I wrote my game (game logic, graphics, sound), Smallworld, in 6 hours over the weekend (3 x 2 hour stints). It's an homage to 8-bit side-scrolling games of the 1980s. It's the first time I've written a game, and the first time I've used the Phaser framework, which is a superb framework. For the graphics I've used a combination of Piskel and GIMP, and for the sound beatbox.co

Small World was my first Ludum Dare, my first time with the Phaser framework and my first game

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/small-world-1

I only had 6 hours, in three two-hour segments in which to put together the game, so I used some of the Agile principles from my day job to produce what I could.

Firstly was to understand the constraints. In 6 hours I was never going to write a MMORPG, but if I used frameworks and tools like Phaser and Beatbox then I might be able to produce something.

Secondly I approached each 2 hour segment as an agile sprint, so there had to be working software (ie a game that could be entered into the compo) at the end of each 2 hours.

The main part of the game was written in the first sprint, and whilst there was something playable there were no animations, sound, music or opening/closing screens. The second sprint added instruction and game over screens, whilst the final sprint added animated sprites, sound effects and music.

Despite the issues with the website, I enjoyed my first LD and hope that I get at least some feedback on thengame/code etc.

Thanks for for reading!

First compo entry, but only spent about 8 hours on it. It's a bit rough, but if you want to stop @POTUS hitting the nuclear button, you'll find it here.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/trumps-trump

A short article I wrote about Ludum Dare, MVP and Iterative Delivery.

Good Luck!

http://andrewl.net/article/agile-mvp-ludum-dare