=( I have way too many ideas for Game Maker. It's getting out of control. My "Game Maker Files" folder is overflowing. One moment I'm working on an FPS. The next I find myself in progress with a Sonic fangame. Then I start to develop a 3D Turret Engine. ( Screenies here and here. ) Next I'm doing a space shooter. Then I'm doing a platform game. AGH!!! I CAN'T HANDLE IT!!!

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Enough ranting about my problems. Let me show you what I'm currently working on. I've been learning about good graphics design from online tutorials (Here's a good one: link.), and I think I'm starting to get pretty good. =) Here's an example of my work. It's a sprite of a character I created a few years ago. To date, he remains nameless. I've been working at using techniques such as dithering, pre-drawing, etc.

Wow. I wonder how long this blog will look when it's not in this small editing window. (Hint to admins, preview button ftw.) Anyway, that's pretty much it. I'm off! =D

-Go Bologna

I'm working on a new puzzle game, titled, "A Series of Tubes". (Reference: Ytmnd)
Lol. So this game isn't gonna be something to just dump stuff on. It's "A Series of Tubes". I've begun developement, and here's a screeny.
The goal is to connect the box labeled "P1" to the box labeled "GOAL" in as little time as possible. It's going okay, but I'm trying to get the tubes to glow blueish when connected. If someone has a suggestion, please let me know. I'd be very grateful.

In other news, tomorrow is the last full day of school. (The rest are half days.) I'm glad the year is almost over. I'm sick of school.

In other, other news, my birthday was last Wednsday. I got a shiny new Cobalt/Black Nintendo DS Lite. I also got Nintendogs. =D I have 3 doggies.

I guess that's about it... CRAP! Almost forgot my Random Link!

Behold, a short GIF of my new Super Mario Clone, or rather, Super Luigi Clone. ;) The game is called Super Luigi Battle. It's a game about Luigi. The engine is really glitchy so far, so I kinda need some help ironing out the bugs. Anybody who can help? :| Also, I finally released another game on 64Digits. The bad news is it sucks. :( The average rating is a 5.2 out of 10. I need to work harder on making it more enjoyable and playable.

I finally got Super Smash Bros Brawl last Monday. Tis why I've been so inactive lately. Anybody else have it? If so, got wi-fi? I need someone to brawl with. My sister only likes the game because it has good music and anime boys. <_< My friends are barely ever on wi-fi. I'm talking about the ones that have Brawl. All one of them. XD I've already beaten the Adventure Mode: Subspace Emissary on Easy mode. Next I'm gonna try Normal. I have all 35 characters. Yay.

So... as for Game Maker, I've been playing around with 3D and multiplayer coding. I suck at it. :( That's pretty much it. See you again soon! I'm gonna go beat the crap out of Falco.

The forum is back today. Yay. :) I posted some updates on my WIPs there. Also, there's been nobody on the forum today except sumo and I? What happened? Did everyone suddenly lose all interest in the 64digits forums? :( I feel lonely. Anyway, let's get on with this.

Game Maker News:
I've gotten back to work on Super Jumper Kitty. I made the demo level a little longer. If you want to see for yourself, play it here. Also, my project Bob the Blob has a new temporary name. Its temporary name is now "Blob Game (Working Title)". It has 2 levels, and both are pretty short. The first level starts out appearing as the exclamation, "BLOBZ!", but as you move around and hit the switch block, it doesn't look that way as much. The second level atop a castle that only appears once you hit the correct switch. That level is, obviously, called "Invisible Castle". If you wanna check it out, play it here.

Gaming News:
I've been checking the Super Smash Bros Brawl website every day. Today, Falco was revealed. Falco is a REALLY BAD clone of Fox. I hate Falco in Smash Bros. He doesn't even get his own Final Smash. >:( He's almost a duplicate. Oh, well. At least Pichu ain't coming back. Pichu was like Pikachu, except not as useful. Dang clones. While waiting for Brawl, I've been getting every last once of gameplay out my copy of Super Smash Bros Melee. I'm stuck on Event Matches #49 and #50. They're so hard. :( The worst gaming news I have currently is the death of my Nintendo Gamecube. Whenever I try to play a game, I get:
"An error has occured. Turn the power off and consult the Nintendo Gamecube instruction booklet."





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A moment of silence for my Gamecube, please.




What a sad day. Plus, I can't play my Wii because my mom wouldn't let me bring it to my grandparents' house. My grandparents have a dog that's almost as big as me. It's still a puppy too. The puppy even acts like a puppy. Ouch. XD My mom is worried that the dog will find the Wii and we'll have to go find another one. So, I'm stuck with my dead Gamecube at my grandparents' house with a dog almost as big as me. I've basically been relying on the computer to survive Winter Break. How do you think I have so much time for Game Maker?

Conclusion:
That concludes my longer than usual blog. Wow, I've been writing a lot. :o Well as usual:
Do not click.

The 64digits forums have been down for a while. What gives? What happened to the forums? >:( Fix the forums, plz. Thnx.

Anyway, while waiting, I've been checking out Super Smash Bros Dojo daily. I can't wait 'til March 9th!!! (Super Smash Bros Brawl US Release Date) I've been on a scavenger hunt for any footage I could find on YouTube. I've seen every single character, including unlockables. [spoilers]Luigi's in it!!![/spoilers] Yayz!!!

As for Game Maker, I'm back to work on Super Jumper Kitty and, an old project, Ballguy: Bouncy Adventures. I've recently been working on programming with particle effects and mplay. I'm getting rather good at particle effects. I've been using scripts more and more, as well as using GML wherever possible.

I CAN HAZ LINK!!!

Well, Christmas is over. :( I like Christmas. I got...
-A Sega Dreamcast with Sonic Adventure 2
-A Gamecube-GBA Link Cable
-NiGHTS Journey of Dreams for Wii
-Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii
-$150.00 in cash
-Sonic Advance 2 for GBA
-A New Wii Remote and Nunchuck
-A Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Oh noes! Reading!!!)
I got some good stuff. Don't diss da l00t. Anyway, let's move on.

COMPUTER IN GENERAL:
I got MSN Messenger. Yayz. So far my contact list has:
-Ice of Swiiden
-Sumo
-Mr Shrubz
Any1 else want 2 chat?
GAME MAKER:
I have 3 projects:
-Super Jumper Kitty
-3D Snowball Fight
-<Insert Name For Sonic Fangame Here>
Super Jumper Kitty is doing pretty good. The other 2? Not so much.
LIFE:
Life is gud.
WII:
I preordered Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Yayz.

Hai peepz. Welcome to meh new bloog. I sound leik a n00b, dunt i? Well I'm not. Just another example of the phrase "Looks can be decieving. That was rather pointless. Let's get on to teh bloog, shall we, good sirs?

PROJECTS:

Well, I'm starting to learn about PHP and MySQL. I'm starting my first server. I plan on using it to make a gud GM online multiplayer game. A 3D Snowball Fight Simulation. Kool, huh? I knew you wouldn't think so.

In GM I'm working on a side-scrolling platformer with no storyline whatsoever. Super Jumper Kitty: Attack of the Rat Clan. It's about a kitty who beats up mice. Nuff said.

Well, I'm off!!! See you later. Oops forgot something:
Random Link for This Blog!!! Yayszeomgalongwerd!

The Summer is coming to a close. I've changed quite a bit this Summer. For example, I tried out Sapphire Tears in Early Summer, and now I'm really into it. Another example is that I've been browsing for other game design programs, to expand my horizons. However, some things never change. For example, on my vacation in the Adirondack Mountains, I spent at least 50% of the time playing Sonic Adventure 2 Battle on my Gamecube. I'm on last story mode now. I just love videogames. Last night, I got no sleep because I was playing Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time on my Nintendo DS. [^^] In just that one night, I got through just about half of the game. I, myself, find it creepy that I didn't get tired once. Am I human? [:O]

My forum is doing well, but I was thinking of making a full fledged website, with a forum, games, and a few of my 'not so great' examples. What do you think?

Tomorrow's my first day of school. *sigh* I don't like school. It keeps me from my gaming and my game making. It ain't too entertaining, either. BTW, random link of the week, goes to...

OMG A SPRITE COMIC ABOUT SONIC LOL!

Another day, another interesting blog.

Sapphire Tears

Horray for me. I still stink, but I can host matches on Sapphire Tears. If you see the server "Shmit's Domain", try to join. I usually do FP while waiting for other players to show up. You can find a WIP of my best map yet on the Reflect Games Forum. It's in the map sharing thread in the ST catagory. It lags, but it kicks @$$. I may be able to host, but I keep getting hacked. Bryan keeps hacking on my server. Someone tell him to stop!!! I'm really pissed off at him.

3D Gaming Stuff

I recently obtained Anim8or, so I've been doing some 3D modeling. I'm starting with a 3D model of Sonic the Hedgehog for my upcoming game. (Check the forum.) I'm also gonna design a 3D model of Kat, the main character of my new game, Kitty with a Jetpack. I plan to release a trailer as soon as possible. I'll discuss the game more later.

Forums

As those of you who have read my previous blogs know, I am starting a forum. It can be found here. I plan to improve it by using IPB Free instead of the current provider. I'm reworking the layout and adding new features to make joining worthwhile. I'll release the link when the site is completely finished. Until then, I'll be quite busy.

Game Maker

Kitty with a Jetpack is gonna have a graphics makeover. I'm going to put the game into pure 3D to enhance the experience. The game will still be the loveable side-scroller I posted somewhere in the forums, but I'm gonna rework the graphics. I'm making a 3D model of mostly every object in the game, to make it look smoother and less Paper Mario-ish.

Other

That's pretty much it for now. I still wanna see The Simpsons Movie. My mom won't take me, and my dad said he'd think about it.