Whoa, I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna do the DARE all by myself. It’s gonna be awesome. Or the worst. Probably the worst. (not the event, but my game)

Safety not guaranteed. I’ve only done this nonce before. (Ludum Dare, I mean. I’ve made a video game or three, but you’ve never heard of them because they’re only on my hard drive.)

HERE’S THE RUNDOWN:

Language: HTML5 JAVASCRIPT PHP (OH JEEZ IT’S WEB-BASED (i’ve never done web development before and I’m trying to learn it just for this event. Backup language: I dunno, probably java or C++))

IDE: raw-dog Notepad++ (or like codeblocks if I have to use C++ or like eclipse if I have to use java)

Graphics: dat GNU Image Manipulation Program

Sound: Audacity and my own magic fingers on the accordion or something

Libraries: haha (if I use C++, SDL, otherwise I’ll be scrounging the ‘net to find something during the event itself)

Engine: whatever I can scrape together

Also it’s still finals week for me. I’m going to be trying to study while I try to learn web development for a 48-hour crunch. FUN

my game is either going to be beautifully terrible, or terribly awful.

I finished my first ever Ludum Dare game! On my very first Ludum Dare attempt! woo

It’s a game about walkin’ around and pickin’ up small stuff while deranged improv music and visuals assault your senses.

It’s mildly buggy, mostly the collision detection, but hell, it’s easily good enough for me, considering I

-did it in a language I never used before

-in an engine I was new to, with external tools I was totally unfamiliar with

-during finals week

If you are so inclined, you can check it out here, but I warn you, it’s really bad. 

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=20889