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The last 11 Xbox Live Indie Games

Submitted by yyr on Fri, 01/25/2019 - 16:17

This is only loosely related to yyrGames, but was previously posted in the "Other Gaming Discussion" section of the yyrGames forums.
This was originally posted to the yyrGames forums on Sep 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm.

After submitting this story to several Web sites with no success, I've decided to just post it here. Virtually no one will ever see it, but at least my work won't go to waste!

10 things about developing for Xbox LIVE Indie Games

Submitted by yyr on Fri, 01/25/2019 - 14:21

This is only loosely related to yyrGames, but was previously posted in the "Other Gaming Discussion" section of the yyrGames forums.
This was originally posted to the yyrGames forums on Aug 18, 2009 at 12:25 am.

Here are 10 pieces of advice I'd give to anyone considering developing independently for Xbox LIVE Indie Games (although a lot of these apply to iPhone, or other development platforms as well). These assume that you're going to be doing it by yourself, or in a very small team, in your spare time.

1. Be prepared to sink a lot of time into this. Like, a lot.

Find Mii 1 with under 30 heroes

Submitted by yyr on Fri, 01/25/2019 - 14:10

This is unrelated to yyrGames, but was previously posted in the "Off-Topic" section of the yyrGames forums.
This was originally posted to the yyrGames forums on Nov 30, 2013 at 4:04 am.

This was posted on GameFAQs, but since GameFAQs topics automatically delete themselves after a while and I may want this in the future, I'm pasting it here.

Originally from a Japanese wiki, translated by AdamantBMage, cleanup by silktail.

1st RED lv.7:
Room 01: Ghost - kill with red magic
Room 02: Ghost x2 - kill with red magic
Room 03: Blue Ghost - attack with red magic

2nd RED lv.7:
Room 03: Blue Ghost - kill with red magic
Room 04: Ghost (yellow shield) & Blue Ghost - attack with red magic (kills Ghost)

Snake Party: General info & FAQ

Submitted by yyr on Fri, 01/25/2019 - 13:50

This was originally posted to the yyrGames forums on Thu Apr 28, 2016 at 12:41 am.

What is this?
Snake Party is my final release on Xbox Live Indie Games, and is a follow-up to Snake360, my first release on XBLIG. Its highlights are the latest version of Snake360's intense, addictive and hilarious Battle Mode--with many new features and refinements--plus a brand new single-player Mission Mode containing over 100 unique challenges, some of which are extremely tough!

Snake Party: Known issues & undesired behaviors

Submitted by yyr on Fri, 01/25/2019 - 13:45

This was originally posted to the yyrGames forums on Jul 22, 2016 at 9:36 pm.

The original, latest, and final version is 2.0, released on August 31, 2016.

Here is a list of known issues and/or unintended behaviors in the XBLIG release of Snake Party. Because Xbox Live Indie Games is being discontinued, and submissions beyond September 2016 are not possible, these will not be fixed. They are minor issues that should only affect a small number of players.

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