Check out PMD and FindBugs .   Integrates pretty easily in eclipse and will point out many obvious types of errors in your code. (Oh, and Checkstyle too!)

Same here,  mine is stored in my parents loft in the UK, and still works strangely enough.
Programming was great, although was always fustrated as the BBC B was so much better
(mode 1 with 4 colours was fast, and Repton was full screen with excellent sound + other games better).

Suprisingly, I still remember most of the BASIC commands so definitely related to how interesting it was..

+1 for no external libraries.  The current competition format is fine, so why change it!

Turned 40 this year, uurgghh.. Not the oldest here tho it seems  + still feel young 

I started writing games around 25 years ago on the Acorn Electron (using BASIC), in the days of saving your code to audio cassette, taking care to set the volume level of the tape recorder to around 70% (otherwise, it wouldnt save properly, losing all your hard hours work).  What fun.   You all have it so easy these days.  Have made around 20+ games since then and so far, total earnings due to game development still stands at a big fat: $0.0       I'll graciously give up one day.

Still get the same buzz writing code as I did all those years ago.

If you like puzzle games you can check out my one and only Android effort.

I did everything pretty much myself (coding, levels, music, graphics using  libgdx, tiled, fl studio, gimp etc) and so far proved to be a massive flop, although I have 2-3 hard-core fans out of the millions of android users out there  so all was not in vain.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bullsquared.alggame

infinite loop

Just tried it here and it works fine.  The file is written for me (provided your passed line string does actually contain a "[[", otherwise its empty).

Yeah.. I read this article this morning and it kinda put a damper on things..  Until I see the ooo-yah unwrapped and in my living room I will try and refrain from dreaming!!

After years of Java Appleting, thought I would give this android thing a bash:-

First attempt is: Annoying Little Gits (Lite)
A block/platform sliding puzzle game. 40 free levels of git killing, featuring: git squashers, bombs, platforms, many little gits and irritating music.



Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bullsquared.alggame

Tested on 5 different android devices and seems to work  

Steve
Edit - Forgot to mention. Made with libgdx (of course!)..

Yeah.  I was talking about the boards mainly (i.e. the home page, topics are fine as you say!).
Just tried on my mobile and loads better now thanks.
I still see the showcase on my Android tablet though.  A quick google suggests the UserAgent may be "Mobile Safari" for tablets, or similar.  I can confirm tomorrow by checking my google analytics account.  Although saying that, not a big deal as text is ok on tablet (I just find the showcase annoying).

I used to frequently browse JGO from my Android phone and tablet without any problems,  that until the ´bloody annoying´ game ads were introduced in the right hand side column.  Now have to zoom in just to be able to read the text.  As a result I don´t tend to visit this forum anymore.  They used to disappear when you log in, what happened?  Can you not just remove them in the css for mobile devices?

lhkbob sums it up pretty accurately imo.
Yeah, and I heard the message too, luckily my kid was not present at the time.  No criticism should be directed at Riven, if anything he is being generous only dishing out 60 days.

Yeah.. Unfortunately I didn´t know until late last night how much space I had left.. With Rivens Compile n Shrink not working, I plowed though the Indiespot compression thread where your/Simons tips helped (and pjt33´s server).  Have since lost interest on the game (I hate optimization/compression + was a distraction) and now back to my main Android game and everyday life..

The game was inspired (i.e. copied) from the Japanese handheld game of the same name (which I was given as child).  I haven´t been able to find any instructions or flash versions, so all based on memory and a few images I found on google. e.g.

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Bandai/ChangeMan.htm

Thanks for re-trying, it was probably the usual Java2D Applet issue that intermittently gives a white screen, happens to me once in a while.

Uploaded to Java4K. Couple of fixes.  Monsters are always rendered after circles (to avoid nasty suprises) and changeman only moves 1 square when going through the yellow lines.

Thanks to steps provided by StephR, SimonH and tools by pjt33 managed to get the sodding thing down to 3.2k. No time however for extra features n fancy stuff. Enjoy!

Yep pretty old config, but every other 4k game have played the past few years has worked on my still reliable Dell laptop!

Screenshot looks good but doesn't work here am afraid. Firefox 3, Java6, Win2000

Start new Level:1
Exception in thread "Thread-9" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
   at java.awt.image.DataBufferInt.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.image.Raster.createPackedRaster(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.image.DirectColorModel.createCompatibleWritableRaster(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.image.BufferedImage.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at T.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

jar tf myjar.jar or simply open in WinZip.

Great! Its reassuring to know it works on some Windows 7 machines at least. 

Link updated.  My website version now contains a few sound effects created with sfxr.  4K version now here:-
http://www.bullsquared.com/gameChangeMan4K.html

Yeah good point. I have increased the rate of objects appearing by ~30%.  As a result you get monsters quicker but am now giving an extra life every 4 levels to compensate

Thanks for letting me know.  This is very strange.  I have yet to obfuscate/pack2000 so I would expect this game to work ahead of any other entry (and compiled using 1.6 same as other entries).  I have added 5 System outs to the console (displayed during applet init, creating graphics, creating new game).  If you/anyone with similar problems could be kind enough to post the console output would be appreciated. At least then I can know if its a Win7 or my issue. 

I just tried this several times and probably lasted an averge of 2 seconds each go.. Either am doing something wrong or way too hard!!
Other than that looks like a lot of potential for a fun game!

After complaining about the amount of remakes it's only fitting that my first entry is erm... a remake  

Haven't seen or played this game in 20+ years but this is how I remember it!



http://www.bullsquared.com/gameChangeMan4K.html 4K Version
http://www.bullsquared.com/gameChangeMan.html  Full Version (With Sound Effects)

Cursor keys to move.   Collect the red pills, move through the cyan circles and fill all 9 of 'em red to complete each level.  Up to level 8 inceasing difficulty and same difficulty thereafter.  Monsters kill you and blank circles just remove any pills changeman had eaten but not used, otherwise harmless.

A few little issues to fix still but should be playable.  

Very nice. On a par with putty puzzle in terms of addictiveness!!

The only thing I didn't get (not sure if a bug) is on level 7, after going in the red transporter and coming out of the blue transporter the snake can move along to the top left pellet without falling due to gravity.

It's all yours good luck 

This looks pretty cool, never seen this one before.  Actually a few days ago I started on something similar, i.e. A game where you place objects to alter the path of your main character.  Not sure I can pull off the physics so may not get round to finishing this one.

As mentioned looks promising but needs a little work.  I first opened on my HTC Desire and the main content bit was a little thin strip running down the page. i.e. You may want to look at the CSS for mobile devices (for us types that do our browsing on the train/bus on way to work).

A few nights ago had a linerider type idea.  You start off in the top left, player has list of tools to choose from (line drawer, eraser etc.) and has to draw lines to make your little main character reach his goal (with similar phyiscs to linerider).  When finished drawing player clicks a little button to set off your little dude.  Multiple levels with different obstacles on each to make it challenging.  I decided on somet a bit easier :-)

Haven't really looked at the code but at a glance would suggest to create your background image outside your main loop,and in your main loop simply render your 'already created image' background..

If its a loading issue then a MediaTracker will fix.  Try googling "Java MediaTracker" for code examples.

Okey dokey. I can see I am in the minority here, fair enough!   I may go for a remake myself at risk of being accused of hypocrisy 

Nearly every game in last years top 5 looks like a remake to me.
Quite a few other ppl on other sites commented on this too.  Check out some of the links on this thread and the comments in them:
http://www.java-gaming.org/topics/judging-panel-results/24012/view.html
One of comments sums it up perfectly "Great programmers, but zero imagination and creativity".