Category Archives: Compo

Pathos – a puzzle strategy game

Posted on December 16, 2012 by McFunkypants

This weekend was Ludum Dare 25, a 48-hour game jam. The theme was “you are [...] Continue reading →

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12 games in 12 months

Posted on December 8, 2012 by McFunkypants

My new year’s resolution this year was a game development challenge. To make 12 games [...] Continue reading →

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Video: October Challenge

Posted on October 1, 2012 by McFunkypants

Welcome to the LUDUM DARE OCTOBER CHALLENGE! Your quest: Finish a game… bring it to [...] Continue reading →

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Super Snowball Fight FPS

Posted on June 19, 2012 by McFunkypants

Written in C++ using SDL (and openGL), Super Snowball Fight is a first-person-shooter (FPS) game [...] Continue reading →

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Dr. Nano – tiny surgeon

Posted on April 24, 2012 by McFunkypants

You are a microscopic doctor. A hero. A marvel of modern science. Shrink down to [...] Continue reading →

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Ludum Dare 22 Results

Posted on January 10, 2012 by McFunkypants

December’s Ludum Dare 22 was a resounding success with nearly nine hundred games being made [...] Continue reading →

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INFOGRAPHIC: Game Jam Survey

Posted on December 28, 2011 by McFunkypants

Participants of Ludum Dare 22 were asked to fill out a survey on their experience. [...] Continue reading →

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Play my HTML5 game: GREEBLE

Posted on December 19, 2011 by McFunkypants

Greeble is an HTML5 game where you are the captain of a crashed spaceship. You [...] Continue reading →

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Gamercamp

Posted on November 25, 2011 by McFunkypants

This weekend is the fantabulous GAMERCAMP conference, which is a big event for Canadian #gamedevs of all shapes and [...] Continue reading →

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All 568 IGF games with thumbnails

Posted on October 25, 2011 by McFunkypants

The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival submissions have been released. With 45% more entries than [...] Continue reading →

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Ludum Dare Keynote Video

Posted on August 20, 2011 by McFunkypants

When I was chosen to deliver the keynote for the Ludum Dare 21 game jam [...] Continue reading →

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Writing a book on game jams.

Posted on July 18, 2011 by McFunkypants

I am writing a book on game jams.  As part of the research I wanted [...] Continue reading →

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miniLD 27 Voting Results

Posted on July 6, 2011 by McFunkypants

The June miniLD #27 (theme: ALL TALK) has officially ended with a bang! The results are [...] Continue reading →

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Choose-your-own-adventure!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by McFunkypants

I finished my Ludum Dare miniLD game! It was made for a 48 hour game [...] Continue reading →

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#GPCv6: Twenty-one games

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Breakdance McFunkypants

The GPCv6 (Sixth Game Prototype Challenge) just ended.  Yet again, and amazing array of awesome games were created in the minuscule timespan of a single week.  This time, organizers hosted an on-site party in Toronto.  The themes were ELECTRICITY and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ludum Dare MiniLD#27 game jam

Posted on June 10, 2011 by McFunkypants

Happy summer vacation, everyone!  Are you ready for June’s Ludum Dare miniLD game jam? This [...] Continue reading →

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MiniLD26 – 19 games to play!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by McFunkypants

  This month’s MiniLD #26 was a huge success.  With 18 projects and some really [...] Continue reading →

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All 352 Ludum Dare Games!

Posted on May 3, 2011 by McFunkypants

  Ludum Dare 20 was a resounding success. In a mere 48 hours there were [...] Continue reading →

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#LD48 Molehill Game

Posted on May 2, 2011 by McFunkypants

Presenting “Asteroid Explorer” – A Molehill tech demo programmed in 48 hours.  Last weekend I [...] Continue reading →

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#GPCv5: 18 new games to play!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Breakdance McFunkypants

The fifth Game Prototype Challenge game jam just ended.  The themes were COMPANION and RISING.  Check out all these awesome games.  It blows me away that they were programmed in only seven days.  GPCv5 turned out to be a really wonderful event.  More … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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