THE THROWDOWN: Make as many games as we can -- spooky or unspooky -- over a 48-hour period on Halloween weekend!
THE PLACE: IRC, natch. The server is irc.freenode.net, the channel #glorioustrainwrecks.
THE WEAPONS: Anything you can get your hands on. Klik'n'Play, Game Maker, Construct, Unity, pencils, beer, hairspray, frying pans, vacuum cleaners, shopping carts and tuna are all fair game.
THE FOREWARNING: None whatsoever!
LET'S GET SPOOKY.
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SHOUT AT A GHOST
made with scratch.
inaugural halloweekend game is unspeakably terrible and suffers from SPOOKY BEHAVIOUR DISCREPANCIES in the embedded version. it will probably not let you shout at a ghost, but if you download it and load it in scratch you may still be able to shout at a ghost. but it is probably not worth it unless you really want to shout at a ghost.
(also scratch's incredible "random sprite" feature (which should be compulsory in every piece of software) gave me a ghost immediately, which surely adds to the URBAN LEGENDARY/CREEPTOLOGICAL FACTOR.)
those mondays
made with construct.
a game about mondays. controls: WASD + mouse. actually pretty complete! ADVANCED GAMEPLAY TECHNOLOGY might actually crap out on you a bit if you don't have shader model xyz or whatever.
I'mma probably create some
I'mma probably create some spectacular bosses I have in mind.
LIKE A GIGANTIBULAR DIMENSION SNAKE THAT FEEDS ON THE SACRED BLOOD OF XZYAL
or a skeleton that shoots bones
That's terrifying.
That's terrifying.
if there truly is a hell
if there truly is a hell this is it
this is going to give me
this is going to give me nightmares, I can feel it
Berzerk or Treat
Evil Otto isn't in, nor do the robots accidentally destroy each other. Extra lives at intervals of 2000 points, which in hindsight is way too high. Also, enemy speeds increment every screen.
ROBOTS' SHOTS SHOULD KILL
ROBOTS' SHOTS SHOULD KILL ROBOTS
i imagine in klik and play that would cause a robot to kill itself by shooting. you're a mad scientist of klik and play though so i expect you to figure it out.
Robot-lethal bullets would
Robot-lethal bullets would be easy (just keep track of their age in frames, and check that they're at least a few frames old), evil otto too. the hardest part would be copying the changed events to every screen.
It would also benefit from a player spawning ritual and a better player graphic ... I'll tinker with it at the last minute.
Berzerk or Treat Revision
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GNGNNGGGG-nuh *wyhhyhyhn*
GNGNNGGGG-nuh
*wyhhyhyhn*
Justice Tank
it doesn't say explicitly in the game, but the score gained from killing enemies is your current speed.
the world has been a safer
the world has been a safer place since the invention of the Justice Wand
THE JUDGE THAT WEILDS
THE JUDGE THAT WEILDS ANOTHER JUDGE
jacko
Man, I guess I'm just in a toy-not-game mood lately!
Click to carve... (space resets)
Lately as in, the past
Lately as in, the past couple of years?
I kid, I kid, your Processing toys are lovely.
(Though they would be lovelier if you'd upload or link them!)
Yeah, I know, cable modem
Yeah, I know, cable modem F-up after I deleted the old version and before I deleted the new (now the stem redraws a bit different with each reset)
so here it is!
(and yeah, as in "past couple of years" :-)
Uboa
oh no
oh no
oh no?
I'm still getting the hang of this.
Toys are the best! Toys are
Toys are the best! Toys are commendable.
(how do I tell if I won)
JACK O STALIN
sergio didnt like these but i THINK THEY'RE WONDERFULllllll
Egyptian Run
Tribute to an old Amiga PD game which had a very scary Game Over screen.
Dodge the small pyramids and when you reach the end use the missile to blow up the big pyramid. I'm not sure if it can be completed. I hope so, but it gets very tough at the end and I haven't done it yet.
Shift to restart game and control to quit.
This is really hard! I like
This is really hard! I like how you press left to go right and vice versa.
Oops, I didn't even realize
Oops, I didn't even realize that. I'm not sure how I could do it other way even if I had noticed it. I clearly need more KnP practice.
I'm not sure, but I think
I'm not sure, but I think this might be impossible... sadly. Trying was still fun.
so super-dot told me about
so super-dot told me about this halloweekend but I have tests and stuff to study for so I made a game ahead of time and I've just been itching to share it with you all <3
Candybag is a game about halloween candy. spooOoooOooky.
SWEET PILE SORTING isn't a
SWEET PILE SORTING isn't a very popular mechanic, I salute your boldness o7
(did i win? it's unclear)
well you ate all your candy
well you ate all your candy in one night. DID you win? :O
nooooo
nooooo
this game makes the best sounds
this game makes the best sounds
super annoying shooter
a compelling soundtrack and
a compelling soundtrack and finely tuned difficulty make for one of the most innovative games of the year of the week
Skeletonhead's Super Spooky Adventure!
I'm pretty sure this is the meanest game I've ever made.
I can't get past the first
I can't get past the first level ;-;
I bet there's only one level anyways ;-;
there are at LEAST two
there are at LEAST two
I'm pretty sure if you ever
I'm pretty sure if you ever get to the third level or open the game up in Klik & Play you'll kill me
Made it to level 3. Killing
Made it to level 3. Killing you now.
That player graphic is
That player graphic is fantastic. I can't stop smiling when I see it.
I beat it. This game is
I beat it. This game is indeed very mean.
RENEGADE ANTIQUES
Zombies have taken over the city of some city. You are a renegade antiques shop who doesn't play by the rules. You are so much a renegade that you can fly and also shoot guns. Blow up some zombies, bro.
Use the arrow keys to fly and the space keys to shoot.
that was fantastic
that was fantastic
Ghost Cave Exploration Taskforce
avenging spirit
avenging spirit
oh ... i was thinking of
oh ... i was thinking of jill of the jungle's polymorph icons
you curry my favor either way
you curry my favor either way
the ending left me warm
the ending left me warm
man you consistently have
man you consistently have the best gameplays
Mighty Jill Off - Another Tower
365 days and a couple of hours after the 'Everybody Jill Off' contest closed, the playable game version of my entry appears.
http://l.j-factor.com/gamemaker/AnotherTower.zip
Arrow keys only!!
Tower by myself. Guaranteed beatable!
Characters by Anne Thoreau P. and Mister Harvey.
Background music is, of course, the friggin' Moonlight Sonata. Win the game before it ends (about 5:05) to not be a chump!
you are still the prince of
you are still the prince of making games based on my games.
this is murder to play with an up-arrow jump, though. especially when my left arrow tends to stick when i hit it and up at the same time.
the queen's hair defeated
the queen's hair defeated me.
i like the use of sparkles to indicate what's dangerous. it gave you a lot of freedom to decide which parts of the original image are threats.
"THERE'S A SECRET IN THE TIP OF THE NOSE."
That particular jump was always intended to be a bit daunting, but nonetheless it can be done thus:
That jump was insane! But I
That jump was insane! But I beat the game in the end. Great job.
Fine - Z-key version
Z-key version uploaded to the same link. Use either that or Up.
P.S: I took the sparkle idea from Giana Sisters DS.
I am profoundly saddened
I am profoundly saddened
OMG FINALLY ITS HERE
OMG FINALLY ITS HERE
There's a missing save spot
There's a missing save spot at the start of the dripping wax section, meaning I have to do the knives section over and over again. :(
This is still great, though.
Wait, it's working now...
Wait, it's working now... but I got up there two times without it triggering...
FUCK THESE GODDAMN FUCKING
FUCK THESE GODDAMN FUCKING ARROW CONTROLS FIX IT
a maze with a ghost
featuring sounds from aarondbaron, dj chronos and herbertboland on freesound.
it was like playing through
it was like playing through a Stine novel
PLAYER BEWARE
YOU'RE IN FOR A SCARE
Sexy Ghost High School
Sexy Ghost High School is on fire and 208 students are still trapped inside!
Do you have what it takes to escort this genius class of 2009 to safety?
they're all dead and it's
they're all dead and it's all my faaaaault
SPIDERWEBZ
Halloween is my favorite! Arrow keys.
(there's no ending, you can stop trying once you figure it out)
Desert Dalicks v1.0
It's the same old Robots game, emerging from the depths of your Macintosh LC and inexorably creeping its way onto your flatscreen PC.
You know what to do: move in a grid, make the robots collide, and so forth.
Clicks or numpad keys move you.
Hold space and click or push a numpad key to move your shadow.
Press enter to swap places with your shadow.
You may notice from the preceding instructions that one detail of the original has been modified - the random teleporter. By giving it a predetermined destination, I like to think that the game has been significantly loosened from the seductive yet capricious grip of Chance.
You chose a good detail to
You chose a good detail to modify! It's much more winnable.
when i did this programming
when i did this programming exercise i had the robots prefer diagonal movement (ie every step they would move to adjust their x or y position to be closer to the player's if they weren't in the same row / column as her). i don't remember if that was the rule in the versions i played or if it was my own invention.
i like the shadow, though, and that it moves at a different speed than the player. and moving the shadow gives the player something to do on turns that, in the original game, would just be spent WAITing.
That Ship From Defender VS Those Cloud Guys From Mario
Protect the humanoids on the planet surface from bombardments of spiky shell guys.
who invented the controls
who invented the controls for this thing, i want to poke that guy with a stick
Which Witch Is Which?
i like the dual goals and
i like the dual goals
and homonyms
Stupendous graphics!
Stupendous graphics!
Block Constitution
save the constitution (?).
what a hard game but the
what a hard game
but the constitution is worth it
the abundance of bullets
the abundance of bullets make for a hellish experience
Super Green Shell Bros.
"...Truly the most life-affirming videogame..."
"The reason the Internet exists is for this game to be created and for this review to tell you about it."
"...the final boss was God. And as I exploded His face, I realised that the world is a beautiful creation and that everything will be alright."
Super Green Shell Bros is here! I can honestly say that it is probably the best Mario fangame I've ever created in 24 hours.
that is fucking spectacular
that is fucking spectacular
as i was playing this, my
as i was playing this, my smile was gradually growing larger and larger and then i was laughing and then at the end i
SNOWSPIDER EPISODE 1: CHRISTMAS EDITION
This was SUPPOSED to be an ironic prequel title in that this time it would actually ACT LIKE WEBS, but it still acts like snowflakes. Arrows and spacebar.
Mr. Arthur "The Podunkian"
Mr. Arthur "The Podunkian" Fish made a game but he's too drunk right now to internet so he asked me to post it for him.
http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/killyourselve.rar
I might still do one later
I might still do one later but I doubt I'll top this masterpiece.
this game is called kill
this game is called kill yourselve and not pods dongquest
that was a tremendous
that was a tremendous audiovisuatory experience
A VERY FRUITY ZOMBIE DISTRACTION
A VERY FRUITY ZOMBIE DISTRACTION
DOWNLOAD LINK
Should be kind of a puzzle thing but I'm too tired to think of any puzzles. If you have any additions, feel free.
THAT WAS SO BRILLIANT i
THAT WAS SO BRILLIANT i liked the ending
That is pretty amazing
That is pretty amazing because I thought the last level was impossible and just went "fuck it" and went to bed.
You are good at games.
curious that is the same
curious that is the same thing i did
that was a dessgeega comment
that was a dessgeega comment
I'm remaking this one as a
I'm remaking this one as a Flash game. Now it's about clouds and clouds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dBfyTBNGKs
The Great Zhang Adventure!
Featuring a rich, well-developed backstory, a deep moral choice system, and a pulse-pounding, adrenaline-pumping battle engine! (I'm almost serious there. I got excited when playing! Totally crazy.)
Also, I made it for a friend's birthday! But it was on the Halloween weekend and it is pretty lo-fi so I think it is also a trainwreck.
You can get it here! (It requires Python 2.x, but that is pretty easy to get.)
woo