You are a horse.

I was researching the net looking to see if I could find some of the original design documents. I was hoping I could just pillage the raw ideas from there and then wouldn't have to work out so much for myself.

It seems, however, that Ninja Pirate Robot Equestrian on the Moon has been lost to the sands of time. Or at least largely forgotten about. On the Internet.

Google search only shows 2 responses, both of them leading to this blog. Using my expert powers of deduction I did manage to find this page, which is apparently the only design document for the game. Whether they mean only remaining or indeed, the only page ever, remains to be seen.

I'm just glad my memory of the game is so strong that I don't even need stuff like this.

My love of equestrian - FINALLY REVEALED!

<- Actual Box Art.

You see... originality is for berks.

Ninja Pirate Robot Equestrian On The Moon was actually one of the first full color games I ever played on my my old "IBM Compatible" Laser computer. My Dad picked it up at a garage sale for 50 cents because I was going through a pirate stage at the time. Strangely enough, I credit this game with beginning what I call my '非業の死の段階', or 'Ninja Stage'. I had already passed my robot stage some years before when I saw the Transformers animated movie.

Initially I didn't know what to make of it's complicated pirate parlay rules... or realistic moon physics. Before long though, I was soaring through the heavens atop my robotic steed, slaying other ninja pirates and performing difficult steeplechase routines. This is the kind of magic I want to bring back to the people of the digital generation. More to come later on...

(Now, seriously for a moment, I just started drawing a picture for use on the title screen. It's probably not as finished as it should be but it's enough for tonight. Similarly, the title text was only something I did up hastily. Can you pick out the part where I lost interest? The more I look at it though, the more I love it's ugliness.)

Only like... a week late.

Hah - hah!






So I've finally got my stuff in order and am now in the correct position to bring the kicking. Of the asses.

The question now is: What do I decide to spend my time on first? I've still got a mostly completed Starlight engine done. I've got all the groundwork for virtual house (but no idea where to lay it out, as it were). I've got my website and blog which both need a little lovin'. I've got Johnny lovebaby sitting around kinda half finished. I've got the plans for the next in the 'Chronicles of James' worked out. So.... what am I going to do?

That's right, I'm going to spend my time taking a joke from work too far.

Behold the majesty that is the main animation loop for the sprite of the game that will be known as "NINJA PIRATE ROBOT EQUESTRIAN ON THE MOON". See it in action here.

It's best if you don't think too hard about it.

First post of 2009!

Happy (late) New Year Internet!

It's taking me a little longer than expected to get my business in order, plus I only recently got back from my trip down south, so at the moment I don't really have much to show for this year so far.

My holidays were nowhere near as productive as I was hoping to make them... but sometimes this stuff can't be helped. What I did do was the occasion wreckless sketches here and there, which my sister then cut up and we arranged them onto the cover of my diary/planner I got for Christmas. The same diary/planner that will power me onto.... screw this i'll finish it tomorrow.

Last blog of the year?!?!

So... here we are.

Happy (late) Birthday, Merry Christmas and all the best for next year.

Sorry I didn't get a chance to colour/shade things, but all i've got at the moment is this dinky little touch pad, and finishing it off on here will give me arthritus.

Obviously the right thing to do is print off and colour it in yourselves. There will be a competition next year!

Good night, Ladies and Gentlemen!

Little by little... Bit by bit...

Good news... I've been busy. Bad news... It's been with nothing to do with this blog. And some of it has been to do with playing games. And a lot of it has nothing to with anything.

But let's not focus on the irrelevant any more than we have to. So work is pretty busy, since we are leading up to releasing this week (I still don't know if I should talk about what it is we've been working on... It's not like this blog will gain us any sales anyway :P). Naturally, after a hard days work I'd prefer to come home and not do anything too taxing. Luckily, that's where new games come in. I should really write about them sometime... but not tonight. Maybe something about why Rockband is better than Guitar Hero or something.

I've done a little bit more of this thing to the left. So I thought i'd put it up. Obviously, still not that impressive.

OH... and its just occured to me its missing background details... oops.

It's a rough life...

I'm lagging behind because of my little weekend holiday. I had grand plans of filling in time with my laptop while waiting for things to happen, but unfortunately weddings tend to busy affairs... The time I did have I just messed around looking at settings I hadn't seen before (I now have multitouch contextual controls on the eee pc touchpad! Suck it Mac users... you're not so special now!).

That doesn't help this blog much though. Tonight I did a little more of this next project tho.. So I figure I may as well throw what I've done up as a token effort. More to come tomorrow.