| Star Formation: The Game | |
Last summer Adam Frank and Discover Magazine approached Second Ave. with the idea of creating a game to go along with an article for the Discover Magazine web site. The article is about how stars form. The game was supposed to take this base concept and add some scoring elements to make it fun and addicting.The result is Star Formation: The Game, which I was the primary programmer on. It was designed to target the audience of the Discover Magazine website, specifically trying to include a concept that is easy to understand in a game that can be completed in a relatively short amount of time. We wanted to take this goal and also build in a competitive high score list to encourage players to try the game over and over again. The game consists of three stages of increasing difficulty. Two simple score concepts drive the high score mentality. Firstly, if you use too many novas in one level, additional novas will cost you some points. Second, chaining star creation will work up a points multiplier, allowing for scores to skyrocket. In its first few days of being live it has proven to be quite successful. The high score has gone all the way to 40 thousand. I wrote the code and I can't even break 10 thousand. The reception has been great, including some positive blog posts and Twitter comments. Overall, I'm extremely happy with the players' reactions. Check the game out for yourself below. Star Formation: The Game Adam Frank's Accompanying Article Star Formation: The Game Mirror |
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| Topic(s): programming flash second avenue software | |
| By Pale on March 29, 2009 at 1:18pm EDT | Add Comment |
| New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Review | |
My latest review went up over at NWR recently. This one is for the new remake of Mario Power Tennis on Wii. I ended up liking it considerably.New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Review |
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| By Pale on March 14, 2009 at 12:21pm EDT | Add Comment |
| Marble Saga: Kororinpa Impressions | |
We received a demo disc of Marble Saga at NWR and I gave it a quick play through. My impressions are up on the site. It's a pretty interesting game.Marble Saga: Kororinpa Impressions |
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| By Pale on January 22, 2009 at 2:05pm EST | Add Comment |
| My New Role at NWR | |
I received some exciting news recently. My role at Nintendo World Report is changing. Effective immediately, I will be the new Community Manager for the site. Nick DiMola, a fellow RIT alum, will be taking over the Previews Editor position.I'm very excited about this change, as I've been dying to sink my teeth into aspects of the NWR community that have dwindled over the years. Keep an eye out for monthly online gaming nights, a new newsletter, contests, a Twitter presence, and maybe even a podcast. Also, if you are wondering about the Second Ave side of my life, that's still going strong. I wish I had more stuff I could show you all. |
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| By Pale on December 3, 2008 at 3:22pm EST | Add/View Comments (2) |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk Review | |
My latest review went up over at NWR. This is another review I was really looking forward to doing. I was a huge fan of Animal Crossing on GameCube. City Folk doesn't have all of the new features I was looking for, but it's still a lot of fun.Animal Crossing: City Folk Review |
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| By Pale on November 28, 2008 at 3:15pm EST | Add Comment |
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