Pixel (game developer)
Encyclopedia
Pixel is the art-name
of video game developer . He is best known for , a freeware
PC
platform game
released in 2004 that was created entirely by himself over the period of five years. The game received widespread praise from critics and in July 2006 appeared at the top of Super PLAY
's list of the 50 best freeware games of all time. Amaya's other work includes the game Ikachan
which he released in 2000, as well as many other low-profile games. He is currently developing a 2D game
with the working title Rockfish for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and intends to finish development by the end of 2011. Amaya was credited with the story concept for Nicklas Nygren
's NightSky.
Art-name
An art-name is a pseudonym, or penname, used by an East Asian artist, which they sometimes change. The word and the idea to use a pseudonym originated from China, then became popular in other East Asian countries ....
of video game developer . He is best known for , a freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
platform game
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
released in 2004 that was created entirely by himself over the period of five years. The game received widespread praise from critics and in July 2006 appeared at the top of Super PLAY
Super PLAY
Super PLAY was a Swedish video game magazine. Started in March 1993 with the name Super Power, it was the first independent video game magazine in Sweden. Despite its independence, it initially only covered Nintendo games, but the coverage was extended to all major consoles in 1995...
's list of the 50 best freeware games of all time. Amaya's other work includes the game Ikachan
Ikachan
is a freeware computer game created by Daisuke Amaya, art-name Pixel, and the predecessor to Cave Story. In the game, the player plays a squid named Ikachan, who swims through an underground cave, meeting and helping other creatures.-Plot:...
which he released in 2000, as well as many other low-profile games. He is currently developing a 2D game
2D computer graphics
2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models and by techniques specific to them...
with the working title Rockfish for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and intends to finish development by the end of 2011. Amaya was credited with the story concept for Nicklas Nygren
Nicklas Nygren
Nicklas Nygren , better known by the handle "Nifflas", is a video game developer. He is known for his freeware games Knytt, Knytt Stories, Within a Deep Forest and the #ModArchive Story series, and is currently developing software for indie publisher/developer Nicalis...
's NightSky.
External links
- Daisuke Amaya's personal page
- Challenging Freeware Classic Cave Story Makes Wii Debut, Gus Mastrapa, WiredWired (magazine)Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
, March 22, 2010 - The Cave Story story, The Brainy Gamer, March 29, 2010