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Learning and learning.
Anything helps people :)

Member Since: Sep. 12, 2009
Last Login: Feb. 13, 2012
Current Points: 2127
Comments: 22
Forum posts: 4
Location: Lebanon, OR, USA
Website: www.bluearcade.weebly.com

Age: 18
Sex: Male

Latest Achievements (view all badges)

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Human Dictionary Badge (easy - 5 points)

Build a 400 meter high word tower in Proke

Acquired Feb. 13, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

"Wake Up, Sheeple!" Badge (easy - 5 points)

Obey the game's commands and complete any 10 quests in Chuck the Sheep

Acquired Jan. 31, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

I Dream of Jennifer Badge (medium - 15 points)

Unlock Jennifer by surviving 30 waves in Trap Master

Acquired Jan. 28, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Antarctic Assassination Badge (medium - 15 points)

Defeat the evil penguin to put a halt to his sadistic "sleeping in bed" plans in The Fancy Pants Adventures

Acquired Jan. 17, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Pants full of Squiggles Badge (easy - 5 points)

Finish a level with 100 squiggles in your pants in The Fancy Pants Adventures

Acquired Jan. 17, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

"I Like Turtles" Badge (hard - 30 points)

Achieve a distance of 3 million feet during a single launch in Toss the Turtle

Acquired Jan. 13, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Leg Sweepers University Badge (easy - 5 points)

Complete the first 5 levels in Sticky Ninja Academy

Acquired Jan. 12, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Desert Island Descent Badge (medium - 15 points)

Complete the course of the week's events in The Ocean Around Me - Week Two

Acquired Jan. 12, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Elephant Man Badge (easy - 5 points)

Push your first elephant across a bridge in Cargo Bridge

Acquired Jan. 12, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

You + Doodle God = Badge (medium - 15 points)

Discover all 115 elements in Doodle God

Acquired Jan. 11, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Hocus Pocus Badge (easy - 5 points)

Upgrade your focus energy to 200 in Focus

Acquired Jan. 11, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Doodle Demi-God Badge (easy - 5 points)

Unlock half the category groups in Doodle God

Acquired Jan. 10, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Gotta Get Down on Sundaes Badge (medium - 15 points)

Earn any 20 in-game badges in Papa's Freezeria

Acquired Jan. 02, 2012

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Cherry on Top Badge (easy - 5 points)

Serve 10 sundaes with cherries in Papa's Freezeria

Acquired Dec. 19, 2011

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

5-Star Fanatic Badge (medium - 15 points)

Get your hotel certified as a 5-star hotel in Theme Hotel

Acquired Dec. 18, 2011

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Twin Cinema Badge (medium - 15 points)

Build a cinema in Theme Hotel

Acquired Dec. 18, 2011

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Such a Lovely Place Badge (easy - 5 points)

Build 20 rooms in Theme Hotel

Acquired Dec. 18, 2011

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Change Badge (easy - 5 points)

Beat the first 10 levels in Coins

Acquired Dec. 18, 2011

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Illusions of Grandeur Badge (easy - 5 points)

Complete level 5 in The Company of Myself

Acquired Dec. 05, 2011

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Power from the Players Badge (hard - 30 points)

Complete level 40 in Electric Box 2

Acquired Oct. 29, 2011

Badge earned Badge Of The Day

Flip Flop Badge (medium - 15 points)

Complete the first 15 levels in Electric Box 2

Acquired Oct. 29, 2011

Games by TacoM

: Old School Pong

: Defending The Rave!

: X-Cream Beta of Defending Happy!

: Defending Earth!

TacoM's Art

: HappyBox

TacoM's favorite games

(view all 14 favorites)

: Trap Master

: Flight

: Sky Island

: Liquid Measure 2

: Bullet Heaven

: Toss the Turtle

TacoM's items (2)

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: General's Insignia

: Stoneheel Totem

TacoM's awards

: LA Noire

: The Ride Warrior Challenge

TacoM's friends

(view all 8 friends)

: Jayisgames

: GameReclaim

: Ninjakiwi

: HotAirRaccoon

: MichaelJWilliams

: sebby_man

: Mccardle

TacoM's fans

(view all 11 fans)

: Phoenixdragoner

: Safety20Sadie

: Batman22

: HotAirRaccoon

: TacoMsGirl

: Zunee27

: MichaelJWilliams

TacoM's shouts

TacoM

Apr 10, 2011 3:47am

I’m back!!!

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pogadi

Jul 23, 2010 10:26am

Hi! I’m programming in AS2 :( So I would like to say you some things:

1 – The pong game is good, but you could make it better, couse it is hardly controllable and slow with the keyboard, u should make it movable with mouse. Please.

2 – You should make some individual to your shooter ames, becouse it gets boring fast, and thes…

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Ninjakiwi

Feb 22, 2010 7:30pm

Looks good. Nice and tidy :) Actually we are a team. Boy it’s fun :P

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Ninjakiwi

Feb 17, 2010 1:17pm

I’m feeling the love!

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HotAirRaccoon

Nov 1, 2009 4:51pm

Hey TacoM,
Thanks for playing Get Off My Lawn, and I am so glad you enjoyed playing! I programmed the game in AS3, and it was my first attempt at a fully refined game. As far as tips on what I think works best, I would suggest the following:
1. Make sure you spend a lot of time on the art. If you are like me and you aren’t the best artist, keep it simple, pick nice colors, and make sure everything looks crisp and deliberate.
2. Don’t rush the sound editing. Sound effects and music can make or break a game. I use a mac so I have some free software, like Garage Band, which I use to make music and sound effects. If you don’t have software like that, you can usually find other people on sites like Kongregate to collaborate with.
3. Test your games rigorously before you release them. And have your friends test them too. I’ve learned the hard way that releasing an unfinished game can be devastating. If people are really into a game, but suddenly a glitch messes the whole experience up, most of them will never play it again, and they will give you a low rating. This is usually my biggest concern when I make a game, and one of the hardest parts to make sure doesn’t happen.
4. Give people a reason to keep playing. Make sure you do things like: keep the story progressing, make sure the difficulty curve keeps the game challenging but not impossible, and I always like some sort of upgrade system. Also, you can add things like trophies, unlockables, and other incentives for people to keep playing the game. The more people play, the more traffic you get.
5. My last tip for now, but you can ask me for more if you want, would be to keep things simple at every stage. Especially since you are just starting out, make sure you keep your ideas within reason, so that you don’t get overwhelmed and confused. A really well-developed simple game is always more fun than a convoluted and sloppy complex one.
Feel free to send me projects you make, if you want me to test them or give you more advice!
Cheers,
Jon from HotAirRaccoon.com

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