TAFSJ - The Actually Finish Something Jam

Contests
#1

Hey everyone,

So the year is coming to an end, and some of us haven’t finished a game yet, or would love to finish one more! Sometimes just a bit of competition is all you need to find the drive to finish a game, and that’s what this is.

Theme: Top Down Shooter (If you have another idea, go for it)
Language/Tech: Whatever you need to finish your game!
Time Frame: Be done prior to The New Year
Goal: Make a game!

The rules are extremely loose. Do what you want BUT finish a game!

We already have a couple people interested. Feel free to ask for help, the end goal is just to have something fun and playable to showcase.

Cheers

#2

Love it.

I’m in!

#3

I’m participating.

There’ll probably be a lot of discussion on the JGO IRC channel. (http://www.java-gaming.org/topics/jgo-irc/33417/view.html)

#4

Looking forward to seeing your cute pixel art.

#5

I’m in! SilenceEngine needs a good demo.

#6

I’m in as well… Actually just finished a demo for my game engine but it is not top-down

But I have an idea… :slight_smile:

#7

I’ve spent many months scrapping project after project, and this might just give me incentive to complete one :slight_smile: I’m in :slight_smile:

#8

We can use assets from the Internet… Right?

#9

If you’re legally allowed to use them, sure.

#10

Sure… Legal :persecutioncomplex:

#11

How cool I just started on a top-down shooter! Don’t know if it will be finished this year though since I can’t develop this week. But I’ll attempt it! ;D

#12

Sweet! Im in! I’ll do top down but probably not a shooter.

#13

Hmm…

I’m going to try and be in.

#14

Here is progress for today(warning: 21.9mb gif; click here for still image):

http://giant.gfycat.com/LimpPopularHowlermonkey.gif

To be continued next week!

#15

I don’t got anything better to do for the next couple weeks, might as well make something.

With Mercury of course.

  • Jev
#16

I first started on making art. It took me one hour to draw this.

http://puu.sh/dG84H/5d5ead7696.png

It is complete for the four directions, I still need another four for diagonal movement.

#17

You might want to redraw that, it currently looks like the player has a large silver penis.

Cheers,

Kev

#18

@SHC: If it’s top down, why don’t you make just one image (or animation) which you then rotate?

#19

Wow shit, how can I forget that? Thanks. :emo:

#20

Looking at what people are doing… I’m feeling screwed…
Well, no point in trying…

Top down shooter doesn’t have to people right? Cause I’m not doing people…