Are you looking to waste a few hours running around a pixel fantasy land?

Well indie game maker Nifflas might have just what you're after. He makes addictive adventure games that are largely based around exploration. The majority of the artwork is rendered in very simple pixel art. Nifflas' latest release, Knytt Stories, is a compilation of several smaller games.

Well worth the download.

• Animations and transparency allowed, but not required.
• Canvas max size: 240x240
• Colour Restriction: 10 colors max

• Canvas Size: 240 x 140 vertical or horizontal
• Transparency: No
• Animation: Allowed
• Color Palette: 32 color max

An online game making site with over 2000 accounts and is starting to get the word out about the site. It allows developers to create their own game worlds.

• Canvas Size: 180x100
• Colour Restriction: 16
• Animation: no
• Transparency: no

Finally, there is an online gif animator from the cool cats at www.iaza.com.
This brand new online tool with all the needed features is available.
Just make your frames and upload, set timing and thats it.

• Must be one complete scene and not split into comic panels or used as sprite strip.
• Seamless match on the ends to achieve 360º
• Panorama height cannot exceed 120 pixels high.
• Panorama length cannot exceed 640 pixels wide.
• No transparency
• Animations allowed
• 16 colors maximum