Still working on my pixel-art, and progress is slow but steady on my shooter. I have rewritten a lot of my old 'core' systems, to make them easier to use and less prone to breaking. I expect to have a gameplay video soon ( < 3 days) and a playable demo for anyone curious within 2 weeks.

I would also really like to enter 4E6 this year, but since I always end up crunched for time, I will likely just 'mod' my shooter. I guess we'll see how that goes. Ponies, explosions and crystals seem like a lot of fun though (I hate the thought of incorporating accountants into my game).

In work related news, I am the lead programmer for one of our new DS projects which is pretty cool. It is smaller game, but it is a 2D platformer so that should be a lot of fun.

And finally, I decided to go buy a new car the other day, and finally indulge in the guilty pleasures of having a good job. I knew what kind of car I wanted, so it was only a matter of finding the exact one I wanted.

I ended up with an '04 Nissan 350Z. I really love it -- lots of comfort and lots of performance all bundled up into an attractive package. In the end I chose the Interlagos Fire color, and ended up with the 6-speed 'Track' trimline (different wheels and Brembo brakes all around). I took a picture of mine, but my flash drive is MIA so here is a generic image that is actually 99% the same as mine.




Other than that, life is good (and I finally got a 360 with Bioshock!) :)