Plan for J Lesko
by J Lesko · 01/25/2005 (10:08 pm) · 3 comments
I hadn't decided to participate in this GID until Sunday night, as I spent most of the weekend playing catchup on some of my bigger projects. I figured I'd set my expectations really low (even for me), and see what I could come up with by the end of the night.
With that in mind, I started out with an idea of an ultra-lame game called "Drivin' Around", where the object of the game is... to drive around. Then, I realized that's mostly what Grand Theft Auto is anyway, so I based it on that, with the twist that the player is supposed to grab a bunch of every day objects -- hence Grand Thrift Auto. I see it as a game for kids whose parents are too strict to let them play the real thing. =)
I spent about 14 hours total, between the game, graphics and web page. I even wrote the little drum beat for the victory screen. The only things I reused were a couple of the sounds from my game Speed Thrasher. Toward the end, I updated the graphics to kinda sorta resemble the GTA style, and I'm pleased with the way it came out.
Grand Thrift Auto download page
Here's a final in-game screenshot:
With that in mind, I started out with an idea of an ultra-lame game called "Drivin' Around", where the object of the game is... to drive around. Then, I realized that's mostly what Grand Theft Auto is anyway, so I based it on that, with the twist that the player is supposed to grab a bunch of every day objects -- hence Grand Thrift Auto. I see it as a game for kids whose parents are too strict to let them play the real thing. =)
I spent about 14 hours total, between the game, graphics and web page. I even wrote the little drum beat for the victory screen. The only things I reused were a couple of the sounds from my game Speed Thrasher. Toward the end, I updated the graphics to kinda sorta resemble the GTA style, and I'm pleased with the way it came out.
Grand Thrift Auto download page
Here's a final in-game screenshot:
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#2
He also enjoys playing gta (vice city) with parental guidance of course, he accelerates and i steer.
01/26/2005 (4:24 pm)
very good, my little lad loves it (he's 4).He also enjoys playing gta (vice city) with parental guidance of course, he accelerates and i steer.
#3
The game has been updated with a few new features:
2005.01.27 - v1.1
- Extended time limit to 120 secs
- Added helicopter-like enemy
- Added garage to repaint vehicle
- Added coupon bonus system
- Fixed driving bug
- made cars boxier
- minor mechanics updates
01/27/2005 (4:17 pm)
Thanks for the comments, guys. Andrew, I'm really pleased to hear that your son likes the game.The game has been updated with a few new features:
2005.01.27 - v1.1
- Extended time limit to 120 secs
- Added helicopter-like enemy
- Added garage to repaint vehicle
- Added coupon bonus system
- Fixed driving bug
- made cars boxier
- minor mechanics updates
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