Category Archives: gamejams

7DRL2014 Update: Success!

Posted on March 14, 2014 by jacobwgames

I’ve finished my roguelike! You can play it on my dropbox for now. I’ll probably upload it to various other sites once I’ve recovered from the week. I uploaded the game to itch.io. Play it here (and feel free to … Continue reading →

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7DRL2014 Progress Report 2

Posted on March 11, 2014 by jacobwgames

7DRL and Procedural Death Jam are half over! At my current rate of work, I think I can finish Commission Impossible just in time. Combat is partially done, so the player can now kill enemies (who can’t fight back yet). … Continue reading →

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7DRL2014 Progress Report

Posted on March 10, 2014 by jacobwgames

Another year, another 7DRL! Last year was my first attempt at this challenge, and I’m sorry to say that I failed due to “real-life” complications. This time, it looks like I’ll finish. My game’s name is “Commission Impossible”, and involves … Continue reading →

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Jetpack Jacob in The Postmortem

Posted on August 30, 2013 by jacobwgames

Another Ludum Dare has come and gone, and the jammers have emerged once again with a new game. This is the postmortem of my entry, called “Jetpack Jacob in The Quest For Time” (May or may not be named after … Continue reading →

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#1GAM Mega Midmortem

Posted on July 17, 2013 by jacobwgames

What’s a “midmortem” you ask? It’s like a postmortem, but in the middle of a project. In this case, the ‘project’ is all of One Game A Month. Is the year really halfway done already? It’s gone quickly! In the … Continue reading →

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Geps Hen Postmortem

Posted on June 7, 2013 by jacobwgames

A game postmortem is a great thing to write about. A game postmortem about my first time doing a collaboration is even better. That’s what happened in May’s 1GAMCRUNCH. Team Geps Hen is made up of three people: Charlie, Sara, … Continue reading →

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7DRL Day 2

Posted on March 11, 2013 by jacobwgames

Well, 48 hours are gone. Things are not looking good. By that I mean that I’m really no farther than I was 24 hours ago. If I actually had all 168 hours to make this game, things would be easier. … Continue reading →

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7DRL Day 1

Posted on March 10, 2013 by jacobwgames

The first 24 hours are gone. They went by quickly, and I didn’t get as much done as I would have liked. I’ve over-generalized everything, which isn’t really a good idea for this situation. Not only that, but Haxe (the … Continue reading →

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7DRL2013

Posted on March 9, 2013 by jacobwgames

I’m officially starting.

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#1GAM February Update

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jacobwgames

February, the shortest month (and thus the most difficult for 1GAM) is now over. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to make two games this past month. So how did I do? Let’s see: Power Defense – Started … Continue reading →

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