"Pixel Press" that you can make original games from handwritten illustrations

Although there are many people who like games in the world, there should be few people who actually try to make themselves by themselves. In order to make games, it is necessary to study programs and expensive development software, etc. Hurdles have been high, but even without having difficult knowledge and expense of difficult programs, Enpitsu, and an application that can make your own game just by taking pictures with iPhone is "Pixel Press"is.

Pixel Press - Draw Your Own Video Game
http://www.projectpixelpress.com/


Robin Rath, who leads the project, said about this application "If you sent a childhood in the 1980s,Super mario brosYaMetroid,The Legend of ZeldaThere are a lot of people who got crazy about games such as. At that time "I want to make games by myself! Even though I thought that such a tool was not close to us, the time has come for the time when it will be possible after 30 years. "


Pixel Press is a cloud funding siteKickstarterThe project which solicited investment in the end, it was finally decided to commercialize it by collecting 100,8950 dollars (about 10,600,000 yen) from 2256 investors.

Pixel Press: Draw Your Own Video Game by Robin @ Roundthird - Kickstarter
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robinrath/pixel-press-draw-your-own-video-game


How to make games on such Pixel Press is introduced in the movie below.

Pixel Press: Draw Your Own Video Game on Vimeo


The following six are necessary for game creation.

◆ 1: Laptop computer


◆ 2: Printer


◆ 3: Empitsu


◆ 4: Eraser


◆ 5: Imagination


◆ 6: iPad or iPhone


In this way, when you shoot the design drawing of the stage entered with the emboss on a grid paper with the iPad's camera ......


The application automatically analyzes it and converts it to game data.


The dataized stage looks like this.


Next, design the parts by manipulating the screen.


It began to be like a game at once.


Also, if you use a personal computer you can design original parts ......


It is also possible to make BGM and sound effects original.


This is how the stage of the completed game looks like this.


Actually it is a multiple floor, the game progresses like a white arrow.


Once the stage is complete, you will be able to operate the game on the touch screen.


On the website, it is also possible to download a PDF file that contains the grid required for designing the stage and the filling method.

Floors_sketchsheet.pdf(PDF file)
http://projectpixelpress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/floors_sketchsheet.pdf


In the file, the symbols to be used when filling in are explained.


Here is an example of filling in this grid paper. By loading this sheet into the application, you can design the stage.


Please note that Pixel Press, which allows you to create side scrolling games by yourself, is currently accepting reservations on the website. The release start date is the iOS version in December 2013, and the Android version is scheduled to be added around mid 2014.

"Trial version" application will be released for free or $ 1.99 (about 200 yen), and the regular version "Pixel Press Floors" will be sold for less than $ 9.99 (about 1000 yen) . In 2014, 'Pixel Press Quest' will be released which can connect maps and expand the stage.


In addition, we plan to realize a function that allows you to upload and share the stage created by logging in to the server. In other words, it is something called "social version Pixel Press", and it is planned to be able to have fun of pursuing a more difficult stage, not to mention the troublesome stage creation.