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Joe Cooper's Blog

Joe is a new game developer who's fascinated by making terrible-sounding game ideas work.

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Spell Tanks post-mortem
Posted by Joe Cooper on Mon, 23 May 2011 02:03:00 EDT in Design, Smartphone/Tablet
I combined a strategy game with spelling. Next I'll combine backgammon with sorting a sock drawer.
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Comment In: This Week In Video Game Criticism: From 'weird Japan' to Final Fantasy VII [News - 09/25/2012 - 06:45]
Well for one thing we ... Well for one thing we learned that with a good sense of artistic appreciation, any bad design can be less of a bug and more of a feature. r n r nMost people didn 't catch it, but Clippy was actually a scathing critique of micromanagement in our work culture. ...

Comment In: On Player Characters and Self Expression [Feature - 07/10/2012 - 04:55]
Oh, I feel I should ... Oh, I feel I should add that this was an excellent write-up and very clearly articulates a lot of what confused people last time around. I enjoyed reading it all even as a long-time reader of yours.

Comment In: 2012: The Year Of The Linux Game [Blog - 07/06/2012 - 02:59]
you do have to admit ... you do have to admit that ... r n r nThat 's like demanding Pepsi drinkers to acknowledge the weaknesses of Pepsi against Coke. r n r nLinux is the kind of system that winds up on top 500 super lists. It doesn 't need to be easy for your ...

Comment In: Displacement in Final Fantasy VII [Blog - 07/08/2012 - 02:35]
This reminds me, anyone else ... This reminds me, anyone else catch the F-14 Tomcat wreckage at the archeological dig site r n r nEDIT: r n r nI should 've mentioned that though I don 't have much of a comment, I liked this analysis and enjoyed reading it.

Comment In: Reflections on Five Years of iOS Gaming: What Have I Learned? [Blog - 07/02/2012 - 11:48]
Some kits permit you to ... Some kits permit you to target iOS from Windows. I have seen this done using IIRC Marmalade.

Comment In: Big responsibilities, little ownership [Blog - 06/28/2012 - 05:07]
Oh, I thought you were ... Oh, I thought you were referring to particular individuals.

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