Wow, what a year 2023 has been. The Israel-Gaza War, Taylor Swift, endless drama and shenanigans, and some fairly interesting Anthono220-related stuff for this year that I’m about to go over.
First off, the game that I released in January: CAVEFACE. It was the first new game demo that I launched since PhysicsPlace in 2020 (2021 and 2022 were pretty much Gooter-focused). It’s also a demo that I somehow managed to finish before a deadline I set for myself, which is probably something I’m never going to do again 😅. I must say, looking back, that while it had interesting gameplay ideas IMO, CAVEFACE probably needs to be improved in significant ways so that it can be considered fun in any way. I’m thinking about revamping the game entirely and starting from scratch in a new version, though that probably won’t be for at least another couple of years. At least it was something though, and it had decent music tracks to go along with it too.
Next, let’s talk about a game demo that was supposed to come out this year but didn’t: Gooter: Virtual Monster. It was planned to be a spin-off of Gooter with a new “digital” story and a new gameplay style, but for a couple of reasons I did not want to work on the game anymore and thus I scrapped it. This was supposed to be the year’s “second game” that I was hoping would be a thing during the “2023 plans” post. Of course, I am still going to take what I’ve learned from working on that game and putting it in new projects. You can find trailers for GVM on the Anthono220 Media YouTube channel.
Speaking of YouTube, this year was pretty significant on that side. Due to a combination of wanting to change the channel’s email as well as feeling like starting fresh, I started a new YouTube channel. On this new channel, I have come up with the Anthono220 Music Archive, aiming to preserve years of my music on YouTube made prior to the new channel’s creation, even songs that had previously been deleted or hadn’t even come out yet. There’s more songs that I have lined up for more Music Archive videos in the new year, so be sure to subscribe to not miss that. I also started a let’s play series in Minecraft Bedrock with my good pal Kat in September, so you guys should subscribe for that as well. Completing the transition to the new channel is likely going to be a high priority for next year.
2023 is also the year when I established the Anthono220 Media brand. There were similar brands that I discontinued in the past such as Anthono220 Games (the archive channel for that will be deleted in 2024, btw) and TwoTwenty Games, though this time it encompasses not only games but also any comics, movies, and shows that I may or may not work on in the future. I’m hoping to expand the brand in 2024, though I can’t quite say how I’m gonna do that yet, as even I don’t know most of what I’m gonna do for it in the new year.
A significant moment this year was when I got myself not one but TWO new computers! I got myself a laptop for free as part of a college program I’m in, which is good for when I want to do computer stuff on my bed where I spend most of my time. I also invested money towards a brand new gaming PC as well, which I’m especially hoping to one day use for high quality renders and 3D animations, as well as playing higher-demand games when and if I need to. I had my old desktop for several years, and with it I created most of what you guys might (but most likely not lol) know Anthono220 for now, including Gooter and even that Sonic CD remix that somehow got like 60k views lmao. That PC is probably gonna be handed down to my sister once we clear out some space for it. Speaking of PCs, I’m hoping in the new year to get myself a new desk in 2024 and get rid of the wooden drawer that I’ve been using all this time. I’m also getting a new desk before I can possibly get a new monitor as well. The one I have now works swell and all, but I think it would be nice to have a bigger and better monitor as well, especially when working on higher resolution content.
Shifting to something more somber, my grandmother on my dad’s side unfortunately passed away a couple of months ago. I would say that she was probably the first person in my life who’s died that had somewhat of an important role in my life, considering she was my babysitter for much of my childhood, so I definitely felt some stuff when I got the news. I won’t go into much more detail on who she was, so I’ll just say that may she rest in peace for the good she has done for me and my family during her life.
Finally, I would like to mention the most significant part of this year: I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL! Due to some program-related stuff, I’m not getting my diploma until next year, but I still got out of there and moved on to a new stage in my life as a full-time college student! I don’t really have much else to say about this one.
Overall, 2023 was a fairly big year for Anthono220, even if it was not exactly in the way that I envisioned at the end of 2022. This year was filled with important moments and consequential changes that plant some seeds for the next few years and for the way I’m gonna do things moving forward. I have a couple of fun surprises lined up for next year so hopefully 2024 will be a big year as well. I will mention that there currently are no plans for any new game releases or updates to previous games for 2024, so the new year will be focused on releasing new music tracks and other projects. I should also mention that my 20th birthday is coming up next year as well, so I’m also hoping to get some fun stuff out there for that as well.
This will be my last post for 2023, of course, as I’ll be focusing on resting and getting the first surprise ready for the start of the new year, so I hope you guys are looking forward to what I have planned. If you somehow found this post, I wanna hear in the comments how your 2023 has been. For now though, I wish you a happy new year and I’ll see you all in 2024!