{"author_name":"stuckie","cat":"LD #19 - Discovery - 2010","comments":[],"epoch":1373705940,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"42410","p_author":"stuckie","p_authorkey":"267","p_urlkey":"78043","p_title":"A new infection!","p_cat":"LD #19 - Discovery - 2010","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1373705940","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"267","us_name":"stuckie","us_username":"stuckie","event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"text":"
\"Germies!\"<\/a>

Germies!<\/p><\/div>\n

Waaay back in December 2010, I cobbled together a horrific ten hour entry for LD19 –\u00a0http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2010\/12\/20\/germies\/<\/a>
\n It was garish, had horrific sound, and played a bit like a mule. However, there was an idea in there… a nice little variant on the usual Gems formula popularised by Bejeweled and co.<\/p>\n

So, in January 2013, I revisited it for One Game A Month –\u00a0http:\/\/www.arcadebadgers.co.uk\/projects\/1gam\/january<\/a>
\n I rewrote it in JavaScript, utilized ImpactJS, and cleaned it up a bit. It still wasn’t quite there, but was showing more promise.<\/p>\n

Several months later, and with Arcade Badgers now being incorporated and officially trading, I’ve released Germies! as a more commercial offering; albeit an ad-supported Mobile\/Desktop Web version –\u00a0http:\/\/germies.clay.io\/<\/a>
\n This time, we’ve got a leaderboard and some achievements added to the mix, as well as general clean-ups throughout.
\n I’m also working on a native JavaScript binder to get it released on more platforms – so the work’s not over yet!<\/p>\n

We’ve only just released it as of yesterday, but it has been a chaotic journey to get here, and proof that if anything, Ludum Dare – and by extension One Game A Month – are incredibly useful for iterating over ideas!<\/p>\n

Oh and yes, we will be taking part in the next Ludum Dare! Here’s hoping that anything interesting that we produce doesn’t take almost three years to come out again \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"Infection!\"<\/a>

Infection!<\/p><\/div>\n \n

Tags: post-compo<\/a>, SuccessStory<\/a><\/p>","time":"July 13th, 2013 3:59 am","title":"A new infection!"}