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Quake Live

Posted on September 19th, 2014 by Hitstun

Quake Live is a refreshingly fast and simple first person shooter straight out of the 90s. It was merely a free-to-play version of Quake III Arena until a few weeks ago when they added weapon loadouts. You now start with one of four primary weapons and one of four secondary weapons. If you want to […]

New Games From Columbus

Posted on July 11th, 2014 by Hitstun

I’ve updated the Bakamo Studios site with a new post about three locally developed games that could use some hype right now. While you’re waiting for Evo 2014 Championship Series to start, why not watch these trailers? Lemma – first-person parkour playground Breaking Block – polished creative Arkanoid-like Hatch-It! – cute ice physics puzzle Source: […]

Yumi’s Odd Odyssey/Sayonara Umihara Kawase

Posted on March 28th, 2014 by Hitstun

The best grappling hook in video games has finally made it to the West! In the hands of an expert, the title character can climb all over everything and fling herself across the screen while stressing the elastic fishing line to its breaking point. Beginners can stick to the main route, but everyone else gives […]

Maldita Castilla

Posted on January 4th, 2014 by Hitstun

Locomalito makes hard traditional 2D games that can be beaten in one sitting, and he releases them for free out of his love of arcade culture. Check out Maldita Castilla, his love letter to dark Nintendo Hard platform games like Ghosts ‘n Goblins and Castlevania. Most of the monsters come from Spanish myths we don’t […]

Minigolf Exam

Posted on December 15th, 2013 by Hitstun

Finally, I get to post a game I made! Minigolf Exam is an 8-hole miniature golf game where you only get one round to prove your skills! If you do badly on your first run, you are a minigolf failure forever. I made this game in 48 hours as my Ludum Dare #28 compo submission, […]