Come try out my new game!

Features

• A different challenge for every weekday. Come back tomorrow for another challenge!
• Quick sessions. Great for procrastination!
• Custom game creation. Share your creations here: https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1536059
• Works on mobile devices with responsive layout.
• EGA color palette and sound effects derived from vintage .wav files for a hint of retro.

I decided to make this game after a session with the classic Pirate's Plunder. I wanted that game play experience in a way that was convenient and not legally dubious.

It's going to launch on Newgrounds on July 1st!

It's nothing fancy, maybe a bit rough around the edges, but it's a fun game to procrastinate with.

You can preview it here:

https://www.newgrounds.com/projects/games/5826153/preview

I made this game because I wanted the game play experience of Steve and Erin Pavlina's Pirate's Plunder in a way that was legally sound and convenient.

For those that haven't seen my previous updates: I'm setting out to create a game that borrows heavily from Steve and Erin Pavlina's Pirate's Plunder. Since my last update I've added enemies and a whole bunch of items with more on the way. I've also become quite partial to the art style I've been using for the placeholder graphics. I think I might keep the style for larger resolutions, but use a pixel art style for phone.

The different items make the game a bit cluttered, but if used in the right combinations, should make for a number of fun challenges. I may try to make it so that there's a different setup for every day of the week. I may also add the functionality for players to create their own combinations.

Alternatively: Will anything that can be done on a computer be taken over by AI?

Is there any point in pursuing a career in IT?

So far, the game is now both playable and beatable. Like with the game I'm "borrowing" from (Steve and Erin Pavlina's Pirate's Plunder), you need to find all the treasures hidden in the grid. Adding enemies and a combat system is next on my list.

Here's a brief demo

Basically, I'm aiming to create a more streamlined version of Steve and Erin Pavlina's Pirate's Plunder (which was the inspiration for my previous game: The D.O.E.S) because I want a convenient means to play that game without having to boot up an old computer or use legally dubious means. I might reach out to someone on Newgrounds to do the graphics and music.

TLDR: HEAVY WILL CRUSH YOUR OC LIKE BUG!

Here's an idea for a "let me draw your OC" type thread. Basically it's a first person perspective of Heavy Weapons Guy from Team Fortress 2 interacting with whatever OC is posted.

Beforehand, you make base images of Heavy offering someone a sandvich, petting something, firing his minigun, holding up his dukes like a boxer, holding the Pyro like a mini gun while he fires his flamethrower, and strangling something with one hand. Each OC would will be drawn into a copy of one of these base images.

Sandwich: Human children and harmless human women.

Pets: Sweet little creatures.

Boxer: Someone his own size.

Minigun: Competent fighters or whatever would be difficult to strangle or burn.

Pyro: Unholy/fetish-fuel or something Heavy wouldn't want to otherwise touch.

Strangle: Everything else (consider using this for competent fighters instead of minigun as well)

If you end up using strangle almost exclusively consider putting them together choreographed to Broady Quest.

I found this image looking up "fear grimace" :

It comes from some paper about facial expressions and monkey brains.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0800489105

I might use it as a reaction image next time somebody confuses me.

If you saw these as stickers which would you rather put on your water bottle?

React with "Happy" for this one.

React with "=^meow^=" for this one.

Alternatively:

React with anything else for no preference.

Bonus Question: Would you eat a live desert rain frog for $100?

See it here:

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1530051

Here,I plan on posting work that may or may not make it onto the art portal along with art-related videos and tutorials I find interesting.