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by madflame991 3504 days ago
That's why I recommend jams like Ludum Dare [1]. You're constrained to 48 hours. You can't waste time on writing an engine in that amount of time; you can't work on anything else than the game content itself.

[1] http://ludumdare.com/compo/
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veli_joza 3504 days ago
If anyone is inspired to dive in today, there's currently ongoing PROCJAM[1] which might be right up your ally.

https://itch.io/jam/procjam

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teh_klev 3504 days ago
Cough, ahem, if you and parent didn't read all the way to the end:

>Consume Less

>Reading 20 articles a day on game development feels like work. It is work! But it's useless unproductive work, it's not moving the needle.

>Better to spend less time on Gamasutra, TIGSource, r/gamedev/ (or where ever the cool kids hang out these days) and a little more time in your editor getting stuff done.

I'd be inclined to say that Ludum Dare and Twitch or itch or whatever are up there in the "where ever the cool kids hang out these days" list.

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monsieurbanana 3504 days ago
You might want to go to ludum dare's website and see what it's about, it has nothing to do with twitch...

If your goal is to release your first game, I fail to see how Ludum Dare doesn't help: it's goal is effectively to release a game.

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teh_klev 3504 days ago
I know what Lumdum Dare is, you're missing the point I was trying to light heartedly try and make....
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HolyHaddock 3504 days ago
I'm afraid I'm missing the point too. Would you mind finding another way to make it?

If the core point of the essay is to cut the YAGNI and just get something shipped, aren't gamejames like Ludum Dare a great way to do that?

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Sohakes 3504 days ago
Game jams were the only way I made the two games that I have made. Without it, I guess me and my friend would be lost in stupid details instead of releasing a game.
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nacs 3504 days ago
Same. I've spent about 6 years doing gamedev as a hobby and have never released a game or have anything to show others when they ask "Oh what have you finished?" (because like many others I spend far too much time pursuing unnecessary things during development then end up abandoning and starting a new project).

I have however took part in many Ludum Dares and I have been able to complete 7 or 8 games/entries that, looking back on even the first entries, I'm quite proud of (and glad to show others).

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wonks 3504 days ago
Either way, this rule doesn't apply to Hacker News, right...?
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