alillm's blog

41st Reality

2008-10-12T15:21:00.004+01:00

Just released a new game called 41st Reality. It's going to be my last game for a while unfortunately due to being a lot busier now than I was. I hope that all of the experience and feedback that I have got from my previous shmups show in this game. Enjoy!

http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/41st-Reality.html

Kryzta

2008-05-14T15:32:00.003+01:00

Kryzta is the latest rapidly developed game by cactus. It may have been created in only 6 hours, but it's no less fun because of it.

The aim is to avoid enemy bullets/missiles while trying to get them to collide with other enemies in order to destroy them. Destroyed enemies leave behind collectables that give points and cause you to get bigger, allowing you to take more damage, or use a special attack with the z key. You can also pick up 'ball and chain' style weapons from some enemies, which allow you to take out enemies a bit more directly.

Download it here!

Everyday Shooter now on Steam

2008-05-09T13:37:00.002+01:00

Jonathan Mack's excellent audio-visual shooter, which previously has only been available on the Playstation network, can now be purchased for PC via steam.

For any of you who don't have a PS3, or haven't played the game yet, its well worth the money at just $8.99, and really shows off how much fun arena shooters can be.

Get it Here

Dino Run

2008-05-06T12:24:00.003+01:00

The latest game from the prolific studio pixeljam, the creators of the retro shmup Gamma Bros is here at last! Dino run is a side scrolling run 'n up where you play a small dinosaur escaping rapidly approaching doom (from the left). Along the way you will encounter many other creatures some of which can be eaten for points while others will simply obstruct your progress.

With tons of variety, including secret areas where big points can be earned, and beautiful pixel scenery and attention to detail, Dino Run is well worth a play, and will most likely have you hooked.

Play Dino Run

Ambient Parade

2008-03-31T14:34:00.003+01:00

My latest game 'Ambient Parade' has just gone live over at DABontv.com. As far as I know, it's a pretty unique concept. You can move between 5 tracks, and move up and down those tracks freely. The aim of the game is to avoid various hazards while hitting targets with the 'z' key when your over them. Pressing 'x' performs a boost which moves you rapidly upwards, while destroying any targets you come in contact with.

Hitting multiple targets of the same colour in a row increases your combo counter, allowing you to get big scores. Missing a target gives a penalty at the end of the level and affects your level grade.

There are 8 levels in total to try and beat. See if you can get a high score.

Play Ambient Parade

Brain-Damaged Toon Underworld

2008-03-25T11:35:00.003Z

Cactus has just released a demo of his new game in progress "Brain-Damaged Toon Underworld", a platformer adventure with a stylish art style (of course) and from what can be played in the demo, some similar character swapping gameplay to cactus' earlier experiments in Psychosomnium.

What can be seen so far looks really good, the dialog is interesting and pretty funny, and I'm really liking the art style. Check out the demo if you cant wait for the full game!

Demo

Lo-Fi Minds

AtomHex

2008-03-09T20:51:00.005Z

AtomHex is the new game from the creator of the geometry wars style game 'GridWars'. Like GridWars, AtomHex is an arena shooter, where you have to fight off hordes of enemies to build up your score. The visuals are very trippy, and fans of excess particles wont be disappointed. It's well worth a download.

Download AtomHex

A Bit of an Update

2008-03-05T16:54:00.002Z

Well the site is now up and running, even if it's not completely done, and so it’s time to get back to the games.

I have recently finished work on a game which you should be hitting the web fairly soon. It's an arcade style game which to my knowledge has pretty original gameplay and some nice trippy visuals. You will have to wait for that one though; I'm not going to give away too much before it's released.

I've just started work on a new varstudios game with Ben. It's been a while since we did anything new, so we are hoping to get things moving again over at varstudios.

As for solo projects, I've been doing some designs for a stylised space invaders style game which I'm really pleased with so far, so if all goes well you can expect to hear more about that in the near future.

MSOIDS

2008-02-19T20:22:00.005Z

MSOIDS is another game that was released a little while ago, but I have not said much about.

This flash game is a port of a game maker game by the developer 'cactus' (clean asia, Mondo Medicals). The flash version has a few changes. Most noticeably, there are now powerups, but also the music and sound effects have been changed from the original.

Play MSOIDS

http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/MSOIDS.html

Cactus Software

http://www.cactus-soft.co.nr/

Kaichou

2008-02-19T14:06:00.009Z

A while back I released a little experimental game by the name of 'Kaichou'. It didn't really get a proper release announcement though, so here are the details.

In Kaichou, you play as a lone defender of a beautiful world that is being overrun by an unknown dark force. You have the ability to discharge positive energy that can destroy the darkness, and turn it into...flowers. Try to get large scores, by chaining combos together. You can also charge your energy shots, to destroy multiple enemies with one shot. This gives big scores.

Play Kaichou:
http://armorgames.com/play/277/kaichou

Welcome

2008-02-18T23:13:00.001Z

Welcome to alillm.com!

alillm.com is a site dedicated to showcasing my work in flash, and keeping you updated of my works in progress, and work by other developers of interest. Check out the about page for more information, or have a look at my games if you want to know more about what I do.