A 16 year old iPhone Developer

I’ve been working on organizing the Shoot Em Down code more, trying to optimize the game. The update is getting closer and closer to completion, and once it gets done, it will be worth the wait ^^ Also, I have an idea for a game involving roflcopters, and if I ever make it, I think that it it’ll be free. All the graphics in the roflcopter game will be text, so I’ll see how that turns out. Also, I might add the ability to customize your copter, and email it to friends. ^^

As you should know, I wrote a physics engine for the iPhone for Shoot Em Down. (If you still haven’t bought it, buy it now! haha) Anyways, I’m going to try to port it to Actionscript 3, so I can use it in my flash games. The flash game is going to be physics based, and have lots of blood and violence, just like in Shoot Em Down for the iPhone. ^^ The only thing that I’m worried about is if flash can handle all the calculations that the physics engine needs without lagging >.<

Here’s a sketch of the basic enemy that I will have in my target practice physics game. Still haven’t thought of a good name for it yet. Anyway, the thing on top of the vehicle is the red button that you have to hit to destroy it. ^^

After I submitted Coin Collect to newgrounds, I got loads of great feedback! One of the suggestions was that I slow down the enemy spawn rate to sort of ‘ease’ into the game a bit. Once I tried it out, I was pleased with the effects. The next thing I will work on is fixing the problem that sometimes an enemy will spawn right on top of you and instant kill you. I may fix this by not letting any enemies spawn too close to the player, or have them spawn off stage and glide in. Another thing that is planned for updates is that there will be a few powerups, like a shield or a magnet that lets you collect coins faster. ^^

I have updated Coin Collect to version 1.0.2 ^^ The changes are that I have removed the sound that it makes when the enemies collide, because a few people have been complaining about that. In the meantime, I am still awaiting approval from MochiAds, so I can start making money from the ads on my game >.<

Seems like it's taking forever!