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Parkour Game alpha

Parkour game alpha demo

I've got the basic gameplay in place for the Parkour engine I'm making. I have a lot of art assets to create and some bug fixes, but it should be playable.

The game works by giving you an open area to run around in, where you have the ability to climb and vault over obstacles with ease. You can simply explore, or you can take the time challenges where you reach every point of interest (!) as fast as possible.

Note that high scores don't yet persist between sessions. I need to add more input prompts, just remember Enter = "Accept" and Escape = "Cancel" in most situations.

My best times on these alpha levels:
Training Grounds 1: 0:26
Urban Block: 0:35

If you find any bugs, let me know. One out of every 50 plays or so I'll get myself inside a wall, and I don't know how to replicate that yet.

Al Copeland RIP

Al Copeland, founder of Popeye's Fried Chicken, has died..

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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

2nd Amendment

The Supreme Court is hearing a case about the DC handgun ban.

My thoughts on gun control: murder/assault is already illegal. Isn't that sufficient?

I've never been a fan of prevention laws. It makes more sense to punish people for actually infringing the rights of others.

Gun Ownership -> Murder/Assault
Drunk Driving -> Vehicular Manslaughter
Prostitution -> hm, no victim
Drug Possession/Use -> also, no victim
Butt Sex -> ... seriously, is this a Prevention law to prevent people from "going to hell"? At least this was ruled unconstitutional in 2003

Every time these kinds of discussions come up, we hear terrible logical fallacies, especially Slippery Slope.

Not trying to Straw Man here. Back to the subject at hand -- the 2nd Amendment. Some of the justices seem to agree that the 2nd Amendment does not exclusively apply to militias.

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Kickin It Old School

NES added to the modeling section.

Shiren

Heard about Shiren the Wanderer on Retronauts today. I might pick it up.

I really dig Roguelike games. I never got very far in Nethack because I'd eventually grow tired of the interface. I think the DS could solve those issues. A bit of nice SNES-era sprites can't hurt either.