When someone says "retro arcade game", there's a pretty good chance that a picture of one of these little blocky aliens pops into your head. 1978's Space invaders was so influential that even Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Nintendo's cornerstone franchises, has pointed to it as the game that "revolutionized the industry". Like all retro … Continue reading Space Invaders accidentally invents difficulty curves
Me and a friend created a large scale pixel mario made out of post it notes and loads of glue (AKA Sticky shit xD)
3-4 years ago, facebook was slowly taking over the world, few companies recognized that fact and started developing entertainment applications on the platform, as the facebook user base began the expand so did these companies, their games and ideas expanded to match the ever fast growth of the social network site and with it social … Continue reading The Facebook bubble
Interlude In 2006, I was part of a team sent to the Tokyo Game Show; our objective was to meet as many companies - publishers - as possible within a three day time frame, and present our game to them to garner feedback and follow up on those who were interested in taking our … Continue reading Game Development in the Middle east: an introduction
This is a 30something year old piece of paper by Toru Iwatani documenting the design of his timeless classic.
A new video game museum opening in Berlin today claims over 300 exhibits and an archive of over 14,000 games tracing the history of the nascent medium. The Computerspielemuseum is the latest public effort from Andreas Lange, a former German game rater who quickly outgrew the space that housed his first public game collection, opened … Continue reading Video Game Museum
Video games have always been hailed as a threat to children and adults all the same; many assume that video games induce anti social behavior, promote violence and have kids spending all their time indoors instead of playing with their peers out in the sun. Other concerns - mostly by parents - such as … Continue reading Video Games Are Good For You!
It was a peaceful Friday morning half way through 2003 when I looked through the window and saw workers installing a sign for a new store opening across the street from my parent's place. I was still in collage and at the time playing 'Chrono Cross' on the PSone. I have played through the first … Continue reading First Job in the Game Industry
Fawzi Mesmar 