Welcome to the May 2009 issue of HamsterSpeak, the internet magazine dedicated to games designed with the OHR RPG Creation Engine. We're at two years and counting!

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This Month's Articles

OHR News
The latest game releases, contest announcements, and information regarding the OHR engine.

Review: The Long Journey Home
A voyage into Camdog's tale of survival and deep space enterprise.

Review: Mama / Sonic Trash
A double review of the latest OHR fan-game extravaganzas.

Review: Spoonweaver
Spoonweaver presents Spoonweaver, a game about Spoonweaver.

Retrospective: Pixelation
The JSH video retrospectives continue, taking us deep into a RAMbunctious world of sentient dots!

Plotscript: Three-Framed Walking
Twin Hamster gives some advice on how to make your little green men move a little more realistically.

Interview: OHR House 3
With OHR House 3 at an end, KRC gathers together some of the guys that made these games possible for a round-table discussion.

Feature: Pixel Art: Rocks and Stones
DJ Fenix returns with an all-new pixel art tutorial, this time covering the world of stone. Useful information for both veterans and beginners!

Feature: Better Backdrops
Don't frighten your pixel turtles with blood red suns and purple hills! Learn how to properly import backdrops here.

Previews
[<3], The Pope's War on Science, A Shot in the Dark, Timesteam Saga - AIR, and Village People: The Videogame.

This month's contributors are DJ Fenix, Fenrir-Lunaris, Gizmog, Hachi-Roku, Paul Harrington, JSH, Meatball Sub, Mr. 8-Bit, Adam Perry, Red Maverick Zero, Kingston C. Rockwell, SD Hawk, and Twin Hamster. Cover by Fenrir-Lunaris. Logo by Twin Hamster.

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