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16th September 2008
A while ago, I made this. Horizontal Shooter.
Fly about, shoot the bad guys, guard the good guys. A nice enough game, lovely lines all over, but somehow lacking in something extra. This week.. I added something extra! Views 105, Upvotes 5
Release
9th September 2008
A quick update, albeit not a proper one..
If you download (URL "http://socoder.net/uploads/1/jnkplat08ds.zip">this new version) of JNKPlat, you can use the inbuilt editor to play around with all the nice new features I've been adding in, lately. I've not really gotten around to building a bunch of levels, yet, though! So you'll have to wait for that. I'll be posting a new version next week with some new packs of levels, and maybe even a bunch more new features, too! Head inside to f... Views 139, Upvotes 9
Daily Blog
9th September 2008
A sequel/repeat this week, as the Wednesday Workshop #167 asked us to create a game with 2 main characters.
At first I considered doing a Bill and Ted game, but couldn't think of a decent gameplay element other than "Move the blocks".. That'd be a most excellent waste of the characters. So I resurrected Bibbleman and Bobbleman, and just used them instead. Still the same game, mind.. So if you're worried that y... Views 54, Upvotes 4
Release
6th September 2008
A game a week's going to be hard to keep going, so I'd like to have a nice bag of thoughts that I can pop into every now and then when the ideas start dropping off.
If you've a crazy zany game idea, now's your time to get it, if not made, then at least considered  Do keep in mind that "a game a week" pretty much reduces the complexity I can add to these things, so I'll be trying my best to simplify (See Platdude's Retro Collection!) any suggestions that ... Views 36, Upvotes 15
Daily Blog
2nd September 2008
This week's Wednesday Workshop #166 asked for us to create a game that uses lots of Balance.
I couldn't come up with anything! So, instead, here's JNKPlat DS 08.  It's a complete restart of the engine, coded wholly from start, but using the old sprites so as to keep the good old fashioned style of the last one! (Although, had I redrawn the sprit... Views 72, Upvotes 8
Daily Blog
26th August 2008
I'm not entirely sure who came up with this idea, but it's been roaming around the internet for the past few years.
This week's Wednesday Workshop #165 was to create a game using only one button. So, Heck, why not! ?? Views 336, Upvotes 18
Release
24th August 2008
This week's game will not include Super Online Highscore functions. The way it works makes it impossible to stop people from cheating.
Ho hum.. In the meantime, here's a couple of bonus games. Views 63, Upvotes 19
Daily Blog
21st August 2008
I'm not the type of person who usually does a lot of things! For starters, you'll probably notice that 99% of my games are locked to the refresh rate of your screen. If your screen's higher than 60hz, my games will run all that much faster.
The reason for that is that all my systems are set at 60, and.. to be honest, I tend to forget that other people's aren't! Whenever a game relies 100% on framerates and specific timings, I'll more than likely bother to sort that out, but usually I'm onto th... Views 183, Upvotes 6
Daily Blog
19th August 2008
Wednesday Workshop #164 suggested we should make a game using vector graphics. I took this opportunity to remake the fantastic Dos game, Boogaloopers!
Move the ship around with your mouse, and trap enemy within it's trail. Nice and simple gameplay-wise, but a complete git to get working code-wise! Not only did I have to figure out the points that the mouse crossed the trail, but then do that whole polygon-shrinking thing, too! Views 79, Upvotes 6
Release
12th August 2008
This week, Socoder's Wednesday Workshop (#163) challenge was to create a game with Money in it.
I initially was going to create a top-down dungeon romp, but as the plan grew and grew in scale, I scrapped it and just ended up making a nice quick platformer instead! ??  Mr Money Grabber features you rushing through the level collecting all the coin... Views 83, Upvotes 23
Release
5th August 2008
Wednesday Workshop #162 asked for folk to create a game with a big-ass timer.
My entry was simple. Open a vault, Grab the loot, Run for your life, Drive to escape, have a gunfight, sorted! All with a timer in the corner, and all played with the mouse. Views 68, Upvotes 8
Release
4th August 2008
I tried to keep a blog. It didn't work.
It's no surprise, though. I've never been one to keep a working active blog. No matter, I'll try something else. Welcome to A Game A Week.com Views 59, Upvotes 18
Daily Blog
15th June 2008
 Puzzobomb gets a place in WebUser, issue 189. That's exactly 20 issues after Horizontal Shooter was in. And, if you're counting, it's exactly 2 pages earlier.. I've been bumped up to page 38, now! Woot. Views 38, Upvotes 4
Media
5th June 2008
Puzzobomb rears it's head once again, this time in a Junior capacity.
Puzzobomb Jr DS is basically just Puzznic! But, hey, there's nothing wrong with that! Just because the titular "Bomb" is completely missing, doesn't mean the game's not fun. And with over 2000 levels to work your way through, you'll be playing away for quite a while.. Views 33, Upvotes 3
Release
16th May 2008
Tomb Raider meets Pitfall!
 Retro Raider took a few days to get into a decent build, and then over the course of a few weeks I added lots of extra little chunky bits. 
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Release
3rd April 2008
Puzzobomb, a mix of Puzznic and Bombs.. (For Jericho!)
(URL "http://AGameAWeek.com/windev/puzzobomb_01.png">  Starting with the (URL "http://AGameAWeek.com/?p=54">Wednesday Workshop base) from the other day, I decided that yes, I would build it up a bit. So, I opened up the Amstrad CPC game "Puzznix" which, since I was a kid, I'd always assumed to be "the original game"..... Views 185, Upvotes 4
Release
30th March 2008
I don't normally post individual Workshop entries. They're not usually good enough to make it to single-post-worthy status!
This week's workshop is a Jericho-based "Explosive" challenge, and so I made a small puzzle game with Bombs. It's quite an interesting puzzle game. Take the basic rules of the classic Puzznix game, add bombs, and score it all on a Golf-style scorechart. The game looks quite nice, nicking the "chunky" block style from Blockman, and there's so... Views 65, Upvotes 5
Release
13th March 2008
Last month I got my Samsung U600 phone.
On Sunday I decided to get Java installed, and give it a go. Today, I'm releasing Centipong Jr. ?? Views 80, Upvotes 5
Daily Blog
9th March 2008
For starters, let me just point out that Alien Deathmatch has still been slowly updating over the past couple of weeks. It's strange that a single game has taken up so much of my time. I guess that once you find the right type of game, you're more motivated than usual.
Still, more weeks playing with 1 game = less time to get some actual new games coded. As such, there's not really been a whole lot to report over the past week or so. No new games, no new ideas, nothing. I had initia... Views 34, Upvotes 4
Daily Blog
22nd February 2008
Last year I drew some graphics!
A set of sprites and background tiles for a DS game based on the classic Alien Breed on the Amiga. The plan fell apart soon after. 
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Release
30th January 2008
Not as many fun little games, this time around, but weeks 61 through 90 brought about a few changes.
For starters, Coders Workshop closed down in week 64, which meant the whole Wed.Workshop thing was without a home. Consequently, I spent most of this period building up the whole Socoder website.. from scratch.. in notepad..   It took a while! So, I missed a few workshops!... Views 26, Upvotes 2
Release
28th January 2008
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