★★★ Pushing Blocks in a Grid ★★★

UtopianGames

Made it yesterday, got loads of game ideas for it already so fingers crossed something good comes from it.

ATM it only has walls, non movable and movable blocks and is set up so you can only push a block if theres nothing behind it.



Darren.

-Timo-

looks cool

Dues

I want this one

matarua

I started making an iOS game with a friend about 4 years ago that used a game mechanic like this - funny that it has similar characters to my current game #memories

Nice one - perhaps I could start it up again!

UtopianGames

Added the ability to PULL and also some erm water? lol



Darren.

BoomshackBarry

This is looking nice Darren, I'm imaging some game ideas already! Love the pulling and pushing at the same time thing too

-Timo-

cool but what does the erm water do? lol

jamie_c

nice, looks very Sokoban. I loved that game!

SingleSparq

As usual watching your demo has given me 2 new game ideas! I like me some inspiration in the morning!

UtopianGames

Glad to give you guys some inspiration.

The water erm umm it just stops the blocks ATM lol.

I will work on it a little more soon and you will see where I'm going with it.

Darren.

LumpApps

Perhaps this: http://www.segabandonware.com/Pengo.html
Have been playing with the idea myself. (Among with a million others)

LumpApps

Here is something my son (23) used to play a lot as a kid. I just asked him for the name because I forgot. @Darren It has pushing blocks and water so I guess you are done

birdboy

Great work so far!

Reminds me a lot of Corrypt, which was released around half a year ago: http://mightyvision.blogspot.de/2012/12/corrypt.html
It's free for pc and mac (and it's fantastic and very hard), you could check it out to get some inspiration.

Cheers!

UtopianGames

Lolo was a great game played 3 of em on the Nes years ago.

Corrypt looks interesting will check it out.

Added some sliding blocks.



Darren.

zzap64

Remember 'Pengo' 80's game with the popcorn music. Reminded me of that. Just add Penguins and Bee's

LumpApps

Remember 'Pengo' 80's game with the popcorn music. Reminded me of that. Just add Penguins and Bee's

That's what I said (see above)
http://www.segabandonware.com/Pengo.html

zzap64

@LudwigHeijden, oops, well lets share the Pengo love.

UtopianGames

I remember it "just" i will have to have a look on my mame machine to see if its there.

Darren.

gyroscope

Nicely done, Darren. :-) Also, while in the spirit of people mentioning block-pushing games, there's another one from the past I remember, either from the late '80's or early 90's, on the Mac, where a little man, top-down, pushes crates to a holding bay each level. Can't remember what it was called, although it had a Japanese-sounding, one-word name... (might have started with a "P"...) I'm sure you're thrilled with that information...

LumpApps

I remember it "just" i will have to have a look on my mame machine to see if its there.

Darren.

The link I posted gives you a PC version. Works well in Wine for example on the Mac.

JSproject

Cool one Darren Instantly reminded me of "Puzzle Dozer" which in my opinion is one of the best GS games ever made.

UtopianGames

I have about 5 game ideas already for this mech :P

Updated with smoother pushing and pulling.

Added a background and overlay shadow, blocks and hero will be changed.



Darren.

LumpApps

I found another free Pengo clone: http://retrospec.sgn.net/games/penguins/
Perhaps you can get some inspiration there.

Graphics look awesome. The subtle grid is very nice.

alimpo83

It's GREAT!

neoman

Awesome work ... Looks fantastic ...

BoomshackBarry

It looks great with the updated graphics. Is this going to become a template on dba?

UtopianGames

We've been talking about a few things today and have some interesting ideas for a game or 2.

I'm busy making a few of the older templates universal atm.



Darren.