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LD#12: Good ol’ Jarritos

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

It’s strawberry flavored!
My kitchen is a mess and I’m out of clean glasses, but at least Jarritos doesn’t need a glass to be enjoyed!

And while taking the picture, I realized I have a bottle of…grape juice…and some clean glasses for it. Hmm…

LD#12: Tower Defender’s Best Knight

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

The Knight Owl!

He’s 32×32, and I’m worried he won’t show up too well after all the work I put into it. Note to self: learn how to use the Gimp better.

LD#12: Breakfast Again

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

Like last LD, I’m having a peanut butter and pickle sandwich.

Note that my LD-ification of the sandwich has serif fonts.

LD#12: Stayed Up Late, Woke Up Late

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

I was up until 3AM trying to get some functionality in my program before heading to bed. I woke up about five and a half hours later, showered, and am waiting for toast for my breakfast. As of this writing, there is a little over 12 hours left in the competition, and I don’t have […]

LD#12: Main Menu Background

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

I’m starting to wonder if I’ll ever get back to TDD, but for now I have a main menu background.

I plan on starting this game by mousing over the start button, the same way Minimalist did. I like the idea that the menu gets you used to the mechanics of the game. Maybe I’ll have […]

LD#12: A First Mockup of Tower Defender

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

The sad thing is that most likely I’ll end up using this background and the castle in the finished game. The stick figures will have to go, though. I didn’t mock up the archers, knights, or boiling oil, but that can come later.

LD#12: TDD On Hold

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

I decided that I need more practice with TDD and so skipped quite a few unit tests to get a blank SDL window up that I can close. The 10 passing tests I currently have were great for splitting off a Timer class from my Game class, but I can’t afford to spend too much […]

LD#12: It’s Late…Time for Orange Juice!

Posted by GBGames on August 10th, 2008

LD#12: Another Dinner

Posted by GBGames on August 9th, 2008

I ordered the vegetable entree from a Thai restaurant, and the person on the phone asked me what kind of meat I would like. That’s why there is chicken. I also asked for vegetable egg rolls, which were smaller than I expected, but they did have only vegetables in them.

LD#12: First Half of Ludum Dare is Gone

Posted by GBGames on August 9th, 2008

As of this writing there are only 23.5 hours left in the competition.
And my project is in bad shape. I have some decent notes, but the actual implementation is lagging. I have to remember that I still need to create art and sounds, not just code.
Will I make it? I should, even if it […]