Comments for A Game A Week.com http://jayenkai.socoder.net A new game from Jayenkai, every week! (or thereabouts..) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:35:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Three Steps Ahead.. by Jiro25 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/three-steps-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-6707 Jiro25 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:35:18 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=432#comment-6707 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Ideas... Powerups? More, new powerups. A NeonPlat Suit, a Box's Adventure powerup that calls the Box out to do... something... I need to play JNKPlatDS08 for ideas... Ideas… Powerups? More, new powerups. A NeonPlat Suit, a Box’s Adventure powerup that calls the Box out to do… something… I need to play JNKPlatDS08 for ideas…

]]> Comment on Today, I draw a munky.. by sylvainulg http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/today-i-draw-a-munky/comment-page-1/#comment-6699 sylvainulg Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:51:08 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=429#comment-6699 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Blockman in a Mario costume wouldn't make much sense, indeed. How about Blockman in a Mario Block Coin costume, and ghosts in mario/koopa/goomba costumes instead ? Blockman would have to collect coins ... possibly it could "defend" by mimic'ing a 'used block' or something alike ... Blockman in a Mario costume wouldn’t make much sense, indeed.

How about Blockman in a Mario Block Coin costume, and ghosts in mario/koopa/goomba costumes instead ?

Blockman would have to collect coins … possibly it could “defend” by mimic’ing a ‘used block’ or something alike …

]]> Comment on Socoder Newsletter #045 by Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/socoder-newsletter-045/comment-page-1/#comment-6676 Jayenkai Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:14:13 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=413#comment-6676 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />So, a bit like the Krypton Factor, then? ;) The winner of each heat moves on to the final. It's a decent idea, but with one slightly annoying drawback. Centipong, for all intents and purposes, should've been REALLY easy to improve upon. As would this week's game. The main issue, though, is that it's really really hard to actually come up with additions! I find myself, nowdays, thinking of ways to make games quicker to build, as opposed to trying to extend them. Centipong 2 took AGES to build up, but in the end it turned out worse than the original! That sucks!! So, even though it's a decent idea in theory, it's not something I could do by my self.. So.. It does very much hinge entirely on feedback. d'oh! In addition, I just realised you're Cymon, and not DD, the StudioFortress guy, who I assumed you were.. Joe Larson, meet <a href="http://www.studiofortress.com/index.php" rel="nofollow">Joe Lenton</a>, whose name is close enough to yours that I've been wrongly assuming you were him this whole time! Probably should've got that when you mentioned wanting to chat about the site.. ("but.. you're always in the mudchat!!") derp! So, a bit like the Krypton Factor, then? ;)
The winner of each heat moves on to the final.

It’s a decent idea, but with one slightly annoying drawback.

Centipong, for all intents and purposes, should’ve been REALLY easy to improve upon. As would this week’s game.

The main issue, though, is that it’s really really hard to actually come up with additions!
I find myself, nowdays, thinking of ways to make games quicker to build, as opposed to trying to extend them.
Centipong 2 took AGES to build up, but in the end it turned out worse than the original!
That sucks!!

So, even though it’s a decent idea in theory, it’s not something I could do by my self.. So.. It does very much hinge entirely on feedback.
d’oh!

In addition, I just realised you’re Cymon, and not DD, the StudioFortress guy, who I assumed you were..
Joe Larson, meet Joe Lenton, whose name is close enough to yours that I’ve been wrongly assuming you were him this whole time!
Probably should’ve got that when you mentioned wanting to chat about the site..
(“but.. you’re always in the mudchat!!”)
derp!

]]> Comment on Socoder Newsletter #045 by Joe Larson http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/socoder-newsletter-045/comment-page-1/#comment-6675 Joe Larson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:53:50 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=413#comment-6675 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Oh, I forgot my other suggestion. You do a lot of games but you never develop them past the initial week's development. I think you need to have a game showdown. Take 3 games over 3 weeks and whatever gets the most votes gets advanced to the next round. In the next round you develop the game just a little more and pit it against 3 other games that won round 1. At this point you've had 9 weeks for round 1, 3 weeks for round 2, and at the end of round 2 (it's been 12 weeks now) the winner gets developed to a full game. Oh, I forgot my other suggestion. You do a lot of games but you never develop them past the initial week’s development. I think you need to have a game showdown. Take 3 games over 3 weeks and whatever gets the most votes gets advanced to the next round. In the next round you develop the game just a little more and pit it against 3 other games that won round 1. At this point you’ve had 9 weeks for round 1, 3 weeks for round 2, and at the end of round 2 (it’s been 12 weeks now) the winner gets developed to a full game.

]]> Comment on Socoder Newsletter #045 by Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/socoder-newsletter-045/comment-page-1/#comment-6672 Jayenkai Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:44:55 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=413#comment-6672 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Added a second little popup, as per your suggestion, when the game quits, which is a nice little friendly reminder. To be honest, I think that second one's a bit bitchy considering there's already a little window in the game, but what the hell.. Added a second little popup, as per your suggestion, when the game quits, which is a nice little friendly reminder.
To be honest, I think that second one’s a bit bitchy considering there’s already a little window in the game, but what the hell..

]]> Comment on Socoder Newsletter #045 by Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/socoder-newsletter-045/comment-page-1/#comment-6671 Jayenkai Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:29:55 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=413#comment-6671 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />You don't leave the browser open, specifically to add feedback?! How bizarre! And, yes, the games will now have a little "Add feedback" popup. I added it to the framework on Thursday night, just before I wrote this newsletter. You don’t leave the browser open, specifically to add feedback?! How bizarre!

And, yes, the games will now have a little “Add feedback” popup. I added it to the framework on Thursday night, just before I wrote this newsletter.

]]> Comment on Socoder Newsletter #045 by Joe Larson http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/socoder-newsletter-045/comment-page-1/#comment-6670 Joe Larson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:54:23 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=413#comment-6670 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />I can tell you why I didn't click any of the voting buttons: 1. Download game 2. Close browser 3. Unzip game 4. Play 5. Reopen browser(?) 6. Re-find site on my own(?) 7. Vote No one's gonna go through those last 3 steps after playing the game. Maybe 1 in 1000. If you were making browser games then you could expect more votes OR if your game said "please go to www.agameaweek.com and give feedback for this game..." when you exited. I can tell you why I didn’t click any of the voting buttons:

1. Download game
2. Close browser
3. Unzip game
4. Play
5. Reopen browser(?)
6. Re-find site on my own(?)
7. Vote

No one’s gonna go through those last 3 steps
after playing the game. Maybe 1 in 1000. If you were making browser games then you could expect more votes OR if your game said “please go to http://www.agameaweek.com and give feedback for this game…” when you exited.

]]> Comment on Why I preferred ZooKeeper by MadTinkerer http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/why-i-preferred-zookeeper/comment-page-1/#comment-6669 MadTinkerer Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:01 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=423#comment-6669 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Zoo Keeper added some interesting things that Bejeweled lacked, but Puzzle Quest is the best incarnation of that specific kind of match-3. It's a shame all of the follow-ups to PQ were lacking in some way (though Gyromancer was all right). Incidentally, if you want something similar but are tired of the particular mechanic, I highly recommend Chuzzle by Popcap. I didn't think much of it until I got it in a bundle and realized the differences between Chuzzle and Bejeweled. (It's sort-of like the differences between Tetris and Dr. Mario.) Zoo Keeper added some interesting things that Bejeweled lacked, but Puzzle Quest is the best incarnation of that specific kind of match-3. It’s a shame all of the follow-ups to PQ were lacking in some way (though Gyromancer was all right).

Incidentally, if you want something similar but are tired of the particular mechanic, I highly recommend Chuzzle by Popcap. I didn’t think much of it until I got it in a bundle and realized the differences between Chuzzle and Bejeweled. (It’s sort-of like the differences between Tetris and Dr. Mario.)

]]> Comment on Socoder Newsletter #045 by Jayenkai http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/socoder-newsletter-045/comment-page-1/#comment-6660 Jayenkai Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:57:19 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=413#comment-6660 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />Much appreciated, ta ;) (ironic that this wasn't even the rant!) Much appreciated, ta ;)

(ironic that this wasn’t even the rant!)

]]> Comment on Socoder Newsletter #045 by mosh http://jayenkai.socoder.net/2010/03/socoder-newsletter-045/comment-page-1/#comment-6655 mosh Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:40:39 +0000 http://jayenkai.socoder.net/?p=413#comment-6655 This content was originally created for AGameAWeek.com. If you can read this on any site other than your regular RSS reader, the site has stolen it, and is nothing more than a horribly big spambot trying to get extra google results. <br />I just went through and rated all the games I remember playing (quite a few of them actually). I tend to spread myself a little thin on the web in general though. I do try to give encouragement when I can though. I just went through and rated all the games I remember playing (quite a few of them actually). I tend to spread myself a little thin on the web in general though. I do try to give encouragement when I can though.

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