Hello All!

motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
edited February 2014 in Introductions
So I just got into game development last summer. I've had Gamesalad since then but have not started using it until now. I always had the mindset that I'd just outsource everything. Well after having a ninjmup type endless runner take almost 6 months to develop due to weak programmers, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I started learning Gamesalad a week and a half ago. I bought a book off of amazon, then switched to Jamie Cross, tshirtbooth, and other tutorials. I have to say this is so much fun and I'm glad to be a part of this community. Now I can rebuild my game from scratch and make it the way I intended it to be. Right now it's got great graphics but is only fun for children 10 and younger to play. It's called "Baby 3 Horn's Great Escape" if anyone wants to check it out. Anyway, I've spent a small fortune over at DBA and GShelper and am diving in! I feel like I'm taking a college level crash course in GS as I literally spend all day (12+ hours) studying and applying what I learn. I'll officially start making games on Monday. Anyway glad to meet you all!

P.S. Back when I was a real newbie to all this I learned my lesson the hard way when I dropped 1K on possibly the worst investment into game making. That would be Project Zero if anyone knows what that was. To the company's credit, they did refund my money with out any hastle. If you ever see this "game making software" near you in the wild, just stand still, look at the ground, and let it pass. Don't you dare make eye contact with it. You've been warned.

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  • GameLabs222GameLabs222 Member Posts: 197
    edited February 2014
    Glad to see you here! I've been hovering about the forums for about a year and a half, and spent about the last 7 months of that on my first game. Hopefully will be releasing soon.

    I've made all the graphics and logic myself, and obviously putting way too much effort into it for what it's worth. But you're absolutely right, it's tons of fun.

    I wish you much luck with your future projects!
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Welcome!
  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772
    Hello and Welcome!
  • motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
    edited February 2014
    Thank you! By the way, if you are interested in doing your own graphics like I am, you should check out this blog: http://2dgameartforprogrammers.blogspot.com/
    I never thought I would be into doing my own graphic art until I found this. I went and bought a drawing tablet a few days ago. He makes it so easy to learn. Found out about it from gshelper.com.
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    Thank you! By the way, if you are interested in doing your own graphics like I am, you should check out this blog: http://2dgameartforprogrammers.blogspot.com/
    I never thought I would be into doing my own graphic art until I found this. I went and bought a drawing tablet a few days ago. He makes it so easy to learn. Found out about it from gshelper.com.
    @dreichelt Yep, that's @spriteattack. He's also a forums member. :)
  • motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
    Thanks @tatiang! This is a small world haha; I had no idea @spriteattack was also on here. I've never drawn before and I'm starting to build some kind of drawing skills using @spriteattack's blog. If I can learn, anyone can! I'm color blind so learning how to use and apply color and make something look great is awesome.
  • UtopianGamesUtopianGames Member Posts: 5,692
    edited February 2014
    Hi and welcome.

    Chris (SpriteAttack) has been doing art for DBA for years he's erm…really good…:) umm really good i mean he's the best :) and not only a fantastic artist but also a games player and it was his idea for one of my favourite games we developed Running Wild.

    http://www.deepblueapps.com/running-wild/

    Darren.
  • motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
    @DeepBlueApps I just downloaded Running Wild. Awesome design. I'm planning on purchasing your site's year subscription maybe in the summer when I can afford it. For now I have over 50 templates from gshelper.com to mess around with and deploy on all the app stores. Awesome site you guys have! I purchased and downloaded a lot of tools/apps. Love Mouse in the House. That's one of the templates I'll be using for one of my next games this month. Now I just have to think of what I want to turn it into. :)
  • tylerglessnertylerglessner Member Posts: 246
    @dreichelt welcome to the forums!
  • LoadedLoaded Member Posts: 240
    Welcome @dreichelt :)
  • neomanneoman Member, BASIC Posts: 826
    Welcome ;-)
  • motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
    Thank you!
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