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4 Things to Do When Your Mind is Bubbling with Game Ideas


Written By Mr Sun at 1:26 pm - Monday, January 05th, 2009
Categories: Game Development

We’ve all had that feeling (along with it’s counterpart), when our minds are just completely filled with ideas. With all these ideas crowding our head, it is tough to concentrate on any one singular task. I’ll give you a few ways to keep your mind un-jumbled.
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5 Ways to Make Sure Gamers Read Your Game’s Instructions


Written By Mr Sun at 8:00 am - Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Categories: Game Development

When you, as a flash developer, make a game, it is important that you inform your user how to play it. Usually if your game is simple enough, the user doesn’t need to read the instructions, but with more complicated games, they are required. There is one problem with making instructions, however. If you have [...]

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How to Make a Fair Scoring System in Your Game


Written By Mr Sun at 8:00 am - Monday, September 08th, 2008
Categories: Game Development

Scoring Systems are found in almost every game out there. They are a key component in your game, but often are forgotten among all of the other pieces of the game that are thought to be key.
The idea of scoring is simple. Whenever the player accomplishes a task within the game, they are rewarded with [...]

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The Disastrous Mistakes that Game Developers MUST Avoid - Part 2


Written By Mr Sun at 8:00 am - Tuesday, September 02nd, 2008
Categories: Flash, Game Development

A continuation of the post I made yesterday, hurrah! Here’s the description of yesterday’s post:
We, as people, all make mistakes. We, as game developers, make mistakes as well. Some of these mistakes are trivial and don’t bring upon us too much consequences. However, there are a few that we need to avoid with as much [...]

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The Disastrous Mistakes that Game Developers MUST Avoid


Written By Mr Sun at 8:00 am - Monday, September 01st, 2008
Categories: Flash, Game Development

We, as people, all make mistakes. We, as game developers, make mistakes as well. Some of these mistakes are trivial and don’t bring upon us too much consequences. However, there are a few that we need to avoid with as much effort as possible, lest they turn our games into disasters.
Mistake #1: Releasing the Game [...]

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How to Double your Blogging Efficiency


Written By Mr Sun at 8:00 am - Friday, August 15th, 2008
Categories: Blogging

There are many different ways to blog. Some of them are successful and other are just not so. Efficiency is a key aspect of successful blogging. With these simple techniques, you can expect your blogging to take less time and make more money.
Make a List of Future Post Topics
I often have periods in which I [...]

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5 Ways To Save Time While Developing a Game


Written By Mr Sun at 8:00 am - Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Categories: Game Development

If you’ve ever made any type of game, you should know that it usually takes a pretty large chunk of time to develop. Nobody likes to waste time, well at least I don’t, so here’s a list of methods that I use to prevent time wasting.
1. Brainstorm
I know I’ve talked about this step quite a [...]

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How I Blog


Written By Mr Sun at 8:00 am - Friday, August 08th, 2008
Categories: Blogging

Some of you may be wondering (or maybe none of you but that’s ok) how I make my blog posts, when I write them, how long it takes, and so on. Today, I’m going to reveal to you my techniques.
What Software Do I Use?
If you haven’t seen the footer of the page, my blog software [...]

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Instructions in a Flash Game


Written By Mr Sun at 1:26 pm - Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Categories: Flash, Game Development

When you, as a flash developer, make a game, it is important that you inform your user how to play it. Usually if your game is simple enough, the user doesn’t need to read the instructions, but with more complicated games, they are required. There is one problem with making instructions, however. If you have [...]

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34 Tips on Getting your Flash Game Sponsored


Written By Mr Sun at 12:51 pm - Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Categories: Flash, Game Development

Be patient. Sponsors are very busy people and it will take time before they might even see your sponsorship request
Use flashgamelicense.com. They provide a free service that gives you an oppurtunity to show your game to potential sponsors and/or developers. I use it and highly recommend it
E-mail as many sponsors as you can, even if [...]

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