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.

Not sure how useful this'll be, but you now have a new way to chat about AGameAWeek.. Facebook Rooms is a new app on iOS, and I'm sure it's available via other methods, otherwise it's a great big waste of time!! <br /><br />(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6845.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6845.png" alt="IMG_6845.PNG" class="alignnone size-full" />

The great online site, (URL "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/10/17/freeware-garden-platdude-in-a-bit-of-a-spin/">Rock, Paper, Shotgun) seem to have randomly decided to feature a Platdude game, which is odd, given that they've picked the most frustratingly difficult one!! Platdude in a Bit of a Spin has been picked for their (URL "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/10/17/freeware-garden-platdude-in-a-bit-of-a-spin/">frontpage)! Hurray for Platdude!!

Each year, time dependent, I like to do something special over Xmas, and this year I've opted to start early. If I want a whole Xmas Collection ready on the OUYA (And possibly iOS Store) in time, I need to get onto it quickly enough to have it finished, uploaded, and passed through review, in time for Xmas. And, if it's an Advent Calendar, then it needs to be ready even earlier, for Dec 1st. Yikes!! I started the planning stages of this thing a couple of months ago, when I asked folk on both Socoder 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">

You may have noticed a slight lack of gaming over the past couple of months. Usually I cut down on AGameAWeek during the closing months of a year, and instead focus on a larger project, but over the course of this year I've already tackled a number of larger projects. Blockman Worlds, JNK Bombers, Future Classics.. They've all been substantially larger than my standard weekly output. As such, I'm actually struggling to come up with a decent "end of year project" that would be worth tackling. Instead, I...

This week, I decided that I really oughta get a decent puzzle game onto the OUYA. My first thought was to do a Tetris game, and recreate TetriPong, but as is usually the case, halfway through the planning stages, an ACTUAL Tetris game was launched, by The Tetris Company, onto the OUYA. D'oh! I'll probably save that for another time, then. But what of my need for Puzzles? What other old AGameAWeek game can I trudge out as a new Puzzle game? Oooh, I know!! ( width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtu...

Today I've started recreating Munky Blocks. At the minute, I'm trying to get the basic controls up and running with a touchscreen, which.. as you can possibly imagine.. are a teensy bit tricky. Once I've got the game basics up and running, I'll start messing about and seeing what "NEW!" features I can add into the mix. .. I also need to build a boatload of levels, too, so .. this will probably be a difficult week, ahead!! <a href="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/394_001.png"><img src="https://...

Thwack the Crocs over their heads with your balls! Swamp Golf!! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Swamp_Golf_20140826A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Swamp_Golf_20140826B_thumb.png">

A few months ago, I bought myself a new camera. Well, actually it's a Phone, but since I never phone anyone, and all my communication is via the internet, and I never actually go anywhere, the "phone" part of the phone is pretty much going unused. I bought the Lumia 1020 as a camera, because it has a wonderfully large 41 megapixel sensor, and a staggeringly good Optical Stabilisation lens. Since my whole "brain tumour!" thing, I've had incredibly shaky hands, and being able to take crisp clear photos with...

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.

Live on Twitch for a long long time, Team OUYA took to the airwaves and streamed a whole bunch of my games, all playing lovely on OUYA. You can (URL "https://www.twitch.tv/playouya/b/559842278">Watch the Recorded-Steam here). (URL "https://www.twitch.tv/playouya/b/559842278"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PlayOUYA_AGAW.jpg" alt="PlayOUYA_AGAW" width="500" height="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4054" /> They ge...

Because sometimes, all you need is TRON! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Neon_Bike_Championships_20140812A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Neon_Bike_Championships_20140812B_thumb.png">

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">

Chuck a Ball. Hit the wall. Watch it fall. Beat them all! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/ChuckABall_20140728A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/ChuckABall_20140728B_thumb.png">

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!! (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo.jpg"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1024x764.jpg" alt="photo" width="590" height="440" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3937" /> If I'm honest, it'll prob...

As I sit here trying to code this week's AGameAWeek, I'm struggling. Not because I don't know what the game's supposed to be. I actually have most of the game planned out in my head, and I think it might be fun, but something else is butting in. For some strange reason, I can't stop thinking about NeonPlat Adventures. I'd like to make "Greenie's Communication Tower", but each time I open the code, I instead find myself thinking about the complexities of Platform World Generation, and how much fun I fo...

This week, I got a new phone, and so game-dev took a bit of a back seat. As a result, this game isn't quite as good as it could've been, since it's missing a fairly significant part. hmmm.. <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Battling_Ostriches_20140624A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Battling_Ostriches_20140624B_thumb.png">

Someone over at Softpedia has been closely following AGameAWeek for quite some time. It seems that each time I post a new game, within a relatively short period of time, it pops up on Softpedia's archive. Handily, they tend to link directly to my downloads, so if in the future I opt to update any of my games, people will be able to get the latest edition. They also write their own little descriptions and take nice screenshots, too. It's a nice way of doing things. I'm rather happy about the way their s...

Another epic space based blaster. Complaints about control scheme were all the rage for our last game, so this week I've opted for something a little bit simpler, and easier to control. Especially since it shoots for you!! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Space_Clusters_DX_20140617A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Space_Clusters_DX_20140617B_thumb.png">

And we're back to test-editions again! (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GooglePlay-Feature_Graphic_2.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GooglePlay-Feature_Graphic_2-300x146.png" alt="GooglePlay-Feature_Graphic_2" width="300" height="146" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3902" /> I recently donated my Nexus 7 to my sister, thinking all was silky smooth in the land of Android dev.. Then I bought ...

Last month, I set aside the whole month to create a nice and lengthy month-long project. Blockman Worlds surprisingly took just a week to create, and then I was right back to the regular AGameAWeek schedule!! This month, I opted to delve into something even bulkier, and the resulting game is really quite nice. Oddly, it took alarmingly longer than expected, so isn't quite as chunky as I'd like it to have been. As it is, though, it's a wonderful little highly playable local-multiplayer edition of DynaBla...