Let’s talk about the games being worked on:

1. Fruit Swap
Yes, it’s a very generic title/theme/etc. but it’s also a very simple game. This was developed last summer in the course of 4 weeks with some of the money we won in the Tech business plan competition.

Unfortunately, its simplicity was its biggest mistake. The publishers I submitted it to wanted more out of it. They wanted a storyline, characters, a map system, etc. and I wasn’t really sure if it would be worth it to spend more time and money on this game only to have it rejected again.

I’m trying to decide what to do with it right now. I may release it for free to build up links to TacoLamp.com and get some name recognition.

2. Diaper Duty
Wow, this game has been in production for WAY too long. I had the idea for it back in August 2006. I’ve worked with 5 different programmers, and it’s gone from being Flash to BlitzMax to finally C++.

My biggest mistake here was not spending the money and doing this right from the beginning. When we won $7000 from the Tech Business Plan Competition, I should have invested more in the game. Instead I got a little spend-happy and bought a new car and an HD camera.

I should have known better than to hire the cheap programmer rather than the professional and established one. As they say, you pay for what you get.

We have finally made some progress though and if we stick to the current schedule, we should have a new demo of Diaper Duty within the next month.

Welcome to the new TacoLamp blog! I hope to be able to keep you up to date with anything related to my business, TacoLamp.  I’m going to provide updates specifically about games and other projects I’m working on. There’s alot happening and I think 2008 is going to be very exciting for this entrepreneur.