Tiny Wings is this adorable game by Andreas Illiger that involves this tiny bird who dream of flying.

It is extremely popular on the App store, and that is probably why lots of people wants to know how to make a game like it.

These are some links to tutorials and remake projects.

Sergey Tiknohov (@haqu) is working on a Tiny Wings remake project.

• https://github.com/haqu/tiny-wings

Ray Wenderlich wrote a tutorial based on Sergey’s project, which is divided into 2 parts. The tutorial uses Cocos2d and Box2d.

• http://www.raywenderlich.com/3857/how-to-create-dynamic-textures-with-ccrendertexture
• http://www.raywenderlich.com/3888/how-to-create-a-game-like-tiny-wings-part-1
• http://www.raywenderlich.com/3913/how-to-create-a-game-like-tiny-wings-part-2

@jpsarda wrote a blog post on how to make the gorgeous hills in Tiny Wings using Cocos2d.

• http://jpsarda.tumblr.com/post/6171831450/tiny-wings-hills-with-cocos2d

Emanuele Feronato wrote a tutorial on how to make the Tiny Wings terrain using Flash and Box2d.

• http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/07/14/create-a-terrain-like-the-one-in-tiny-wings-with-flash-and-box2d/

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This is an excerpt of my previous blog post.

This book is written by Ryan Henson Creighton aka Cassie the 5 yr old game developer’s dad. This book is about 380 something pages, and it takes you through Unity from the basics (as in what Unity is, what you can and cannot do *hint* MMOs unless you are really popular and has like a hundred friends or something). And then he teaches through examples, hence the title of the book. He also gives readers programming basics. All in all, the author is actually quite a fun read, because of his wit and humor, and it is nothing like my Computer Programming 1 professor, who tends to drone.

Overall, I think this book is easy read, it’s not intimidating in such a way that it bombards you with information, code bits that you can’t even begin to grasp. I think that beginners, even those who have “never coded before” would find this book easy to digest, and might even be able to “build fun games”.

For those who are interested in the book, you can check it here. The book actual offers samples codes and projects that you can download even if you haven’t bought the book, here.

Unity is a game engine for making awesome 3D games for multiplatforms, such as iPhone, Android, PC, Mac, Wii, XBox 360, PS3 and web (did I just mention most of the common platforms, I think I did).

Yup, you can build Unity games that run on the web. There have been a couple of Facebook games out there that are made using Unity, the first I can think of is the one with the Paintballs (what’s the title again?) Recently, okay, maybe last week, February 16, a contest on Kongregate just ended, it’s the Kongregate Unity Game Contest, and now, Unity games are also supported on Kongregate. So if you’re an Unity game dev, you can just toss some Unity games stuff there.

Okay, time for some advertising, two very close friends of mine, also joined the contest, so, here’s me showing them some love by sharing it with you guys.

Oh, to look for Unity games on Kongregate, just look at the Tags section, there’s a Unity tag, just click on that and go through, the hundreds of games there. I’m still trying to look for their game through that list.

Oklay, found it!

Must Get Candy

The description of the game from the site by my friend, Chris (kcannon):

You have an insatiable craving for candy causing you to run through candyland. Run for glory! Run for points!

Link: http://www.kongregate.com/games/kcannon/must-get-candy

So far, they had 232 plays, and some comments are:

I love this game, so addicting.

I don’t know why I keep playing this.

Is rare to see as a bear exploits for colliding with something, but the game is addictive

So, yeah, I am plugging, it’s like Robot Unicorn, but cuter, since it have a bear, and candy, also since my friend, Len, crammed some art assets on my laptop with the Wacom Pen and Touch she gave me.

Okay, enough about Kongregate.

For game devs who are just starting out with Unity or plans to switch to Unity, there are a couple of Unity books out there by Packt Publishing:

Unity 3D Game Development by Example Beginner’s Guide

It’s written by Ryan Henson Creighton.

According to the site:

Overview of Unity 3D Game Development by Example Beginner’s Guide

• Build fun games using the free Unity 3D game engine even if you’ve never coded before
• Learn how to “skin” projects to make totally different games from the same file – more games, less effort!
• Deploy your games to the Internet so that your friends and family can play them
• Packed with ideas, inspiration, and advice for your own game design and development
• Stay engaged with fresh, fun writing that keeps you awake as you learn

Link: https://www.packtpub.com/unity-3d-game-development-by-example-beginners-guide/book

Unity Game Development Essentials

Written by Will Goldstone.

According to the site:

Overview of Unity Game Development Essentials

• Kick start game development, and build ready-to-play 3D games with ease
• Understand key concepts in game design including scripting, physics, instantiation, particle effects, and more
• Test & optimize your game to perfection with essential tips-and-tricks
• Written in clear, plain English, this book is packed with working examples and innovative ideas
• This book is based on Unity version 2.5 and uses JavaScript for scripting

Link: https://www.packtpub.com/unity-game-development-essentials/book

So yeah, check those out!

End of Unity post here.