I been busy making games!

[TheDutkanator]

I used to visit this forum 3x or more daily back when BG2 was still the latest game. Nowadays, I am so busy with my life I have little time to do much of anything like this...

I've been going to college for my Bachelor's Degree in Game Design and Development. I am almost half-way through my FINAL semester before I graduate this June!

I wanted to share with all of you a taste of what I have been up to. The best way I could think of to do that is through video and a couple downloads if the mood strikes you.

So, check out all my videos on YouTube to see what I have been up to!

Trevik was my first 3d game I made for a school project over a year ago. I had 3 months to do everything from concept, art, modeling/texturing and animating, to programming, GUI, and more!

Rival Cannons is my favorite. I was the lead programmer. I pretty much programmed the entire game with some code being written by my assistant. The rest of the work (art, animation, FX, etc) was done by my classmates. This was a 6 month school project.

Wuzzle Invasion (featured in my demo reel, no trailer) is a classic top-down shooter I made WAY back in college, about 3 years ago. I did it all in Visual Basic by myself in about 5 weeks (half a semester).

You can download the games here:
My Website Hosted By Archon Games!

I also have decided that my true dream is to own my own development company. Well, dreams don't come true when you wish on a star, they take hard work, dedication, and initiative to be realized. So, I took some initiative and started Archon Games! Check us out at archongames.com

[Spirits Reborn]

wow rival canons is awesome!!

mannnn that's super amazing stuff, congratulations. And even more congratulations on the graduation (almost! )


wow, its amazing to see such a talented ironworker.

So inspiring!

[Firestormalpha]

Hmmm... well, I'd love to see what you created, but apparently the links are no longer any good.

[TheDutkanator]

Originally Posted by Firestormalpha Hmmm... well, I'd love to see what you created, but apparently the links are no longer any good.

OMG! TY! I didn't know...

I'll put those up on my company website for now. I'll post back when I get that done and I'll see about fixing those links too.

EDIT: 8:22PM Central Time
It is uploading now. Trevik should be ready in 1/2 hour and Rival Cannons another hour or so after that. I have slow upload speeds where I live...

[TheDutkanator]

Oh ya! I should prolly mention, for my final project I am working on Wuzzle Invasion 2! More on that later.... Muahahahahaha!

[TheDutkanator]

Ok, download links have been fixed!

[SilentThief]

Congrats! This is something I wanted to look into as well, and I was curious where you went to school at?

SilentThief

[TheDutkanator]

I attended Brown College in Brooklyn Park, MN.

There are a few other really good schools out there. Just find one that teaches a variety of game design aspects. Some "game schools" only teach modeling/texturing or animating. Brown College taught me everything about game design from concept to completion. I choose to specialize in high-level programming (game programming aka scripting). Basically, I write the code that makes a game work. I use code written by the "real" programmers who only write game engines and never get to actually make a real game. I use their engine code, write my own game code, and voila! Video game heaven!

[TheDutkanator]

Well, it's official...

I am now the proud owner of Archon Games! I sent in the paperwork and filing fee and got a notarized copy back. I am now officially licensed to operate in Minnesota.

So.... anyone need a job?
Archon Games

[TheDutkanator]

Also, for those of you who watched my demo reel on my YouTube channel, you may have noticed a game in there called Wuzzle Invasion? That was a game I created in my first year of college. Anyway, I am now 3 weeks from graduation and about to release a sequel, Wuzzle Invasion 2! I thought since I started college with Wuzzle Invasion, why not end it that way too?

Wuzzle Invasion 2 is 100x better than its predecessor. It has levels, bosses, 2 player mode, networking, and graphics 50x better! I will be offering it FREE this June! I promise to post here again when it is ready.

You guys are great!