Mastodawn

Take revenge on the mob boss who killed your wife by burying him alive in his beloved Cadillac.

Dolan's Cadillac is a Pico-8 game of murder, vengeance, and poorly marked road hazards, loosely inspired by Stephen King

https://postgoodism.itch.io/dolans-cadillac

#Pico8 #IndieGame #StephenKing

Peter M.J. Gross 2d ago

A short list of storytelling ideas for implementing narrative choices in games: Express opinions, control access to content, and protect secrets.

https://pmjg.blogspot.com/2023/12/applying-and-improving-3-types-of.html

#NarrativeDesign #IndieGameDev #GameDesign

Applying and Improving 3 Types of Narrative Choices

General shenanigans clearinghouse and repository of poorly articulated ideas.

Peter M.J. Gross 2d ago

College Fun Games 3d ago

The demo of Less Miserables is released! Go play!

https://collegefungames.itch.io/less-miserables

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4380030/Less_Miserables_Demo/

#AdventureGame #PointAndClick #IndieGame #GameDemo

Less Miserables by College Fun Games

A point-and-click parody of Les Miserables

itch.io

Peter M.J. Gross 4d ago

jeffluszcz 4d ago

Made a fun little web toy, a webcam based Theremin, use your hands to control the pitch (first balled up works best) and volume. Show both palms to middle of screen for song tutorial. https://jeffrey-luszcz.github.io/videotheremin/ Repo and more instructions at https://github.com/Jeffrey-Luszcz/videotheremin #theremin #music

Peter M.J. Gross 4d ago

Movies can unfold a 3-act structure over a few hours. That structure needs to be adapted and stretched out to last for an entire game:

https://gamedesignskills.com/game-design/three-act-structure/

#GameDesign #NarrativeDesign #GameDev

How to Apply the Three-Act Structure in Video Games

This guide discusses the three-act structure, how it’s used in storytelling generally, and how to apply it to video games.

Game Design Skills

Peter M.J. Gross 5d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116285290986207759

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

Peter M.J. Gross 5d ago

This happened and no one told me:

https://racketmn.com/we-went-for-the-wings-a-visit-to-the-mall-of-america-hooters-during-its-final-days

WE WENT FOR THE WINGS: A Visit to the Mall of America Hooters During Its Final Days - Racket

Ask not for whom the owl hoots; it hoots for thee.

Peter M.J. Gross 6d ago

Permadeath and Fire Emblem (why nobody does it that way):

“every time I ever lost a unit in Fire Emblem, it was because I blundered. I did something stupid that resulted in their death. And, personally, having to live with the consequences of your own stupidity is one of the more painful regrets to carry.”

https://knightattheopera.blogspot.com/2026/03/thinking-about-permadeath-in-fire-emblem.html