Today Scarf sits down to talk with Matt Bitner, the solo developer of the recently released metroidvania game A Robot Named Fight.

00:00 How Matt got into development

03:34 The first idea for the game

04:59 On recreating the feel of Super Metroid

06:55 What is Unity?

20:03 Art and mechanical influences

24:32 Deadcells and Roguelike Metroidvanias

31:08 Thoughts on Samus Returns

35:22 Releasing a game in the era of Steam Direct

44:44 Crunch as a solo developer

47:00 Tutorials and translations

52:30 Game Options and First Efforts

55:59 Marketing your game

1:02:19 Advice to aspiring developers

Learn more about A Robot Named Fight www.aRobotNamedFight.com https://twitter.com/RobotNamedFight https://www.facebook.com/ARobotNamedF... https://discord.gg/6Bs84xW

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