Category: Games

Earlier this week, I asked for fan submissions for Clown Alley Creator, Clown Alley Creator, a creativity tool about creating your own fun clowns.

The first submission comes from Andrew P.

Meet Klwnie the Clown!

Thank you, Andrew P! I love the combination of colors and the make-up!

Now, it’s your turn! Learn how to submit your own clown creations at this page, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

A couple of months ago, I released Clown Alley Creator, a creativity tool about creating your own fun clowns.

Have you tried it yet? If not, get it now! It’s free for Android, iPhone/iPad, Windows, Mac, and Linux.

In that time, I’ve seen some fans share their creations with me, either through email or through social media.

I would love to see what you made with Clown Alley Creator, so I’d like to ask you to share your favorite clown faces with me.

1. If you haven’t already, get Clown Alley Creator for your iPhone, Android, or desktop computer.
2. Make some clowns!
3. For each clown you want to submit, select your clown in the Gallery View so you can see a close-up with your clown’s name at the top, then take a screenshot.
4. Subscribe to the GBGames Curiosities Newsletter if you haven’t already, and reply to the latest email you receive from it with your first name and the first initial of your last name, and make sure your screenshot is attached.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask below, and I’ll try to clarify or help you.

When I receive your submission, I might share it on my blog with a credit to you, as well as on social media.

Here are some examples I’ve made recently for my own clown alley in case they help inspire you:

Here’s how:

Remember, in order to submit your own zany and fabulous clown creations, sign up for the GBGames Curiosities Newsletter and reply there!

A new free update is available on the Apple App Store, Google Play, and on itch.io for Windows, Mac, and Linux for Clown Alley Creator is a family-friendly creativity tool that allows you to populate your own clown alley.

The biggest change? Hair options have been updated based on player feedback:

Get Clown Alley Creator today by going to the following app stores (and remember, the game is free)!

Features:

• Express your creativity by customizing your clown’s look! Choose your clown’s skin color, eyes, nose, hairstyle, and make-up, creating potentially millions of different clowns!
• Multiple layers of make-up options allow you to mix and match.
• Make your clown unique by choosing primary and secondary colors for each option!
• Name your clowns after yourself and your friends and family!
• There’s no limit to your alley’s size! You can create as few or as many clowns as you can handle!
• Change your mind? You can change your clown’s appearance at any time, or remove the clown from the alley entirely!

And again, the game is free. For real.

NO ADS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES, NO INVASIONS OF PRIVACY, AND NO VIOLENCE

Have peace of mind with a family-friendly, ad-free, safe game.

Play the game, and please let me know what you think of it!

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This is a magical time of year, and if you got your loved ones a phone, a tablet, or a video game console, I hope I caught you before you wrapped it and placed it under the tree because there are three things you are going to want to do to save your Christmas morning.

First, make sure the device is charged!

Imagine it is Christmas morning and you get a Nintendo Switch and thinking you are going to play some fun games only to discover that you get to plug it in and charge it for hours.

That’s no fun. Charge the devices beforehand!

Second, and this is even more important to do before Christmas morning, is to make sure you’ve updated any operating system, firmware, or software updates before Christmas Day.

You might think that it shouldn’t be a problem to wait, that these updates sometimes only take minutes, right?

Wrong!

It’s Christmas morning! EVERYONE is trying to update their brand new devices! All at once!

The Internet pipes will be clogged, servers will be overloaded, and you’ll wish you had thought to update these devices beforehand.

Third, and this goes hand in hand with the previous tip, is to find some quality software to put onto the device now.

Generally these devices aren’t enjoyable by themselves. It’s the apps and software that makes them fun, so it makes sense to find some to pre-install before there is a rush to the app stores, right?

Again, no one wants to sit there with their cool new game console or phone and find out that they can’t download anything because everyone is using up all the Internet!

You’ll want your loved ones playing happily with their new devices instead of feeling frustrated, right?

So get some apps now! May I suggest my game Toy Factory Fixer? It’s fun for the whole family, it doesn’t feature any ads, it doesn’t do any data tracking or other invasions of privacy, and it is free.

I hope these three tips got to you in time and that your Christmas morning will be full of curiosity and wonder and not frustration and disappointment.