River Raid Squadron

Devlog

• Version 1.0.1 Released
  September 19, 2024 by mj.Jernigan

  Okay. So, I finally fixed that mysterious old bug where dying near the end of a level can put you in a different land. Frankly, I failed to fix it in v1 partly because I forgot to put it on my todo li... Continue reading
• River Raid TTF Font Available for Download
  September 18, 2024 by mj.Jernigan

  I have made my River Raid TTF font and FontForge source file available for download and use. I created the TTF for use in converting it to a pixel font in GameMaker's font tool (for River Raid Squadro... Continue reading

  
• My Commented 2600 Source Code Released
  September 17, 2024 by mj.Jernigan

  As promised many years ago, I have released my commented River Raid 2600 source code, now that v1 of River Raid Squadron is done. I considered holding it until the 7800 port was done... but... well... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.0 Released... FINALLY!
  September 17, 2024 by mj.Jernigan

  After a long long loooooooooooooooong hiatus, I have finally returned to this PC-prototype-of-a-7800-game adventure... and finished it! Now I can start thinking seriously about the production work for... Continue reading

  
• Single-player Escort Mode is Here!
  February 07, 2022 by mj.Jernigan

  Yeah, I know this is a small bump in the version number to 0.9.2, but this really is a major update (I just didn't anticipate a major feature add after declaring 0.9, and don't care to go to 0.10.) An... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.9.1 Released
  September 10, 2020 by mj.Jernigan

  All significant features are now built. It's just tweaking, tuning, and polishing from here on out. Unless, of course, I decide to add that single-player escort mode. If you want to see a port to th... Continue reading
• How ‘River Raid Squadron’ Came to Be... Eventually
  September 03, 2020 by mj.Jernigan

  It began at a game jam. No, wait. It began when I was 12 and asked a friend, Joey, to play River Raid with me. I was sure it had a play-together mode. It didn’t. Now... fast forward to the game jam... Continue reading

  
• Linux: 32-bit Game on 64-bit OS
  September 02, 2020 by mj.Jernigan

  Background The game engine I used (and I won't mention GameMaker: Studio by name) skimped on releasing a build feature for 64-bit Linux even though they were clearly testing it. Their target platform... Continue reading
• Supported Controllers on Linux
  September 01, 2020 by mj.Jernigan

  Annoyingly, GameMaker: Studio has seen fit to hard code their list of supported controllers even though they use a standard SDL2 def file. And, because GM:S did a total bait-and-switch switcharoo fro... Continue reading