Continue reading »]]> 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 to focus. I might even cheat, and reduce the resolution a wee bit
But it’s readable, and that means I can type stuff in, which hopefully means a game in the not too distant future.

*fingers crossed*

Continue reading »]]> 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 list, though!
The games are coming..   I just need to get out, first

Continue reading »]]> 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.   That whole “oozing neck” thing wasn’t too nice.

Continue reading »]]> 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 question..

Continue reading »]]> Control the plates with your mind!

Guide the plates around the screen, smash up the collectables, and destroy the evil whatever-they-are’s, in an attempt to collect as high a combo score as you can.
As you go, you’ll get bombarded.

Those little whatever-they-are’s are relentless!
—-
Play this game with three fingers wrapped around the head of your mouse..

Your Mind to the Mouse’s Mind..
The Mouse’s Mind to your Mind..
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Disclaimer : Although I had about 3 days to do this game, I actually only spend about an hour on the gameplay!
The rest of that time was spent twiddling about with the quirky control scheme.

I think it’s at a good place, now. It wasn’t for a LONG time, but it seems happy now.
The scheme has been tested on 4 systems, 1 Mac, 2 Win 7 and 1 Win 8. I can nearly almost control it well on all 4!
Hopefully you can, too.
Whinge if you can’t!

You can Download Mental Psychic Pulling Forces here, for Windows and Mac. (I should really get Linux up and running again, some time!)

Continue reading »]]> 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!

Continue reading »]]> 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 good review could get me to play it.”

I can 100% appreciate that.
He’s an ART guy!
He’s basing his judgement of the game based entirely on it’s screenshots.
People do that.
Heck, even I’ll whinge my arse off if the sprites collide like shit. (DIZZY!!)

Mario Throws Things is 100% an experiment.
I created it within about 20 minutes, scrappily ripping sprites (as Blink spotted) and not really caring how it worked.
If I’d have done it “properly”, I’d have rejigged the Mar10 date to do something a little neater, and probably have used Kirby.
(Why didn’t I use Kirby? I already had the Mar10 tune in the game!)

But that wasn’t the point.
The point was to see whether this was about the game, the gameplay, or the graphics.

Answer number one : For the art guy, it’s all about the graphics.

Let’s take a look at example number two, and see what that says.

“It’s all fun and games until you get a cease and desist letter”

That’s the first reply on Joe Larson’s reddit topic.
Another absolutely true comment, and if I weren’t some guy who had half an hour and an engine to spare, might’ve been even more valid.
If I DO get a C&D, at this point it’d be a blinkin’ miracle! (and only my 2nd!)

Answer number one : For this guy, it’s all about the graphics, too.

In both of these cases, the following facts are true.
1) They’re mostly negative.
2) They’re both in it for the graphics.
and depressingly…
3) They’re the only comments.
4) The game’s only been downloaded 18 times.

Perhaps it was a lack of video? A lack of better screenshots? A lack of decent artwork to begin with?
Or maybe @dedhedzed was right, and it’s really all about the 1%.
I’m not sure.
Either way, this odd little experiment, (as shit of a result as it was) is indeed a success.
It’s left me with an idea that I think is probably needed… Something that’s more than just the 1%.

I’ve an idea bubbling away inside, and I’m going to leave it to fester for a bit.
You’ll have to wait for the result.

Derp I left off (/removed in a fit of rantyness) the names on the quotes. 1st (TIGsource commenter) was Blink, 2nd (Reddit) was Ruby69. Apologies for inexplicably removing them.. If it’s any consolation, I didn’t even have to check up to find those, as they’ve been wedged in my head all day!

Continue reading »]]> Holy hell, is Mario pissed off, today, or what!?

Download

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!)

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NeonPlat iOS is now available in the AppStore. \o/yeay\o/

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..

So instead, we’ve now got nice little red and white targets. Hit those with a ball to insta-smash them, and score points. Your Target hits get counted alongside enemy hits, and it all gets popped onto the little achievement board so you have something to aim for as you play.
Highscores and Achievements are taken care of through GameCenter, so they’re all nice and onliney! Good stuff!

There’s more to come, but nothing’s yet planned. It’s currently festering away, and waiting for the right moment to spring to life!
Should be soon..

AppStore : $0.99 | £0.69 Buy Buy Buy!

Continue reading »]]> 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 brings with it an all to familiar problem. Mostly that the game would be 100,000% more enjoyable as an actual board game.

Try as I might, I can’t even begin to get any excitement out of the game.
It’s basically a case of click to roll, move a bit, wait a bit, rinse, repeat.
It’s dull.
It’s REALLY dull!!

And after even a few days of putting up with it, I don’t think I’m capable of putting up with it any longer.

I’m scrapping this week’s AGameAWeek because I’d rather top myself than play it any more! (A good purpose for those weapon drawings I did!)