Street Lover / April 17, 2022 by Allison James

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Revolver and Co / July 2, 2021 by Allison James

It's 2038, and a late maniacal inventor has left behind a legacy of madness - coordinates to an island full of wealthy robots, a gun that asks questions, and a widow that's hired you to answer them.

As Izzy Buspec, the newest recruit to Randco, take charge of their patented revolver as you explore the densely packed biomes of Corvynnia, bringing down hordes of docile robots in a money-making adventure. Every time you fire, you'll have to answer one of over 2,000 trivia questions with answers based on numbers, percentages, geography, dates, and more - the further you are from the actual answer, the more of its own ammunition the revolver will discharge. If you run out, it's back to Randco HQ to reload!

Revolver and Co features 105 story levels across 7 unique worlds and 12 question themes which will test you on a wide range of subjects, tied together with humorous debriefings between Izzy and her maniacal boss before the start of each mission.

Or if you're looking for more of a challenge, have a go at one of the Endless challenges, which pits you against a barrage of questions until you finally succumb to an empty revolver chamber. You can even unlock more Endless challenges by completing the story levels, including a gruelling hour-long session where the only thing you have to lose is time.

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System: Nintendo Switch, Windows
Price: £5.89
Music: Allison James
Fonts: Dan Johnston and Allison James

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“the most addictive pub quiz simulator I’ve ever played“ - Nintendo Link

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Basically Capitalism (GM48 Version) / October 18, 2020 by Allison James

Live a life in the life of Alex Bird, shaping their upbringing, experiences, decisions and lifestyle however you see fit.

This was made in 48 hours for GM48; I hope to expand it massively in the future with a full version, effectively making this a (fairly unbalanced) demo.

Controls: mouse (do everything); Esc (quit game - game autosaves every new year)

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: Allison James
Fonts: Helvetica, Lost Paradise

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“Well, I got to 400% happiness!” - havik
“Millionaire at age 8. Experienced the puberty I wish I had. Billionaire by 18. Died in a tragic but presumably insanely cool stunt. Nice.” - baku
”I love the minimalist style on this and I think it's a really interesting concept.” - Tydecon Games
”the witty writing is a huge plus that makes the time go by smoothly.” - Mimpy
”I've definitely never had a bleeding at school issue before. What a new experience.” - Cavedens

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Death on Two Legs / July 19, 2020 by Allison James

The year is 2020. Out of nowhere, Earth splits into two, spouts a body and legs, and gains sentience. We've been entered into the Planetary Destruction Tournament, an 8-planet tournament where only the winner gets to survive un-obliterated.

Earth is Death On Two Legs. Prove it.

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: Allison James
Fonts: Helvetica, Lost Paradise

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You Win (On One Condition) / June 7, 2020 by Allison James

Created in around an hour for the 10^2 100 minute game jam.

You win… on one condition.

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: Allison James
Fonts: Allison James (Queen of Clubs, Gossamer Girls)

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“very cool game, i loved the 8 bit look you had going there. “ - V.MMXX

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If you play this game then your life will be better / January 19, 2020 by Allison James

A bee collects pollen in sync with hip-hop music. You know how it is.

Find your way back to the queen through a grimy series of tunnels while hip hop surrounds you. Includes hot karaoke action, a buzzing soundtrack, and a Turbo mode alongside Standard.

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: Allison James
Fonts: Tw Cen MT, The Macabre, Comic Sans MS

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“Can confirm this game made my life better!” - Eric
”My life IS better after playing this game. Thank you.” - Hannah Farrugia
”You were right, my life certainly was much much better after playing this game!” - Army Armbuster
“I feel like you've made this game to show off your mix tape and I'm not even mad about it!” - Tydecon Games
”The graphics were great and it was very immersive and fun.” - Chris
”The game is hilarious, great work!” - JCx64
”This was WILD!!!” - Renusek
”that Keanu Reeves line was breathtaking” - nyx
”This game is cute and it puts a smile on your face :)” - Naxos
”I would critique the title, but the entire game feels like a meme anyway, so it totally fits.” - Merlo

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Jasmine Laslo - Switch U On / May 26, 2019 by Allison James

You've been tasked with a simple but bizarre request from business magnate Rudolf Laslo - help him get his daughter's latest (terrible) song to 1,000,000 plays on his streaming service, Slola. He's so desperate for that, that every other track on the service is currently down.

Reach 1,000,000 plays by any means possible.

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: Allison James
Fonts: Trajan, Helvetica

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“Funny and quite different from the norm.” - HayManMarc
”A pretty standard incremental/idle game, but with a funny story.” - var
”I've found the game to be quite entertaining and very well made” - Alice
”there goes an hour of my life.” - Mercerenies

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Maddening Euphoria / November 5, 2017 by Allison James

Ever feel like you're running around in circles?

Maddening Euphoria is a unique, challenging arcade game with randomly generated level design, in which you control brother and sister duet Mason and Millicent Zane as they flee from their own imagined realisation of their troubles in life - an inescapable wall of death - while avoiding bottomless pits, deadly spikes and speed-reducing pools of thick goo. Keep within spitting distance of the wall to receive a short, colourful Second Wind speed boost and gain the opportunity to be one eighth euphoric.

Not enough for you? Don your favourite fedora, go for eight pieces, and enter the multicoloured rainbow world of Euphoria where time goes even faster, spikes disappear and your survival speeds up dramatically. Or tackle some of the game's 150+ challenges ranging anywhere from trivially easy to borderline unfathomable.

Meanwhile, choose from 36 game themes (or throw it on Shuffle), each with themed poetry telling tales of your demise with anywhere from innocent whimsy to incomparable filth, and ranging from surprisingly clever to embarrassingly hideous. If you're English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, German, Spanish, Japanese, American, or from Bristol or Norwich like we are, I apologise profusely. Also have the game mock your failures in one of 51 ways of varying levels of Britishness. And all of this while other people's highscores pop up and you wonder what some people do with their time.

This is the flashiest, fleshiest Maddening to date. It even has some diamondy bits. And you can turn those off if you're only in it for the circles.

Just don't buy it if you suffer from epilepsy. (Please.)

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System: Windows, Nintendo Switch
Price: £0.99
Music: Various
Fonts: Allison James (Front Page Neue), Sickamore, Last Paradise

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“The concept of navigating through a never-ending ball-in-a-maze puzzle is such a unique concept that for just $1USD, it’s a no brainer to download onto your Switch just to experience what innovating level design can offer.“ - Switchaboo
“No brainer under a $1.” - Sysgen
”A solid leaderboard chaser. […] Everything is a little over the top, but I dig it.” - Scrumpy
”A unique test of focus and visual-spatial awareness.” - MrSterious

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Super Fidget Spinner / May 23, 2017 by Allison James

Super Fidget Spinner is the reason I, Allison James, shouldn't drink on a Tuesday. A desperate self-serving wake up call that I should stick to making fonts and actual games worth the time of the general public. And it is the result of a fascination with a small, inexpensive birthday present I received last week that I have since been unable to put down due to my lifelong obsession with stupid objects that don't do anything of value or productivity and are available in a range of colours, shapes, sizes and qualities. Four bearings set into a small chunk of cheap plastic and I'm dedicating time to program tributes to it. Good.

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: SANDR
Fonts: Impact

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“Each day we stray further from God.” - everyone, probably

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Orbit Frenzy / August 23, 2015 by Allison James

You meet a race of aliens that are the friendliest in the world. They exist to love. There is no war.

One problem. They create Special Custard, a substance which to them is just a nutrient food. But to humanity, it grants extended life and is rich in minerals unseen on Earth.

You are Reginald Waft, a savvy British hipster businessman who's left it all - cheeky fried chicken with the lads, banter for days and even the occasional episode of your nearest soap opera with your mum - to ransack the planet. You might even take the concept of their planet and sell it to some British TV channel as a children's programme.

Go with your array of missiles that grapple onto things to steer, and also somehow collect the abundant Special Custard. Missile those cutesy swines before they sing you a song about learning things. And then get back to the lads back in Britain, drop a couple beers, re-curl your moustache and smash up the local gym.

Orbit Frenzy is the clean version of Telifrenzy, Allison James' (and by proxy, Chequered Ink's) entry into Ludum Dare 33.

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: None
Fonts: Buzzsaw AOE

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“What a surreal and odd game. My cup of tea. Loved it!” - SinclairStrange
”Many stars to you!!! This is glorious! Great job!!!!” - Ninja Garage
”May be bit hard for non British people to grasp the humour, nevertheless excellent entry !” - sydream
”That was certainly... a unique experience.” - Sunflower

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Overly Attracted Stalkers / August 20, 2012 by Allison James

Inspired by Slender and the Overly Attached Girlfriend internet meme, this is the amalgamation: Overly Attracted Stalkers.

They're after your love and they won't stop until they get it.

WASD: Move
Mouse: Look
Space: Jump

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: None
Fonts: Allison James (Moist), other

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“I can now sleep in the comfort of all lights in my house constantly on.” - MrKirbeh
“You kids and your fetishes.” - Link3000

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Aardvark Cwm / April 28, 2012 by Allison James

Take Nergar the Icelandic Aardvark through the Welsh valleys, solving people’s problems.

This was an entry into GMC Jam #6, where it came joint last. I did, however, win Best Devlog. Since the GameMaker Community that #6 was held on is gone as of December 2019, here it is for your benefit:

Saturday
01:08 Started game!
01:25 Wondered if maybe I should sleep before continuing...
01:32 Still wondering. Still drawing things.
01:52 Title screen made. Bed heavily required.
01:59 I'm going to wake up and wonder what the hell I was thinking. I'll roll with it anyway.
02:00 1/72 hours elapsed. Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep nowwwwww
05:00 (approx) Dreamt about turtles
11:00 Woke up
11:30 Started font for game
12:00 Skype call with parents. 80 minutes long!
14:00 Finished the font
14:28 Basic dialogue popups made for game. See new screenshot!
14:32 Listened to El Chombo: Chacarron. Inspirational
14:35 Now ELO: Mr Blue Sky. That synth bit should be the whole song, screw the singing
14:51 First mission complete. Dadio makes a cameo
14:59 Added cameo from '90s Britcom "Bottom"
15:38 Proper actual mission system in
15:40 Achievement system in. Just Ctrl-C+Ved the mission system
15:53 Hot policewoman added
15:59 Mission 2 added. The bush has eyes for a reason.
16:32 Some achievements added. Pretty arbitrary stuff
16:52 Game now contains a third mission. It centres around an aardvark in a bikini
17:02 Added the fifth achievement.
17:04 Went into the living room to intimidate Nocturne with my game's content so far
17:09 BBQ-flavour Llama Baked Bites. Tasty
20:40 Found some lovely background music by band Snack Hour on Soundclick
20:59 Finished! Six missions, 10 achievements. Also has speedrun tracking

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: Snack Hour
Fonts: Allison James (Aardvark Cwm Type)

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“Strangely addicting game, I liked it.“ - CaptainLepidus
”The funny awesome one” - TheUltimate
”This was actually fairly entertaining. A lot of the humour is pretty ridiculous though, and much of it I just don't get.” - fyaopo
”This one is great if you're looking for a good laugh.” - brighteyes
“The text seems to be filled with British inside jokes that don't make any sense to someone like me.“ - RekNepZ
“I really am not sure how I got some of the achievements, but I got them.” - Follomania
”Figured I'd get this one out of the way first since it looked a bit offensive.” - Spydog
”I ended up just walking around apparently solving problems that I didn't know I had.” - Rusty
”The game was funny, vulgar, self-referential, oddly drawn, and reeking of low effort.” - speedchuck
”You're a terrible person. I am too, so I had a couple of chuckles.” - Zeddy
”*reads warning* "Oh it can't be THAT offensive..." *plays game for a minute* "..." *chucks truckload of bricks at NAL*” - 11clock

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The Inverse Man / September 30, 2011 by Allison James

A platformer with 20 levels, a silly story and some soothing contemporary music. You are always the inverse colour of the background. Manipulate the rules!

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: ?
Fonts: Expos

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“The idea of the black & white graphics, the slopes, all the items and stuff, this game is really cool!” - Flytrap Studios
”Very, very interesting. Great game, too.” - uconnjacob

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SohoPogoHo / February 27, 2010 by Allison James

SohoPogoHo, my creation for the Game Jolt jam, is a game in which you play as a pogo stick-wielding prostitute bringing her unique services to the world.

The game is primarily mouse-controlled, with the cursor deciding the direction in which she pogos, and the left and right mouse buttons controlling the bounce intensity. Get to the man at the end of each level to finish it.

The game is fairly difficult, but can be taken both slowly or quickly (slowly's advisable to start with).

Includes two trophies, for completing all ten rooms and for earning $50,000.

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System: Windows
Price: Free
Music: None
Fonts: 04b_03b

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