I've (possibly) finished making a game

[Hiro]

if you want people to play it you should lower the price just a tad man
i don't think the browser thing will be a problem if they can download the whole thing and run it in their own browser window and whatnot.
i dunno

[ncba93ivyase]

if you want people to play it you should lower the price just a tad man
i don't think the browser thing will be a problem if they can download the whole thing and run it in their own browser window and whatnot.
i dunno

the people who wouldn't pay for it wouldn't care whether it's $5 or 99¢. those same people won't even buy great games like the binding of isaac just because it's made in flash the only price that'd probably guarantee more sales would be $1, but then profit margins are lower than with a $5 game and i'd have to sell five times as many games, which is unreasonable.

half of the people who want the game will buy it for $5 and the other half would buy it if it was $1. if i see that sales are shit in the first few weeks, then i'll lower the price to a dollar or two and see if it helps but i don't want to risk losing that much potential money too early.

[Snowy]

Is there any way to play it outside of a browser? I would gladly pay the $5 for it if I could play it outside of my browser.

[ncba93ivyase]

Is there any way to play it outside of a browser? I would gladly pay the $5 for it if I could play it outside of my browser.

If you can find a way to execute HTML and Javascript outside of a browser, sure.

also, running in a browser doesn't mean you need an internet connection to play it.

[Snowy]

If you can find a way to execute HTML and Javascript outside of a browser, sure.

also, running in a browser doesn't mean you need an internet connection to play it.

I know that, I'd just like to be able to launch it from my desktop and have it run from its own independent window.

[bluaki]

I know that, I'd just like to be able to launch it from my desktop and have it run from its own independent window.

Copy a browser shortcut to your desktop, modify its icon and name as you see fit, and change its execution line (in properties) to something like (for chrome)

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C:\some\path\chrome.exe --app="http://some_web_address"

I believe Chrome's "app mode" simply launches a lone window for the specified web page, instead of adding a new tab to an existing window, and also removes the tab bar and other toolbars from the new window. I believe other browsers have a similar mode that uses a different command-line argument name.

[Snowy]

Copy a browser shortcut to your desktop, modify its icon and name as you see fit, and change its execution line (in properties) to something like (for chrome)

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C:\some\path\chrome.exe --app="http://some_web_address"

I believe Chrome's "app mode" simply launches a lone window for the specified web page, instead of adding a new tab to an existing window, and also removes the tab bar and other toolbars from the new window.

Thanks Blu, I'll do this.

[6M69I69B9]

$5 is the plan. The total map size is much larger than Super Metroid's and there's loads of content, so I feel like it's a reasonable price. What makes me sad is that I feel like most people won't even want to pay that much because it runs in a browser, even though great games like VVVVVV are less than half as long as my game and easily sell for the price just because they run on the desktop.

some characters, yes

ill pay

also is the concept art private

[ncba93ivyase]

ill pay

also is the concept art private

I'll make most of my development notes and drawings public once I finish the game.

[silvertone]

is it true that this game FeATureS AA SONG by Zidone !!!! (didnt read the thread sorry)

[ncba93ivyase]

is it true that this game FeATureS AA SONG by Zidone !!!! (didnt read the thread sorry)

Yes.

[silvertone]

would pay 5 dollars just for zidone song alone, A+ game already.

[me003]

Do you need any help with the music or sound effects?

[ncba93ivyase]

At this point, not really.

but if you'd want to make a brief, loopable song, i'd probably use it.

[??????]

Do you need any help with the music or sound effects?

i do
i just want to hear your voice
all night