Ham vs. Man

Prerequisite: none

I do not play video games.

Ha, kidding. Who does not? If someone claims such they are lying. If they are not lying then I have sincere pity.

I made this silly Scratch game a while back: Ham vs. Man.

Alice is a cool program too but the 3D is quite a hassle. And I rather like my corny 2D characters. The best thing is that these softwares do not have all that computer science jargon, which is convenient for recreation.

Here are some incomplete but potential games:

GigaPig (based on MegaMan)
Gee Nui (based on Voya Nui Online Game)

When the program does such absurdities you facepalm really hard. But then you acknowledge that it is correct in its logic. This is when you relate to the joke:

Parents abhor video games, and they have good reason to. Like other art forms, there can be degenerate or inappropriate works. But child corruption is not the only thing games can do. As a game maker you have the power to create something beautiful (perhaps not as silly as my Ham vs. Man). There is a lot of potential in video games. A clump of clay can only be as good as its potter, a violin as good as its player, a canvas as good as its painter, a book as good as its writer, a story as good as its teller..

Everyone should have a go at Scratch. It is as simple as game making can get. The making of the game is almost a game in itself. Even if it drives you crazy with its cold logic, at least you will come to appreciate the games you play. If you need encouragement to master the skill, refer to A Cringeworthy Process. Everyone starts from scratch (pun maybe intended).

By the way, Marc Broussard is awesome. Just saying.