Vertigo Games
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Vertigo Games is an independent video game developer
founded in late 2000 by David Galindo. Vertigo Games has announced that the long term focus of the company is to develop commercial games for the Playstation Network on the PS3. One of the most recent title from Vertigo Games is the puzzler greenTech, which was developed for the fourth quarterly YoYo Games competition titled "Save the World" where it won first place. David Galindo publishes games under the pseudonym "Mr. Chubigans".
In total there have been 25 games developed and released by Vertigo Games.
Liquisity 2, a sequel to Liquisity, was announced on February 25, 2009. Since then, Galindo had made considerable progress on the game's engine before he decided to stop work on it in favor of Spirits of Metropolis, later cancelling the project "in its current form". In December 2009, he restarted the project, redoing the game plot and storyline, and started a fundraiser through Kickstarter
to pay commercial artists for the assets. He announced that Sara Gross and Jonathan Geer will do the graphics and music work, respectively.
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founded in late 2000 by David Galindo. Vertigo Games has announced that the long term focus of the company is to develop commercial games for the Playstation Network on the PS3. One of the most recent title from Vertigo Games is the puzzler greenTech, which was developed for the fourth quarterly YoYo Games competition titled "Save the World" where it won first place. David Galindo publishes games under the pseudonym "Mr. Chubigans".
List of Games
Title | Genre(s) | Year | Notes |
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Nocturnal Emmision | Platformer | 2001 | Rejected by Game Maker Game Maker GameMaker is a Windows and Mac IDE originally developed by Mark Overmars in the Delphi programming language. It is currently developed and published by YoYo Games, a software company in which Overmars is involved... developer Mark Overmars Mark Overmars Markus Hendrik Overmars is a Dutch computer scientist and teacher of game programming known for his game development application Game Maker. Game Maker lets people create computer games using a drag-and-drop interface. He is the head of the Center for Geometry, Imaging, and Virtual Environments... |
The Wal-Mart SUV Parking Lot Challenge! | Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers... |
2001 | |
The Wal-Mart SUV Parking Lot Challenge 2 | Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers... |
2001 | Sequel to The Wal-Mart SUV Parking Lot Challenge! |
Atlantis | Adventure Adventure An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports... |
2002 | |
Helicopter Cacophony | Action Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... |
2002 | |
The Fall of Atlantis | Adventure Adventure An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports... |
2002 | Second game in the Atlantis "Trilogy"; the third game was announced but not made. |
Prisms of Light | Puzzle Puzzle A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution... |
2002 | |
Prisms of Light 2 | Puzzle Puzzle A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution... |
2003 | Sequel to Prisms of Light |
Ore No Ryomi | Simulation Simulation Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.... |
2003 | |
Exploding Crapola: Helicopter Cacophony 2 | Action Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... |
2004 | Sequel to Helicopter Cacophony |
Ore No Ryomi 2 | Simulation Simulation Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.... |
2004 | Sequel to Ore No Ryomi |
Sandbox of God | Strategy Strategy Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked... |
2004 | Most downloaded Vertigo Games title |
Liquisity | Platformer | 2005 | First level editor in a game by Vertigo Games |
Vivid Conceptions | Adventure Adventure An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports... , Platformer |
2006 | |
Acidbomb | Puzzle Puzzle A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution... , Strategy Strategy Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked... |
2006 | |
Acidbomb 2 | Puzzle Puzzle A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution... , Strategy Strategy Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked... |
2006 | No longer available for download. Sequel to Acidbomb |
Shellblast | Puzzle Puzzle A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution... , Strategy Strategy Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked... |
2007 | Commercial title |
The Winter Solstice | Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers... |
2007 | Entered into the first YoYo Games competition. Received Honourable Mention. |
Spirits of Metropolis | Puzzle Puzzle A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution... |
2008 | Commercial title. Graphics by Amanda Redmond. |
greenTech | Simulation Simulation Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.... |
2009 | 1st place winner of YoYo Games "Save the Planet" competition. |
ShellblastHD | Puzzle Puzzle A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution... , Strategy Strategy Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked... |
2009 | High quality edition of Shellblast for Xbox 360 Indie Games. Developed by Optum. |
Kablooey! | Strategy Strategy Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked... |
2009 | Kablooey! made it to the final four in the 2BeeGames second competition. |
Sandbox of God: Remastered Edition | Strategy Strategy Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked... |
2010 | Sequel to Sandbox of God |
The Oil Blue | Simulation Simulation Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.... |
2010 | Commercial simulation title. |
greenTech+ | Simulation Simulation Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.... |
2010 | Comes free of charge when The Oil Blue is bought. |
In total there have been 25 games developed and released by Vertigo Games.
Future Titles
A number of titles have been announced as to be in development by Vertigo Games.Liquisity 2, a sequel to Liquisity, was announced on February 25, 2009. Since then, Galindo had made considerable progress on the game's engine before he decided to stop work on it in favor of Spirits of Metropolis, later cancelling the project "in its current form". In December 2009, he restarted the project, redoing the game plot and storyline, and started a fundraiser through Kickstarter
Kickstarter
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to pay commercial artists for the assets. He announced that Sara Gross and Jonathan Geer will do the graphics and music work, respectively.