The 1 day game project!

StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
edited November -1 in Announce Your Game!
Hi all,

I decided last Sunday to try and make a complete game from start to finish in a day with both an iphone and ipad version. This was from an absolute blank project to itunes submission. To be honest it was quite straight forward, it's the graphics that takes the time. I would have posted here about it but my wife went into labour soon after finishing it, what with a new baby and things I forgot to post about it.

The game is obviously not the deepest, but kinda fun and the kids I teach loved it.

It's called Cake Bake (I know, another cake game. But, they sell!). The aim is to create the cakes you are asked for as quick as possible. You check the cook book, assemble the ingredients, mix and bake. Each cake completed gives you a time bonus. Awards are then unlocked for creating more and more cakes within the round.

Video below. As soon as it's approved I'll post a link to the app.



From a sales perspective I will be very interested. I generally spend between a week and 2 weeks on a game (working solidly). So if I multiply the sales of this one by 10 will it be more than the others? We'll see........

Comments

  • cbtcbt Member Posts: 644
    How could you make those graphics in single day? Damn.. You are good..
  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    cbt said:
    How could you make those graphics in single day? Damn.. You are good..

    Combination of some paid for stock illustrations and some quick photoshopping. Didn't spend more than $30 overall on the images I purchased.
  • touchcreamtouchcream Member Posts: 63
    Wow awesome work, I did the same thing for an iPad game which is currently in review but you're game looks really great !
  • MagoNicolasMagoNicolas Member, PRO Posts: 2,090
    Congratulations! Very good game for just 1 day! Amazing.
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    How's it selling, Stu?
  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    POLYGAMe said:
    How's it selling, Stu?

    Not approved yet. I'll post some tracking for this one though from a 'is it worth spending ages on a game' perspective.
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Hehe, would be good to know. I spent a couple of months on Max Vector and it sold terribly. Luckily for me it was more of a "I want to make a game" thing. The current game will be my last as, quite frankly, I enjoy PLAYING games more than creating them and my more important projects (that will soon be paying the bills) must take precedence!

    Of course, if I have any truly simple ideas that I could do in a day, I might make em...

    EDIT: Let me rephrase that... I will stop making games MYSELF. I intend to hire people to do the actual work on my next projects and just design/produce them ;-) They won't be iPhone games, though... my heart's not there...
  • JackBQuickJackBQuick Member Posts: 524
    @StusApps - Congratulations! Was it a boy or girl? Your first?
  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    JackBQuick said:
    @StusApps - Congratulations! Was it a boy or girl? Your first?

    A girl! She is amazing, she was a little early so is quite tiny but doing really well. I actually can't stop smiling at the moment.

    It's funny because we didn't think we would have much time for doing games, but actually we now operate in 3 hour cycles with about 2 off hours in between feeds, so a bit of GS is quite a good time killer.
  • VoidedSkyVoidedSky Member Posts: 1,095
    Wow! Game looks great!
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  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Congrats on the new arrival(s), Stu :D

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  • JackBQuickJackBQuick Member Posts: 524
    @StusApps - Nice. You'll make a great dad! Parenthood is a lot of work but the right attitude can make all the difference.
  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    Congrats.
    Kid's rule
    I have two boys and they are my life.
    I was lucky enough quit my real day job just so they would not be raised by daycare.
    It's nice to have game testers at the home too! :)
  • scorelessmusicscorelessmusic Member Posts: 565
    Congrats for everything then! ^_^
  • BarkBarkCoBarkBarkCo Member Posts: 1,400
    My 2 boys are 2 years and 9 months, so the only thing they are good at testing for is random button press exploits... ;-)

    Congrats on the baby girl! That is what I'm hoping for next...My wife an I have a pact where we can stop makin' babies once she gets here mini-me'ette
  • RattleheadRattlehead Member Posts: 485
    Congratulations Stu on the new arrival! And good luck on the sales for this game too. Perhaps it will fund her university fund. :)
    JamesZeppelin said:
    I was lucky enough quit my real day job just so they would not be raised by daycare.

    I sooooo want to get to this point in life.
  • RattleheadRattlehead Member Posts: 485
    BarkBarkCo said:
    My 2 boys are 2 years and 9 months, so the only thing they are good at testing for is random button press exploits... ;-)

    Twins by chance? If so, aren't they a handul? Ours are about the same age.
  • BarkBarkCoBarkBarkCo Member Posts: 1,400
    @Rattle, Not twins. The oldest will be 3 in Jan, and the other will be 1 in Nov. But the 2 yr old IS a handful!
  • scorelessmusicscorelessmusic Member Posts: 565
    Congrats! And would love to be able to feature this as a story during the upcoming event in which I am showcasing GameSalad.

    http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=10464
  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    scorelessmusic said:
    Congrats! And would love to be able to feature this as a story during the upcoming event in which I am showcasing GameSalad.

    http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=10464

    Sure, I would never object to being featured anywhere.

    Thanks
  • EastboundEastbound Member, BASIC Posts: 1,074
    StusApps said:
    Sure, I would never object to being featured anywhere.

    Thanks

    I'd like to feature this app as the official app of the Neo-Nazi movement! :)
  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    Eastbound said:
    I'd like to feature this app as the official app of the Neo-Nazi movement! :)

    everyone, from all walks of life, loves cakes!
  • realmadrid1012realmadrid1012 Member Posts: 37
    good game you wil love it
    maplestory meso
    buy mesos
  • RHRH Member Posts: 1,079
    @realmadrid How have you not been banned yet?

    @StusApps, that looks really impressive for one day! Especially considering I personally get about 2 hours a day max that I work in GS :(
  • RiffelRiffel Member Posts: 1,272
    StusApps said:
    From a sales perspective I will be very interested. I generally spend between a week and 2 weeks on a game (working solidly). So if I multiply the sales of this one by 10 will it be more than the others? We'll see........

    Have you made 2 more games?

    www.marcosriffel.com

  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    Riffel said:
    Have you made 2 more games?

    You lost me, not sure what you mean?!?
  • RiffelRiffel Member Posts: 1,272
    excuseme I have read one 1/day, every day! :-)

    www.marcosriffel.com

  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    Riffel said:
    excuseme I have read one 1/day, every day! :-)

    ah, i understand what you meant now.

    Anyway, sales tracking will be in this thread over the course of the next week or so:

    http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=10516
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