The Candybox Blog

I just published EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK (my current game project) to itch.io with the intention of donating all money to the ACLU. Get it here! It might not be much but it’s the best I can do. I figure if I don’t have money to donate I can use this… please buy my game, so I can donate. :) This is the very stable early build, but please don’t be put off by the words “early” and “unfinished”. It’s good already, and has plenty to offer. If you may have had any interest in checking it out,...

I’m here to give a development update about the progress of my game, but given current political circumstances it is hard not to comment… It’s been tremendously depressing to watch America burn like this. I guess we should keep with the doublespeak trend and call it alt-america now… Ok sorry bad jokes aside. I’m not completely baffled by this. American history is rife with the oppression of others. We have had racism out in the open since its inception. It would be sad to act like this is a surprise now. A lot of this is evil is evil that...

I did it! Page 10 is done, and that means I did 10 minigames! AaAaaaAaaah! I said I would make a big deal about having 10 done, because (for me) this means I just have to repeat what I did 3 more times to get to 40. 40 seems much more doable now. Seeing that I started working on this in November, it’s taken me… what?… 3 months to get here? That’s a padded estimate. Wow! I think I can actually reach my goal! It’s doable. Yes! Ok, before I share more about it, I would like to cordially invite...

This is post #3 documenting the progress… Before I talk more about it. I’ve been posting tiny projects on my itch page. More little things are planned, so you can follow me there for further silliness. I’ve also gotten into making good (probably), but completely unusable things on github. You might get a laugh by looking at the source. “Everything Is Going To Be OK” (my current game project, and for lack of a better title) is coming along well. I keep saying that tho, and that is not much of an update. I have 8 pages done. That’s 8...

This is post #2 of documenting the progress… As I write this I just finished re-architecting a large chunk of it, and finished another “page” of my new game-zine-not-a-game-thing… that’s a mouthful. I’ll have to work on a better definition… If you don’t know what I’m talking about I suggest you read this. There, I explain what the game-zine-not-a-game-thing is all about, by the working title of “Everything Is Going To Be OK”. It also got written about on KillScreen! That’s so encouraging! The project is turning out beautifully and I’m very excited about it. I’ve been 100% into it...

This is post #1 of documenting the progress… Ok! I’m here to announce my new in-the-works upcoming game: “Everything is going to be OK” Although this is more or less of a working title. I don’t think this thing will have a title. That line is the first thing you see when the game opens, so that’s what I’m running with. This is going to be an interactive zine. Along the lines of some post-it notes doodles I shared a while ago. Here are some examples if you don’t follow my Twitter: The way it will function is that all...

To start you can play all my games (free) here: http://tetrageddon.com They are only disappearing from mobile. Not everywhere. They will be FREE and available to download on the AppStore until removal, or until my account expires February next year. Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/developer/nathalie-lawhead/id618430407 It’s been a long time coming, I guess. Yesterday I got another message stating: “Your app, Offender 2 (World War B: War on Rabbits), does not comply with the App Review Guidelines”. Basically the App will be removed if I don’t comply. This looks like it’s going to happen to all my games, because of policy changes. Why...

I’ve been working on this game for some months now. It was being worked on discreetly because it is among the latest games being incubated by Austin’s game collective: JUEGOS RANCHEROS. Download it here! The game is F2OGGY (Only One Survives!). A spiritual successor to FROGGY (It’s Hungry), this time you play one of two frogs in a battle to the death, floating on a tiny rock of land, in a sea of lava (because this is all the land that is left after humanity destroyed Earth). Yes, it may be grim, but it’s also fun (I sincerely hope). F2OGGY...

Again… It has been a while since I updated this thing. Which I think is good. I am one of those people to busy for petty things like food, or sleep, or life, or whatever :D To start my update with something more sobering… I just wrote a Fireside article (GameJolt’s blog) about my experiences in tech. The article: “So, how is it like being a woman in tech?” I describe some experiences and basically the road up to now. Writing this has been difficult but cathartic. A good challenge to shed positive light and conclusions on a very difficult...

I’ve been kind of busy post-launch to get my head back in order. Whenever I release something “big” I have a disoriented and small depression phase. I wonder why tho, but I’m sure others get it too. This sort of thing can be all consuming and when it’s done you’re sort of left with the “what am I doing now with my life” empty feeling. I say this somewhat jokingly. I think it’s pretty normal. :) So, best medicine is game jams! Yay! I recently participated in a couple. The first one was Digital Dumpster (as of writing this it...

HELLO WORLD WIDE WEB,GO PLAY MY GAMEARMAGAD (also Tetrageddon Games):https://t.co/qXgu9lyNzE pic.twitter.com/hTf1wzCr7f — Nathalie Lawhead (@alienmelon) May 11, 2016 Ok, that’s a long title. I need to work on those. You can download it here: http://gamejolt.com/games/armagad-also-tetrageddon-games/147081 It’s pay what you want for the first week or so (you can get it free if you like). After that it’s going to be $6.66. It’s a suitable number for this game. I’ll probably have to change things on the website because this version is A LOT better, and I don’t want things to be free forever. I want to make money from this...

So latest news with “Tetrageddon Games for the desktop” (better title pending) developments have been pretty exciting! Since I’ve finished getting “all the games to work, and run perfectly, in the same ‘container/browser’” part I’ve actually been able to focus on creating new content. New exciting areas that are like being electrocuted with bright colors! Yeah! In itself, with just the games, I feel like it was still to lacking. I’m very proud of the visual presentation (random transitions, random backgrounds, etc…) but the games still where not enough in themselves. I wanted to originally do a lot with the...

Seems like I just fell off the airplane and hit the ground running with crunch. Amazing news is that I’m giving myself < blinktag > one < /blinktag > month to finish this “Desktop version of Tetrageddon Games”. I really need a better name for that, it doesn’t do the project justice. :) I have a couple more features/areas to put in before I feel like it’s good enough. I’m very excited about this because… there! I have it! A solid, honest to god deadline… Although more time would be nice, but that’s a trap I will not fall into!...