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Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist Plush

December 17, 2014 Jen Ný Sewing No comments

Instead of carving a pumpkin this year for Halloween, I made my own Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist plushies. I made these guys back in October, just before Halloween. I just wanted a Pumpkaboo doll, and thought it would be more fun (and cheaper, since I already had all the fabric I needed) to make my own than to buy the pre-made one they sell online.

I made Pumpkaboo, and then decided that he needed a Gourgeist friend, so I made his evolution too. It took one day to make Pumpkaboo, and I think two days for Gourgeist. I started Gourgeist right after I finished Pumpkaboo though.

I made them using fabric I had left over from various cosplay costumes. Their mouths are both hand-embroidered and they have buttons for eyes. Pumpkaboo’s lights are also giant buttons. I was originally going to use yellow fabric, but I thought the big buttons would be cuter.

I made the patterns myself as I went along, which is usually how sewing projects go for me. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a totally complete pattern ready to go before I’ve started to sew. Sometimes I think of a better way to make a later part while working on a different part. That’s probably not how people who actually know what they’re doing go about sewing…

Tomodachi Life: Pokemon QR Codes

December 15, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming No comments

To celebrate the recent release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, I’d like to share some of my Pokemon-inspired characters for Tomodachi life. Here are QR codes for Misty, and three Pokemon; Jynx, Makuhita, and Pancham.

They are all set as adults and all female. The male:female ratio in my game skews toward male, so I wanted to try to balance it out more. I needed more females so more of my miis have a chance to get married, and more really strange looking characters to have a better chance of getting strange looking baby miis to send out on Streetpass, which is why I decided to make Pokemon to begin with.

Makuhita may or may not have the “real name” Taylor Swift. I also may or may not sent out Hariyamas and Makuhitas on wonder trade named Taylor Swift on occassion.

I don’t know why I name those Pokemon Taylor Swift. I have nothing against her. It just seemed like a funny idea one time when I was playing Pokemon X late at night.

Anyway, enjoy these Pokemon Miis for Tomodachi Life.

Tomodachi Life: Ness QR Code

August 27, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming One comment

Today I’ll share a third islander I made for Tomodachi Life: Ness from Earthbound / Super Smash Bros (admit it, you first met Ness in Super Smash Bros…). I set his last name to “Tendo” because why the heck not? If he does have a real official last name, I’ve never heard it, and his first name is already a reference to NES anyway.

Like my other two characters I’ve shared here, Ness is set as a child (since he IS a child), but if you really want to make him do adult things, you can always use age-o-matic.

Look how cute he is with his rosy cheeks!

I have a few more characters to share, so check back later!

Tomodachi Life: Little Mermaid QR Code

August 26, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming 3 comments

As my islanders keep pointing out, I haven’t visited Adventure Island in over a month! At least Tomodachi Life doesn’t punish you for not playing the way Animal Crossing does. The worst thing that happens is they ask if you’ve been on vacation. That sure beats losing your favorite villagers or having to pull out dozens of weeds! Anyway, I promised to post more QR codes for Mii characters for Tomodachi Life, so here’s Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

I saw the mermaid outfit in my clothing shop, so I couldn’t resist making Ariel. I even found the perfect underwater interior for her apartment! I dyed her hair bright red to get the proper color. and I’m not sure if her hair will still be dyed when you scan the code, but it shouldn’t be that difficult to get her hair back to the bright red color, since the islanders give out hair dye like candy.

What other characters would you like to see for Tomodachi Life?

Tomodachi Life: Sailor Venus QR Code

June 9, 2014 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming 2 comments

Get hyped for Sailor Moon Crystal with my Sailor Venus mii for Tomodachi Life!

Judging by the fact that I only got 5 Tomodachi Life StreetPasses at Colossalcon this past Saturday, I don’t think this game is going to be as popular as Animal Crossing, but I’m enjoying it nonetheless.

So far my island, Adventure Island, is home to myself, my boyfriend, one of my friends, Reggie Fils-Aime (FILSAMECH), Princess Zelda, the Pringles guy, Sailor Venus, a T-Rex, Dr. Sheldon Cooper, Shaquille O’Neal, and Samus.

I got most of my characters from either Streetpass Plaza or QR codes I scanned in. I would like to share the characters I made myself, however. First up is Sailar Venus from Sailor Moon!

I wanted to include my favorite Sailor Scout as a resident of my island. I couldn’t find a Sailor Venus mii I liked online, so I made her myself. I even found the perfect hair bow for her to wear! She’s dressed in a cute orange romper until I find a more appropriate outfit for a Sailor Scout! (She’s a kid, so don’t get any ideas about asking her out!)

Check back later for Samus Aran!

How Mario Kart 8 Could Be Even Better

June 3, 2014 Jen Ný Gaming One comment

Mario Kart 8 is easily my favorite game on the Wii U so far (it’s still to soon to say how it stacks up against the rest of the Mario Kart series. I’m still in love with Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart 7). The graphics are amazing and the new anti-gravity features are pretty awesome. That being said, the game does seem to have some disappointing missed potential. In this modern age of gaming, the few issues players may have with Mario Kart 8 could easily be fixed if Nintendo decides to add new content via DLC.

Characters

The 30 character roster sounds impressive. However, the fact that a huge percentage of it is devoted to baby versions of existing characters and Koopalings leaves a bit to be desired. While the Koopalings do have their own charm, they can never take the place of characters like Queen Bee or Wiggler. The babies are fun to play as sometimes, but there are other characters I’d much rather have. With so many Koopalings and baby characters, it doesn’t feel like there is much variety to choose from, even if the roster does technically contain 30 characters. But there is still hope for Nintendo to release extra characters via DLC. *fingers crossed*

Karts

I don’t really have any complaints about the karts, but I’d definitely be happy if Nintendo decided to release some DLC kart parts. (Since Nintendo is already partnering with Mercedes-Benz to release a Mercedes-Benz GLA for Mario Kart 8 in Japan, how about also including a Smart car, perhaps with different colors depending on the character selected? The idea of real-world cars in Mario Kart is so absurd, it’s actually kind of cool!)

Tracks

The tracks are pretty fun and interesting. The anti-gravity adds a whole extra layer to the tracks, both new and old. I’m just not a fan of how they updated Toad’s Turnpike and the N64 version of Rainbow Road. On Toad’s Turnpike, it’s too easy to avoid traffic by simply driving on the sides of the road via anti-gravity (though the added ability to drive up ramps on certain cars is nifty). I didn’t like the checkerboard mosaic pattern they used on the N64 Rainbow Road. I much prefer the striped pattern of the original version (I know I’m just being nitpicky!). It also bothered me that it’s now one lap with checkpoints, rather than three long laps.The length of Rainbow Road on Mario Kart 64 was part of what made that track so awesome!

Items

The new items are pretty fun. It does take some practice to get the hang of the boomerang, however. The coin item is pretty useless, since the tracks already give coins out like candy. The only real item-related complaint I have is that you can’t “stockpile” items in this latest iteration of the series. Now I’m forced to either use up all of my previous item pickup as I approach the next batch of item boxes, or forgo picking up something new. Gone are the days of hiding behind three red or green shells while still having another item in reserve.

Battle Mode

Mario Kart 8’s battle mode is extremely disappointing. It’s difficult to find other racers on the slightly modified race tracks and it feels like a tacked-on after-thought. This problem could be easily remedied with DLC arenas (hopefully free, since they really should have been included in the game in the first place). I’m hoping for both brand new battle arenas for Mario Kart 8, as well as classic tracks (Block Fort, perhaps? Pretty please?!).

Conclusion

Overall, Mario Kart 8 is THE must have game for Wii U. Most of the issues could be easily remedied through future DLC releases. Maybe Nintendo will hear our voices and make this already amazing game even better through DLC!

Have you tried Mario Kart 8 yet? What do you think so far? Are you hoping for any DLC? Let me know in the comments!

Snowman Pong

December 21, 2013 Jen Ný Games No comments

I made my Pong game even better and more Christmasy! Now it has snowmen and Christmas music. Ignore the fact that it’s kind of morbid for people made from snow to be throwing snowballs at each other for fun and enjoy!.

Merry Christmas! (Or “Happy Holidays” if you prefer.)

Use the mouse to control your snowman.

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Pong!

December 20, 2013 Jen Ný Games One comment

As I mentioned in my last post, I just started learning Flash on my own. Here’s the first game I made using Flash; Pong! My Pong game is just like traditional Pong, except the paddles and ball are pink, which instantly makes it better!

I’ll post the resources I used to learn how to make Pong (plus my own instructions for the things I couldn’t find tutorials for online) in my next post. For now, enjoy playing Pong (because you didn’t get enough of it in the ’80s!):

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Use the mouse to control your paddle. First to 5 points wins.

One Semester Down

December 19, 2013 Jen Ný College, Nýbiru Studio No comments

I just finished my first semester of the Computer Games and Simulation Design degree. I got A’s in all of my classes, including over 100% in both Intro to Game Design and Programming in C# (due to extra credit that I probably didn’t really need to do).

Next semester I will be taking 2D Game Programming, Game Applications for Emergent Platforms, and Digital Illustration. According to the course description, we will be using the Torque game engine in the the 2D programming course. I’m hoping the Digital Illustration class uses Adobe Illustrator, rather than some other lesser known vector graphics alternative, since I already have and use Illustrator.

Right now, I’m learning how to make games in Flash on my own. I was originally going to take a Flash games class, but they are phasing it out in favor of the Apps class instead, which will be a much more useful skill-set to have now that mobile platforms are so popular. Since I already completed another degree and am on financial aid, they wouldn’t let me take extra classes that I don’t actually need to complete my degree.

I’m hoping to get my game studio’s website launched early next year. I’ll be starting out small with a few free-to-play browser-based games. Eventually I’d like to expand to mobile apps and console games (depending on how Microsoft and Sony handle indie developers in the future). Everything will be ad-supported to start out with (no evil micro-transactions! Though I won’t rule that out as a possibility for my games way into the future).

In the meantime, you can play the games I made for school. Just click on the “games” tab at the top of this page!

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Mrs. Claus Outfit

December 18, 2013 Jen Ný Freebies, Gaming No comments

I made this festive Mrs. Claus costume for Animal Crossing: New Leaf especially for the holidays. This outfit is similar to my Santa Claus outfit, except in dress form. If you’re a guy, you might be more interested in my Santa Claus outfit: Animal Crossing: New Leaf Santa Claus Outfit. (The Santa Claus outfit was made by simply changing my Mrs. Claus pro-design into a shirt design and making a few minor alterations).

Here’s my character dressed as Mrs. Claus.

If you would like to use this design, here are the QR codes:

And here’s the design for the hat. It’s a very simple non-pro design that could be replicated in about half a minute, but here’s the QR code if you would like to use it:

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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