PC Games

Orb
Lasagne Monsters
Three Guys Apocalypse
Water Closet
Blob Wars : Attrition
The Legend of Edgar
TBFTSS: The Pandoran War
Three Guys
Blob Wars : Blob and Conquer
Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid
Project: Starfighter
TANX Squadron

Tutorials

2D shoot 'em up
2D top-down shooter
2D platform game
Sprite atlas tutorial
Working with TTF fonts
2D adventure game
Widget tutorial
2D shoot 'em up sequel
2D run and gun
Roguelike
Medals (Achievements)
2D turn-based strategy game
2D isometric game
2D map editor
2D mission-based shoot 'em up
2D Santa game
2D split screen game
SDL 1 tutorials (outdated)

Latest Updates

SDL2 Versus game tutorial
Wed, 20th March 2024

Download keys for SDL2 tutorials on itch.io
Sat, 16th March 2024

The Legend of Edgar 1.37
Mon, 1st January 2024

SDL2 Santa game tutorial 🎅
Thu, 23rd November 2023

SDL2 Shooter 3 tutorial
Wed, 15th February 2023

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Books


H1NZ

Arriving on the back of a meteorite, an alien pathogen has spread rapidly around the world, infecting all living humans and animals, and killing off all insect life. Only a handful are immune, and these survivors cling desperately to life, searching for food, fresh water, and a means of escape, find rescue, and discover a way to rebuild.

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Games

Some of the games that I have worked on over the years. You can learn more about each by clicking through to the dedicated pages.

Water Closet

Water Closet is a 2D platform puzzle game, where you must guide Walter Chambers to safety.

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Three Guys

Three Guys is a puzzle game involving Three Guys: Red, Yellow, and Green. Red is feeling hungry, so he recruits two of his pals to help him look for diamonds, for lunch. Along the way, the Guys will need to use their skills to build bridges, push blocks, avoid traps, find keys to open doors, use teleporters, dodge lasers, and all sort of other things. The game features 100 levels of brain-teasing puzzles.

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TBFTSS: The Pandoran War

A video game based on the BATTLE FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM novel trilogy. Set between THE THIRD SIDE and THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG, the player takes on the role of multiple pilots in this mission-based shooter. Currently still under development, the game is open source and available for a number of different platforms.

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Blob Wars : Attrition

An entry in the Blob Wars saga. The game takes place between Metal Blob Solid and Blob And Conquer, and once again sees Bob fighting back against the BioMech menace that is rampaging across his homeworld.

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The Legend of Edgar

The Legend of Edgar is a platform game, not unlike those found on the Amiga and SNES. Edgar must battle his way across the world, solving puzzles and defeating powerful enemies to achieve his quest. When Edgar's father fails to return home after venturing out one dark and stormy night, Edgar fears the worst: he has been captured by the evil sorcerer who lives in a fortress beyond the forbidden swamp.

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Blob Wars : Blob and Conquer

Blob and Conquer is the second episode of the Blob Wars saga. Following on from where Metal Blob Solid ends, the story sees the Blobs take the fight to the BioMechs. Featuring full 3D environments, AI buddies, and epic battles, Blob and Conquer goes a step beyond the first entry in the series.

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Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid

Metal Blob Solid is a non-linear 2D mission and objective platform game in which you take on the role of fearful blob warrior Bob, as he fights back against an alien invader to his world and rescues his fellow MIA blobs.

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Project: Starfighter

Project: Starfighter is a multi-directional 2D shoot 'em up, with an intricate plot and a non-linear mission system. Take on the role of Chris Bainfield as he attempts to fight back against the evil WEAPCO corporation and free the galaxy from their oppressive rule.

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TANX Squadron

TANX Squadron is a 2D turn based strategy game for the Amiga. It was the last game that Parallel Realities produced from the computer, but also our most fondly remembered. In the game, the player must lead a squadron of 10 vehicles in a fight back against the alien invader to Earth. Inspired by UFO: Enemy Unknown, this game won Amiga Format's monthly prize for best reader contribution in 1999.

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Medals / Achievements / Trophies

Metal Blob Solid features an in-game achievement system (known as Medals) that has some online functionality.

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