It has been a crazy couple of months but its ready…almost…pretty much. I will need to tighten up a few things so the game loads quicker. There are times when its seems to struggle getting everything ready before launching. Anyway, it’s functional and dare I say fun! I will continue to tweak some things and…

Worked all weekend and this game is one step closer to being done. The foundation has been laid and I decided to try something new. Difficulty options. Should be easy, right? Well, I spent about 6 hours going down a path that I thought would be the best way to do it and it ended…

As I figure out where I want to go with one project, I like to jump into a smaller one so I can stay engaged. I used this opportunity to learn how to program a Space Invaders type game. After getting the game about 90% completed, I thought I would try to make it a…

As I continue to work on the sprite animations, it nice to be able to see what they look like in game. So, I spent some time adding some collision code and set up some basic parameters so I could move the player around. This will be really useful for the jump and fall animations,…

Been working on this sprite animation this week. First, I had to plot out the movements and then draw in the sprite. It’s pretty janky, but now that I have the frames laid out, I can go in, clean it up and make it smooth and more natural. Still unsure of where this game will…

So, I spent the most of my weekend trying to build this function that would allow the player to input their initials when they achieved a “high score”. Early in the day it was working but with some minor bugs. Cleaned that up only to find some more. And some more and some more. Round…

I’m not even sure where the day went but I think I finally cracked this thing. There’s still some fine tuning. Still plenty to test out, but I think this was the biggest hurdle. The next step will be its own kind of monster but for now I am happy with this. The end result…

I have been trying to implement a double jump mechanic in the game for a while now, but I couldn’t get it to work the way I wanted it to. As I was drinking my morning coffee, a possible solution came to mind. I jumped on my computer and punched in a few lines of…

As I continue to work out the details of the sprites. I thought I would get started on the physics. There is something always so wonderful about seeing something come to life! Pretty simple movement at the moment, but the foundation is laid.

I have been wanting to start a new programming project. With the only idea being another platformer game but vertical rather than horizontal. After working on different characters and sketching out different concepts, a really fun idea came to mind. It’s just the beginning but I’m very excited! Let the adventure begin!