I’ve finally released my new game - Fruit Drop

It’s based on a colour matching game on Windows Mobile, but I’ve updated it for the PC with sound effects, music and enhanced graphics.

I’ve included the source code as well if you want to check that out.

Download it from:
http://www.savefile.com/files/1696274

Just unzip the file anywhere you want and play.

I’ve been getting some more work done on Fruit Drop, I posted a video blog on this on Youtube, you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/amcadam26 it’s the entry called Lone Game developer video blog, or something along those lines.

I’m really looking forward to finishing Fruit drop off now, because I’ve started the design docs for my next game. It’s an overhead view, futuristic actions RPG, it’s working title is “Alpha base 23″. It’s look will be similar to Alien Breed for anyone that remembers that game. But will have many more features. It’s not a copy of alien breed I only mention that as the graphical style will be similar. It will be much more RPG based, you’ll have missions to accomplish, an inventory system, NPC’s, maybe levelling, although that’s not in the design doc yet.

The level editor will be written in Blitz3D aswell as the scripting programs and object editors. It’s my goal for the game to basically be an engine to run the levels data files. So technically you could write a whole new game based on the same engine using different levels and graphics and everything. This is actually how games like Doom worked, they have everything pertaining to the story and levels in a big WAD file then the game is simply the engine that runs what ever it finds in the file. that’s how my game will be.

I’ll be looking for help later on to speed things up abit, initially I may need someone to help with graphics, drawing tiesets and sprites, then later on we’ll get to level design, writing dialogue for NPC’s and general scripting of cutscenes. It sounds like a very complicated game, but I’m sure if I break it down into simple to manage pieces, that I’ll manage it okay. I’ve got a number of games under my belt now, so I’m ready for the challenge. I will of course still be writing smaller games at the same time, maybe even some relatged to this main project.

Let me know if you’ve be interested in becoming part of the team…

I’m now over 1200 views from 5 days ago, and have 10 subscribers. I’ve alos finished the first set of tutorials showing how to program a simple space invaders clone.

I’ve been getting good feedback from viewers, so I’ve begun a new series of videos showing simple techniques in 2D for games, such as how to do gravity.

See my videos at: http://www.youtube.com/amcadam26

Here’s a Work in Progress video of Fruit Drop:

After one week of posting videos, I’ve just uploaded my eighth tutorial video and now have over Six Hundred views already! And 4 subscribers too, including the guys Gyrovorbis, whos videos inspired me to start my own in the first place.
I’m not competing against them, or anyone else, as no one else is making Blitz Basic videos.

the link is:
Here!!!

So go check it out. There’ll be a few clips of other games I’ve written on there too, as well as a video of how Fruit drop is going.

I’ve decided that as well as writing abut what games I’m working on, it’d be good to produce a few tutorial videos for absolute beginners to learn from. These should help you to start off in programming if you’re thinking it’s a massive scary thing that just looks too complicated. Hopefully my videos will show you that it’s pretty simple to get going.

So anyway, I’ll be adding videos pretty regularly, so let me know what you think, and subscribe. I will be putting some youtube videos up of games I’ve written in the past as well as games in development now.

Here’s the first part to start you off: