Notes from the workbench
The blog.
Things made, problems solved, and the occasional detour.
25 posts
Updating the GR8NET with reflash.asc
Here's a quick video of the new way to update your GR8NET... Search for the reflash.asc with CALL NETBROWSE and follow the instructions. This is the lazy way, but if you…
RegionSwap tool
The other day I got a copy of the Japanese version of Metal Gear. It's still on route as I write this. And I was wondering, when it gets here, how would I know if it…
V9938 MSX 2 Line Command
The Technical Data Book explanation for the LINE command wasn't very easy to wrap my head around. It's definitely more complex than the BASIC LINE command! Finally got it…
Updating the GR8NET
UPDATE: There's a new and easier way to update your GR8NET. Look here. The GR8NET is a beautiful piece of equipment. It's not always user-friendly though and the manual…
MSX Moonsound Demos
I recently purchased a Moonsound cartridge for my MSX but noticed it's not always easy to find demo disks that work with it. So I'll be listing a bunch of them here even…
GR8NET with SofaRun, SD and Floppies
My favourite MSX is the Philips NMS8250. -- It’s got the perfect form factor, it fits under my monitor and I always have it on my desk in front of me. I’ve got a…
Quartet MSX
Z80 coding is fun! And frustrating! But mostly fun. Really nice to revisit what I used to do when I was a teenager, rummaging around the MSX trying to get it to do things…
Localizing app name in Android
Did my first multi-language app in Unity the other day and wanted to use localized app names in Android. Quite a bit of a hassle to figure out, and I ended up mix matching…
Easy Puzzle - Hippo Holidays
After being a dad for about a year and a half, I really felt like making a game for the little guy. He really loves toying around with tablets and nothing more awesome…
Multi platform games with Flash
We at Devilishgames just released a new game for the Famosa toy factory. Our favourite development tool still remains Flash, even with half of the industry desperately…
Texas Hold'em advergame for Tuenti.com
Today we released a Texas Hold 'em Poker game on the Spanish social network Tuenti. Go have a look at it here: http://www.tuenti.com/#m=Game&func=index&page_key=6_699_915…
5 Similarities for the Nook and Kindle
Another result of the cooperation with DifferenceGames is the release of "5 Similarities" for the Nook and the Kindle. We completely reprogrammed the game using Stage3D so…
We have three new (old) games on the Nook and Kindle.
We've been working with DifferenceGames over the last couple of weeks to get three of our classic titles out on the Amazon and Barnes&Noble app-stores for their tablet…
New computer!
It had warned me a couple of times over the last months already, but finally last week, my old development pc refused to boot permanently. Back before client contracts and…
Games for BBC's 'The Code' series
Over the last couple of months Devilishgames been developing a handful of games for the BBC series 'The Code' that aired last August. We've been working closely with the…
A couple of Cube Droid goodies.
"Cube Droid saves the Galaxy" has been out in the wild for a couple of months now and, as this has been one a modest indie success, here's a list of goodies that Cube fans…
Tag Attack available for the BlackBerry Playbook
Gently swipe your finger over the screen of your Playbook to wipe out the enemy forces and enjoy the colourful explosions. For the first couple of levels, that is. Soon it…
Two Devilishgames titles will be available when the new BlackBerry Playbook launches!
RIM's first adventure outside their comfy zone, the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook , looks to be a promising contender on the tablet market. With its 7" screen, dual core 1…
"Chic-i Girls Vamprincesas" released
Today Devilishgames released a small advergame we made for the Famosa toy factory. The game targets young children ( girls mostly ) to get them to know the new range of…
"Run Run Hamster" released on the SPIL network
Today a first time release on the Spil Network for me! Have a look at "Run Run Hamster", a cheerful little game with bright graphics and ever-so simple game play ( mouse…
"Cube Droid Saves the Galaxy" released on Armor Games
Hurray! Cube Droid is live and ready to save the Galaxy! After a couple of weeks of testing and looking for a sponsor, I can finally show you the result of our blood,…
Trailer for "Cube Droid saves the Galaxy"
Finally finishing up the last bits of our upcoming puzzle game Cube Droid saves the Galaxy today. Just waiting for Fran to get rid of his flu and finish the music loops…
Teaser screen shots of our upcoming Cube Droid game.
We've been working hard these last weeks at DevilishGames on a new Flash puzzle game - Finally the finish line is in sight, that is, for the code and graphics part of the…
Tag Attack released on MoFunZone
Tag Attack has been released today on the games portal MoFunZone . You can win nine different achievements, one of which is beating my personal top score. Good luck with…
Welcome!
Welcome to my site/blog/show-off place! Last year has been crazy, I've participated in so many games that some have already started to fade from memory. I desperately…