Only Forwards – Finished
Posted by Jonathan Whiting (twitter: @whitingjp)
December 7th, 2008 1:36 pm
Well, I am completely shattered now, but it’s been worth it, because now it’s done! \o/
http://jwhiting.nfshost.com/coding/onlyforward.zip
I spent the few hours implementing a special ‘Survival Mode’ that is unlocked after completing level 5. Apart from that, general just generally tweaking and fixing up bugs.
Final important stats update
Hot Brown Caffeinated Beverages: 12
Time Spent Actually Working: around 24hrs
Total new Lines of code written: 1216
16×16 Sprites drawn: 20
SFX Generated: 9
It’s been a lot of fun, cheers for the support everyone 
Right, now it’s time to sleep for an age.. Hang on, work tomorrow, grahrg!!1
Tags: final, screenshot
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