| Mark Essen | |
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 Glamour Messhof | |
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Location |
USA |
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Worked with |
GDFX, Pixeljam |
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Mark "Messhof" Essen is a game developer from the USA with a simple but chaotic style usually. So far most of Messhof's games have been made with Game Maker. His breakout 'hit' was Flywrench.
Biography
Messhof's creative style can be described as lofi, experimental and punishing. Most of his games play with new types of controls, often requiring the player to be very precise or a failstate occurs.
Messhof is currently a grad student in UCLA's Design and Media Arts program.
Games
The Thrill of Combat
Released
- SUMO! (with Mocha Man) (2003) [1]
- Wally (2003/2004)
- Spacecraft (2004)
- Skinnerpuzzle (2004)
- Wally: Land of the Wallows (2004)
- Bool (2004)
- Birds (2005)
- Booloid (2005)
- Punishment (2005)
- Flywrench (2007)
- Punishment: the Punishing (2007)
- You Found the Grappling Hook! (2008)
- Randy Balma: Municipal Abortionist (2008)
- Cowboyana (2008)
- Stenography Hero (2008)
- Scrap Collector (2008)
- The Thrill of Combat (2009)
- Party Boat (2009)
- Jetpack Basketball (2009)
- Cream Wolf (2010) (together with Pixeljam)
- Turbo Turbo Turbo (for Adult Swim) (2010) [1]
- Pipedreamz (For Adult Swim) (2010)
- Surprise Bullfight (For Adult Swim) (2012)
- NIDHOGG or "Raging Hadron" (2014)
- NIDHOGG 2 (2017)
In development
- A Bike Game With Cactus
Trivia
- Essen likes to play with computer boards and electronics. He has made a lot of original sounds for his games with this skill.
- He also likes Final Fantasy 8 and 9.