; Sticky Balls
#0114 - Friday 21st July 2011
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; Hello World
If I had a time machine, I'd go back and fix the date on last week's newsletter. I'd probably do other stuff, too, like maybe find some extra time where I could get some proper sleep!!
Of course, I would NEVER go back and stop myself from attempting AGameAWeek, and instead get a proper job that might actually pay me a decent wage for a change.
I'd NEVER do that..
NEVER!!!
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Because that would create a paradox..
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This week, I've been mostly being a hypocrite.
Everyone's bugging me for Socoder features, but I'm busy doing AGameADay and iDev, and just not having the time.
Meanwhile, I'm finding little trivial quirks over on PlayMyCode, and feeling the need to mention them.
God, I HATE being "that guy"
Anyhoo, I've done a couple of tweaks this week, and since nobody's mentioned any issues, I'm going to assume they went swimmingly!
On the other hand, the changes I made might've caused bigger issues and made it impossible for people to complain about them, which means they couldn't have mentioned them..
Could be that..
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If you can't read this, let me know!
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Socoder.net
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; New Fortress
Studio Fortress has been DD & Seb's focus, this week, and the result is just what you'd expect from the makers of PMC..
A nice playable website, with lots of fun magnets!
.. can't believe HoboBen didn't get the falling paper thing!
socoder.net/?topic=2454
; Learning C++
Seems to be the in-thing at Socoder at the moment..
Steve's been collecting a bunch of video tutorials, so if you're learning C, too, this is where you can do it!
socoder.net/?topic=2445
; Pointers
And with the learning of C comes the understanding of proper pointers, and their many functions.
socoder.net/?topic=2452
; WebGL Minecraft
A nice showcase for WebGL, showing off a nice set of pixelly chunky blocks in a nice 3D environment, looking very much like Minecraft.
Except in your browser, and at a full framerate.
Feck, Browsers are getting good, aren't they!?
socoder.net/?topic=2448
; Poo
Any discussion about dog poo will inevitably turn into a discussion about where all the White Poo went..
It's the law!!
socoder.net/?topic=2447
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PlayMyCode
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Coded by lgshort
A nice and simple little sidescrolling platformer.
Jump about, avoid the little monsters, and grab the spheres.
bit.ly/nGGnLp
; AGameADay
One more week of AGameADay = Five new games. (Because I'm too lazy to do Seven)
Find the Snowman
bit.ly/nTGd4k
Only 1 Red Balloon
bit.ly/oodfGt
Happy Coins
bit.ly/pUejtd
Square Block Defence
bit.ly/qPbCQH
Harry Carry
bit.ly/o2m5tS
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Games
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A fantastic little top-down maze puzzle game from ShroomMonk.
Guide the player around the maze, doing the usual switch/button/door/push style puzzle things, but with the exception that you also have a circle of time around the player.
The world is frozen in time, and things will only happen if you, or another time-aura, are in close proximity.
Gives you some fantastic new puzzles to solve.
Highly recommended!
socoder.net/?showcase=27468
; Magnetic Billiards (iOS)
June 2002 is the build date on my copy of "Sticky Balls" (and is still held in my Downloads folder, Mr Download Hoarder!!)
The Pickford Brothers were testing out a concept, and used Blitz3D and BlitzCoder to do it.
Now, nearly ten feckin' years later, it's finally out on iOS, with a brand new name!
(There was a PSP edition of Sticky Balls, but.. Not sure how well that went.. never had a PSP)
I don't normally post iOS games in the newsletter, and have mostly tried to stick to that rule, but this one has a nice bit of BlitzCoder history attached, so it gets a post.
And it's free (with purchasable extras later..)
bit.ly/nZPKsn
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Retweets
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@RevStu
There's a rather special unexpected twist in this:
View on YouTube
@danthewolfe
It's so hot, I could literally bake cookies in my car, #LITERALLY: #toodamnhot #cookies
bit.ly/n2IuPO
@CTZ
15 most popular auto corrects of all time #1 is gold
bit.ly/oFpF7b
@JPeake
Our wine bottle opener looks Portal turret like...
yfrog.com/kfyonhtj
@chromosundrift
slide to the train station!
bit.ly/noZfvn
@mtanner613
Because if you're checking Twitter, you probably don't have anything better to do, the Swedish Cat Dance
fuldans.se/?v=tqfsgcxvgb
@bobbyllew
Here's a link to the Skywhales animation that should work. Made in 1983. I did the voices with Bernie Evans
youtu.be/qQ6qw1nh0tA
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Tubish
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; They always win
View on YouTube
; Hmm.. I know!! DANCE!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lgW8sAb6Bo
; Dangerous Buggers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hi76gPl_jk
; Cat, Attack!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCBofdIf9kg
; Seinfeld?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=32MofHF5gdc
; ..What a shit firework
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygq1KBF5lPg
; Obligatory Pulp Thing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR5xGHPUEew
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; Gimme Gimme Gimme!
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