Our Pixel Love game choice for today is Lost Yeti by Neutronized!
This game is now also available to buy on both iOS and Android devices!
In this demo version of Lost Yeti, there is a simple premise. You must guide the yeti to the chequered flag on each of the levels by moving the ice blocks whilst avoiding enemies and collecting the treats along the way.
Lost Yeti boasts the same high level of graphical polish and quality pixel art that we have come to expect from Neutronized. It has a really bouncy soundtrack and lively sound effects too.
This is a real joy to play, we hope you all enjoy this one as much as us!
Have fun everyone, we'll bring you another Pixel Love next week!
Hi Nitromians,
We have just seen some awesome fanart made by Shuey187 over on Youtube. The video is taken from a Tetris game where the Cuboy Icon slowly materializes from the lines of tetronimoes. We are really impressed with the idea, thanks for the effort in doing this piece!
If you have any fan art you have made about Nitrome please do send it in! We love everything we get sent especially if it is our work applied to something we have never seen before.
Hi Nitromians!
Today's Pixel Love game is A Ghostly Journey by Daniel Haslop.
This game has got some great artwork, music and interesting game play elements. You take on the role of a ghost that has to avoid light sources and disappearing forever.
The fun really starts when you begin possessing people to further your journey. The game difficulty isn't too steep and makes for a forgiving and enjoyable play session.
A quick word of warning, there are a few pixelated blood splats here and there in this game, so we thought we'd warn you in advance!
Have fun everyone, we'll bring another pixel love game next Monday!
Hi Nitromians,
Today we have made a couple of tweaks to the mobile visualisation on our site. More specifically the 'iPhone' tab now reads 'Mobile' with the phone screen adjusted to contain an Android and Apple logo.
We have also updated the 'iTrome' category in the blog to instead read 'Mobile'. Both of these have been adjusted to reflect the fact that, with the upcoming launch of Icebreaker to Android, we are focused on both the major mobile platforms.
With future mobile games we plan to launch to both iOS and Android at the same time so it made sense to make this change.
Today's Pixel Love game is a Ludum Dare 19 entry called Grand Mystic Quest of Discovery by Hulahulahest.
Firstly we need to mention the controls:
Arrow Keys: left/right = walk left/right
Arrow Keys: up/down = climb ladders, read scrolls, enter doors
Z = jump / close scrolls
Q = use spell #1 (once you have it)
W = use spell #2 (once you have it)
(Hold) A = use spell #3 (once you have it)
S = use spell #4 (once you have it)
Ctrl+F2 = restart
We have added the controls onto the game page too.
This game very accurately emulates the C64 graphic style and colour palette. It has very solid gameplay, the elements/spells all work great together to create a set of clever puzzles for you to solve.
Have fun everyone, we'll highlight another great pixel love game next week!
Hi Nitromians,
Further to our previous Icebreaker update we realised there is one new feature that we forgot to mention! (Sorry there was a lot already so we missed it). Since launch people have been asking for Icebreaker avatars and were happy to say that come the update you will (if you own the game) be able to use 8 different Avatars based on the mobile Icebreaker universe!
The Avatars will be available from all versions of the game be it the upcoming Android version or iOS. Martin did a really good job on them so I think you will like them when you see them :)
Have a great weekend everyone!
This week's pixel love is a philosophical game titled The Company of Myself by Eli Piilonen.
The game makes great use of the passage of time as a mechanic to solve the puzzles. There are some brilliant ideas that have been explored in this game and that is why it is our Pixel Love choice. The puzzles are very cleverly laid out. The game gets even more entertaining as you start to encounter the levers to open gates.
The storyline is quite deep and makes you think almost as much as the puzzles themselves.
Have fun Nitromians. We'll bring you another Pixel Love next week!
Hi Nitromians,
time for another Icebreaker update! We have some bad news and good news...
First the bad news...after a lot of testing and feedback We are still finding new bugs on Android (Google Play and Amazon store) so that is holding things up...
some of them have been quite amusing though like one where the chains decided to use Vikings for the graphics in some circumstances! We are getting there though so bear with us!
The good news from this is that because this has all taken some time and because we wanted to launch the pack update alongside the Android release is that we are now planning for it to be a full pack update rather than splitting it into two parts which had previously been the plan.
Just to stress the significance of this....it's a whole new pack with it's own theme, side routes, 3 new enemy types, new mechanics, soft body physics, cut scenes, new story, new characters, returning old characters and an epic boss fight that makes the current ones look rubbish by comparison! Oh and it's all set inside a giant Octopus type beast!
It is almost 40 more levels and about the same amount of new mechanics as we put in the entire game so far! So it's a BIG update!
p.s. we will also be turning the iPad version of the game universal with cloud support too!
p.p.s. Oh and there will be some new missions in there for the new pack too :)p.p.p.s. We're working on a fancy new trailer to show this stuff off before launch!
Hi Nitromians,
Today's Pixel Love game is My First Quantum Translocator by Cellar Door Games.
You play as a test applicant testing out the Quantum Translocator 4300 (QT 4300). The test controller "Steve" guides you through a multitude of tests. Shortly after the tutorialized levels, things kind of go up a gear. We don't want to spoil anything for you though!
The main idea here is to use your momentum coupled with the quantum translocator and the environment to solve the puzzles. Some of these puzzles are real head scratchers. Once you understand the basics of how to navigate, you'll be given even harder tests!
This is quite a challenging game, making it very satisfying when you beat the puzzles.
Have fun, we'll bring you another pixel love game next week.
Hi Nitromians!
Today's pixel love game pick is Push created by Ian Snyder.
This one was chosen because it has a really interesting game mechanic. You push your way around the levels and the levels around you.
The goal is simple - get to the glowing yellow goal. How you get there however is completely up to you and your style of play. For most levels, there will be multiple ways to warp and bend the environment to your liking to pass them.
The game gets increasingly difficult when you start encountering crumble, fire and spring tiles. We felt there was plenty of variety in Push to keep us happily flying through the levels. One of the great things about the structure is that you don't have to complete the levels in a set order and you get given an overview of the levels layout before starting.
Let us know if you complete any from the "Stupidly Difficult" set!
Have fun everyone, we'll bring you another pixel love next week.
