Sieht aus wie ein Shooter aus den Anfängen des Computerzeitalters – und spielt sich auch genauso schnell und simpel: Never Surrender ist eines meiner selbstprogrammierten Games.

>> Never Surrender for free online spielen

Recently I received a reading challenge (lots of r’s…anyone know of an R word that can replace challenge?). A person by the username “Warsock” (great name, by the way) asked this:

“Is it possible to read a book and understand it, but only read every other chapter?”

Oh, and Warsock, I’m not sure if that was actually a challenge, but I’m going to take it as one. So I’m going to read a popular book (one I haven’t read before) and attempt to understand it without actually reading the other half. I’ll post here when done and describe the storyline I read.

My first dilemma, however, is whether I should start on the first or second chapter. If I read the first chapter, I get introduced to a bunch of characters I’ve never heard of, but if I read chapter two I’ll be able to read the final chapter, the conclusion….any suggestions?

Also, I need a good idea for a book (preferably under 400 pages…it’s going to be hard to get through this). So if anyone here knows of a good, popular book (not Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Narnia, or anything like that that I’ve aready read).

Comment on this post to help me out!

-Nathan Wood

 Alright, haven’t posted in a bit. Hmm. Don’t know what to say. Psssssych! 2 new [finished] games, 1 new [almost finished] game, plus a Facebook group that’s been around….for a while.

1. 2020 – YES. I’ve finished it, and it was released in final mode on Saturday night. The comp results should come in on this next Saturday, so I’m excited. 20 levels, 3 arcade difficulties, 6 awards, 6 enemies, 2 bosses, online highscores, 3 weapons, 6 enemy drops, and wave after wave of oncoming enemies! Enjoy this one. [link in title]
2. Paperfest – A short but challenging minigame/arcade shooter based off 2020. After working with 2020 non-stop for a month I couldn’t help it. I had to make a paper based black-and-white game. Really. I couldn’t help it. So this is another submission to GameCOG’s competition.
3. Facebook Group – Ha, I’ve made one for turboRamble, finally. Has artwork (some from here, but also some bonus ones). Also has announcments, threads, etc.
4. Pixel – I’ve released this on YoYo Games, though I’m not quite ready to release it here yet. Has auto-saving, 8 awards, 4 achievements, infinite waves, 6 enemies, stats, and online highscores. Almost completed…just need to work out a few kinks first.

I’ll upload the different games here really soon, probably once Pixel is released, so that I can do it all at once instead of multiple times.

-turboRamble

I’m making  a game called School Breakout. It’s a WIP. The game already has 19 levels. You play with a pencil and the eraser is the ball. There is music , sounds , powerups , etc. Here you can download the latest version of the game.

Or on the GMC or maybe on Yoyo Games! Here is the link: Yoyogames:

School Breakout
Added: 14 August 2009
By: FB Productions

And here’s a screenshot:

Now a quick poll:

-FB-Productions

Um…hi!
If you came to this blog, then you’ve found Magdiel =D gratz to ya.

Anyways, I’m gonna try posting on this blog whenever I’m bored and feel like writing about something.

There’s no specific topic that I’ll talk about, it’ll just be whatever I feel like posting about. If you don’t wanna read it, don’t =)

Time to start:

Well, I used to work on a Pokemon Firered/Leafgreen clone with Gamemaker 7 pro (the game-making program I use).
Today I was looking around at my old un-finished games, and decided I would start re-making my old pokemon clone.
The only difference is, that this time around I’m gonna base it off of Pokemon Red/Blue, this way I’ll have less to worry about in terms of looks and such. Which makes it easier for me to work on.

So yeah, I’ll be doing that…when I’m not wasting time on Maple Story, or browsing Youtube, lol

That’s all for now.
~TheMagdiel

Links:
Gamemaker: http://www.yoyogames.com/
Pokemon Overworld Engine: http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/38379
Maple Story: http://maplestory.nexon.net/
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/

New game! I’ve titled it “Planets”. In it you must save the galaxy from the invading forces. Three zones (ocean, jungle, magma), 14 levels (10 normal, 4 boss). Each level will be long adventure/puzzle levels so overall the game should take about 1 1/2 hours to beat….hopefully…Anyway, some of the graphics thus far are available below. For the last two, click to enlarge.

The game should be pretty good, one of my best once done. Also one of my longest.

-Nathan Wood

Hey guys, I’ve decided to post some of my particle codes for Game Maker Pro. Each one I made myself, and tested to make sure it works. Some are symbols (like for different teams) and other are just designs. I will upload each one soon to a new page, but for now I’m going to show you all how to make one.

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//do not forget the ‘begin’ and ‘end’ blocks

{
// the following 2 lines are used but once, put them in the ‘Create’ event of the object using the particles
global.ps = part_system_create();
global.pt1 = part_type_create();

// put these lines in either your step event (to change when they come out, use ‘if’ statements)

//change ‘pt_shape_line’ to whatever shape you need (e.g – pt_shape_sphere, pt_shape_cloud, etc.)
part_type_shape(global.pt1,pt_shape_line);

//this creates the size; do not change ‘pt1′ but instead change the three middle numbers (1.8,1.9,0)
//’1.8′ indicates the minimum size, ‘1.9′ indicates the maximum, and ‘0′ indicates the increase in size
part_type_size(global.pt1,1.8,1.9,0,0);
//there are three colors available–the start color, middle color, and end color
//change the three numbers to whatever color you want
part_type_color3(global.pt1,64,16777215,16777215);

//this is similar to color3, but instead has alpha channels,
//which causes the particle to become transparent
part_type_alpha3(global.pt1,0.3,0.3,0.3);

//similar to the size, minimum size, max size, and speed increase
part_type_speed(global.pt1,0.01,0.02,0,0);

//this decides how low the particle is ‘alive’
//it indicates minimum and maximum lengths
part_type_life(global.pt1,30,30);

//this tells the particle which way it should go
//minimum, maximum, and increase
//the increase here can make it rotate
part_type_direction(global.pt1,0,0,4,0);

//you can change ‘direction,direction’ to whatever you want
//but as is it makes the particle face whatever way it is moving
part_type_orientation(global.pt1,direction,direction,0,0,1);

//gravity is pretty much speed, but starts out slow and
//continues picking up speed for infinite
//first is gravity strength (0-2 for values), then is direction (0-359)
part_type_gravity(global.pt1,0,0);

//this gives the particle its size, and the second number gives the increase
part_type_scale(global.pt1,1,1);

//I suggest you don’t use this, but if you do it makes it so that
//the particle blends with its background, but it messes up the color
part_type_blend(global.pt1,0);

 
//this just creates the particle emitter
global.em = part_emitter_create(global.ps);

// put these within the step event as well, and change mouse_x and mouse_y to whatever you need
//also, change ‘ps_shape_rectangle’ and ‘ps_distr_linear’ to the shape you want
part_emitter_region(global.ps,global.em,mouse_x,mouse_x,mouse_y,mouse_y,ps_shape_rectangle,ps_distr_linear);
part_emitter_burst(global.ps,global.em,global.pt1,30);

//don’t forget the end sign!
}

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Hope that helps you!

-Nathan Wood

P.S. Check out the new ‘Artwork’ page, which has three new drawings!

I’m now making sounds, too! You can see all of them here:

• My Profile on SoundSnap.com

I’ll start using my original sounds from now on instead of the ones on SoundSnap. My profile name there is Penthia Pertion, which it also is on YoYo Games. Anyway, I’ll make another page soon which has my sounds on it for easy download, so you don’t have to sign up to SoundSnap in order to download mine.

-Nathan Wood

I’m almost done with the final version, which will include:

• Three zones, all unlockable
• Four soundtracks instead of three (extra, “LCD Flash”)
• Cheats (finally!)
• New ‘default’ played song (Grubberoid instead of Chiller)
• Strategy guide, complete with details and help for each zone

Sounds like fun, huh? Well, all that will be released in a few days as FBalling 1.0 (the first true release) and you will be able to download it in the Freeware section of the website.

-Nathan Wood

Yep, new template, as well as a new organization list. We hope you like the template–if you don’t, you can just point out places to improve it or just say upfront that you want us to change it. We always have your best wishes in our mind! Also, we have three bloggers now, so you don’t know who I am…anyway, comment on this post if you have any questions and/or comments.

Our new game idea will be released very soon!

Best Regards,

-Aeroplay

Yeah, this isn’t our domain name anymore, so check out our new name and website!

*The link above not working? Click here: www.Aeroplay.co.nr

Since the minigame we were working on for this month (To The Top) failed miserably, we’ve decided to instead release the demo version of Pizzle as this months minigame. The demo will have 10 overall unique and challenging puzzle levels, in which you have to figure out how to get the crate to the portal at the end of each level. The final version will have 50 levels [all unlockable]. We are not sure when this will be out, but we can guarantee you that it will be one of the best games we release this year—right behind Clay 2. Also, if the game fits the guidelines for YoYo Games’ competition05, we may be able to enter it into the competition. This game will have nice simplistic graphics, yet very good gameplay. We can’t wait to release the demo this month! We also hope to release screenshots here in the future of it.

Best Regards,

-Para Pro

Well, we’ve gotten some requests as to what we plan on doing next. First of all, we’d like to launch Fill The Order (with a new name though), plus make Capsule 2 and Clay 2. Also, we are planning on making some more minigames, and here’s the order in which we will release them.

February:

1. Krainn [finally!]
2. Either ‘To The Top’ or the first Fill The Order minigame
3. Also, as an extra to make up for January, we will release a random level generator

March:

1. Clay 2 (a lot of development will be going into this, and we’re starting it now)
2. Either a shooting game or the second Fill The Order minigame

We’re not sure yet for April, but we would like to get FSS and some other biggys [Ball Wars II] out. Hope you guys stick with us through these next few months! Also, in January we had the lowest number of visits ever, and we hope that this month we’ll be getting more.

Best Regards,

-Para Pro

• Program title: Capsule
• Author: Nathan Wood and Para Pro Games
• Created with: Game Maker 7 Pro
• Release version: v.3
• File type: .exe (not .zip)
• Compatible with: Windows XP & Vista [not Mac]
• Size on disk: 7.59 MB
• –> Download <–

Yes, you can now download Capsule from above! Have fun playing it.

Best Regards,

-Para Pro

Till skillnad från herr Hallberg tänker jag inte självutnämna mig till envåldig ägare av spelet som producerades nu under de senaste två veckorna. (Bara måste ge igen att ge igen för att jag tvunget behöver improvisera imorgon på redovisningen). :p

(C) 2009 Fia af Fjaeder

Trapped är alltså färdigt och ni kan spela det på yoyogames.com

In english.
I’m one of the student who made the game Trapped on yoyogames.com. I don’t know what else to say…
For any questions about the game, please, feel free to comment.

We are nearly completed with Krainn, plus we’re almost done uploading Capsule.

Para Pro staff members will be beta testing Krainn soon, and it will be done on February 01. It’s going to have the option to play by yourself or with a friend, and there will be unique character abilites. There will be 15-20 levels–we’re not sure how many yet.

Best Regards,

-Para Pro

Har lagt upp mitt första digitala spel på yoyogames. Nu finns det alltså att beskåda för allmänheten.

Spelet är ett resultat på en hemläxa vi fick på en kurs, som vi läser nu om. Kursen går ut på att lära sig och att kunna använda sig utav programmet Game Maker. Förhoppningsvis betyder det här spelet att jag har förstått logiken. Nu ska jag bara bli än mer arbetsskadad av att plötsligt förstå hur allt ligger till.

Oavsett! Det här är en oerhört rolig upplevelse att få vara med om och stimulerande för kreativiteten inte minst.

Hade jag haft mer tid hade jag jättegärna putsat mer på spelet. Det får bli nästa gång, när det snarare blir ett hobbyprojekt. Vad blir det då?

We haven’t been posting much in the past few days, but we wanted to let you know what’s going on with LOW.

First of all, we have decided to include two different versions of the game. The first one is going to be the 3D FPS version, and the second is going to be the 2D classic platform/puzzle game. This will add all different kinds of fun to it, giving it a wide range of varieties. Lastly, we are going to enter it in YoYoGame’s Competition04, “Save the Planet.” Here is the list of prizes (not given out by us):

1. $1000
2. $500
3. $250

If we do win this contest (in any place) we will be able to buy newer paint programs so that we can create better quality games and graphics for your enjoyment.

Another thing: we are changing the name of LOW to Despondency.

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Best Regards,

-Para Pro

First of today, I am sadly announcing that I am canceling the Ultisoft Arcade…  I am canceling this project because nobody is willing to submit their games…  And why post a game hosting program ON YoYo Games anyway?

Also, I am giving up my company: Ultisoft Gaming Co.  I found out there is already a company named Ultisoft.  But, anyway, I am not changing my online name, so please still refer to me as Ultisoft.

I am going to be along side mrsmes in his company now as a graphics artist and game programmer.  I will provide graphics for him and help him make his games and of course our OS.  Also, I decided to make a new logo for the MrSmes! company.  I hope you like it…

If I don’t have any projects to work on right now, though, what do you think I should make?  I provided u guys with a poll about what type of game should I make…