Hey everyone, Tom here.
This might be a long blog post, so feel free to grab a drink and let's talk.
I'll cut right to the chase: lately I haven't really had any desire to work on games, and at this point in time I don't really plan on doing any more projects in the future. I have a couple projects that I was working on, and they're still safely backed up on my media server in case I ever want to revisit them in the future. But as I mentioned a few blog posts ago, Game Maker Studio has become a subscription-based model, so it's pretty impractical for me to use it again unless I'm really serious about game development again-- which I'm not... Never say never, but I'd say it's highly unlikely.
Now, all that's not to say I'm doing BADLY-- I'm actually doing quite well in fact! I'm still happily with my partner Jordyn (can't believe it's been ~8 years already, sheesh...), and I've been at my new web development job for 2 and a half years now. Everything's going great! But I do feel like it's getting close to time to say goodbye to Megatoxic. >.<
I don't really want this to be a completely depressing post, so I'll quickly jump to something a bit happier: As you can see, we have a new website! :)
Some new features include:
- New, modern front-end design
- "Fun Stuff" Section
- Better blog system
- Revamped "Games" page
- Javatari Emulator :)
- A special easter egg. ;D
I actually had a lot of fun building this version of Megatoxic's website. As you can see, the Forum is pretty much gone forever (though I do have a link in the footer right now, but it's likely not staying). In its place though, I've built a new section of the site called "Fun Stuff". This is a whole new section of Megatoxic dedicated to nifty little HTML and web experiments I've been doing in my spare time.
Another great thing about this new version of Megatoxic is its use of Javatari-- which is an Atari 2600 emulator for your web browser. That's right-- now you can actually play most of the games on the site without downloading them! ;D
And finally, there's an easter egg I've planted on the site somewhere. I won't reveal what it is, but here's a hint for you: be sure to carefully examine that footer. ;o
Well, as you probably can tell, this is very likely going to be the last version of the Megatoxic website I'll ever make (though again, never say "never"). I want to end my run with Megatoxic on a happy, high note. And I think I actually did. :)
Have a good one, and I'll burp you all later. xD
- Tom