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Yesterday I spent a good couple of hours recreating the classic Codemasters title "3D Starfighter" before realising "This game's shit!!"
The game was abandoned where it was, but I've left the code in the Arcade Calendar, so I might sneak it in as a bonus game, or something.. *shrugs*
It's not a "bad" game, it's just really really dull!!!

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More files..
Found a whole bunch of old videos on one of my old hard drives, so spent literally HOURS, last night, copying them over to the NAS drive.
Bah.
Windows 10 seems to focus a lot on file transfers, meaning my laptop was practically unusable whilst the transfer was taking place. I certainly didn't have that issue last week when transferring millions of files from NAS to NAS, so it's either Win10 that's doing it, or the fact that I was transferring from...

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I could've sworn I did SOMETHING, yesterday!
..but can I remember what?
I should probably jot these things down, as I go!

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It's been about a week and a half since SpikeDislike3 appeared on Android and iOS.
In the space of just over a week, it's managed to do "fairly" well on iOS, and has sold over 100 copies. True, that's not amazing, but at least it's something, and it's great to know that at least 100 people still enjoy good gaming!
Meanwhile, on the Android side, the game has now sold 12 copies. Of those 12, at least one was a pirate, and that copy ended up being splashed over every ...

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As I continued, for a ludicrous amount of time, to fiddle with theme #16 yesterday, I found myself finally getting around to tackling a second new theme.
Over on the TouchArcade forum, (URL "https://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=3583882&postcount=17">Coolpepper43) suggested doing a Psychedelic theme, and so I attempted to do that.
To say that the theme ended up as a tragic mess of nastiness would be a bit of an understatement.
I mean, don't get me wr...

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Here's how today should've been going.
"Woohoo! Yeay! SpikeDislike3! YIPPEEEEE!!!"
Here's how today's going..

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After a game's release, half the fun is watching the aftermath, and scrawling the internet for comments.
On this occasion, however, I pretty much know what's coming.
Invisible Munky 2 isn't a game that I'm expecting to be popular, or fondly remembered, (it hasn't thus far, anyway..) so any comments and feedback will be minimal.

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Well it's about sodding time!!!
After just over a week and a half, Invisible Munky 2's finally gotten through Apple Review, and is now available on the AppStore.
Unfortunately, for some bizarre reason that I've not yet tracked down, the "Promo Codes" button appears to be completely missing from iTunesConnect.
For this game, I was hoping to dish out a few promo codes to folk with different devices, to ensure the game runs as it oughta on those iPhings. Due to m...

Ok, so, I need a new archive.
It's been a good number of years since I originally created the Jayenkai Archive, and although the software's lasted through a fair number of rethemes, and a fair number of enhancements over the years, it all still pretty much has the exact same issues that it did on day one.

On previous releases of "Arcade Slots" games, people have consistently whinged that the games are "TOOOOOO RANDOM!!!". They then inexplicably ignore the actual game, and get stuck in a "OMG! ITS RANDOM!" loop, whereby they can't seem to enjoy the games at all.
Of COURSE the games are Random! They're supposed to be random! It's a flamin' Slot Machine.. That's the whole bloomin' point of slot machines!
.. But people can't seem to let go, so this time around I opted to pre-empt their whinging by a...

A new spin on an old favourite. Can you guide Platdude through a series of completely random mazes!
<img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_A_Bit_of_a_Spin_20140930A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_A_Bit_of_a_Spin_20140930B_thumb.png">

Last week saw the two year anniversary of (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/2012/08/home-again-home-again-jiggity-jig/">this post), where I waffled and rambled on about my health condition. Mum suggested it was about time to write an update, so this is that!
Two years on, and although I'm marginally better, I'm still somewhat stuck in a fairly similar position.

Last week, you threw the ball.
This week, you bounce the ball.
It's almost like a theme, or something!!
<img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/BounceABall_20140805A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/BounceABall_20140805B_thumb.png">

Since I seem to be having oodles of fun with the PaperArcade things, someone on Twitter asked for a template.
Not sure why "Upload the template!" hadn't crossed my mind, but if I'm honest, it's probably down to the fact that, in amongst all the chaos of getting my "Icon Resizer" to generate these things, I'd made the whole process very very specific to my development style!
I've been thinking about making a more user friendly app to do this, but for now we'll stick with the DIY method!
(UR...

For a limited time only, a select few AGameAWeek games are 100% off, on iOS!
(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140721-121206-43926951.jpg"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140721-121206-43926951.jpg" alt="20140721-121206-43926951.jpg" class="alignnone size-full" />
Until July 23rd (2014!) four of my more recent iOS games are free, because.. Um.. *shrugs*
(URL "https://itunes.apple.com/gb...

After a week or so of tweaking, testing and preparing, I've finally settled on a nice PaperArcade template, and have started uploading the lovely little papercraft models into my Archive.
These will be done weekly, along with the games, and older ones will be sporadically generated as I find time, and/or are bored!
If there are any particular games you'd love to see a PaperArcade for, let me know in the comments.
(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140721-104801-38881...

OK, I think I've worked out most of the kinks in my papercraft arcade machine. (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/2014/07/got-paper/">Previously...)
There are still a few niggly bits, most notably that top bit, where you can't quite wrestle it into place without getting gobs of glue everywhere.. And there are oodles of little white gaps everywhere, which I really oughta sort out, but if I'm honest, that's probably more down to my crappy hand-eye co-ordination at the minute. (Shaky hands makes for terri...

A quick test..
I recently bought a nice new printer, and figured it might be nice to design a little Arcade cabinet thing.
Bloody fiddly bastard! I didn't quite have the patience, so gave up trying!!
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If I'm ...