Nugget - 2D platformer game - out now!

[kenmo]

Dec 4 update: Out now!

Nugget is now available! Website

The full game is free, for Windows and Mac (the Windows version seems to run better, but I will still work on both)

I also put the level editor up for a small $3 USD price if anyone is interested!

So far it got a mention at indiegames.com -- and a video review (with a lot of views!) at the French jeuxvideo.com

Thanks to Fred and Freak and the team for all their work between PB 4.60 and 5.0 which solved a lot of my problems and allowed many new features!


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Hello everyone,

I think it's finally time to post this... I've been working on a 2D platformer game in my free time for more than a year now. It looks very simple (everything is drawn with basic 2DDrawing commands -- I'm no artist!) but it's the largest game I've ever made. I also wrote a visual game editor, based on the awesome CanvasGadget. (I did NOT make the music... it is by Kevin MacLeod of http://incompetech.com)

The game is called "Nugget". It is maybe 95% done, but I still need to make a webpage, fully test the Mac version, etc. It will be released by the end of the year, hopefully next month (October).

Here is a trailer video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcm9llQul0

As I finish it up, I will post some periodic updates. Cheers

[IdeasVacuum]

Love your intro movie, the game looks like a lot of fun - graphics are really good too actually!

[idle]

looks good!

[kernadec]

great comedian . ....very impressive

great art work!

goodday

[J. Baker]

Very nice work! Looks fun!

[Fred]

Nice !

[Shield]

Looks great, I like these kinds of games (simplistic graphics, platformer, ...).
If you need an early beta tester, let me know.

Well done.

[Zach]

That looks cool. I hope I can do something at least that good some day

[DarkDragon]

Impressive!

[void]

That's adorable.

Is this going to be freeware or commercial? If commercial, do you know what channel you'll be releasing through?

[IceSoft]

Are you have used an own written physics behavior or did you use an 'external' physics engine?

[Danilo]

If commercial, do you know what channel you'll be releasing through?

Win7 Phone and Win8 Phone/Tablet/PC store.
Just guessing... but graphics remind me of "The Impossible Game" (0,99Euro) on Win7 Phone.

[kenmo]

Thanks for the nice feedback.

Looks great, I like these kinds of games (simplistic graphics, platformer, ...).
If you need an early beta tester, let me know.

I might ask for a few testers... maybe in a couple weeks?

Is this going to be freeware or commercial? If commercial, do you know what channel you'll be releasing through?

I decided a while ago that the game will be free. I put a lot of work into it, but honestly it is just a personal project and practice to get back into game-making. There might be some optional incentives for a few dollars though.

Are you have used an own written physics behavior or did you use an 'external' physics engine?

I wrote my own physics code from scratch. This is good because I had total control, knew all the quirks, and I could add whatever features I wanted. But it's bad because I spent a long time fixing collision bugs, and it's very limited -- only rectangles can interact!

Win7 Phone and Win8 Phone/Tablet/PC store.
Just guessing... but graphics remind me of "The Impossible Game" (0,99Euro) on Win7 Phone.

At first it's going to be directly downloadable from my site. Windows and Mac (Linux version has been too buggy for me to guarantee it )
I have zero experience with app stores... maybe I will look into it... is it worth paying developer fees for a free game?
(Never played The Impossible Game. I'll take a look!)

[IceSoft]

Are you have used an own written physics behavior or did you use an 'external' physics engine?

I wrote my own physics code from scratch. This is good because I had total control, knew all the quirks, and I could add whatever features I wanted. But it's bad because I spent a long time fixing collision bugs, and it's very limited -- only rectangles can interact!

You should switch to the Chipmunk4PB wrapper which port the Chipmunk 2D physics engine to PureBasic.

Chipmunk4PB supports much more primitives: Segments, Circles, Boxes and Polygons. Each of this 'Shape' can be a static object too.
I think I have to write an example game which look like yours

[Danilo]

Win7 Phone and Win8 Phone/Tablet/PC store.
Just guessing... but graphics remind me of "The Impossible Game" (0,99Euro) on Win7 Phone.

At first it's going to be directly downloadable from my site. Windows and Mac (Linux version has been too buggy for me to guarantee it )
I have zero experience with app stores... maybe I will look into it... is it worth paying developer fees for a free game?

You pay 20-30% in most app stores, and AFAIK that's $0.00 if the game/app is free.

(Never played The Impossible Game. I'll take a look!)

You can test it online: The Impossible Game and see some screenshots.
Available for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, and more...

What I meant is the simple, minimalistic graphics. It is fun, addictive... it is what people pay for.
Only $0.99, but this can sum up to some ten thousand $$$ for the developers.


(If you like 'The Impossible Game', you may like FastBall, too )