We are working on a multiplayer version of Jimmy Pataya, deadline this afternoon. We are liveblogging the progress. The Idea The goal is to make a multiplayer version of Jimmy Pataya for the Winnitron. Today we have an open house for the CabFab (our HQ) and we...
A brand new Jimmy Pataya has just gone live on the App Store! This is a pretty neat update: Game Center support (finally!) Retina support (finally!) Better gameplay: better difficulty curve and more level variations A whole bunch of small improvements and bugfixes You can get the new...
While I was thinking about a topic for a new blog post, this came to mind. Playing our game Jimmy Pataya is a lot like running a game studio. How so? Here are 6 ways: 1. You have to be crazy like Jimmy to start a...
Happy New Year everyone! 2010 was an amazing year in many ways. We launched our first-ever self-published game, Jimmy Pataya, and got the best kick in the world when it hit the App Store. We did several "serious" projects as well, and although I can't say...
As you know, recently the Paladin team built an iPhone game in two weeks. It includes fun gameplay, nice graphics, music, sound and character voice, and highscores that can be shared on Twitter. In this post, I want to look back on what happened after...
When we at Paladin Studios finish a game, I make an estimate of the highest possible score is going to be. Usually it is a combination of my personal record multiplied by x, just to be sure. There is a good reason why I take my...
Lets start with a little about me: I usually go to bed around 10.30 pm. As some of you might know, Jimmy Pataya started out as a research project for us. Since it got a little bit out of hand and we became more serious about it we...
In the development of Jimmy Pataya, a lot of things were new to us. And I noticed several things: iPod v1 > iPhone 3G When ever you develop for a platform, you need to work within it's limitations and specifications. For both the iPod and iPhone these specs...
This isn't about breaking physical stuff nor it is about trying to break software. No, it's about getting broken mentally. As Nick said before, creating a game in 2 weeks changes game development, a lot. As Jimmy Pataya was my first as a game designer I...