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9th September 2009
If you've been keeping track, you'll have probably noticed an ever increasing number in the folders of my games.
These are the weeks of the Wednesday Workshop, and as you trace through my games, you'll see a whole lot of matches between the WW and the game's basic idea.
WW is fantastic for ideas, but sometimes things don't quite work out.
Take this image, from a basic engine, all the way back in week #142.. (That's 76 weeks ago!)
(URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/Incomplete.png"><img src="ht...
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Y2:W4 - Y-Box
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8th September 2009
I was struggling to come up with an interesting game, this week, when my Mum decided to show me her latest highscore on Yahtzee.
..
Pling!
New idea!
So, I stuck the dice into a grid, and called it YBox.
<a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/YBox_20090908A.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/YBox_20090908A_thumb.png"></a>
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7th September 2009
I've just spent the past 2 hours playing a batch of my old (latest!) games, grabbing screenies, and re-uploading them to a new Archive system.
FINALLY!
Geeze..
It's not exactly very pretty yet, and you can't vote, or search, or.. .. um, anything!
But at least the files are going up, and the game list is starting to be built.
Perhaps, some time in the next 20 or so years, there'll be a massive list of Jayenkai games!
..
Not yet, though.
Lots to do!
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6th September 2009
Russian?
If you're russian and you're actually realistically posting something, stick a little bit of english in there, so I can tell! There's over 100 bits of spam in russian, in my akismet filter, and I can't tell what's real and what isn't.. so.. It's all gonna go, 'cos I can't be bothered google-translating each and every bit of spam!!
Tracking Back to Spam
Spambots are getting rather complex, and even worse are those horrible nasty little websites that take ...
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6th September 2009
RPG
Here's what's done.
1. Characters
2. Main character
3. Map/Towns/Layout
4. Fight Definitions (xml with fights in it!)
5. Fight Music
6. Random placements of enemy and pickup.
7. Tile map
8. Walking code.
9. Opening of fights (ie, that bit where it transitions from game to fight..)
<img src="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/4guys.png">
Quite a lot, and yet there's a whole lot more left to do.
1. The actual fight code that takes the xml, and makes fights out of it.
2. Overworld musi...
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RPG Progress
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3rd September 2009
I'd better get this game done, this week! It's getting a wee bit unruley. I need to pull in the ideas a bit and just get the game finalised.
Today I've been playing with the map again.
(URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/superQuestMap.png"><img src="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/superQuestMap_thumb.png">
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Space Monkeys!!
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2nd September 2009
Seems to be that a fair amount of suggestions are monkey based thoughts, so I figured why not make a new monkey collection?
If you've an idea for a new monkey game, shove it below or in the suggestion box, and we'll have a good fiddle around with them all.
Gameplay wise, I'm thinking of perhaps creating a structure to a few games, release one a week and create a sort of evolving storyline that somehow manages to link the games together.
At this point, I've no idea if that'll work. But hey, it's a t...
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Y2:W3 - Painter
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1st September 2009
Many many years ago (about 20?!) I played a game called Painter on a mate's BBC Micro.
Haven't played the thing since, but what the hey, here's the "Done in a day" remake!
I had intended to do a bigger project, and in fact that project is nearly done, but the lack of time made me postpone the larger project for a week, while it all gets done.
So, quicky game this week.
<a href="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/Painter.png"><img src="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/Painter_thumb.png"&...
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Release
30th August 2009
The ball from Pong, the gameplay from Tetris. The name seemed blindingly obvious to me.
But over the course of the past few days, I've received an inordinate number of complaints about the name.
It should be Breakout, it should be Asteroid, what!?
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26th August 2009
It's that unexpected time, where I randomly choose to rummage through the bundles of silly game ideas, and pluck out the best/worst!
Let's throw out the spam, and get started.
..
FFS, there's a lot of spam!
Don't ever put a blank form onto a webpage!!
...
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<img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/mailbag/09-aug-26/piperats.gif">
Wednesday 12th of August 2009 05:18:45 AM
Name : Shitterwing
Idea : what? add rats that pass through boxes and turn in...
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26th August 2009
I've not had an LG Cookie for a few months, and instead picked up an LG Viewty.
The viewty's fine, no probs, but I met a few guys over at the MyLGCookie.com forum, and it was a nice experience, other than the hundreds of idiots there!
Alas, today, inexplicably, the MyLGCookie.com forum is no more.
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Y2:W2 - Tetripong
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25th August 2009
A few weeks ago, someone who obviously hadn't played Centipong enough to enjoy it, decided to complain away on the comments.
Shitterwing's complaint was as follows
Omfg! I'd rather play Pong against Tetris (untahris), than th1s th1ngy
Now, I don't mind complaints, but there's two things wrong with that complaint.
1. But... Centipong kicks ass!!!!
2. Pong vs Tetris? WTF is that!?
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Release
18th August 2009
Hello all, Welcome to year two!
This year, I'll be keeping track of the weeks, and games, and things like that, so we can tally up as we go along.
Week 1, Game 1, 1:1 ratio! Good stuff!
This week's game isn't a game. It's more of a toy.
If you've ever played Jam Sessions on the DS, you should know what to expect.
And, yes, this is for RockBand/Guitar Hero guitars, so that'll probably rule a lot of you out.
If it helps, I bought Rock Band for the X360, and it plugs right into windows without ne...
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17th August 2009
Uhoh, here we go again!
To be honest, I really wanted some time off. I planned to make a nice lengthy game, take my time, and maybe even finish off Patent Wars a bit, but as is usually the case.. I've written a game.
Well, it's not really a game, it's more of a toy. A play thing, if you will.
That's ready for release tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I'm once again looking at all the various tools.
I'm happy with Blitz3D, with my 2D-in-3D engine, but damn, the lack of mod is annoying.
BlitzMax still has...
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Note to magazines
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12th August 2009
Microbes is (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/?p=203">here) : Capital letters don't work in the URL, but RetroGamer uses them anyway..
WebUser Magazine have a rather interesting idea. Each issue, they make a list of all the links included in that issue, and post it onto their forum.
Lazy folk who can't be arsed to type can then go to that post on the forum and use that as they flick through the magazine.
I honestly think it's a fantastic idea.
Not only...
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12th August 2009
It's been a couple of weeks since I added the new Suggestion box, up there at the top right of the site.
Let's take a peek at what ideas we've got..
Tuesday 28th of July 2009 08:10:03 PM
Name : CodersRule
Idea : make a shopping game!
Not too sure about that one, CR. It'd probably end up as one of those "Thought it'd be good, turned out not to be" ideas.
The Tamagotchi DS games spring to mind..
Thursday 30th of July 2009 06:06:45 AM
Name : Cormac
Idea : Some form of simple, yet entert...
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AGameAWeek yet!?
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11th August 2009
Nope, not yet.
We'll call it "On Hiatus", whilst I decide what to do next.
Meanwhile, I'm not sure whether to bother with Flash.
Or at least, not Flex, anyway. 'cos BOY, that shit's messy!
6 includes to get a square flying around a screen?! No thanks!!
hAxe is moderately better, but I'm still not 100% sure about it.
After that there's SoThink Quicker, which I downloaded a demo for, but couldn't run the demo because apparently I installed the demo on my system in May, and point blank forgot...
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Yeah, whatever...
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9th August 2009
With the nice big experimental writeup complete, I figured we'd get a boost in visitors.
Want to see the results?!!
See inside!!
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7th August 2009
The AGameAWeek 2008-2009 Retrospective(URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-one/">Part One), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-two/">Part Two), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-three/">Part Three), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-four/">Part Four), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-five/">Part Five)The Home Stret...
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6th August 2009
The AGameAWeek 2008-2009 Retrospective(URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-one/">Part One), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-two/">Part Two), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-three/">Part Three), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-four/">Part Four), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-five/">Part Five)10 weeks, 3 DS...
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5th August 2009
The AGameAWeek 2008-2009 Retrospective(URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-one/">Part One), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-two/">Part Two), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-three/">Part Three), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-four/">Part Four), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-five/">Part Five)Back to workViews 104, Upvotes 13
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3rd August 2009
The AGameAWeek 2008-2009 Retrospective(URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-one/">Part One), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-two/">Part Two), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-three/">Part Three), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-four/">Part Four), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-five/">Part Five)Alien Deat...
Views 76, Upvotes 12
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3rd August 2009
The AGameAWeek 2008-2009 Retrospective(URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-one/">Part One), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-two/">Part Two), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-three/">Part Three), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-four/">Part Four), (URL "https://www.agameaweek.com/2009/08/agameaweek-2008-2009-part-five/">Part Five)AGameAWeek...
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1st August 2009
I'd like to start off Year 2 with abang. But this week has been entirely taken up with a multitude of other bits and pieces.
I'm writing up a nice lengthy post (/set of posts, probably, 'cos it's a bit big!) about Year 1. I'll probably start to post those in a couple of days time. Probably Tuesday! But I need to get as much done as I can, first.. 'cos.. well, you know me, I'll probably forget halfway through!!
So, there's that to do. And lots of it.
If you're interested in the quicky version, you c...
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Suggestion Box
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29th July 2009
Just a quick post, today.
There's now a suggestion box, over on the righthand side of the site.
|update| 2018 : This box has long since vanished. Tweet me your suggestions! |update|
A simple form.
Fill in name and suggestion, then blammo, gets sent to a huge file full of suggestions.
For now, it's a private box full of ideas that I may or may not choose to use, but perhaps in the future I'll start posting some of those suggestions!!
In other ne...
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28th July 2009
First things first, here's this week's AGameAWeek game.
I've done a few dozen "Get the Greens" before, so I figured I'd keep this one short.
Simply put, get the greens, and avoid the holes.
No enemy this time, just you and the floor, so if you're nice and gentle you could probably get quite far through and score a decent score.
As it stands, my highscore is currently 15 points.
..
So, not a super-high-scoring game, but definitely one you could beat me at!
Since I've made...
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A Game in a Day!
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26th July 2009
I started a game, today.
It was going to be a nice maze thing, but..
Well, I attempted to do it in 3D, and as you're probably well aware, I can't really do things in 3D!
It all went pair shaped!
I might give it another go tomorrow, but in 2D instead!
Or, I might try something else.
Not sure.
Either way, if I'm still aiming for a game this week, I really oughta get a whole game done tomorrow!!
fingers crossed!
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