Vertical shoot ‘em up – some design theory

November 18, 2009 in Game code and theory, game design, shoot em up

Well I’ve been assembling the core components of a vertical scrolling shooter using various parts of the Hoth Strike game as a starting point. For the most part Hoth Strike came out pretty much as I’d planned it so it seemed like a logical starting point.
I’m keen to explore ways of scrolling rich content through [...]

Thinking about JavaScript shoot ‘em ups

November 13, 2009 in Game code and theory, game design, shoot em up

I’m inbetween game projects just now. Have been for some time. I keep picking up my adventure / RPG game idea and tinkering with it and then it all seems a million miles away from starting so I sit back in my chair and ponder other ideas. As much as I love the thought of [...]

New arcade game – Grand National

November 12, 2009 in creative, game design

I really have to write to this blog some more. It’s not that I’m short of ideas or thoughts more that I just don’t have the hours in the day any more.
I recently took a week’s break at the coast with the family and really enjoyed the clarity and countless ice creams. On a few [...]