This week, I doodled a desktop. It's nothing fancy, and is just there for the sake of being a nice desktop image. <center> With the AGameAWeek Logo (URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/AGAW_BlackDesktop.png"><img src="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/AGAW_BlackDesktop_thumb.png"> CLICK FOR MASSIIIIIIIVE) or Without.. (URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/AGAW_BlackDesktop_Clean.png"><img src="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/AGAW_BlackDesktop_Clean_thumb.png"> CLICK FOR MASSSIIIII...

Thwack the Crocs over their heads with your balls! Swamp Golf!! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Swamp_Golf_20140826A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Swamp_Golf_20140826B_thumb.png">

Last week saw the two year anniversary of (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/2012/08/home-again-home-again-jiggity-jig/">this post), where I waffled and rambled on about my health condition. Mum suggested it was about time to write an update, so this is that! Two years on, and although I'm marginally better, I'm still somewhat stuck in a fairly similar position.

A quest through the stars, as you beam your crew down to the planet, wander through the perilous path, and blast off in a rocket! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Space_Rocket_Adventurers_20140819A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Space_Rocket_Adventurers_20140819B_thumb.png">

If you've noticed a few minor changes on the site, that's because I've just done a complete server change, and have lots a few Wordpress settings along the way. Annoyingly they're stuck on the old server, and WordPress has it's settings all the hell over the place!!! I've spent about a day and half uploading files, and am now tweaking settings and things, to get everything nice and tidy, and working properly again. More lovelyness to come. .. I hope!

Because sometimes, all you need is TRON! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Neon_Bike_Championships_20140812A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Neon_Bike_Championships_20140812B_thumb.png">

Last week, you threw the ball. This week, you bounce the ball. It's almost like a theme, or something!! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/BounceABall_20140805A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/BounceABall_20140805B_thumb.png">

Since last week's Ball Bouncing craziness comes even more Ball Bouncing craziness!! (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NotYetTitled.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NotYetTitled-1024x596.png" alt="NotYetTitled" width="590" height="343" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3981" /> We're revisiting the world of Centipong, and this time the Centipede's bringing some friends! ,,,in fact, this game is cu...

Chuck a Ball. Hit the wall. Watch it fall. Beat them all! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/ChuckABall_20140728A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/ChuckABall_20140728B_thumb.png">

Since I seem to be having oodles of fun with the PaperArcade things, someone on Twitter asked for a template. Not sure why "Upload the template!" hadn't crossed my mind, but if I'm honest, it's probably down to the fact that, in amongst all the chaos of getting my "Icon Resizer" to generate these things, I'd made the whole process very very specific to my development style! I've been thinking about making a more user friendly app to do this, but for now we'll stick with the DIY method! (URL "https://AG...

After an unscheduled break, we're back with a brand new "Platdude In" title, this time driving around a racetrack in a go kart! It's almost as if I've spent the past few weeks doing nothing but playing Mario Kart 8!!! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_A_Go_Kart_20140721A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_A_Go_Kart_20140721B_thumb.png">

For a limited time only, a select few AGameAWeek games are 100% off, on iOS! (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140721-121206-43926951.jpg"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140721-121206-43926951.jpg" alt="20140721-121206-43926951.jpg" class="alignnone size-full" /> Until July 23rd (2014!) four of my more recent iOS games are free, because.. Um.. *shrugs* (URL "https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bloc...

OK, I think I've worked out most of the kinks in my papercraft arcade machine. (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/2014/07/got-paper/">Previously...) There are still a few niggly bits, most notably that top bit, where you can't quite wrestle it into place without getting gobs of glue everywhere.. And there are oodles of little white gaps everywhere, which I really oughta sort out, but if I'm honest, that's probably more down to my crappy hand-eye co-ordination at the minute. (Shaky hands makes for terrible...

As I sit here trying to code this week's AGameAWeek, I'm struggling. Not because I don't know what the game's supposed to be. I actually have most of the game planned out in my head, and I think it might be fun, but something else is butting in. For some strange reason, I can't stop thinking about NeonPlat Adventures. I'd like to make "Greenie's Communication Tower", but each time I open the code, I instead find myself thinking about the complexities of Platform World Generation, and how much fun I fo...

Seem to be in a bit of a coding-lull at the minute. I'm also not doing much music, or even silly doodles on twitter, or really much of anything. Seem to be at the unimaginative apex of the year, or something.. I had a game idea planned for this week, but I've barely touched it, instead opting to laze around the house, sleeping far much more than I oughta, and spending the time watching odd bits and pieces on YouTube. If there's no resulting game, this week, blame it on sheer bone-idleness. Normal s...

This week, I started a game with ducks. Having spent most of last week thinking about OUYACentral/Brew's "Lester and Ralph" game, I was looking forward to making some kind of game which made use of both thumbsticks to control two characters at once. I'd already given up on Lester and Ralph, since there wasn't any realistic way I could fit it all into a single week, but I carried on with the twinstick control thing, and brought it down to a more manageable scale. Ducks (and Swans) on a blue pond seemed li...

This week, I got a new phone, and so game-dev took a bit of a back seat. As a result, this game isn't quite as good as it could've been, since it's missing a fairly significant part. hmmm.. <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Battling_Ostriches_20140624A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Battling_Ostriches_20140624B_thumb.png">

A graph of all the available data from the Archive. May not be entirely accurate, but shows approximately that I've gotten better at scheduling AGameAWeek. As it reaches 2013/14 it all gets a little smoother! 2011 is where (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/2011/06/agameaday/">I attempted AGameADay for a little while), so it all gets a bit busy. .. Also, a bit of a gap during 2012 : (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/2012/08/home-again-home-again-jiggity-jig/">Couldn't be helped).. But otherwise, it's b...

Someone over at Softpedia has been closely following AGameAWeek for quite some time. It seems that each time I post a new game, within a relatively short period of time, it pops up on Softpedia's archive. Handily, they tend to link directly to my downloads, so if in the future I opt to update any of my games, people will be able to get the latest edition. They also write their own little descriptions and take nice screenshots, too. It's a nice way of doing things. I'm rather happy about the way their s...

Another epic space based blaster. Complaints about control scheme were all the rage for our last game, so this week I've opted for something a little bit simpler, and easier to control. Especially since it shoots for you!! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Space_Clusters_DX_20140617A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Space_Clusters_DX_20140617B_thumb.png">

And we're back to test-editions again! (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GooglePlay-Feature_Graphic_2.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/GooglePlay-Feature_Graphic_2-300x146.png" alt="GooglePlay-Feature_Graphic_2" width="300" height="146" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3902" /> I recently donated my Nexus 7 to my sister, thinking all was silky smooth in the land of Android dev.. Then I bought ...

Occasionally, I base games upon crazy bits of coding that seem fun to play with. Sometimes games can form from odd little artistic doodles that look strange and unusual. Other times, I'll start with a sound effect, or a piece of music, and allow it to fester away until a game has emerged. This week is different.. This week, the game's idea came solely from the stupid mock game title that randomly popped into my head. *shrugs* <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Alien_Spindome_20140603A_...

This week, more adventures in outer space, as I get all the action I can out of that generic reusable starfield!! (URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/ManWithABigGun_005.png"><img src="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/ManWithABigGun_005_thumb.png"> Coming Tuesday : Alien Spindome!!

Today is, apparently, Amiga Day. Not entirely sure what it is we're supposed to do on Amiga Day, but I figured it'd be nice to compile one of my old AMOS games, and stick it onto my Archive for all to laugh at! I've actually dated this one in the code, as being from 1997!! No idea when in 1997, so I'll say it's probably December... but yeay! Oldest thing on my Archive o/ <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/JNK_Slalom_19971225A_thumb.png"> <im...

What happens when you take Platdude, sit him on a rocket, and send him blasting his way through a colourful rainbow tube, full of stars!? Time to find out, as we take our monthly trip into the realm of Platdude! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_a_Tube_20140527A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_a_Tube_20140527B_thumb.png">

Correct as-of May 23rd 2014! The complete list of characters in JNKBombers, complete with main game title, and roughly where they came from. You can (URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/JNKBombers_Character_Cards.zip">Download the full high-res versions of the cards here.) You can (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/GameList.php?ShowJust=331">Play JNKBombers here)!