I have talked about my friend Mike “Brotha Kyo”  Burgess on this website before when it comes to working conventions. He has been an awesome friend over the years and I would do what I can to help him. For those who don’t know, he is an independent game developer who makes games whenever he can. His latest game is Banzai Pecan, a post-apocalyptic side scroller beat ‘em up in the vein of Kung-Fu. The title heroine fights for love and justice in an attempt to rescue her kidnapped boyfriend. The game has some cool things going for it with parries, combos, and high impact attacks that send opponents flying. It also has some great character artwork as you can see above.

The problem is that Brotha Kyo is essentially doing a lot of the work on his own; code, art, and music. He needs additional background and sprite artists to help him complete the game. Right now, the backgrounds you see are placeholders. Not only that, he needs some additional female vocal talent for his all-female cast of characters. Several characters are taken care of, but more help is needed.

I’ve played an earlier build of the game and it has a lot of potential. If you dare call yourself a game artist and are looking for some work, then do what you can to help Banzai Pecan finished. You can get in touch with Brotha Kyo through Banzai Pecan’s development blog here.