You may have noticed a slight lack of gaming over the past couple of months. Usually I cut down on AGameAWeek during the closing months of a year, and instead focus on a larger project, but over the course of this year I've already tackled a number of larger projects. Blockman Worlds, JNK Bombers, Future Classics.. They've all been substantially larger than my standard weekly output. As such, I'm actually struggling to come up with a decent "end of year project" that would be worth tackling. Instead, I...

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">

I'm not 100% sure how this game's going to turn out, as it's currently still in the early days of development, but I spent so much time, yesterday, getting the Ball-Thwack physics to work well enough... It'd be a shame to give up, now! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/393_002.png" alt="393_002" width="306" height="266" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4063" /> Tuesday : Platdude in "A undecided game title with the word Golf in it"

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">

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...

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">

(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PiBO_004.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PiBO_004-1024x596.png" alt="PiBO_004" width="590" height="343" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3915" /> This month's "Platdude In" game is going to be a good old fashioned Joust-ish game. The rules are slightly rejigged in a usual AGameAWeek style, and things are fast and furious, but all the essentials are in.. Flapping,...

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...

Welcome to Xmas 2004, when I released an early test version of Platdude Spheres! The game's basic idea was sound, but the gameplay never quite fit the idea, and it doesn't exactly "feel" like Platdude, either. As such, the game was pretty much abandoned at the stage you currently see it. (URL "https://socoder.net/uploads/1/Spheres_Desktop.jpg"><img src="https://socoder.net/uploads/1/Spheres_Desktop_thumb.jpg"> Maybe now would be a good time to re-att...

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)!

Journey with Platdude, as he leaps from planet to planet, in this epic universal quest to get some nice shiny gems. <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Space_20140426A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_Space_20140426B_thumb.png">

The Squishies are making a welcome return to Platdude's universe, and .. Boy, what a strange universe it is! (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A-Series-of-Planets_003.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/A-Series-of-Planets_003.png" alt="A Series of Planets_003" width="670" height="562" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3733" />

This week, there will be no AGameAWeek.. After the complete and utter chaos of Future Classics (7 games written in 48 hours) and Blockman Worlds (3,000 levels, 9 worlds, crammed into a week!) I've decided that I need a bit of a break! Next week, we'll be back to our normal schedule, and I guess I have to make a "Platdude In" game, this month, so it'll be something Platdude related. Stay tuned to see what it'll be! Happy Easter, everyone! (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Eas...

This week sees our intrepid hero running around a house, capturing ghosts. In many ways, this is a bit of a departure from the intended game.... <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_The_Spirit_Collector_20140325A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_The_Spirit_Collector_20140325B_thumb.png">

A little late, this week, as it's been a bit of a crazy week trying to get this game to be "gamey". Sometimes you can start with a perfectly valid idea, and... somewhere along the line, it all gets a little bit dull. (URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ssf.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ssf-1024x576.png" alt="ssf" width="590" height="331" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3650" /> It's taken a f...

Designed with awesomeness!<br /><br />(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140312-203258.jpg"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140312-203258.jpg" alt="20140312-203258.jpg" class="alignnone size-full" />

(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BiNHQW-CIAAeL8Y.png"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BiNHQW-CIAAeL8Y.png" alt="BiNHQW-CIAAeL8Y" width="253" height="350" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3611" /> Image by (URL "https://twitter.com/pickoo">@pickoo)

Platdude tried to join in, but forgot he has no mouth...<br /><br />(URL "https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140306-145153.jpg"><img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140306-145153.jpg" alt="20140306-145153.jpg" class="alignnone size-full" />

The year of Platdude continues, as we head into Platdude's garden to collect all the lovely fruit that's been growing, in this heavily AGameAWeek-ified remake of the classic Mr Do! <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_A_Bit_of_A_Do__20140225A_thumb.png"> <img src="https://AGameAWeek.com/complete/Platdude_in_A_Bit_of_A_Do__20140225B_thumb.png">