The Galcon 2 Kickstarter has launched! I’m really excited about this. If funded, everyone who supports it gets awesome Galcon goodies and we get Galcon 2!
This will fund the development of Galcon 2 for iPhone / iPad / Android / Windows / Mac / Linux. So anyone who is into Galcon should support it! The more people who support it, the better the game will be
Have fun!
-Phil
P.S. Also be sure to tell your friends! Spread the word so Galcon 2 can be the best!
In about one month I’m going to be launching a Kickstarter campaign to get people involved in the development of Galcon 2! Want to help out sooner? Here’s some things you can do:
- Hang out in the Galcon 2 forums!
- Create a video telling why you are excited about Galcon 2!
- Start saving your bucks – I’ve got some really exciting rewards planned that will only be available through the Kickstarter!
Have fun!
-Phil
P.S. A special thanks to ipcress for envisioning the Galconicorn
Ahoy there! I’ve been working all month to get you Dynamite Jack for the iPhone, and it’s a Universal update to the iPad version! You can get it here.
“Like stealth? Like explosions? You’re going to love Dynamite Jack.” – 4.5 stars, TouchArcade
“It’s not often I come across I game that I believe should be on every iPad. Dynamite Jack is one of those games.” – 4.5 stars, 148Apps
“There are some games that you can instantly tell are going to be good, and Dynamite Jack is one of them.” – 4.5 stars, Apple’N'Apps
If that’s not enough to convince you, I’m also running special 48 hour promotion – buy the iOS version and you get the desktop version as a free download!This will also work for owners of the iPad version. If you already have the desktop version, give your bonus code to a friend!
P.S. I’m still considering the Android port of this game. If you are interested in an Android version, please post a message in this thread to show your support.
Dynamite Jack for iPad is now available on the iPad App Store
“Like stealth? Like explosions? You’re going to love Dynamite Jack.” – 4.5 stars, TouchArcade
The iPad edition includes retina support, Game Center features, virtual joystick, line-drawing controls, and it’s iCade compatible! The map editor, community sharing, and the full campaign are all included.
And right now Dynamite Maps (a fan community site) is hosting a contest to create the best “SPACE” themed map!
Even if you aren’t into creating maps, you can help out by playing all the new maps that get created as part of the community judging Here’s all the info on the contest.
-Phil
P.S. I’m working hard on an iPad release of the game! Stay tuned for that!
Hey there! Dynamite Jack is available now! The store on my website gets you a DRM-Free copy of the game for Windows / Mac / Linux AND a Steam code (Windows / Mac).
If you want to learn more about the development of Dynamite Jack, I’ve done dev blogs about it over the past month.
Be one of the first to Like the facebook page or follow the Twitter! I’ll be posting a ton of interesting stuff about the game over the next few weeks!
Okay folks .. it’s been a while. We spent the earlier part of this year moving to a new house and getting settled in, and somewhere in there I had this crazy idea “haha wouldn’t it be funny if I made a version of Galcon with chickens in it cause everyone plays all those poultry oriented games, haha, I’ll make it in a week.” Yeah, well, SIX MONTHS later, it’s finally here!
Chickon is a free-to-play romp of total silliness in the land of Chickontopia! Check out the totally sweet trailer – it’s worth seeing even if you don’t have an iOS device:
Phil Hassey from Galcon-land here. A game I developed with five teens for charity just went live on the App Store! The game is an effort to help raise the $200,000 needed to get the down payment to buy a building for a local community outreach center in Rye, CO.
The game is called “The Exterminator” and it’s about a motorcyclist defending the earth from mega-sized mutant bugs. It’s an endless runner-type game with a totally rocking original electric guitar soundtrack. The gameplay is super addictive and feels a bit like a 1942 + Canabalt mashup. If you get going over 75 MPH it goes into “guitar-solo” mode where all points double. Combos (sequential shots without misses) gain you increasingly more points. For fun I added in GameCenter leader boards so you can compete with your friends. It’s only $0.99 and all the money we get goes towards the building fund. (Apple’s take is 30%.)
Developing the game with the teens was a really great experience. The project started out with us discussing what charity the teens wanted to raise funds for. The group was unanimous that they wanted to help raise money for the local community center because it would give future teens a great place to hang out. Rye, CO is a small rural town and there aren’t any actual hangouts outside of school activities.
After that we decided on a game theme. Wes really wanted to do a motorcycle oriented game and Shamoa was interested in some kind of game where we’d destroy mutant bugs. By combining those ideas we came up with “The Exterminator.” From there we spent two days developing the artwork, music, sound effects, and the actual game. Matt put together the electric guitar soundtrack using GarageBand. Wes, Shamoa, Shadrack, and Cameron all worked on the artwork. Most everyone did some sound effects. We also spent a lot of time eating food and generally goofing off. We wrapped up the project with some solid play-testing and tweaking and we were all really happy with how it came out. As a game developer I totally enjoyed the experience of working with teens and developing a game idea that I would have never come up with on my own!
Here’s a page that includes an overview of the community center plans and includes a PDF with a more detailed description.
Charity aside, it’s totally fun, so be sure to check it out!
Have fun!
-Phil
P.S. I’m “philhassey” on GameCenter, just try and beat my score!
The Steam Summer Camp sale is on and Galcon Fusion has a new achievement to celebrate!
“Pool Party” – Win 5 Rounds of Multi-player Billiards! I’ve just tripled the number of Billiards servers to accomodate the mad rush
If you haven’t purchased Galcon Fusion on Steam yet, it has SteamPlay (Mac & PC) support and is on sale at 66% off today for only $3.40 .
Have fun playing!
-Phil
P.S. in other crazy news, I’ve been doing an indie game dev video blog with some other cool folks! Look through the videos, I talk about Galcon and discuss what I think about varios aspects of being an indie dev. Other devs include Mike Hommel who created “Robot Wants Kitty” which was one of my favorite games last year, as well as Andy Moore who created Steambirds and is involved in re-tooling Galcon Flash. Check it out and subscribe if you find it interesting.
