Alien Day - a ONE day game *** What you can do with Gamesald ***

balsamicode

When I was sick a couple of weeks ago, I was curious as to how much can be achieved with Gamesalad in ONE day (assuming graphics and sound fx are already on hand). I started from scratch with an empty template in the morning and finished the "programming" part late in the evening.


ALIEN DAY - EARTH UNDER ATTACK

   


What did I learn from this experience? Most of the time I was searching the web for free graphics and sounds. Putting together a game with Gamesalad goes really quick, so get yourself a good graphic/sound artist or buy artwork. Saves you A LOT of time and you can concentrate your creativity on the game making part.


All media used in "Alien Day" is either freeware or public domain.

Get it here, it's free (Earth is under attack, how could I ask for money?)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alien-day-earth-under-attack/id493237120?mt=8


Many of you can probably do much more within one day, this was just a little experiment to tame my curiosity.

balsamicode

Did anyone else ever create a ONE day game? I'm curious, let me know!

David_GryphonsRealm

I made one in 72 hrs, you can see the progress thread here : http://gryphonsrealm.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/make-a-game-in-72-hrs-game-development-thread-feedback-appreciated-gamesalad/

or here:
http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/38024/make-a-game-in-72-hrs-game-development-thread-feedback-appreciated/p1


David

calvin9403

I found the making graphics took way more then I plan, because sometimes you think this style is great but then the next day you think it is lame, then make the art again and again takes a lot of time

GLGAMES

Good work for 1 day. Is it a alien invader type game?

zombieaddict

this is better than some peoples 6-month games lol well done..

David_GryphonsRealm

@ZombieAddict : +1 !! I've seen some things ... )

balsamicode

Hey everyone, thx for the many replies!

The idea for "Alien Day" is based on invaders (obviously). I like retro games, hence the retro style artwork.
And being sick, it was a bit of an alien day for me, hence the name ;-)

David, good work! Are graphics and sound fx included in the 72 hrs? That would be amazing! I agree with Calvin that the art making part costs too much time, unless you're a graphics wiz.
@zombieaddict: Thx. I set myself a deadline ;-)

David_GryphonsRealm

@balsamicode : naw, i probably could have done it ( since thats actually what I'm good at, I'm not an artist nor programmer, for long, lol ) But i decided not to. But yea that would have been insane, especially since i was running on maybe 5-6 hrs of sleep per night. Now i can say that because of that simple game and forcing myself to learn GS I'm working on a MUCH BETTER game now that i think will do ok in the App Store. Like I've sed before, Im in it for the pleasure of making games, if money comes, so be it, if it doesn't, I have a full time job so I'm ok

David

balsamicode

@David: I also think that challenging yourself in time-limited projects is probably the best way to learn GS (and anything else).
Saw on your profile that you're an audio engineer, why not show your productions on your homepage? Other GS members might be interested in buying your music/sound fx.

Looking forward to your upcoming game!

MotherHoose

Thanx! @balsamicode … we'll enjoy killing all the lovely aliens you made!

I downloaded … nice of you to make it Free

@};- MH

jonmulcahy

Looks great!

balsamicode

@MotherHoose Oh yes please! Show them who owns the planet! ;-)