Tim Righettini
I am a designer, programmer, project manager, & USC Games alumnus who seeks to create experiences with superb execution that no one in the entire world has ever seen, bringing surprise, delight, innovation, & deep memories to each person from every generation – crafting a legacy which will endure for all time.
Portfolio
Key Items from Nintendo, Atari, WayForward, and USC Games, plus selected Independent works.
Yars Rising
Hacking Challenge Designer / Programmer
Run, jump, sneak, and hack your way through the shadowy QoTech corporation as young hacker Emi Kimura in this unique retrofuture action adventure game! Control Emi to infiltrate QoTech with 2D platforming, then activate her Yar tattoo to hack doors, lasers, and more within a byte-sized top-down shooter (usually)! Players can revisit each Hacking Challenge they discover with Emi’s Hacklist in the Main Menu, which includes new bonus content like a reimagined Yars’ Revenge experience.
Yars Rising is available for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC (on Steam and Epic Games Store), and Atari VCS.
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
AI Programmer / AI Designer
From the Nintendo Website: Lead a cast of colorful characters in fun, turn-based battles with two classic campaigns from the beloved Advance Wars™ series—fully remade from the ground up! Unleash your superior strategy skills and take on the baddies in this all-new spin on the beloved strategy series. This remake features two campaigns that cover the events of Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising!
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is available for the Nintendo Switch.
RWBY: Arrowfell
Programmer
Embark on a far reaching action-packed adventure in the Arctic continent of Solitas with Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang – also known as Team RWBY! Seamlessly swap between each team member to battle monstrous Grimm creatures or other foes from near and afar. Players also explore a variety of atmospheric environments and further experience a brand new canonical story about General Ironwood plus the entire Kingdom of Atlas!
RWBY: Arrowfell is available for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (on Steam).
River City Girls
Programmer
River City Girls is a thrilling side scrolling beat ’em up game where players help Kyoko and Misako, two students who reside in River City, rescue their respective boyfriends from the clutches of unknown captors. This action packed Kunio-Kun experience has the heroines punch, kick, and otherwise fight their way through six unique regions of River City, leveling up to become more powerful and skilled throughout their adventure. River City Girls is available for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC (on Steam).
Disney’s Descendants
Technical Designer
Disney’s Descendants is a social RPG where players join Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos and more for a wickedly fun adventure in the world of Descendants! Players create their own stylish avatars, discover magical quests, and unlock new locations to become a legend at the prestigious Auradon Prep! While journeying throughout Auradon, players experience rich, Disney-inspired stories that interconnect with many other narratives from Disney – past and present! Descendants was available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone platforms.
Pareidolia
Lead Designer
Pareidolia is a second screen 2D/3D puzzle platform experience. Players assume the role of a master shadow puppeteer, moving Props along a 3D stage that cast shadows onto a screen. These shadows then come to life in the 2D world, and players can platform on these animate shadows. Pareidolia is about providing players with experiences that generate a series of “Aha!” moments – moments of sudden insight or discovery as seen through the eyes of a child when looking for the shapes of animals in the sky, or sharing one’s best shadow puppets.
Letter Lullaby
Programmer
Letter Lullaby introduces players to a wonderful alphabet adventure! Choosing individual or multiple letters guides young children to learn phonetics while they connect linguistic patterns with catchy yet informative lyrics that exhibit a sing along feel. They may mix and match letters to create their very own songs, or play singular verses to reinforce language recognition skills.
Lagoon
Programmer
Lagoon introduces children to letter sounds and phonics in a fun, yet exploratory way. Players can use letter shaped toys to hear a Chameleon friend sound out any letter or word, even silly words! When players discover real words, pictures of those words appear along with a humorous celebratory dance to reinforce the moment and drive long term engagement.
Bloom
Programmer
Bloom is a 2.5D adventure platformer that follows the story of a small, defenseless seedling called Sprout who attains control over the powers of nature. He is born into an age where evil machines have infested every corner of the Earth, except for the Tree of Life, which the machines use for their exclusive power source. Sprout is nature’s last hope, and must traverse far and wide to reach the Tree of Life and restore life back to the Earth.
X-Runner
Team Lead: Student
X-Runner blends several worlds present in games and film to craft one continuous experience. It starts out as a simple endless runner, similar to Canabalt, except that the player controls a spaceship pilot. This is the case until the pilot jumps into a spaceship of his own, beginning to shoot at alien fighters from a new perspective. The player will transition between flying ships and platforming at key moments of the story. Each level stands on its own, but transitions between levels bind them together, facilitating a progression of mechanics and narrative that lasts throughout the course of the pilot’s journey to an enemy capital ship.
Babylon 5 RPG
Game Designer: Student
Babylon 5: An Investigation of an Investigation is a tabletop RPG where three to six players investigate a diplomatic space station (that houses 2,500,000 humans and aliens) about why the chief of security was found wounded in an elevator shaft during the New Year’s Eve celebration. Players will have to use their skills & wits within the FATE system (a simplified D&D-type dice rolling system) to discover the perpetrators and decipher what the security chief found that endangered his life. The game includes all documentation pertaining to the development of the RPG, along with the elements and pieces required to play it out with a group of your own.
Singularity
Game Designer: Student
Singularity is a 1 v 1 horror driven tabletop experience. Each player controls a group of five space explorers on the Starship Singularity, which suffered a technical malfunction due to an alien incursion. Only strategy and wits will guide you and your crew past the aliens to the escape pods, alive.
Galaga: Classic Twist
Game Designer: Student
Galaga – Classic Twist is the best of two worlds. Top down mechanics remain, but RPG elements infuse into core gameplay. With over 10 weapon choices, different sets of waves every time you play, and a tech tree, there are many different ways to experience the game.
Normandy SR1
3D Artist: Student
A tribute to the SR1 Normandy, the Alliance flagship from Mass Effect. This is about 2000 polygons.
F117 Nighthawk
3D Artist: Student
A tribute to the Fll7 Nighthawk, one of the first stealth fighters ever created. This is about 300 polygons.
© Tim Righettini 2024
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