Collect the stars to build up a boost, as you ride your minecart to the goal.
Gather the stars, then score at the end.
A nice little highscore challenge.

I'm not 100% sure about how this sounds..

Too much time working on the Calendar/TimeTunnel meant I spent barely any time working on this week's SmileBASIC game.
Oops!

OMG, It's too hot!!

I had a bit of a "No Dev, Please!" day, yesterday.

A rather silly example, based on an Amstrad CPC Manual Classic!

I finished off Flumpaloo, popped it online, and then immediately started on the next SmileBASIC game.

Midway through Saturday, I realised something..

Nothing major, today.

1. Else. Must fix that.

Yesterday, me and Michael Fernie got into a back&forth about AGameAWeek history, the reasons for the creation of old games and whatnot.
He suggested I start some kind of "trip down memory lane" thing, discussing old games and talking about what made me make them.
The answer to a LOT of the early AGameAWeek classics is, of course, Wednesday Workshop.

Link up similar tiles, matching 3 or more in a row, in order to keep the grid as clear as you can.
You can Play Lynkr in the Shoebox, in your Browser, on Desktop, Mobile or Tablet.

Over the course of 2020, I've created a LOT of games. (113!?)
In this post, I pick my personal favourites that I've made this year, for each of the four places that I've been juggling making games for.
If you have your own favourites, let me know in the comments, or bombard me with tweets telling me how wrong I am!

I coded on the Switch/SmileBASIC, yesterday!

Michael sent some rapid-fire thoughts on this week's game. Let's have a peek at what he thought!

Michael Fernie

Very cool. Thanks for the release. Plays pretty well.

Drew a clown..

A lovely swirly background effect..

As my gamedev schedule crawls on, it doesn't half leave some odd thoughts behind it..

Spent last night, lying awake, trying to come up with a good game for this week's SmileBASIC project.

RSKGames has been posting a bunch of comments for some of the older (if you can call games from January and February "Old") Browsercade games.
Let's have a peek!

@RSKGames has taken a look back at the past few Browsercade games.
Let's join him on his quest.

If you're a fan of the Shoebox of Games, the latest Nintendo Switch release "51 Worldwide Games" might be right up your alley.

Let's create a classic retro effect.
Flames!

As with all of these tutorials, you can hit F5 at pretty much any step of the process to see how the changes in code have impacted the program.

The classic returns.
Trying out a new method of insanity, this time. There are pink pickups to grab, and also the occasional explosive device which will cause extra challenges along the way.
Other than that, the rules are the same.
Pop the Popcorn, and try to survive.

Catch the spikes as they fall from the swirling vortex.
Protect the planet. The people don't like spikes..
If you've a Switch, and have downloaded SmileBASIC, you can grab a copy of the game using the Public Key...

4EA9EF3QJ

Find the tents within the field.
Each tent is attached to a tree, so is adjacent horizontally, or vertically.
Due to social distancing, none of the tents are next to each other, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Use the clues along the top and side to help track down the positions of all the tents.

I started a project on Switch yesterday, which looks an awful lot like Rotational Defence!!