Monthly Archives: November 2010

Video + Almost Done + Being Scared!

By charlie | November 27th, 2010
Tweet//Since I finished the final challenge level, i’ve been working super hard getting the finishing touches done to Scoregasm. There really isn’t a huge amount left to do in the main part of the game, just a few graphical tweaks here and there, and a bit of sorting out which power ups suit which level. [...]
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Chat with Paul Eres

By charlie | November 22nd, 2010
Tweet//A few months ago I had an email exchange with Paul Eres,who is responsible for creating my favorite tower defense game, Immortal Defence, and is currently working on the Zeldaesque Saturated Dreamers, which is set on a mysterious alien lake, and looks rather pretty. Take a look at his Live Journal for more info on [...]
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Tutorial: How To Make A Blob Monster

By charlie | November 18th, 2010
Tweet//How to make a Blob Monster! Every so often i get an email or comment asking me if i can do a tutorial on how i make games, or if i can tutor someone in the ancient art of game making in return for some cash or whatever. My typical response is to respectfully decline their [...]
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Bullet Candy Fast!

By charlie | November 13th, 2010
Tweet//Here’s a video of one of the challenge levels in Scoregasm: The level basically takes all the levels from the original Bullet Candy, adds a few more bullets, and squeezes it down to 3 minutes! This one was quite fun to make. It’s the most chaotic level in the game by far, and is pretty fun [...]
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Almost done!

By charlie | November 3rd, 2010
Tweet//Right! That’s that done then! The last challenge level in Scoregasm is now just about finished Just spit and polish to add now, and i’ll have finally finished! Only a year late too! As mentioned before, it’s a little homage to my favorite shmup bosses. It was actually more tricky than i had bargained for [...]
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Bat Cave

By charlie | November 1st, 2010
Tweet//I’m a big fan of Cave’s shooters, especially the bosses what with their screen filling bullet patterns and all. For my final challenge level in Scoregasm, i thought i’d do a little Cave inspired boss fight. I had a little go with the crab in Irukandji, but Scoregasm’s close range attack makes it much easier [...]
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