New Year’s Resolution 2009
I’ve been thinking about a goal to set for the new year, and I’ve come up with a good one. Here it is: release at least one new game each month for the year of 2009. I’m pretty sure I can achieve this; in the worst case scenario, the games for some of the months will be small in scale.
The satisfaction in releasing a game and knowing that people have played it and enjoyed it is incredible. At the moment, “Majesty of Colors” has been played over 700,000 times. I don’t know if I can duplicate that kind of success, but I know that I can put more of myself out there for people to enjoy if they want to.
So expect something by the end of January, and something each month after that, at least through December. Sometimes it may just be a little piece of IF, but I have bigger ideas in the works, too. Wish me luck!
Tags: game releases, goals, me, meta
Good luck!!
Good luck! (I don’t think you need it)
Merry Christmas to me! Oh, and also good luck, I suppose.
Are you revenue positive (or at least neutral) yet?
“Majesty” will keep me fed through February. After that, we’ll have to see.
gregory, your little avatar always looks horrified by the avatar of the person you’re responding to.
Yes… I’m beginning to think this cartoon avatar thing isn’t such a good idea after all.
I think this is mainly a critique on Greg’s response to criticism.
That’s horrifying.
Good luck! I’m glad about the success of IFILWTMOC (and they say my games have silly abbreviations), and looking forward to what else you’ll come up with.
Good luck. I’m looking forward to your January game! ;)
I hope to someday be able to make that same New Year’s Resolution for myself.
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I don’t know if the creator or whatever,the person who comes up with the concepts,or came up with the concept for Bars of Black and White actually reads any of these comments,but it doesn’t hurts to try.So here it goes:
Hi,actually i wanted to write an e -mail but since i couldn’t find your e-mail anywhere,i got stuck with this alternative.I’m not that much of an online gamer but this Sunday i sat down to play some online games.And i found this game(Bars of Black and White)i played it,and the moment i finished it,it gave me the feeling of reading Orwell.Then,today actually i read your little commentary on this page.I was very happy to find out that I was right with that Orwell-ish feeling,nineteen-eighty-four no?And this means that you have made a very good game my friend.Keep up the good work.
Gabor Lorand,16 years old,Romania.If you can,please write me an e-mail!
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