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PacManPlus' Blog > Whoa - HSWWSH

Posted 11 January 2013

Wow - I feel honored (and I mean that sincerely).  Howard Scott Warshaw just 'endorsed' me on LinkedIn for 'Game Development'.  I don't know if that really means anything with regards to LinkedIn, but just the fact that he - someone who wrote 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark', 'Yars Revenge', and 'E.T.' for the 2600 - d...


PacManPlus' Blog > Trying to figure out what I should do...

Posted 28 December 2012

I'm not sure who will read this, but here goes...I had left AA in October due to Real Life circumstances and a few other reasons (that I won't get into).  I wanted to concentrate on my current career (in the IT dept of the Healthcare field) because there are quite a few things I have to learn.  But I'm finding that I am not picking up things a...


PacManPlus' Blog > Getting back to unfinished games...

Posted 15 May 2011

Ugh.  My list of 'games-started-but-not-worked-on-in-a-while' is getting bigger. :)
After Meteor Shower is completed, I'd like to get back to Frenzy but I have all of these in total:


Frenzy
BattleZone

Bob

I *hate* not finishing things... :x


PacManPlus' Blog > Meteor Shower

Posted 12 May 2011

Started working on this game - inspired by 'AstroSmash' on the Intellivision.
Once I get the basic gameplay down, I will work on differences that will make the gameplay somewhat unique.



Bob

P.S. - I think I need help in drawing the background landscape - that looks...


PacManPlus' Blog > Working on Frenzy...

Posted 23 January 2010

Been working on Frenzy, and having a hell of a time with the maze, collision with the objects and maze, collision with the shots and maze, etc. It's unfortunately a lot of code, but I think I got past that part:


This demo allows you to run around, shooting away parts of the walls and reflecting off of the solid ones.

I...