GroZZleR

Who am I?

Back in my day, death was permanent, fifty page manuals were the norm, corridors went left and right and beating a game was an accomplishment.

I'm the old school gamer. The hardcore gamer. The player who picks the hardest difficulty because I want to know I'm the best I can be. I'm the try hard who smoked you because when I get smoked, I learn instead of crying. I'm also the generation that's fading away, losing out to the gamers that spend 99 cents on a game they play for two minutes before saying "too hard".

I don't care.

I'm here to make games. Games that are both challenging and fun. Am I there yet? No. Am I close? Closer than when I started.

Game Development Goals

• Attend E3 (presenter)
• Attend GDC (presenter)
• Have a review published on a major site
• Attend E3 (participant)
• Attend GDC (participant)
• Attend IGF
• Win an IGF prize
• Make the IGF short list
• Release a game on a console
• Release a game on Steam
• Release a game on iOS
• Release a game on Android
• Frontpage Kongregate
• Frontpage Armor Games
• Frontpage Newgrounds
• Frontpage Addicting Games
• 100 million views (one game)
• 50 million views (one game)
• 10 million views (one game)
• 1 million views (one game)
• Get a Flash game sponsored for $25,000
• Get a Flash game sponsored for $10,000
• Get a Flash game sponsored for $5,000
• Get a Flash game sponsored for $1,000

Last updated: 3rd of July, 2012.

Notable Events

JUN
2012

Commie Crush is released. It fails to resonate with the Newgrounds and Kongregate crowds but does well in distribution.

NOV
2011

The Summoning is released. It's my biggest project ever. It frontpages on Newgrounds and does exceptionally well. The elation is soiled by Bored (the sponsor) stealing credit for my work.

SEP
2011

John Hughes of Twune and I begin to collaborate on projects. We share the same work ethic and dedication to our craft. His audio is incredible.

JAN
2011

Kandi Maciejewski and I begin to collaborate on projects. Her artwork improves exponentially every project.

SEP
2010

My first solo project nets a decent sponsorship and does well out in the wild, but flops on Newgrounds and Kongregate.

MAY
2010

Kid Launcher is released. It frontpages on Newgrounds and is a huge hit. Made in collaboration with JordanD.

OCT
2009

I quit my corporate programming gig and become a full time indie developer.

JUN
2009

Emotions begin to boil over as a year of flops continues. Servet and I stop seeing eye to eye and an emotional meltdown ensues. Our collaboration ends and I lose a great friend.

NOV
2008

Addicting Games licences biggest project to date. It flops on all major portals and is a real emotional setback.

JUL
2008

First Flash game is sponsored for $500. Motivation!

JUN
2008

Introduced to Flash games via an artist friend, Servet Ulas. A long term collaboration begins.