Marionette Studios

It has trains too!

Dan — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:36:46 +0000

Yes as you can probably now guess from the image, Handcar Hero will contain a train or two.
I just love how these old west trains looked and I’ve had some fun modelling this one for the game. Also I am pleased to report that this looks cool on the iPhone. This obviously isn’t finished yet but I have already decided from what I have here to use pre rendered graphics for my game. Handcar Hero was always going to be a 2d game but originally going to have a cartoon look to it’s visuals. I and been modelling these as a base to paint over and also for promotional material but really like how these rendered images look on the retina display that now I’m going to use these for the in game visuals too.

Handcar Hero

Dan — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:36:33 +0000

New game coming soon to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

E3 2011

Dan — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:22:36 +0000

It’s that time of the year again and the media is full of rumour, speculation and down right wishful thinking. Forums across the gaming world are alive with tough talk on who they think is already the so called “winner” of the show and we haven’t even started. This can only mean one thing, it’s time for the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo.

For those of you that don’t know, E3, is the biggest event on the video game calendar. It’s the place where the industry’s brightest come together to show the world what we are all going to be playing, and spending our money on, over the next 12 months. This is when we finally get to hear the details of the secret, and sometimes not so secret, projects that have kept the industry busy.

This year promises to be particularly special as we are expecting to see for the first time the next home console from Nintendo and all the details on Sony’s new handheld. Microsoft, on the other hand, may not have any new hardware this year but we should get to see some new Kinect software which will hopefully include something for the “hardcore” gamer. Along with the usual avalanche of game announcements, trailers, live demos and booth babes, this is the week we’ve all been waiting for. This is E3.

What to Expect

Dan — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:15:47 +0000

The development blog will provide regular updates, previews and a behind the scenes look at the latest games being developed here at Marionette. Hopefully I will not only be covering major milestones,but also try and create a developer diary for the creation of each game.

So I’ll be starting with Handcar Hero for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This is currently in production at Marionette with a launch date set for this year. It’s a game about a guy who has the dangerous job of chasing down runaway trains on his handcar. It’s a casual, action based game, taking advantage of the iOS devices unique touch controls.

Hello world!

Dan — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:06:15 +0000

Right, it’s time to finally edit the default WordPress post and actually write my own Hello World blog post. So here it is.
Updating this blog and the site in general is something I really want to get into regularly I just haven’t developed the habit yet but it is something I’m working on.

That’s all for now!