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DriftBomb

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:04:34 UTC

driftbomb

by jnjbaggott1

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So it turns out I never uploaded the first game I ever made. I thought I had lost this thing for years. Recently I found an old broken version and managed to fix it up to be releasable. Enjoy!

Controls

Arrow keys to move
X to drop a bomb

How to play

Dropping a bomb will cause it to drift for a bit before exploding, it will also spawn in another eyeball. The more eyeballs on screen the more points you get for killing them. You have 30 seconds to get the highest score possible.

Breaker

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 06:44:28 UTC

Breaker 1.0

by jnjbaggott1

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How to Play
Hit the ball with the paddle (using the arrow keys) to stop the blocks from touching the bottom or you will lose a life. Press the circle button to slow time.

Post-Mortem
This game started as a weekend project in august 2023 as a learning experience, it took a bit longer to complete than expected...

the goal of the practice was to make a simple game (breakout) play around with its design and add as much flash and spectacle as possible, as I noticed this lack of flash as being a weak point of my last game <a href="https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=53307">Tiny Bomber</a>.

there are some elements of this I think worked out really well, it looks super cool, with loads of subtle effects to really make the whole thing pop. This can make the game a little hard to follow at times but i think overall it works in the game's favor. I also really love some of the changes I made to breakout to make it feel more dynamic, with lives instead being lost when the blocks (which are now descending) touch the bottom. There is some lovely dynamic difficulty with the speed of the blocks there and it has a really nice ping pong between chill and tense, though the lack of precise control can make that frustrating at times.

Which brings us to the area I am not happy with with this game, that being the ability to control the ball specifically, and the collision system more generally. My goal initially was to make the physics system more "realistic" than the original game, and to try and have all the objects follow the same basic laws. This can create really cool effects, like how the knock back effect when a ball hits a block is the same code that makes the ball move when you hit it. However, it also caused problems, like how the ball can bounce off corners in unpredictable ways or how it eliminated precise control of the ball by altering the angle of the paddle.

Ultimately I hit a point where the collision system was too complicated to easily fix, but was unable to support the necessary tweaks needed to improve.

After a GREAT deal of tweaking I have forced the game into the best state I can get it into and so i am releasing it.
if anyone wants to take it and mess with the code feel free, I think I have gained all the learning I am going to get out of it now so it's time to move on to greener pastures...

Hopefully somewhere that doesn't have as convoluted a physics system.

-4dtri

Tiny Bomber: Imperator's Reign v1.0

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 10:30:00 UTC

Tiny Bomber: Imperator's Reign v1.0

by jnjbaggott1

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Description

End the imperators reign in this action-packed roguelike bomb ‘em up! Explore 5 randomly generated levels, destroying the infrastructure of the empire while avoiding the many foes who will try to stop your rebellion!

Features:

Procedurally generated levels!
240 possible planes to fly, upgrade and master!
Push the game to it’s limits in New Game+, and see who breaks first!
Unlock new planes for every victory!

Controls:

X to select / Drop a bomb
Z to go back / Use your ability
Arrow keys to move

Goblin Gambit 1.2

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:14:38 UTC

Goblin Gambit 1.2

by jnjbaggott1

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A five minute Push-Your-Luck puzzle game about finding treasure, and avoiding the sneaky goblins who want to steal it from you.

Have Fun!

Manual

Click / tap / press Z / 🅾️ to uncover the treasure tiles.
Right click / press X / ❎ to mark a tile.
You have three lives, which reset each level, so don't be afraid to take risks
If you run out of lives, your point total is halved.
If you clear the board, you get some bonus points depending on the number of lives you have left.
You can skip at anytime for no cost.
There are five boards in total each run.

Glossary of icons

Treasure - Awards points

Goblin - Removes 1 life

Heart - Gives 1 life and 4 points, rare

The amount of hidden goblins in the row / column

The amount of hidden points available per row / column

Fireflies

Tue, 25 May 2021 11:53:56 UTC

niwagihse

by jnjbaggott1

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A 0-Player game showing how firelies slow synchronise their bioluminescence over time.

Enjoy!

Controls
CRTL + R: Resets the program

Arrow keys: reveal more infomation

Tiny_Fight

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 16:06:05 UTC

Tiny_Fight

by jnjbaggott1

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Description
Master the art of the battle as you learn to read the behaviour of each of the 7 AI

Outplay the AI by predicting and countering it's move, defeating it for good

Conquer your fate by choosing when to reroll to better your odds of landing or blocking a hit

Instructions
Roll the dice

Choose if you want to reroll or not, if you do, both your dice are rerolled

Choose your attack and defence. If your attack beats or equals their defence you hit them! If their attack equals or beats your defence you get hit!

first to hit 3 times wins!

Controls
↑ and ↓ arrow keys control the cursor

X to select

Have fun and good luck!

DriftBomb

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:13:06 UTC

x to drop a bomb
arrows to move

DriftBomb 0.7

by jnjbaggott1

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DriftBomb

Sun, 04 Nov 2018 16:44:59 UTC

DriftBomb 0.6

by jnjbaggott1

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X to release bomb
Arrows to move
ctrl + r to reset