Developments

I've, so far, got two broken games in Gamma Collexion.

You can (URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/The_Abandoned_Turrets.zip">Download The Abandoned Turrets here). (Windows EXE) Last week, I set out to make an arcade-based "Tower Defence" type of game. Initially the plan was going smoothly. You could drag the little turrets around, plant extra turrets, and then start an "Attack". At that point, you shot the enemies and gathered up the coins. (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/433_002.png" rel="attachment wp-att-5782"><img ...

Beta Collexion was my Advent Calendar of Games for 2015. 26 wonderfully playable little games, all wrapped in a lovely giftwrapped bundle. The games are now unlocked, and can be played at any time. Beta Collexion can be found <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/GameList.php?ShowJust=352">here, in the Jayenkai Archive.</a> You can <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Beta_Collexion_20151123.zip">Download it for Windows</a>, Play it in your <a href="https://gamejolt.com/games/...

Beta Collexion is my Advent Calendar of Games for 2015. 26 wonderfully playable little games, all wrapped in a lovely giftwrapped bundle. Beta Collexion can be found (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/GameList.php?ShowJust=352">here, in the Jayenkai Archive.) You can (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Beta_Collexion_20151123.zip">Download it for Windows), Play it in your (URL "https://gamejolt.com/games/beta-collexion/109096">browser via GameJolt), Play it on (URL "https://www.ouya.tv/game/Beta-Col...

<img src="https://socoder.net/AGAWGold_128.png" style="float:right;">AGameAWeek Gold peeps through the Jayenkai Archive to see what games I've previously released on this day in history. Occasionally we'll pluck out some real gems. Today's a cracker! .. or rather, today's TWO crackers!!

<img src="https://socoder.net/AGAWGold_128.png" style="float:right;">AGameAWeek Gold, we look back in the day, to try out old games, and have a fun play. Sometimes we'll find something nice, and have fun, whilst other times, games will be boring and dull.

<img src="https://socoder.net/AGAWGold_256.png" style="float:right">Perhaps I should add a separate subsection here, for games that are old, and weren't even good when I made them...?? AGameAWeek Crap springs to mind.. Maybe another day. I have a big proper blog post to write, too, and no time to waste!! For today, we'll continue to pretend that AGAW Gold isn't just a daily trip through the archives to pad out the blog, and is instead, the cream of the crop!! Today, in 2009, I made a stinke...

Aaah, there we go.. Back to normal! A nice little missile command game, that really kicks your arse!!

PlayMyCode games no longer work

Oops, I appear to have remade a Cassette 50 game.. .. ARGH!!!! (but, you know, a little bit better )

PlayMyCode games no longer work

54 games. Last year I only managed about 30-odd, so I think that's pretty good going. Sure, it might not have truely actually been A Game "Per" Week, but I did at least keep the ratio up. If I hadn't taken the time out to build the framework, I probably would've actually achieved the target a little better The stats show I was pretty much on top of things up until that point, but then things got slower and slower until my buffer zone was all dried up. Anyhoo, this is a nice big lengthy re...

AGameAWeek! Seems like a long long time since I last did this. In reality, it's only been a month, but BOY did that feel like an eternity! Let's have a look at this week's game.. <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Gravity_Bombs_20100504A.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Gravity_Bombs_20100504A_thumb.png"></a> It's all about shooting the coloured pods. Controls might be a wee bit odd, at first, but you get used to them! Hold the left mouse butt...

After the fun of a JNKPlat-based April, it's time to get back into the AGameAWeek spirit, and out of the silly ranty 2BeesInDePub mood that I'm currently in. This week I'm playing around with black holes. Except they're not black. The player has 4 coloured shooty bobs, and must fire missiles to clog up the not-black-holes. Each hole hit blasts out more little missiles, and it all becomes a nice swooshy swirly colourful frenzy of dots. <a href="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/Gravit...

Last week was Bonfire Night in the UK, and as such RetroRemakes.com had a little challenge. (They've started to do a monthly challenge..) Create a game/story/etc with Fireworks in it. Here's my game. <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Firework_Chaos_20091117A.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Firework_Chaos_20091117A_thumb.png"></a>

I just paid 400 points for Worms on X360. What the hey, right?! It's Worms... What could possibly go wrong!?! .. Well, aside from the things I ranted about, on the original DS version, a long while ago.. Well, would you believe it, there's something wrong with the Xbox Live version, too!

A while ago, I made <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/?p=14">this</a>. 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!

Those expecting another Saturday filled with happy retro memories have a long wait. I took the week off! Mostly because coding 18 games within 3 weeks takes quite a lot out of you, but also 'cos my DS finally gave up trying to hold onto the tiny shred of hinge it had remaining. (ie, it did that whole "R-trigger side snap" thing that DSLite's tend to do!) During this week, though, I've been thinking about Galaga. On the one hand, it'd be nice to make a tiny retro version of the Amiga classic "Deluxe G...

If you're following development of Platdude's Retro Collection hoping for a new batch of great games, then you're in luck! TWO great games have been added, TWO rubbishy games have been added, and ONE more game is being worked on right now, as I type this.. Games 1 and 2 are listed in the official page, the Missile Command and Extract games. Nice, simple, retro, fast and fun. Game 3 was also simple and fast. It's the usual "Things pop up, then you tap them. You get a minute, score as mu...

<a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/dsdev/colbox_800.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/dsdev/colbox_400.png"/></a> Platdude's Retro Collection was first released in November 2007. Each new release will contain a handful of new games. How many will there be in the end? Who can say! The latest release, <a href="https://AGameAWeek.com/dsdev/col018.zip">Download Here</a>, contains 18 games from the list below. Note : If you'd like to play, but don't own a DS,...