Ludum Dare 27: Results are in!

September 18, 2013 by gamepopper in Visits and Events and tagged 10, 10 Seconds, 2013, Actionscript, Actionscript 3, Clockwork Cat, Compo, computer games, Dungeon Deadline, Feature, Fireworks, flash, flixel, game development, Games Jam, Indie Game, Indie Game Developer, Jam, LD48, Ludum Dare, Ludum Dare 27, Newgrounds, Platformer Roulette, Post-Mortem, Pull the Wire, Results, Time Surge, video games | Leave a comment

Judging for Ludum Dare 27 officially ended at almost midnight last night. As such I figured it would be best to finally give my post-mortem, show my score and reveal my favourite games from this Ludum Dare all in one post!

Continue reading →

10 Second Paper Flight (LD27) is Online!

August 26, 2013 by gamepopper in 10 Second Paper Flight and tagged 10 Second Paper Flight, 10 Seconds, Actionscript3, computer games, Feature, flash, flixel, game development, Game Jam, Games Jam, LD27, Ludum Dare, Ludum Dare 27, Newgrounds, Rate, Theme, video games, Vote | Leave a comment

Hey everyone! Great news, my entry for Ludum Dare 27 is online!

10 Second Paper Flight is a toss game, your aim is to make a paper aeroplane fly for 10 seconds, however it isn’t easy with the wind being powerful, and the things that parks get in the way!

I built the game in Actionscript 3 using Adam Atomic’s Flixel Framework, with artwork in Photoshop, Music using Bu-Autotracker and SoundEffects using Bfxr. Considering it’s my first original game programmed in Flixel (no going through tutorials or dabbling about like I have done in Flixel for the last month), it’s impressive I was able to pull this off in 48 hours, with artwork AND sound done by me as well.

Check out the Ludum Dare page here.

Or play the game directly on Newgrounds!

EDIT: You can now check out a timelapse of the making of 10 Second Paper Flight below!

Make sure to vote and rate my game, as well as the many other brilliant entries that are online!

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to vote on several game jam submissions!

Unity 4.2 and the Windows Contest

July 22, 2013 by gamepopper in Game Project Updates, Visits and Events and tagged competition, contest, game content, game development, game devs, GridLocked, Indie Game Developer, indie game development, indie games, Nostrum Key, original games, Unity, Unity 4, Unity 4.2, Windows, windows phone, Windows Store | Leave a comment

So yesterday it was announced that the latest stable release of Unity has come in the form of Unity 4.2. Among all the new enhancements such as real time shadow mapping, Unity is allowing deployment to Windows 8 and Windows Phone for FREE!

This is great news for Unity devs and Windows 8 devs like me and Ben (Nostrum Key), since we can now officially export GridLocked to Windows 8 at no extra cost!

All the info can be found here: http://blogs.unity3d.com/2013/07/22/unity-4-2-has-arrived/

In related news, to celebrate the announcement, Microsoft and Unity have partnered up to create the Unity Windows Contest. Make a game or interactive app in Unity 4, and be in with the chance to win up to $30,000 each on two categories, Windows Store or Windows Phone! Not to mention, there are honourable mentions such as best gameplay, best port or best new game content that can win you a free Unity 4 Pro License with the Windows Store Pro deployment!

Continue reading →

Midsummer Jam Week in Review

June 25, 2013 by gamepopper in Game Releases, Secret of Escape, Visits and Events and tagged 2013, computer games, Construct2, game development, Games, Games Jam, gaming, Linux, Mac, video game, video games, Windows | Leave a comment

So the Midsummer Jam Week is over, and my entry (Secret of Escape) is now online, now with its own page on the site and a video trailer!

Let me say I had a great time on this jam, especially posting my progress along the way. If I get enough of a good reception, I will continue work on it to make it bigger and better!

Let me show you some other entries that I enjoyed from the games jam (click on images to go to their pages):

Beard Simulator

Spirit in the Forest

Advanced Grass Simulator

Hemlighet

Check out all of the games submitted here.

I hope to enter another games jam very soon, so make sure you follow me to know more.

Website Redesign Launch

May 9, 2013 by gamepopper in Visits and Events and tagged 2013, blog, blogging, domain name, game development, gamepopper, gaming, Indie Game, Indie Game Developer, layout, logo, page descriptions, Redesign, technology, update, Website | Leave a comment

Hello guys!

As you probably can tell from looking around, the development blog has now been transformed closer into a website. The layout has been changed to a more cleaner look, page descriptions have been made more specific to my goals and an indie developer and finally, if you check your address bar, I have an official domain name!

Now whenever you go to this site, you shall be going to gamepopper.co.uk!

I hope to hear what you think of the new design, and I’ll be posting new updates in the near future.

Games Jam Tomorrow

May 3, 2013 by gamepopper in BOOM: Fireworks Defence Unit, Game Project Updates, University Work and tagged BOOM, computer games, game development, Game Maker, Games, Games Jam, gaming, Stafford, Staffordshire University, video games | Leave a comment

Hey everyone!

Just finalised the paperwork for the Games Jam tomorrow. Can’t wait to see how many people turn up and what games will be made!

Also BOOM has its own page on the site, which you can check out here.

BOOM: Fireworks Defence Unit is Online!

April 29, 2013 by gamepopper in BOOM: Fireworks Defence Unit, Game Releases and tagged BOOM, BOOM Fireworks Defence Unit, Construct2, Construct2 Game Jam, Fireworks, game, game development, gaming, HTML5, Indie Game, Indie Game Developer, Lost In Concept, Lyserdigi, Newgrounds, Sam Denvir, submission, Windows, Windows 8, windows games, windows phone, Windows Phone 8 | Leave a comment

Yes everyone! BOOM: Fireworks Defence Unit is online on Newgrounds.com and you can play it now right here!

Go ahead and play, make sure you rate and/or review the game, all opinions will help improve the game. The Windows 8 release is currently through the submission process, so hopefully it will be on the store soon. The Windows Phone version is going to be delayed due to some technical issues with the port.

I’d also like to mention Sam Denvir, my artist for the game, he did a great job and you can follow his blog here.

Also, Lyserdigi, he made the music for the game, and he’s released the full versions of both tracks, which can be accessed here and here.

Hope you all enjoy!!

Stafford Windows Games Jam

April 28, 2013 by gamepopper in Visits and Events, Windows Games Ambassador and tagged computer games, Construct2, game development, Game Maker Studio, Game Making, Games, Games Jam, gaming, Jam, Microsoft, MonoGame, software, Stafford, Staffordshire University, technology, Unity, video games, Windows 8, Windows Games Ambassador, Windows Phone 8 | 1 Comment

Yes, you heard it. I am running a Games Jam for students at Staffordshire University, taking place on Stafford Campus. Students will be working solo or in teams to make fun and short games made for Windows platforms, and the two best games will win either a Windows Phone 8 or a Microsoft Kinect for Windows! Games will be made using easily available game development tools such as MonoGame, Unity, Construct2 and Game Maker Studio, or for the more tech savvy, can be made using pure code to run on Windows 8/Phone 8 via HTML5 or C#, and can use the free platform starter kit to get them going.

Information on the Jam is on the Official Facebook Events Page.

Construct2 Sale!!

April 22, 2013 by gamepopper in BOOM: Fireworks Defence Unit, Uncategorized and tagged Android, AppMobi, CocoonJS, Construct2, game development, gaming, HTML5, internet, iOS, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 | Leave a comment

Everyone! There is a sale going on for both the Personal and Business Licenses for Construct2, the game making software that’s used for the Construct2 Touch Jam (and also BOOM: Fireworks Defence Unit)!

Getting the personal license removes all the limits that the free version provides, plus allows you to export games to Android and iOS devices via AppMobi and CocoonJS, among other benefits!

Catch the sale here or on Steam!

Construct2 GameJam Game Announcement!

March 28, 2013 by gamepopper in BOOM: Fireworks Defence Unit, Game Project Updates and tagged art animation, Artist, BOOM Fireworks Defence Unit, Computer Game, Construct2, game development, gamejam, gaming, Help, hobbyist project, homing missiles, HTML5, Musician, Newgrounds, online, power ups, video game, Wanted, web game, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 | Leave a comment

Hey guys, as I mentioned in my last post on the Unity Hackathon, I’m making a game for the Construct2 GameJam on Newgrounds. I can officially announce some information of the game!

So here it is!

The game sets you the task of defending a city from a fireworks display, sabotaged to act as homing missiles to kill all the citizens below. The game uses touch control to detonate the fireworks before they hit the ground, and power ups to help you as the amount of fireworks pile up to an enormous amount!

Good news is that most of the game is already finished and working. Bad news is that at the moment, I have no music, sound effects are generated from DrPetter’s SFXR and the only artwork I have are temporary stuff I’ve drawn, and I’m not a great artist. What I’d like is artwork and animation, as well as music to make the game look as great as possible. Fortunately, I have a whole month to get it sorted, but not without someone or some people willing to contribute to this game.

Since it is more of a hobbyist project, I cannot offer payment, but the game will be released on Newgrounds.com, a large and popular community for art, animation and music, and will also be on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, meaning you can have a digitally released title on both PC and phone on your portfolio!

I’ve currently put out posts on both the Scirra Forums and Newground’s Collabinator, but if you or anyone you know is interested, let me know in the comments here, message me on the Facebook Page or Twitter

GAMEPOPPER

Independent Games Developer

Tag Archives: game development