Started on a programmable tank thing, which is a concept I’ve been wanting to try for a long time.

Count me in for liking this theme. =)

I’ve been looking for an excuse to do a football game for years, and I realized this is a good fit for what I want to do. Not much to look at yet, but I’m feeling pretty good about it so far!

Here’s a screenshot of my progress so far…

It’s not going to be much of a game… right now, it’s more like a sandbox for drawing your own constellations on a random starfield.

This is also my first time using Phaser, which has been pretty smooth sailing so far.

Good luck to everyone on the final stretch. =)

My finished entry for the Charity Game Jam is an HTML5 puzzle-type game based on everyone’s favorite emotes. =)

It was created to support Operation Smile, which provides surgery to children born with certain facial deformities.

Please play, share, and if possible… donate!

Play Super Smile Factory

It is done.

play

Progress.

I decided at the last minute to join in and do something small-ish.

After about 4 hours, I have the basics of a turn-based sneak-em-up, mostly inspired by the old Robots ASCII game. The premise right now is that you are a fugitive in a futuristic city, being hunted by robots.

My entry is done. Give it a go! =)

Mad Scientist Monster Maker

– It’s a tile based smash-em-up that takes inspiration from Rampage, Mail Order Monsters, and The Creature that Ate Sheboygan.

– I wasn’t sure I was going to participate this time, and didn’t actually join until Saturday. Since the design ended up being rather complicated, I ended up in the Jam, which is fine, since I got to take it easy for a while…

– … Until the frantic finish, of course. I didn’t have time to add helicopters or custom buildings like I had planned, but I’m pretty happy with it.

– This is my second game using Snax, which is my custom mini-language for game development. If you look at the source code, and are interested in trying it yourself, let me know.

Play c!ph3r »

Post Mortem

Now that I’d had a bit of time to recover, I thought I’d share a few notes from my experience this weekend doing the Jam.

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The game is starting to shape up overall, but now it’s time to dig down and work on level design.

It’s been sort of a rough start, but it’s gradually starting to come together. The game is a race against time inside of a computer.

Also, both wormburn and I are streaming live, if you care to join us:
Wormburn’s Channel
Frosty’s Channel

I will be doing the Jam this time, working with the inimitable Wormburn (of Minecraft megabuild fame), who will be focusing on the art side.

We will be dual live-streaming on Twitch.tv as well.

Tools:

• Snax (my new Haxe pre-processor)
• sfxr
• FL Studio
• Photoshop

Bonus Tips

Also, since this is my umpteenth time doing this, I decided to write a blog post with some tips.

How to Win at Game Jams

I have noticed that some of the advice probably overlaps with the new Game Jam Survival Guide, but I hope you find it useful.

Good luck!

I Wanna Be the Fishy is meant to be a somewhat rage-inducing arcade game, inspired by I Wanna Be the Boshy.

Summary: You’re a little fish, lost in the ocean, searching for his friends.

I wish I had enough time to add music, but otherwise I’m quite happy with it. Hope you like it. =)

Database Entry (Flash)