Category Archives: Gaming

My sons first game Dark Slayer

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Loktar

My son Jacob decided to learn how to program. He followed the great tutorial from Lost Decade Games, and added his own flare to it. He added enemies that shoot, player health, and the game can also end. So proud … Continue reading →

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Procedural Canvas Shmup now has a boss and sounds!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Loktar

Its crazy how much of a difference music and sounds make. Been working on my shmup when not busy and got a boss in today. So much work still left to be done though, I want upgrades for the player … Continue reading →

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Glow Roids

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Loktar

Posting this for archival purposes. Its a game I made a few years back, was really my first foray into C# and OpenGL. I used Tao which to my knowledge isn’t updated or used anymore. With that being said the … Continue reading →

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Installing Alpha Centauri Alien Crossfire on Windows 7

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Loktar

This is kind of a random post, but its something I ran into this week on vacation after getting a copy of Soldout Softwares Alpha Centauri with the Alien Crossfire expansion pack. If you’re like me and tried installing the … Continue reading →

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Fake 2d Lighting with javascript

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Loktar

Just started messing with realtime 2d raycasting for lighting today, used a pretty good code example from facepunch.com/threads/1011659. Heres my version in JS, and a fiddle to play with. If you look at the code youll notice I added a … Continue reading →

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Meat Boy Pumpkin!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Loktar

Starting messing around with grinding out a pumpkin rather than cut, this is my first attempt. I love Super Meat Boy so I tried to capture his awesome little face! I definitely need to practice the rest of the year on apples … Continue reading →

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Gaming Gaming Gaming

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Loktar

So I realized I have never posted anything on here about my gaming habits. Gaming is a huge part of my life its probably a bit higher than programming even. I am VERY partial to PC gaming, consoles are ok.. … Continue reading →

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Got a kindle

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Loktar

Well I got a Kindle 3 for my birthday today, I had one last year for a little bit but had to give it back to work, since then I’ve found myself wanting another. First thing I tried (besides a … Continue reading →

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DSx86 is awesome!

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Loktar

Want to play some old dos games on the DS? Check out DSx86 a 80286 emulator for the Nintendo DS! Continue reading →

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