out there and get it while it's fresh!

Tags: Review

Very, very few game titles stand the test of time. What I mean by this is this:
When you look back on your previous years of gaming. It may be on computer
or console, it does not really matters. What games stands out? What titles do
you actually remember and most important what games do your remember
with warmth - still?
Not many right? Any?

I my case it is only a handful. A few specs of gold that I will probably carry with
me the rest of my life. They have become a part of me in a sense.

This is why the indie scene invented "remakes" of classic games. And
emulation, not to be forgotten.

One such title, and an odd one at that, I would like to see in modern
daylight again is a small gem called "Wicked".
It's a cool little game made for Amiga 500 by Binary Vision and Electric Dreams.
At it's core you find a simple struggle between light and dark; good and evil.
But you will soon realize that there is also quite a bit of action and tactics involved.
It soon gets really hard.
If I had the skill this is one of the first games I would like to remake into modern
hardware (both mac and Windows).

Tags: Misc, Remakes