Once a Bird

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Still making games...
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Demosthenes
August 31, 2014
Beta version!
[color=rgb(41,47,51)][font=Arial]The beta version of Twitchy Thrones is ready! If you have an iPhone and want to help us test/improve it please go here: [/font][/color]http://tflig.ht/1w0mXSn

More information about the game here:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=211741

Here's the game in…
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Demosthenes
April 30, 2014
Shadows & Highlights
A friend thought Twitchy Thrones' sprites were too flat so some shadows/highlights were added. Here's an Hollywood-plastic-surgery-style before/after comparison.

Before:



After:



Before:



After:

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Demosthenes
March 11, 2014
Twitchy Thrones website & trailer
Twitchy Thrones debut trailer!!!



Official Website!!!

http://www.twitchythrones.com

Such html. Wow.
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Demosthenes
January 04, 2014
Menus and cutscenes
Been working on menus and the intro cutscene.

On each map a player gets stars if he completes the map in less than the star time. This was done to emphasize that besides winning the map the goal is to complete each map as quick as possible.

The victory screen:



The thumbs up come out of the woodwork in…
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Demosthenes
December 05, 2013
The pixels of Twitchy Thrones
Twitchy Thrones is the first game where I'm trying my hand at pixel art. Fold took advantage of Retina iPhone's resolution of 1136x640 by making all the art vectorial and creating resources for both hi and low resolutions. In Twitchy Thrones the pixel resolution is always 568x320, cropped to 480x32…
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Demosthenes
November 06, 2013
I quit my job...
...To make games full-time.

Yes, this is going to be one of those posts.

My name is Ricardo Moura, Once a Bird is made of myself and my cousin. I do the programming and "art" and he does the music and sound effects.

I quit my job at the end of July but only left it mid-September. It had been making me…
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Demosthenes
September 11, 2013
Fold - First Update
The first update for Fold is out, featuring a new world with new concepts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fold/id645248522?ls=1&mt=8

Here's a couple of screenshots:

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Demosthenes
August 26, 2013
Ludum Dare
So I actually finished a game in 48 hours for Ludum Dare!

The theme was 10 seconds. The game is called "George RR M&M's Twitchy Thrones" and it's a real-time strategy game where the population grows every 10 seconds, so speed is of the essence.

If you'd like to try it (I'd love it if you did) dow…
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Demosthenes
July 13, 2013
:)

:)

Soooo....tuaw.com just called Fold "The most original iOS puzzler in years". :)

Also some other quotes:

"You've probably never played a game even remotely like this before."

[color=rgb(68,68,68)][font=Helvetica]"If you're looking for a unique puzzle experience that will undoubtedly help you pass the t…
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Demosthenes
June 24, 2013
Fold

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