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[bateleur]

I made a super low-res game

That's really fun! Love it!

Got stuck at the bit on the right where there's an orange thing bouncing on a platform attached to a big, bouncing block.

[slakinov]

Unearthing this thread instead of creating a new one, that would be bad etiquette!

I've been working on a game for the last 10 months in my spare time, it's nearly finished and I've had some good feedback from those who've playtested it. Here's a demo video:



It's been on FGL for 3 weeks now and I've had:

17 views, mostly for around 5 minutes
1 bid for a premium license at $500

I'm not normally one to blow my own trumpet, but I'm pretty sure this game is fairly high quality and worth a lot more than that. I'm really eager to just release the thing and considering just setting it free with mochiads embedded.

Anyone think this is a dumb idea?

Should I spam sponsors directly? I have zero contacts in that industry so it would be completely cold-calling.

Any comments or advice at all would be hugely appreciated!

[joulimousis]

Check the "most recent sales on FGL"and PM sponsors directly. Also wait more time, the flash market is really nasty but the game definitely is worth more than $500. If you can wait, do it. Talk to the FGL team, they can push it a bit.

[moi]

That's a very nice game, definitely worth more than $500 IMO.
From my limited experience, I wouldn't recomend self releasing with mochiads,  integrating the Kong API and highscores and releasing there could be a good option (but I can't vouch for it)

[slakinov]

Thanks fellowes, will hang on for a bit longer and then do some sponsor spamming I reckon.

[dustin]

Should I spam sponsors directly? I have zero contacts in that industry so it would be completely cold-calling.

This worked pretty well for me, I wasn't really spamming them as I was picking sites that usually host my type of game and emailing them why I thought they would like it.  Anyway it increased my highest bid by quite a bit.

[tametick]

I made a super low-res game

That's really fun! Love it!

Ooh this is a nice one!

[Zaratustra]

My game's been in FlashGameLicense for three months with no new bids (aside from a bid for $300 which is more charity than actual business), despite carpet mailing nearly every sponsor in existence. I'm pondering removing it and leaving the sponsor model altogether, they're clearly not interested in my stuff.

[bateleur]

Some games - even good games - are not what sponsors are looking for. They usually have a pretty good idea of what will generate traffic on their particular site.

[Greender]

Some games - even good games - are not what sponsors are looking for. They usually have a pretty good idea of what will generate traffic on their particular site.

True, that's the bad thing of the flash market. Usually copies of games that proved successful sell a lot easier than an innovative and cool game.

[moi]

Basically: make either a very polished grind game or a twitch game in 2 hours .

[tametick]

True, that's the bad thing of the flash market. Usually copies of games that proved successful sell a lot easier than an innovative and cool game.

And yet the best sellers (Steambirds sold for ~35k) seem relatively innovative (or at least uncommon on flash portals).

[moi]

some success stories have a much BIGGER MOUTH than others

[Nix]

some success stories have a much BIGGER MOUTH than others

Truth

[tametick]

some success stories have a much BIGGER MOUTH than others

So are you saying there are many other successes at the magnitude of steambirds we don't hear about, and that they tend to be non-innovative?

[moi]

I have no idea about al the success stories because most of these remain secret.

[Nix]

some success stories have a much BIGGER MOUTH than others

So are you saying there are many other successes at the magnitude of steambirds we don't hear about, and that they tend to be non-innovative?

The big thing about innovation is that, if you're lucky, you can get really lucky (e.g. Steambirds), but getting that lucky is difficult and may or may not happen regardless of how unique your idea is. But if you want to actually make a reliable and steady income, the safest route sf to take existing and popular mechanics and do them well. Success in the Flash industry is not based on innovation, but on how well you execute your idea, whether the idea is new or not.

[mirosurabu]

And yet the best sellers (Steambirds sold for ~35k) seem relatively innovative (or at least uncommon on flash portals).

As moi said. Steambirds is one example and there are many other games that brought in a lot more than Steambirds and they tend to be nothing like Steambirds.