Hello XDA!
I'm Bobbyloujo and I made a game called Plane Popper! You can get it on the Play Store. This game adds some fun new twists on the old Flash game Helicopter Game. Touch the right side of the screen to go up, release to fall down. Touch the left side of the screen for a speed boost. Pop as many balloons as you can while dodging fireworks and blimps! The game gets progressively harder as you pop more balloons.
Here's a gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNvl1UJ53Rg
Story time:
I made this all on my own. The programming, the graphics, the sound effects, I did it all. It started in November 2012 when I started to teach myself Java. I developed a simple game engine and then moved on to Android. Taught myself Android development using many online resources (including XDA!). Plane Popper started off using the Canvas drawing system but I realized that was too slow for this type of game. So, I learned OpenGL ES 1. That was probably the hardest thing. Most of the time spent programming Plane Popper was spent on writing my own game engine that uses OpenGL. I've started separating the engine from the game and I'm planning on releasing it when I have something presentable put together.
My only previous programming experience includes some Nintendo DS homebrew development using DS Game Maker. The DS homebrew scene has pretty much died off and I think Android is a great next step. I'm also a sophomore in college trying to get into Computer Science (part of engineering at my university) but I might end up switching to IST. Engineering is hard and stressful and I can always just keep teaching myself what I want to know.
As I said, I also did the artwork. I like making graphics just about as much as I like programming so a lot of time spent making Plane Popper was also spent making graphics. I'm not so good with sound effects though. Most of the effects in Plane Popper are just edited claps and fan noises haha.
So tell me what you think! I'm pretty proud of my little game as you can probably already tell . Initially there were some glitches causing the game to crash on startup. I'm pretty sure I fixed it but please tell me if it happens to you or if you find any other bugs. Also tell if the graphics look pixelated on your device. That may be a side effect of my fix.
My website is www.bobbyloujo.com and you can find some screenshots and videos on there as well as my DS work and a whopping 2 blog posts
Finally: many people have told me that the game is too hard. I'm planning on adding different difficulty setting when I get the time. Tell my what you think and if you have any other feedback let me know! Also, don't forget to rate and review it on Google Play if you like it
Any comments? I posted this late at night so I think it may have gotten overlooked.
Great game, I like the graphics keep it up!
Good game!
Haha, this game is pretty fun! And challenging in the same time! Good for killing time.
Thanks everyone! Soon I'll release an update with ability to change the difficulty.
This is awesome!
It's really funny game
Good job, the game is well-done !
Hi community!
Instead of reading news, this time I write one: My second game, AirMadness has been released on Android! It is an endless plane game where you must avoid obstacles for as long as you can. It is free and available on the PlayStore
Tell me if you like it or not!
Ju
where are the links not seeing where ican down load the game
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where are the links not seeing where ican down load the game
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hear that game once
You forgot to add a link to the Google Play store
Get the game here . If OP don't mind i add it
Can you show us the 9gag post? And why are people writing in the comments that they were coming from 9gag?
Nice graphics!
Hi everyone!
For reasons I don't fully understand (well, anti-spam policy), I couldn't post any link or pictures, so thanks a lot @kirito9 for adding the link.
About the 9gags comments, well, I'm an avid 9gagger (it ruins 1 hour of my sleep every night...), so I decided to show off my game to the community and ask them for update's material suggestion. And I got a LOT of ideas coming from it:
9gag.com/gag/agNjPGw/this-is-airmadness-a-little-game-i-made-i-d-like-your-suggestions-for-next-planes-environments-please
Feel free to do the same and suggest planes and/or environments ideas!
Cheers!
Julien
I must say the idea is a bit overused, but I really liked the graphics. A lot.
When I played it I failed to see some type of qualitative progression. A great improvement would be to change the scenes dynamically as if they were levels (sky then sea then land then volcanoes then...) but it might take you a lot to add many scenarios with other objects than rocks. Maybe with other landscapes you can add moving objects and increase the variety.
Meanwhile, if Unity supports tilt movement you can add it.
Hope you find it useful!
@randomlabs Thanks. For sure, the concept isn't new. It's really really close to a "Race the Sun" for example, but I wanted the environments a bit more real, less etheric.
I plan on adding more environments and planes. A "story" mode, where you have to finish all levels in a row with at least 2000 points is a very good idea. I'll consider that kind of udpate.
Julien
Hello, I found a very good game and I want to tell you about it, this is an endless run game, but not the usual boring endless run, this one is different there you can RUN and BREAK TO PIECES EVERYTHING in your path !! this game even has a companion little dron that helping you, which can be improved as well as your main robot, i think you can find this game very interesting as i do, a lot of people don't know this game but i think it's better than most of the games on googly play
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sqf.robot_run_madness&hl=en
and its size is about 50 MB, so download it from google play and try by yourself
good luck and have a nice day!
The game is enjoyed, it is dynamic. Menu did not like. A lot of small details. a long time trying to understand what to look for.
No valid download link, thread closed.
You play as special elite forces Sena on a deadly mission. Earth has sent you down to Planet Exis to find out the mystery disappearance of HammerCrew. Explore various caverns and find upgrades to your suit. Cutscenes between levels let the story unfold and epic boss fights keep you glued to the action.
Googleplay Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.project.sena
Gameplay Video
I saw some downloads and if you have time any feedback will be appreciated.
To the person who downvotes every game thread I make and goes to googleplay to 1 star my game your a punk because you never reveal yourself.
Any feedback from people who have played Planet Exis can help me figure out what I did right and what I did wrong.
Hi!
Why so many permissions?
Hello, @Mr.HB, thanks for posting it in the Operation Undead thread, that's the only way I can come to know about your amazing work.
The feedback you wished,
The game is kinda reminiscent of the style, but I'm really an arse to say this about someone's hardwork, but the game's a lil monotonous after a while and the green kinda is overwhelming.
Its a lot of fun to play. The game is really enjoyable!
Thank you for your work!
I hope this helps.
And keep up the work man, I've been a following your work for quite sometime :good::good:
PS: I think the reason why you're having less downloads is cuz of the preview video in the 1st post. I guess it'd help if it showed more short previews of other levels.
andresrivas said:
Hi!
Why so many permissions?
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Its the AD networks that require more permission. The only permissions I need are is media and file, the media to play music and file to save the game on the device.
Cool game, thanks for the PM @Mr.HB.
Will check it out more later today after I've finished editing an awesome SciFi book... lol
Nice gameplay! But a visual part of the game could be better. You can get free resources from opengameart.org, for example.
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Hello, @Mr.HB, thanks for posting it in the Operation Undead thread, that's the only way I can come to know about your amazing work.
The feedback you wished,
The game is kinda reminiscent of the style, but I'm really an arse to say this about someone's hardwork, but the game's a lil monotonous after a while and the green kinda is overwhelming.
Its a lot of fun to play. The game is really enjoyable!
Thank you for your work!
I hope this helps.
And keep up the work man, I've been a following your work for quite sometime :good::good:
PS: I think the reason why you're having less downloads is cuz of the preview video in the 1st post. I guess it'd help if it showed more short previews of other levels.
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Thanks for the feedback I been hoping that at least one of my games gets popular, so I can afford an artist. I can get a artist for free if its a casual game that doesn't have as much artwork, but for a game like this artist want to get paid. I hope this catches on so I can have an artist in the future.
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Thanks for the feedback I been hoping that at least one of my games gets popular, so I can afford an artist. I can get a artist for free if its a casual game that doesn't have as much artwork, but for a game like this artist want to get paid. I hope this catches on so I can have an artist in the future.
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What kind of artwork do you need?
AsgardCurse said:
What kind of artwork do you need?
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In the future I plan on doing a castlevania type game and would need artwork for that. The player plus enemies and maybe 2-3 backgrounds.
Mr.HB said:
In the future I plan on doing a castlevania type game and would need artwork for that. The player plus enemies and maybe 2-3 backgrounds.
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That's really nice.
I'd like to pitch in some advise,
The game displays just one ad, and that too is dismissable. Rather than that, why not display a fullscreen ad on launch and exit of the game, I know it's not too help full, but the time complexity decreases (if u know what I mean)
In some time, it could help you afford an artist, I believe.
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Nice gameplay! But a visual part of the game could be better. You can get free resources from opengameart.org, for example.
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Thanks I know about that site but I was worried about if the art is truely free to use or not. So I made the art and just worked hard on the gameplay so that people will have a blast playing.
WickedCool19 said:
That's really nice.
I'd like to pitch in some advise,
The game displays just one ad, and that too is dismissable. Rather than that, why not display a fullscreen ad on launch and exit of the game, I know it's not too help full, but the time complexity decreases (if u know what I mean)
In some time, it could help you afford an artist, I believe.
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I have to check on this because there supposed be 1 fullscreen AD on launch and 1 banner both of them dissmissable easily. I can't do exit ADs because google doesn't allow it anymore. AD revenue's are low so in order to make any money you have to get around 10,000-50,000 downloads to make pocket change ($20-50 a month).
Plus I don't like to fill the game with ADs I want the game to be enjoyable, I could have the game display video ADs but that would be annoying to users. I can use your help if you rate the game in the store that can help the game move up on charts.
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I have to check on this because there supposed be 1 fullscreen AD on launch and 1 banner both of them dissmissable easily. I can't do exit ADs because google doesn't allow it anymore. AD revenue's are low so in order to make any money you have to get around 10,000-50,000 downloads to make pocket change ($20-50 a month).
Plus I don't like to fill the game with ADs I want the game to be enjoyable, I could have the game display video ADs but that would be annoying to users. I can use your help if you rate the game in the store that can help the game move up on charts.
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I don't really do that. But sure man, why not.
I guess, you could show one video ad when the game is launched or rather, just one throughout the session the game runs. So no dissmissable ads, just a vid. That might help a lil with the revenues I guess.
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I don't really do that. But sure man, why not.
I guess, you could show one video ad when the game is launched or rather, just one throughout the session the game runs. So no dissmissable ads, just a vid. That might help a lil with the revenues I guess.
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Thanks, I will think about the ADs but 1st I am trying to figure a way to get the word out about the game. I been on facebook,twitter,googleplus and forums like this.
Gameplay wise I tried to make it not too easy and not too hard how did the game feel to you? How far were you able to get before you felt it was tough?
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Thanks, I will think about the ADs but 1st I am trying to figure a way to get the word out about the game. I been on facebook,twitter,googleplus and forums like this.
Gameplay wise I tried to make it not too easy and not too hard how did the game feel to you? How far were you able to get before you felt it was tough?
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That would be the second level. I found it a tad challenging tough. You had a great storyline for Operation Undead, and catchy names I guess some of that would really be awarding.
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That would be the second level. I found it a tad challenging tough. You had a great storyline for Operation Undead, and catchy names I guess some of that would really be awarding.
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Ok I tried to make the gae with fewer enemies but not too tough but in the future I will tone down difficulty. I will make a playthrough series within 24 hours to help . I really want people to get into the storyline and characters. Yes Operation undead had more humor than this one. The next game I am working on wil have humor plus be a bit easier.
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Ok I tried to make the gae with fewer enemies but not too tough but in the future I will tone down difficulty. I will make a playthrough series within 24 hours to help . I really want people to get into the storyline and characters. Yes Operation undead had more humor than this one. The next game I am working on wil have humor plus be a bit easier.
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Yes, that'd be great. Varied and more colorful levels with a lil more variety would just do the trick.
I don't think a playthrough is necessary. Just a trailer with the various levels
Hi everyone, I'm a young developer and I've just released my first puzzle game. It was done with a lot of effort and I really hope it can be a nice thing to try. I have published two versions: a free and a pro, if you want to download them .. I accept tips and suggestions for new levels. Thanks for the space
Just look for Unknown Secret on the play store.. The developer is Luigi Pacelli
First off, I think the styling is excellent with that rune-styled W as the icon. Eye catching - which is what you want in the Play Store.
I also like the stark, completely black interface & I think I'd look at going full-screen and rolling your own widgets in keeping with the rest of your UI.
Some kind of hint/bypass system might be needed; I won't admit which level I'm stuck on (hint: A low number...) but I think there are some levels some people just won't crack.
Concept's sound - keep going