• Jul02

  OGTDST: Super Munchers

  Old Games That Don't Suck 6 Comments

  To be perfectly honest, I am not sure if the screenshot below is Munchers or Super Munchers.  Either way, this week’s game I love to look back at is Super Munchers, this week’s Old Game That Doesn’t Suck!

  

  Super Munchers is edutainment at its finest.  You are an adorable muncher, a frog-like armless creature that runs around gobbling up items that match the topic.  Once you munch up all the matching answers with the topic you move onto the next level!

  Oh ho, it’s not that simple though!  For there are WRONG answers which somehow DESTROY your muncher, goodness gracious we know why we dies from a wrong answer!  And on top of that there are ENEMIES who walk across the screen.  Each enemy behaves differently, like the purple blobish Grimace like character walks only forward and is incapable of walking side-to-side.  Future creatures become smarter, to the point where they almost follow you.

  Anyway, the game is fun.  Matching games are always fun, and when you toss in baddies and addictive gameplay (complete with full storyline and love interest!) its a fun distraction.

  This is an old, old dos game of old Apple II/ Classic Mac OS game so good luck finding a live, working copy.  However there is always Dos Box emulation for getting your old systems up and running again.

  Tags: dos, mac

• Jun30

  Rabbit Wants Cake Launches

  Flash Launch 10 Comments

  

  I made a game called Rabbit Wants Cake.  It (along with all the other games I’ve been slow to upload here!) will be available here tomorrow.  For now its still on Armor Games.

  With a little bit of time and energy I whipped up a different concept for a game.  Record your actions and then play them back on the game’s stage.  Hence, Rabbit wants Cake was born.

  There are 25 levels crafted around simple modification of prerecorded player interaction.  It’s hard for me to explain, but its sort of like playing a game in the dark, seeing how you did, and then going back and fixing what you messed up.  I think you should just play it and see for yourself.

  I come up with these silly little game concepts every once in a while.  Like TBA or TwoThree I just have this innate feeling like I need to make them and get them worked out.

  Enjoy Rabbit Wants Cake .

  Tags: rabbit wants cake

• Jun26

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  Flash News 27 Comments

  

  Tags: wants cake

• Jun25

  OGTDST: Flash Flash Revolution

  Old Games That Don't Suck 7 Comments

  Wait wait wait, Old Games That Don’t Suck Thursday typically means a game that is old but this is a weird exception.  Flash Flash Revolution has been slowly evolving over time and hasn’t quite reached its “okay it’s done,” but since it started so long ago I’ll make the pass.  This week, a Flash game!

  Flash Flash Revolution was the first Flash game I ever was addicted to.  I was mesmerized by the flashing arrows and friend’s ability to knock out these levels left and right perfectly.  Yes, it’s got the DDR influence, but it’s the sheer dedication to bringing this platform to Flash and keeping it updated and the community thriving that makes this game incredible.  Seriously, it’s an entire community wrapped around a single game, mostly.

  When flashing arrows come down the screen, match them to the beat with the flashing arrows above.  Keep in-time and make sure your metre keeps full from consistent hits.

  Since you aren’t playing with your feet you’re playing with your fingers.  Learning to coordinate your fingers on the arrow keys in such a way as to not tie up your fingers and lose timing is a slow but steady learning curve.  Overall I feel the experience is fun.  Getting better at songs and passing ones for the first time is incredibly rewarding.  Not to mention great perks such as credits and song unlocks throughout the system and site.

  Go play it! It’s Flash, so it’s available on nearly every OS.

  Tags: flash

• Jun24

  This is BAGEL.

  Personal News 13 Comments

  

  This is my new cat Bagel.  It’s Muffin’s new friend.  Carlie adopted it in Davis and now it lives in Irvine with me.

  Bagel is officially the most hyper cat ever created.  Certified, even.  Muffin is trying to teach it the finer things in life right now, such as not being so hyper and attacking fluffy things on sticks.  So far its working out pretty well.

  

  Anyway, say hello to Bagel.  Or as I call him, Bagel Bob.

  Tags: bagel, cat, muffin

• Jun22

  This HL Guide is Awesome

  Flash News 5 Comments

  

  On random searching today I found this amazing Hedgehog Launch 1 game guide.  This thing is written like a full walkthrough, it’s an incredible guide.  It includes permutations and different ways to make your way into space as soon as possible.

  Still waiting for a master guide to Hedgehog Launch 2, but this is definitely a helpful guide, even for playing the Hedgehog Launch 2 .

  Tags: hedgehog launch, Hedgehog Launch 2, walkthrough

• Jun18

  Hedgehog Launch 2 Launched!

  Flash Launch 30 Comments

  

  [Comic courtesy of Trash / Kongtaminated]

  Well, it sure took a while, but the latest game, Hedgehog Launch 2, is out.  It’s new, it’s bigger, and it’s got more to do, and comrades!

  Yes, the initial impression is that it’s too easy and I probably agree (expect a v1.1 soon with a bit of difficulty curving, it’s exclusive AG right now so it’s easy to manage) but at the same time anyone who’s not played Hedgehog Launch before still has the same learning curve and takes 20,30, even 40 days to complete the game.  That’s the thing about this game… once you get the jive of HL 1 you can ace it pretty easy.  The difference between a first time versus returning player is a huge challenge.

  Anyway, I hope you enjoy it, it was a lot of work.  Go play it here.

  Tags: Hedgehog Launch 2

• Jun16

  Hedgehog Launch 2 Finished

  Flash News 26 Comments

  It’s done.  It’s not out yet, but it’s done.

  To put it in perspective, Hedgehog Launch 1 is 5,000 pixels tall, and Hedgehog Launch 2 is 30,000 pixels tall.  The game got much, much bigger.  Formula hasn’t changed too much but it’s a lot in a little package.  I’ll be doing some cleanup today to get things running smoothly but overall I am pleased.

  Release due tomorrow, most likely!

  Tags: hedgehog launch, Hedgehog Launch 2

• Jun14

  The Last One

  Personal News 6 Comments

  I’ve been flying and driving back and forth between Southern California and Northern California near monthly to visit Carlie for the past 2 years.  We’ve been doing long distance since I graduated college and I moved down to SoCal to work at Armor Games.  Today was the last flight for me to visit her, and her last drive is taking place in a few days.

  It’s been rough, as I sit in the airport waiting for my last flight I realized we’ve been doing this for 2 years now, out of the nearly six years we’ve been together.  900 miles roundtrip for short weekends at a time.  But soon we’ll be with each other all the time.

  She’s just graduated UC Davis with a Biology with Marine Emphasis.  She’ll be moving down to Irvine in a few days and end this long distance once and for all!  In the past she’s done the majority  of the visiting, but I’ve done a good share as well.  It was hard but completely worth it.  I’ll be much happier to see her soon.  We’re counting down to our wedding and we’re only 90 days away.

  Tags: carlie

• Jun11

  Darn It!

  Flash News, Personal News 15 Comments

  I have strange, strange dreams that usually result in at least a good portion of my game concepts and supplementing ideas.  I just woke up from a good one.  You know the game Llama Adventure?  Some random guy in my dream told me it should have been called Angora Adventure.  The alliteration is there and perfect, it was a perfect title lost in the fray of llamacentric titlemongering.  Never launch a game title unless you slept on it.

  I’m going back to bed.

  Meanwhile, also found at 1:15 am, my catagories and redirects are acting funny still.  need to update to the newer Wordpress tomorrow or sometime soon.  The site went wacky on a rogue wave of users a few weeks ago and things WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

  Oh, and Hedgehog Launch 2 is almost done.  That’s my day tomorrow, getting that thing finished so I can start testing.

  Good night!

  Tags: llama adventure

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