http://planetumi.com Grow a planet of silly Umis Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:54:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I've decided to redesign the layout for the Planet Umi site because the old layout was rather dull and tacky, just like your girlfriend's sex life. Zing! The website is still under development so some of the features and appearances may seem a little off. Also, now that Spring ... http://planetumi.com/2008/06/26/planet-umi-new-layout/ I am rather uncomfortable in saying that the development of Planet Umi must be put on haitus, especially since the game has been taken so well by the online community. But why must I put on hold this beautiful creation of mine? Well, because school is taking over my life ... http://planetumi.com/2008/04/17/planet-umi-haitus/ Go sound the pearly white conch and inform the elders, for Planet Umi v0.5.8 was just released! Special thanks to Lee Choi for the sexy Japanese Umis. In this version, I've added many things: Sound effects are now added to the game Some balancing of the first intro level New level New Umi characters Now, migrate ... http://planetumi.com/2008/04/12/version-058-released/ So for those who are at all interested in the development of Planet Umi, I am currently working on the next level. I incorporated many themes from Zen Buddhism and Japanese art. Below is a screenshot that I've just captured: Oh yea, I am also schemin' on implementing sort of fighting/defending ... http://planetumi.com/2008/04/11/new_level_japan/ So I was cruising the interweb and noticed that my game received several (about 200) downloads from Italy.  So I made like Carmen San Diego and discovered that my game was featured on an Italian video game website, how fucking cool is that? You can check out the site here: ... http://planetumi.com/2008/04/10/italy/ With my robotic mind, I hereby give birth to this brain child. Planet Umi aspires to be something grand and wonderful, but one never knows how well such a game will be taken by the erratic human community. I began my journey of developing this game around the end ... http://planetumi.com/2008/04/08/welcome/