This is an example about the creation of a sling using joints and motors. Click the mouse to break the joint and release the bullet. Try to hit the stack of boxes. I used a distance joint, a revolute joint and a motor. The code does not need to be commented because there is nothing … Creating a sling with Box2D using joints
Porting Breakout/Arkanoid with Box2D seems to be an interesting challenge for developers. Some days ago I showed you Phyballs, now it’s time for Andre Vidal to show his work. Andre runs his own blog I suggest you to visit because you will find some interesting source code. This is Andre’s breakout (arrow keys = left … Box2D breakout prototype
Here I am with some new features added to the game. I had to make some gameplay because I am going to show you how to add portals API, and in order to get my game approved there must be something playable. So I decided to make an easy “click the shape” game, and I … Designing the structure of a Flash game – AS3 version – Part 4
As you know, I released two Flash games with banners inside. The first one was Red Flowers with a banner placed in the level selection screen, and the second one was SamePhysics, with a banner placed directly in the game screen. It seems obvious people pay less attention to banners while playing, so the click-through … In-game banners: a winning idea
Before you even think this script will solve a Sokoban level, I must warn you: this script won’t solve a sokoban level, it won’t even recognize whether a level is solved or not. This script, part of an old project I am going to bring to life again, will just make Sokoban wander around the … Trying to solve a Sokoban level with brute force
The game structure is getting more and more complete… now, according to the comments to Designing the structure of a Flash game – AS3 version – Part 2, you are able to return to main menu from level selection screen, level passed screen, and level failed screen. Here it is the new diagram: Moreover, I … Designing the structure of a Flash game – AS3 version – Part 3
You are all invited to play SamePhysics, my first Box2D game. It’s a small milestone because it’s my first Box2D game. The game is the remake of SameGame, just using Box2D to manage the blocks. It’s not the greatest game of the year, but developing a full Box2D game made me acquire the experience to … SamePhysics – My first Box2D game
Box2D is getting more and more popular among developers, and I am proud to have the permission to publish the first source code for a complete Box2D game. The author is Esteban Gallardo, author of Free Creation Games. The game is called Phyballs And this is the source code. I have to say, this is … Phyballs: when Arkanoid meets Box2D – Full source code
I added some new features to Designing the structure of a Flash game – AS3 version game template and wanted to share the result with you. Now the diagram is a little more complex, and it still lacks of some important features such as savegames and high scores. Let’s look at the new diagram (if … Designing the structure of a Flash game – AS3 version – Part 2
In my latest game, Red Flowers, I introduced a new way to show ads. At the bottom of the level-select screen, I am showing three ads. One linking to this blog, one asking for a PayPal donation, and one linking to Triqui.com. Now it’s the time to publish some stats after 10k views. First, I … In-game banner experiments: 10k views results
At the beginning of this month I published the Sudoku creator/solver with PHP. Now, after a little hassle due to a strange way AS3 manages arrays (in my opinion), I am ready to post the AS3 version of the solver. This is what you will get Results may vary if you don’t have Lucida Console … Sudoku creator/solver with AS3
Ten days ago CNN published an article about Mochi Network: 10 Most Popular Flash Games of 2008. Where normal people just see a list of funny games, a PROgrammer sees a list of funny games he could take as inspiration when making his next game. The one that follows, is the top 10 list, with … 10 most popular Flash games of 2008 (from a PROgrammer point of view)
