jalex Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I have created a platform game in 2D for the desktop that is based on the Classic Space theme by LEGO. It is still under testing so I will make a new post later on when it is finished, but here is a little preview of the game. It is written from scratch in Javascript without using any libraries (except for jQuery sometimes), and since it is quite big it probably takes more then 5 hours to finish. In total there are 6 bosses and about 50 different enemies. The graphical style is a mix between Nintendo 8-bit and C64. I also wonder if you got any tips on how I can spread this game to a bigger audience? PIXIEDUST CATBOX, webdva, Flyzy and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webdva Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Very impressive looking game. jalex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 1 hour ago, webdva said: Very impressive looking game. Thank you very much! webdva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIXIEDUST CATBOX Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Looks cool, I'd love to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitelchux Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Do you have a link where we could play it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno_ Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Very nice. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 16 hours ago, PIXIEDUST CATBOX said: Looks cool, I'd love to play it. Thanks a lot! I feel I have to test it a bit more first before I share the link. 16 hours ago, bitelchux said: Do you have a link where we could play it? The link is coming a bit later on. 15 hours ago, bruno_ said: Very nice. Congratulations. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitelchux Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Perfect, waiting for the link, meanwhile, if you want to reach more people, you could... - Publish at http://itch.io, https://gamedistribution.com, https://www.newgrounds.com/, https://famobi.com, facebook Instant games ... - Wrap the game in an android and/or iphone game via phonegap, ludei and so on - Publish the code in github - Publish game in https://globalgamejam.org/, http://ldjam.com/ Some of this options make you earn money BTW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b10b Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 @jalex $4.99 for you right here, I must play this! A LOT of people will feel the same ... the challenge is using the LEGO IP and navigating the licensing issues (if moving your game into a commercial environment). Conventional publication may not be appropriate, pure-free-fan-game may survive a while, something under the LEGO roof may be viable ... You probably have this figured out but I'd love to know - Who do you want to play your game? What's your ideal goal commercially? And yes, again, totally ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BdR Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Wow, that is a very cool looking game. The 8bit style graphics works well with the LEGO blocks and figures. Back in the day I just loved the Space LEGO, as a kid I had a couple of space crafts and the space station, I think the one in the background of your game with the rocket taking off. Btw did you use Phaser or another library for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 4:15 PM, bitelchux said: Perfect, waiting for the link, meanwhile, if you want to reach more people, you could... - Publish at http://itch.io, https://gamedistribution.com, https://www.newgrounds.com/, https://famobi.com, facebook Instant games ... - Wrap the game in an android and/or iphone game via phonegap, ludei and so on - Publish the code in github - Publish game in https://globalgamejam.org/, http://ldjam.com/ Some of this options make you earn money BTW... That is great info! Thanks! I will have a look at those. Android/Iphone I think is not an option since the game needs a keyboard input. And making money on the game might not work though, because it is based on LEGO. Not sure what is ok and not ok to do there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 5:07 PM, b10b said: @jalex $4.99 for you right here, I must play this! A LOT of people will feel the same ... the challenge is using the LEGO IP and navigating the licensing issues (if moving your game into a commercial environment). Conventional publication may not be appropriate, pure-free-fan-game may survive a while, something under the LEGO roof may be viable ... You probably have this figured out but I'd love to know - Who do you want to play your game? What's your ideal goal commercially? And yes, again, totally ace! Thanks! ?The link will come soon ! Yeah, not sure what you may do when using LEGO in a game. But while earing money on the game is nice, I did not make the game for that purpose initially. I hope most of all that many people will play it and enjoy it. "Under the LEGO roof", you mean that LEGO would publish the game, or just reaching out to LEGO fans? Who I want to play my game. That would be anyone that might enjoy playing this type of games to play it, and also LEGO fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 10:23 PM, BdR said: Wow, that is a very cool looking game. The 8bit style graphics works well with the LEGO blocks and figures. Back in the day I just loved the Space LEGO, as a kid I had a couple of space crafts and the space station, I think the one in the background of your game with the rocket taking off. Btw did you use Phaser or another library for this? Thank you! ?Yeah the pixelated LEGO brick fit perfect, 5 pixels wide and 6 high. That is cool that you also liked the Space LEGO. So much nostalgia! No I did not use any libraries, I built it from scratch. My biggest headache when programming it I would say was the collision detection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Btw, how easy would you say it is to get a Youtube gamer with many subscribers to play this game? I'm thinking that it would be a good way to letting people know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BdR Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Contacting Youtubers asking if they want to review your game is a very good idea. In general, getting people to know about your game is very much underestimated by indie devs. I've been following the Game Dev Underground channel and he has some important things to say about this, I can recommend watching a few of his videos. How easy is it? Well, it requires some effort obviously. The big Youtubers like Pewdiepie or Markiplier get loads of requests, I assume a lot of commercial PR stuff too, so that's probably unlikely. But there's not harm in trying, although I've got no clue on how to effectively contact them.. You'll probably have more luck trying to contact someone like BeyondTheBrickTV. Also, I've found that posting about it on Reddit also helps a lot. You could try on the WebGames subreddit or there's also a LEGO subreddit. Flyzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty77 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Absolutely brilliant!! Love the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 10/12/2018 at 11:55 AM, BdR said: Contacting Youtubers asking if they want to review your game is a very good idea. In general, getting people to know about your game is very much underestimated by indie devs. I've been following the Game Dev Underground channel and he has some important things to say about this, I can recommend watching a few of his videos. How easy is it? Well, it requires some effort obviously. The big Youtubers like Pewdiepie or Markiplier get loads of requests, I assume a lot of commercial PR stuff too, so that's probably unlikely. But there's not harm in trying, although I've got no clue on how to effectively contact them.. You'll probably have more luck trying to contact someone like BeyondTheBrickTV. Also, I've found that posting about it on Reddit also helps a lot. You could try on the WebGames subreddit or there's also a LEGO subreddit. Thanks for the links! I checked out Game Dev Underground and his tips for marketing. Many good advices. So maybe I will try and get in contact with small or medium sized Youtubers first of all. I will definitely try and get in contact with some LEGO sites as well. I have post some of my own LEGO creations on Reddit before, but never quite understood what works and what doesn't. It seems random, or being right in time, since some that has been appreciated on other sites didn't get much reactiona all on Reddit, while some others did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 10/12/2018 at 2:00 PM, Matty77 said: Absolutely brilliant!! Love the video Thanks a lot! Glad you liked the video! I will post a link to the game later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viso Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Nice, looks like games i played on my 386 20 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalex Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 10 hours ago, viso said: Nice, looks like games i played on my 386 20 years ago Thanks! Yeah I tried to give it that kind of feeling ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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