What most of you probably don't know,
unless you have been following my creative ventures/blog since September or October 2019 ( before Hive and before I even wrote Hypersensitivosaurus stories ), is that
your favorite (philoso)raptor was actually the main character in 2 tiny attempts at computer games.
I just looked them up on the Interwebs and they still exist:
Here's a screenshot of the start of the first game, simply named Hypersensitivosaurus:
And what follows is the second game I made:
Hypersensitivosaurus - Alone in the Darkosaur
Try it out here: https://vincent-nijman.itch.io/hypersensitivosaurus-alone-in-the-darkosaur
I believe that Alone in the Darkosaur was my attempt to partake in a Halloween contest,
but I am not even sure.
I just checked the thing out and I only made a tutorial, but I think it's kind of cute and funny anyway.
You might want to give it a look yourself.
The reason why I was reminded of my dabbling into gamemaking, of late 2019 ( which was probably two decades after I first tried to make computer games ), was this:
The day before yesterday, I had a pretty cool idea ( my creative energy is surging these days ):
What if I created a game that promoted my books?
More than that, it could even become my 'website' ( for lack of a better word ).
I have been trying to figure out a way to make a website without actually making a website for years now.
What if I could create a now website-esque website, a place where people can read fragments of my stories. Possibly even some full stories.
So, yesterday, I got back into using bitsy and I created this little room ( that I called 'library' ) containing a bookshelf with a stepladder.
I added a tiny bit of gameplay and, of course, a dino avatar.
You play the dino and can climb the ladder and get to/ read the books.
To Be Convinued...
Oh and before I forget, if you're into gamemaking yourself or you're not but you've always wanted to try, this might be one of the easiest ways to get started.
Try it here ( this is literally where I started my game from scratch:
P.S. I apparently made 3 more attempts at non dino games. They can all be found and played here:
https://vincent-nijman.itch.io/
P.P.S. I am seriously happy with the amount of response to my post from yesterday about the arrival of my printed book Hypersensitivosaurus and Cold Turkey ( a pixelated version of the book made it into my mini game today ). Thank you so much for the support! It's nice to feel valued and appreciated :<)
If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for? ;<)
my books arrived and were almost stolen at my mom's front door