After hours at Shepstone Labs

The greenhouse.

Games I'm making, and old DOS games I've got running in your browser.

Building

On the workbench

Two personal game projects, both still taking shape.

Happy Cactus

In progress
Garden game

A game about looking after one cactus. It grows and changes with the seasons. Nothing explodes.

Type
Garden sim
Platform
Browser + Android

Next: Still exploring how it grows and responds to the seasons.

Little Port

In progress
Idle game

You start with one rusty crane. Unload ships, stack containers, send trucks off. The port keeps working while you're away.

Type
Idle logistics
Platform
Browser

Next: Building the core mechanics.

Restored

Restored classics

Old DOS games, running in your browser from the original files.

Jill of the Jungle gameplay: Jill standing on stone blocks against a blue sky, with health, level and score panels alongside
Controls: ←→↑↓ move Shift jump Alt knife

Jill of the Jungle

Playable
1992 · Epic MegaGames · Shareware Episode 1

Epic MegaGames' 1992 platformer. Run, jump and throw knives through the jungle.

Genre
Platformer
Levels
20+
Graphics
VGA 256-color

More coming

In prep
Next up

Each one gets tested in the browser before it goes up. The game files stay untouched.

Planned: Jill Goes Underground · Commander Keen · and more

Suggest a classic
Behind the games

Why both?

I grew up on a Pentium II with a Voodoo2. Making new games and getting the old ones running again scratch the same itch.

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