Hey everyone! SonnyBone here…

I said that I would not be competing in any more Ludum Dare competitions until my commercial game is released, but I lied a bit. I’m not going to be creating a game on my own, that’s for sure… but I’m willing to work with a talented team to provide audio.

My LD23 game earned a gold medal for audio, and my LD25 entry came in 4th.

You can check out my previous LD games HERE
And you can download the songs I created for my LD games HERE

If you’re interested, leave a comment here with your previous work/experience… or contact me directly HERE

I wanna work with some rad and talented dudes/dudettes that are familiar with Ludum Dare. Let’s do this!

Tags: collaboration

This is the theme I was rooting for. LOVIN’ IT!

I have a really rad idea, and all of my previous plans for this LD fell apart in the final hours leading up the compo… so this theme is really going to help me out. I have limited time this weekend, so I can use this theme to my advantage!

SEE YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE

After screwing around with color palettes for WAAAAAY too long, I finally have something visible.

I have a wonderful idea, but I have no clue if I can make it work.

I may end up submitting to the jam because I really don’t have much time this weekend.

OH WELL…

FIRST SCREENSHOT!

Tags: first screenshot, progress update, screenshot, update

I EAT LIKE I CODE: SPICY AND SUCCULENTLY

Tags: food, food photo, foodphoto, foodshot

I am definitely NOT on schedule. The way that I am implementing the theme is really crucial here… and if I can’t make it work, then I will miss the theme entirely. Jam? Compo? We’ll see what kind of time I have left…

Tags: progress, screenshot, screenshot saturday, update

Tags: animated gif, animation, gif, screenshot

… I NEED TO WORK, DAMMIT!!!

Tags: animated gif, animation, distractions, final day, gif

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 28th, 2013 at 6:56 am and is filed under LD #26. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

More chicken. More Frank’s buffalo sauce. This time with beans instead of corn.

Needs moar taterz.

Also… my game.

Needs moar gameplay.

Tags: food, food photo, stressed

While playing through the games for Ludum Dare 26, I found an awesome little puzzler called Fractured by dalbinblue. The game features a really rad song that I decided to remix (with dalbinblue’s permission, of course). Check it out on Soundcloud!

Fractured REMIX by SonnyBone

Also, check out this collection of 15 of my favorite Ludum Dare 26 games… the RAD GAME ROUNDUP for LD26!

Tags: rad game roundup, recommendations, song remix, soundcloud

Are you an experienced and talented game jammer? Are you a radass artist that doesn’t want to work alone?

THEN JOIN THE LDDreamTeam!

Ditto and I have teamed up to jump from the 48 hour compo to the 72 hour jam… the logical step after being ‘successful’ as a Ludum Dare solo developer!

Ludum Dare is all about learning… it’s about gaining new experiences… and it’s about challenging yourself. The LDDreamTeam is an effort to branch out and try new things in game development, and while we’re both comfortable with making our own art, we’d love to be joined by a dedicated artist/animator for Ludum Dare 27.

If you’re interested, please contact me at SonnyBone at PhantomGreen dot com or @Phantom_Green on Twitter. Be sure to link me to your previous LD games or your previous game-related work.

Tags: collaboration, dream team

While Ditto and I have been keeping the DreamTeam alive by working on an actual game for the October Challenge (our Indie Speed Run entry: The Old Man And The NSA), I’ve also decided to release a new compilation album that features all of the music I’ve made for Ludum Dare games, LD warmups, and other game jams in general.

Presenting:
GameJams Volume One


21 tracks and a super secret bonus track that will unlock when you download the album… all clocking in at around 50 minutes. Some of these games placed very high in the audio category, with two of them actually bringing home a Gold Medal… something that I never expected. You see, my first Ludum Dare entry had NO AUDIO AT ALL. I was very disappointed with myself and decided to try much harder in the audio category. I worked at it and worked at it until I actually ended up receiving a Gold Medal for audio during Ludum Dare’s 10th anniversary for my entry, ZUNZANDA. So I’m living proof that Ludum Dare is a wonderful way to push yourself into new territory, learn new things, and accomplish goals you never even dreamed of. I owe all of my current and future success to Ludum Dare, and GameJams Volume One is kind of like my ‘origin story‘ of game development, as this content dates all the way back to the very first game I ever released.

So what are you waiting for?! You can hear the entire album and PAY WHAT YOU WANT for the download right HERE.

You can also snag the official soundtrack to DreamTeam’s Ludum Dare 27 entry, EcoStar vs Aeronox right HERE.

Thanks for your support and LONG LIVE LUDUM DARE!

Tags: album, free, game music, music, pay what you want

This will be number 10 for me.

… and this will be my final Ludum Dare until I launch my first commercial game… a little project that started off as a Ludum Dare game that brought home a gold medal.

I won’t be shooting for the stars with this LD. I think whatever I end up making will be a very very small game. Maybe even just a tech demo.

Or maybe I’ll feature creep the fuck out of it until I hate myself again.

EITHER WAY…

I’M IN!!!

Tags: declaration of intent, im in

But I am working. Hard.

I have nothing to say about what I’m making except that I’m making it.

I hope to get my first official screenshot posted before I go to bed much later tonight. If I don’t get that far, then I’m doomed.
I simply have to get this game looking presentable by the end of the day. The core mechanic is there, I just gotta get rid of this ugly placeholder art.
I usually start off with at least some half decent sprites so I stay motivated while testing. Trying something new, so we’ll see how it goes!

Tags: Progress Report

I implemented snow instead of working on making the game more fun. I’m an idiot.

SAVE ONE FOR THE KIDS

Tags: goodnight, screenshot

Lots of work to do. LOTS!

Here’s the first screenshot from my game. I may not be able to get the different colors fully realized in the final version, unfortunately.

Everything is still a work in progress. Gotta add score stuff and ‘levels’ and win state and bla and bla.
Then music and sfx. UGH.

Then… other visual goodies.

Click for larger version!

Tentative game title: SAVE ONE FOR THE KIDS

Tags: 1st screenshot, Progress Report, screenshot, screenshot saturday

I’m back with another RAD GAME ROUNDUP, where I put the spotlight on my favorite Ludum Dare games. Now, we all know I haven’t played them ALLLL and that’s the point of these compilations. I’m letting you know what you should check out, and you should do the same. MAKE YOUR OWN COMPILATION AND SHARE YOUR FAVORITES!

This time, there are TWENTY games in the roundup. Did your game make the cut?

CHECK IT OUT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF

Tags: compilation, favorite games, rad game roundup

Tags: 24 hours remain, first screenshot, progress update, saturday night, screenshot, update

Instead of playing Mortal Kombat X, I’ve been making a game while thinking about playing Mortal Kombat X.

When Ludum Dare is over I will be playing Mortal Kombat X.

Now back to not playing Mortal Kombat X.

Tags: animated gif, animation, first screenshot, ld32, ldfbl, mortal kombat x, procedural generation, Progress Report, screenshot, top down

In celebration of LDJAM WEEK, the OST for my previous Ludum Dare game is HALF OFF for a limited time!

For all my Ludum Dare pals, use the code “ldjambunko16” to get it for just $1.50

Download/Stream it here:
Daygore Bunko OST – Jam Version by SonnyBone

Video for “Hail the Moon Creep”

See everyone at LD 35!

Tags: bandcamp, bunko, daygore bunko, game music, music, OST, phantom green, sale, sonnybone, soundtrack

Been a long time, LD!

Thanks to Alex and Atmospherium for their help on Discord and for inviting me to do this.

Catch Ya Later? Dudes?