If you've been following AGameAWeek for the past few years, you'll have noticed the occasional blip, where I've mentioned having a repeating neck cramp, with accompanying migraines. These have gotten steadily worse, up until early March 2012, when I was curled over the toilet bowl, throwing up a worryingly black goo of sorts. Enough was enough! An ambulance was called, and after my blood pressure failed to register (too high!?) I was whizzed off to Bolton general where they continued to test...

Aaaah! I finally got home on Thursday night, and BOY what a relief that was! Home, My own bed, Relaxed, Relieved! Luvly. Except when I sat at my PC, at which point, my difference in eyesight became a bit of a nightmare, as I realised I could no longer see my computer screen! Noooooo!!!!! A few days later, a feint, a trip to a docs, and MORE pills being dished out, I'm now oddly able to use the downstairs PC to a certain degree of visibility. It's still a bit blurry, and I really do need...

Week Five. I'm still stuck here. But with any luck, the next few days should be my last in here. There's an odd bubble forming at the back of my neck, which appears to be getting larger each day.? Hopefully this is meant to dissipate, and leave me feeling all healthy again.? Currently its doing the exact opposite. Ugh.. And so I continue to sit here, half asleep knocked out from the Codine, just kinda doing naff all. I've definitely added a bunch of game ideas to my AGameAWeek todo...

The basic result is in. I have a cist, (of what particular sort I've yet to be told / can remember) somewhere between my brain and my spine, which has been causing "pressure". Apparently the drain that I had last week is enough to have curbed any possible damage, and frequent scans/drains oughta keep it under control. They're apparently quite happy to leave the thing in there, since its no longer a threat.? I hope they're right! ...? still not certain about yesterday, though.? ? Tha...

Another Sunday in hospital. Since I posted last Tuesdays game, I've been cooped up in an NHS bed, waiting.. A "something" was found in a CT scan, an ambulance called, something drained, and now its a case of waiting around to see exactly what that something turns out to be. It's annoying to think that, nearly two whole weeks later, I'm still sat here. I still have a headache, and I still have a sore neck. And I wonder/worry what the results may bring? Operation two is not out of the q...

<a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mental-Psychic-Pulling-Forces-Screenshot_05-Mar-2012_143603.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mental-Psychic-Pulling-Forces-Screenshot_05-Mar-2012_143603-300x187.png" alt="" title="Mental Psychic Pulling Forces (Screenshot_05 Mar 2012_143603)" width="300" height="187" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2368" /></a>Control the plates with your mind! Guide the plates around the screen, smash up t...

As I sit here coding buttons for a ridiculous amount of time, (about 2.5 hours so far!) it's suddenly occurred to me that it's Saturday, and I've no AGameAWeek planned. Whoopsy! I'm off to work in a bit, too, so that won't help either. Tuesday : Haven't a clue, and it's gonna have to be really quick!

As the Mario game flies over the head of the internet, Jay takes note. 2 days after posting to TIGsource, the first comment went online last night. "I'm an art guy, so when I see Goombas with holes in their heads instead of shadows, or tiles that have sharp ends, I'm not inclined to give something a try. Maybe someone else will, but my art instinct is telling me to wait for something that recognizes its visuals Have you had any luck with this elsewhere? The genre doesn't immediately grab me, but a g...

Holy hell, is Mario pissed off, today, or what!?

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He's just running all over the place, chucking shit everywhere! Gawd, Calm down, Mario! Calm the hell down!!! RAWR!!!!! Download (If you've enjoyed this game, why not also try NeonPlat Adventures, and I just released my iOS game NeonPlat, too!)

<a href="https://bit.ly/iOS_NeonPlat">NeonPlat iOS is now available in the AppStore</a>. o/yeayo/ There are a few changes, most notably that you no longer get to paint the tiles. The tile painting was one of the complaints when things were in giant HD graphics, so I kinda figured things might be even worse when downgraded to such a teensy tiny screen! Hmmm.. <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NeonPlat.png"><img sr...

Last month, I got to the end of the month, and opted to leave out the last week. I was FAR too busy doing Unijuggler iOS, it grew out of control, and AGameAWeek took the fall. This month, we've reached the last week of the month, and a similar kind of thing has happened. I've spent the past four days working on a "Not Cluedo, Honest" game, and although it's gone well, it's also not! The game looks ok, but it doesn't really play well at all. The game tries to be playable, but the boardgame nature brin...

I think I'm heading back to bed, today! Some days just don't seem to start off very well, and after a few hours of trying, don't appear to be getting any better! Today I've managed to complete the following amazing achievements. 1. Get two dice to roll on the screen. That is all... I also tried getting Blockman Gets iOS to feel right, but... I dunno.. For some strange reason the controls seem WAY off, and I'll probably have to redo them from scratch. Maybe it's the constant switching of framew...

(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/FarTooLong.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/FarTooLong-287x300.png" alt="" title="FarTooLong" width="287" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2337" />I was in two minds whether to do this game now, or leave it for a couple of weeks to come up a few ideas, but I had nothing else to do, so I started it anyway! Whether the board will end up looking like th...

I struggled to get anything new started, today.. I'm not 100% sure why that is. Perhaps I woke up too early, or maybe it's that "End of Project" exhaustion, who knows. I think it's the first time this year, that I've hit that particular wall, and as a result I pretty much just sat about playing games all day, and not actually achieving a damned thing.

\o/yeay\o/ Pancakes! <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Pancakes-Syrup-Screenshot_20-Feb-2012_140222.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Pancakes-Syrup-Screenshot_20-Feb-2012_140222-300x225.png" alt="" title="Pancakes Syrup (Screenshot_20 Feb 2012_140222)" width="300" height="225" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2330" /></a> This week, at the suggestion of <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GlenMcNamee/status/16939209179175731...

This is an emergency post. The future of AGameAWeek may be in jeopardy. Everything hinges on the decision I make within the next few hours. Do I do the Board Game thing, or do I do the Pancake thing?

<a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/One-Turtle-Dove-Screenshot_13-Feb-2012_121739.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/One-Turtle-Dove-Screenshot_13-Feb-2012_121739-300x187.png" alt="" title="One Turtle Dove (Screenshot_13 Feb 2012_121739)" width="300" height="187" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2322" /></a> It's Valentines Day, and what better way to celebrate than to play a game with a slightly askew title! This isn't a...

The Plan! NeonPlat Classic is the original edition. If I hurry up and quickly build a version of that on iOS, I can get it released in time for my Birthday, then have a 24 hour giveaway like I did with SpikeDislike last year. The Realism For some reason I wasn't thinking about the "it takes a week to pass through review" thing. Stupid bloody Apple... Never mind. I'll probably do another SpikeDislike freebie day or something, instead. Meanwhile..

<a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iPhone_31.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iPhone_31-300x200.png" alt="" title="iPhone_3" width="300" height="200" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2313" /></a>You can now head on over to the <a href="https://bit.ly/iOS_Unijuggler">iOS AppStore</a> to grab a nice new version of Unijuggler! You can juggle the balls, ducks, clubs and rings, and aim for a super highscore to annoy all ...

...this iOS stuff isn't quick, is it!? Week one, decide on game, start game.. Week two, keep tweaking annoyingly broken things in framework and get game done. Submit game! ... Week three, Trailer, Forum post formatting, email formatting, gather email addys, etc. FFS, Week three's the smegging PR gubbins.

<a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Snaked-Up-Screenshot_07-Feb-2012_111452.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Snaked-Up-Screenshot_07-Feb-2012_111452-300x225.png" alt="" title="Snaked Up (Screenshot_07 Feb 2012_111452)" width="300" height="225" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2301" /></a> Last weekend, most of the developers on the internet took part in the great big Global Game Jam, whereby everyone settled down to a nice long ...

Over the weekend, Sheep Goes Left has been free. (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/logo-hd-copy.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/logo-hd-copy.png" alt="" title="logo-hd copy" width="320" height="163" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2296" /> Don't worry if you missed it, because it's actually still free until the 8th of February, I just won't be banging on about it on Twitter like I have been! ...

Last week, there was no AGameAWeek. It was the clown's fault.. .. stupid clown.. (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iTunesArtwork.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iTunesArtwork-300x300.png" alt="" title="iTunesArtwork" width="300" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2288" />With my newer shinier iOS Framework running the way it was more-or-less supposed to be, I decided to take a week ...

(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Icon@2x.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Icon@2x.png" alt="" title="Icon@2x" width="114" height="114" class="alignright size-full wp-image-2280" />Insert sad face here.. This week I've been concentrating on iOS development, getting a nice half-assed version of Unijuggler up and running, and playing with the game's rules in a vague attempt to make it a bit more playable...

It's Saturday morning, and I've not yet started Tuesday's game. Haven't even got any thoughts in mind, either! As such, I figured I should warn you all incase I don't actually get a game posted, this week. If I do attempt something, it'll probably be done in PlayMyCode, because that'll save all the current Mac crap that I'm having to put up with. Damn you Lion!!! Meanwhile.. (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/photo-13.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uplo...

<a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Key-Bo-Ard-Too-Screenshot_24-Jan-2012_112526.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Key-Bo-Ard-Too-Screenshot_24-Jan-2012_112526-300x225.png" alt="" title="Key Bo & Ard Too (Screenshot_24 Jan 2012_112526)" width="300" height="225" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2270" /></a> A sequel for this week's AGameAWeek! I've been thinking about Key, Bo and Ard since I popped them into NeonPla...

News, today, of a new Sitcom under development at HBO. <a href="https://www.deadline.com/2012/01/sundance-hbo-and-scott-rudin-to-turn-docu-indie-game-into-series/">HBO are converting Indie Game The Movie into a sitcom!</a> A sitcom based on a bunch of videogame developers? How on earth would THAT work!?!