The Nays Origins

Devlog

• The Nays Origins Devlog 8: The Final Game
  April 07, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  I finished my Game Boy game, The Nays Origins! Though I know it was technically done during the previous dev log, I tied off loose ends and actually finished it up this time. Here are a few final scre... Continue reading

  
• The Nays Origins Devlog 7: Playtesting and Physical Assets
  March 30, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  The game is officially done! I have a few more things I want to go back and polish up, but those are mostly wishlist and if they don’t get into the final version, it’s not a big deal. But took a c... Continue reading

  
• The Nays Origins Devlog 6: Playtesting, Collisions, and Menus
  March 25, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  So I ended up combining two posts into one for this devlog because I’ve been out of town and pretty busy during the past few presentations. I’m really winding down and getting to the end of my dev... Continue reading

  
• The Nays Origins Devlog 5: Puzzles and Background Art
  February 25, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  So I made a lot of visual progress this time with backgrounds and officially finished all of them! And with the puzzles all I have left to do is test them, since I finished importing them (and I need... Continue reading

  
• The Nays Origins Devlog 4: MVP, Ability Puzzles, and Character Art
  February 09, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  For this update, I mostly worked on getting the MVP in there, so all characters are moving in scenes that they should be. That part is done, though I’m still working on the MVP of the ability puzzle... Continue reading

  
• The Nays Origins Devlog 3: Music, Game Progression, and Placeholder Art
  February 06, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  I made a lot of progress on my game this time! I started with music, then worked on some game progression, and got some placeholder art assets in there to help with the progression and testing. So I s... Continue reading

  
• The Nays Origins Devlog 2: Music, Writing, and Level Concepts
  January 20, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  I finally came back to this project after about a month and a half. It's been awhile, but I'm getting back onto this project! I ordered the EZ Flash hardware and I'm planning to get one of my old GBAs... Continue reading

  
• The Nays Origins Devlog 1: Learning and Planning with GB Studio
  January 14, 2024 by Michelle Rakar#devlog, #The Nays Origins

  Welcome to the devlogs for The Nays Origins! These were written last year as I was creating the game, but I haven't publicly posted these until now. So you'll get to see what I was thinking back when... Continue reading