I have to admit it… I got completely addicted to this game… so I decided to make my own Flash version. If you don’t know what is Lumines, it’s a casual game you can download from Steam. The game is simple: control squares made by 2×2 bricks of different colors falling from the top like … Make a game like Lumines with Flash
Today I played a bit with getPixel function and I want to share with you some considerations about it. First, you have to know getPixel(x,y) returns an integer that represents an RGB pixel value from a BitmapData object at a specific point (x, y). Then, I wanted to know the percentage of a color in … Playing with getPixel
If you are looking for a fresh and professional template for your personal site, Flash game portal or a site for a web design job, then you should take a look at TemplateMoster. Now you have a chance to win one of these templates thanks to the TemplateMonster lottery. Let’s see what does it mean … Win a TemplateMonster theme with TemplateMonster Lottery
I need some of your experiences in order to build a case history section in this blog and for an article do be published on a paper magazine… and maybe for something else. If you think this blog changed your way of developing and monetizing Flash games, or just made you love Flash game developing, … Looking for your experience for a case history
If you play all successful Flash games (and you should, if you want to be a Flash game developer), surely you played ColorFill. In this game, you have to fill 80% of the stage with colors while avoiding collisions with enemies. Play the game a bit then follow this prototype The main idea to create … Create a Flash game like ColorFill – part 1
According to Bart de Boer, this is the step 1.5 of the Step by step AS3 translation of Creation of a platform game with Flash. He fixed the jump issue and improved the collision engine. As in the previous example, the file Script.as is the main class: /*____________________________________________________ |______________ register of functions _______________| |____________________________________________________| – … Step by step AS3 translation of Creation of a platform game with Flash – step 1.5
This is the second part of Tim Edelaar‘s step by step AS3 translation of Flash game creation tutorial. Now it’s time to translate to AS3 the content of Flash game creation tutorial – part 2 which I suggest you to read before this one. The style of the coding is the same of the previous … Step by step AS3 translation of Flash game creation tutorial – part 2
This is the first milestone for Triqui: 250,000 plays. I know there are portals that reach that number in a day (or less), anyway for a portal made in a few hours, I think it’s an important step. If you want to know more about Triqui, I suggest you to read these posts: Ramblings about … First Triqui’s milestone: 250,000 plays – considerations
You are trying to design some decent pixel graphics for your tile based game and all you have is a Photoshop document with some crap on it. How many times did it happen in your life? Here they are a couple of clues to help you in this task. Once upon a time… Look what … What to do when you are looking for pixel graphics for your game and run out of ideas
Do you remember the Poux tutorial series? If not, then read parts 1, 2 and 3 and take a look at the finished project known as Christmas Couples. I always say using prototypes to create games is a good idea, and the almost 7,000,000 plays Christmas Couples had since its release confirm my theory. Anyway, … Adding a new twist to the prototype of a Flash game like Poux
Once you read part 1, you should know how to have a friendly url to play a game in your Flash game portal. In the previous example, I showed you how to transform this link: http://www.triqui.com/play.php?id=1713 into this one: http://www.triqui.com/id/1713/ playing with .htaccess file This is called “friendly” url, and now I’ll show you how … How to generate friendly URLs with .htaccess – part 2
This seems to be the month of AS3 conversions. Good, this means AS3 community is growing. Today we’ll see how Bart de Boer translated Creation of a platform game with Flash – step 1 into AS3. You are invited to read Creation of a platform game with Flash – step 1 to know all theory … Step by step AS3 translation of Creation of a platform game with Flash – step 1
