Yeah, I don’t blog as much as I should. So I resolve to have at least 6 posts a week.
I wonder if I can keep this up; should be interesting.
Anyway, in other news, TMCMM is off the list, I lost the source code (woe is me! Why did I not back up?) and I really want to start on making my OWN games, you know? I think I’ll start with SDL, it seems good for platformers etc.
While I’m making resolves, I resolve to have lengthier posts; ones where hopefully people have to hit the jump.
I’m playing Dwarf Fortress at the moment. If you haven’t played it, it’s well worth checking out;
Dwarf Fortress
Recently the creator “Toady One” Tarn Adams released a new update which adds huge legends, history, wars, and all sorts of goodies; however, there were major bugs. Within just TWO HOURS they were all fixed, and patch released. He just doesn’t stop working. We had to force him to take a break last year by locking him out of his website.
That’s commitment. I need some of that (maybe not his programaholic level yet though) to get myself out into programming games. I really want to make 16 or 8-bit platformers, like the Golden Age of videogames; I’ve got sound effects, I’m a decent enough spriter, I have gameplay ideas, I have level designs. Now I just need to put it all together and make it WORK. That’s going to take commitment; If I want this to work, I have to pursue it. I can’t get a bag of crisps just by sitting in the kitchen and hoping it comes towards me.
It’s time I STARTED.
