15th March 2015
The engine's working nicely, an art style has been defined, and things are getting put together.
I've started building some proper levels, now, but already the game's feeling like it's still missing something.
At the moment, I'm attempting to add wandering bad-guys into the levels, which should help make things a little less lacklustre, but trying to get them to wander nicely within the areas is proving to be much more complicated than I thought, especially when the levels are build up with nothing more t...
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Daily Blog
9th March 2015
Tentatively titled "Invisible Munky 2 - Happy Banana Land!" because... why not!
( width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nOvzVa-4EV4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>>
So, um.. Yeah..
The engine seems to be working well, although I've not added too much yet.
I need to design proper levels for this one, and I also have an object limit, which will be odd to have to deal with..
Curious!
Anyhoo, the game's been started, and assuming ...
Views 16, Upvotes 4
Daily Blog
29th December 2014
A year of Platdude.
.. Almost..
I made 10 Platdude games, this year. 9 individual games up until September, and then an extra one bundled right at the end of Alpha Collexion.
.. And I never did get around to that "Proper JNKPlat" did I.. hmm.. Sorry, AW!
This morning, I'm finding myself wondering what should happen next year.
Should I make it the year of Greenie? The year of Munky? The year of Blockman?
I'm unsure, and as per usual, I've not planned a bloomin' thing.
Instead, I'll probably ju...
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Daily Blog
8th September 2014
It's time to revisit the world of Munky and his many colourful blocks.
Take control, and match three!
<img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Munky_Blocks_(dx)_20140908A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Munky_Blocks_(dx)_20140908B_thumb.png">
Views 166, Upvotes 12
Daily Blog
Munky Blocks (dx)
Game
8th September 2014
Views 2024, Upvotes 42
Puzzle
,
Platform
,
Munky
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Match3
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Munky Blocks
Munky in Monkey!
Blog
2nd September 2014
Today I've started recreating Munky Blocks.
At the minute, I'm trying to get the basic controls up and running with a touchscreen, which.. as you can possibly imagine.. are a teensy bit tricky.
Once I've got the game basics up and running, I'll start messing about and seeing what "NEW!" features I can add into the mix.
.. I also need to build a boatload of levels, too, so .. this will probably be a difficult week, ahead!!
<a href="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/394_001.png"><img src="https://...
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Daily Blog
3rd May 2013
<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.
Views 64, Upvotes 17
Agameaweek Gold
10th April 2013
<img src="https://socoder.net/AGAWGold_128.png" style="float:right;">AGameAWeek Gold looks back on this day in history, and plucks out any and all games that I've previously released on this day.
It's a fun, adventurous, and seemingly random trip through the Jayenkai Archives.
Join us, as we test really old games to see if they still run on our modern systems!
Views 71, Upvotes 22
Agameaweek Gold
16th March 2013
<img src="https://socoder.net/AGAWGold_256.png" style="float:right;">Whoops!
A little late, today. Sorry about that, folks!
Yesterday, SpikeDislike2 was FREE in the AppStore. I might've actually forgotten to post about that, here. um.. sorry!!
If any of my regulars missed it, lemmie know.
Anyway, with all the SD2 stuff, I've spent quite a lot of time this morning analyzing stats, and graphs, and reviews, and everything else.
I was so busy, in fact, that I forgot about AGameAWeek Gold!
Whoop...
Views 39, Upvotes 13
Agameaweek Gold
11th March 2013
<img src="https://socoder.net/AGAWGold_256.png" style="float:right;">Oooooh!!!
When I went to add an AGameAWeek Gold function to my Archive's Admin page, I purposely decided not to add any sort of "Look Ahead" function.
I knew it'd be as much fun for me, as it is for you, to find out what today's AGameAWeek Gold is!
Just a week in, and I'm finding myself waking up in the morning just to click to my admin page, to see if we've got a good game today!!
Today's is awesome!
Today's was worth wak...
Views 45, Upvotes 13
Agameaweek Gold
Stroke My Monkey!!
Blog
25th January 2013
OK, folks, here comes the big test.
Is everyone ready?
Get your Android device, be sure to enable "UNSAFE!" apps in your settings, point your device's browser to this page, then <a href="https://socoder.net/MonkeyGame-debug.apk">Click here (.apk) to Download</a>. It's a small enough download, only 1.5Mb.
Note : This is simply a test engine. This is not a game! Do not expect a game!!!
Feedback Required. (Post it below!)
Device : What have you got?
Android :...
Views 169, Upvotes 20
Experimental
,
2013 Framework
25th January 2013
So, here we go again.
We're up to Year 5, and hopefully we'll get a full year out of it, this year (nnngh).
With Monkey, we get a chance to go back over our previous games, and remake them for a new audience, with iOS, Android and Browser based versions. I expect this will prove to be an exciting year.
Given that we can play at showing off, what games do you think would work best, and adapt well to the new touchy/mouse based gameplay options?
Or, what games could prove to be an obscure tricky challen...
Views 36, Upvotes 8
Daily Blog
Being nice SUCKS..
Blog
16th November 2011
When I coded my BlitzMax edition of NeonPlat Adventures (Still online, still free, still available, still awesome, still getting the odd blog post on sites!) I threw things in, wherever they seemed appropriate.
I coded randomly, as I usually do.
I didn't worry about memory issues.
I didn't even give a munky about how many sprites were hurtling all over the screen. (My 2-year-old framework takes care of that.. Hit F12 for your system's stats.)
As I attempt my conversion to iOS, I DO have...
Views 49, Upvotes 16
Ios Dev
A long long day...
Blog
27th October 2011
Today, I became a complete and total recluse!
It was the only way it was all going to get crammed into the day.
Let's go through last night's list, shall we?
Views 28, Upvotes 6
Daily Blog
Gah!!!!!!
Blog
26th October 2011
Gah!
Extra hats today!
I now need about 3 hats, and annoyingly I think I might need an extra bunch of baddies, which also means more hats!
D'oh!
Still, those can wait until after the Friday Beta.
The things that can't wait, are those annoying things that build and build, until you realise you don't really have a whole lot of time.
Views 45, Upvotes 5
Daily Blog
Nothing to Report..
Blog
26th September 2011
Had another Migraine day, today, and thus managed to accomplish bog all.
'tis a bit of a downpoint, considering how productive I've been over the past couple of weeks, but I pretty much ended up reading forums, messing about on Twitter, and.. .. Relaxing a bit.
Because, apparently that's important, even when you're kicking ass making a really great platformer. Go figure!
Views 39, Upvotes 8
Pain
Warping Reality
Blog
12th September 2011
<img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/platneonplat.png" alt="" title="platneonplat" width="128" height="64" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1847" />
Platdude vs NeonPlat
Views 50, Upvotes 7
Daily Blog
Thinking of Munky
Blog
31st August 2011
I had planned a post, earlier.
I was thinking the text through whilst walking to work..
I'm now home from work, and have sat down to write it.
.. I need to learn to jot things down, because I can't remember what it was..
Views 27, Upvotes 7
Daily Blog
Suggestion Box
Blog
26th May 2011
Blimey, haven't done one of these for a while!
Any game ideas, slap 'em in the comments!
Views 107, Upvotes 5
Daily Blog
15th May 2011
Last Sunday, I came up with a fun idea for a game/experiment.
I figured it was WAY too big to fit into the next day and a half, so set it aside for this week, and instead made the (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/?p=1373">silly block diggy thing) that I did last week.
On Thursday, I properly started the bigger project, hoping that 5 days of work would be enough.
On day 1 I did the nice intro, made the outside-area work, and patted myself on the back for having done a really large job in a single day.
...
Views 32, Upvotes 6
Daily Blog
Wave bubye...
Blog
24th March 2011
<img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/byemunky.png">
Views 97, Upvotes 32
Monkey-x
,
Glbasic
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Monkey_or_glbasic
22nd March 2011
Silly me put the name "Chicky Crosses the Road" into a variable, then forgot to put the variable on the titlescreen!
D'oh!
sod it..
Live and Learn!
Views 83, Upvotes 27
Monkey-x
,
Glbasic
,
Monkey_or_glbasic
21st March 2011
I have a game!
It's written in <del>Munky</del> Monkey!
But... Am I ready to buy the language yet?
hmmm..
I'm going to give this an extra week.
Next week's game (if I can do it in time) will be done using the GLBasic demo.
I'll spend a week, get the framework half-done, throw in a cheap-ass game, and post the result.
Then I'll decide.
maybe..
Will it be Monkey, or will it be GLBasic?
Find out, Soon!
Tomorrow : A cheap-ass frogger clone!
Views 80, Upvotes 28
Monkey-x
,
Glbasic
,
Monkey_or_glbasic
Stroke My Munky!
Blog
10th March 2011
<a href="https://agameaweek.spreadshirt.co.uk/stroke-my-munky-A10741539/customize/color/4">I just thought of a really good game..</a>
but... .. Not entirely sure how doable it'd be.
.. hmm.. another time perhaps..
Anyhoo, Monkey.
So far so good.
A .. "nice".. looking frontend, with a quick top-10 list, and a swooshy menu.
It'll get fixed up as time goes by, but for now I'm going to push on and try to build a quick test game.
Since Monkey can cope with Web/Desktop/Mobile ...
Views 90, Upvotes 29
Monkey-x
,
Glbasic
,
Monkey_or_glbasic
2nd March 2011
This week saw the launch of "<a href="https://monkeycoder.co.nz/">Monkey</a>", the next-generation of BlitzBasic.
<img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/monkey1.png" alt="" title="monkey1" width="332" height="56" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1233" />
Views 109, Upvotes 30
Monkey-x
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Glbasic
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Monkey_or_glbasic
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Spikedislike
8th September 2010
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...
Views 125, Upvotes 9
Daily Blog
5th September 2010
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...
Views 66, Upvotes 11
Daily Blog
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