How development limitations like palettes and strict architecture help you make decisions faster!

Show notes:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaUdstkv1RE

* https://store.steampowered.com/app/1258220/Song_of_Iron/

* https://discord.gg/9mmt67HaTA

* https://junkfort.itch.io/plane-puncher

* http://www.indiegamesim.com/

* https://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/

* https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs...

* 🦊 https://freepd.com/

Want to level up your creative self? These 5 things helped me become an artist and make video games by myself. (Technically there's 6 but 1 of them is a secret sssshhh let's be silent like the snake.)

READ: https://www.valadria.com/5-ways-to-take-your-creative-side-seriously-right-now/

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BOOK: https://www.valadria.com/how-to-make-a-video-game-all-by-yourself/

FREE CODE + ASSETS: https://www.valadria.com/game-dev-medkit/

Let's talk about a saturation analysis, which is a tool you can use on your game design to see what all it can do.

Examining the game of chess, what all is it capable of? There's an 8x8 board, pieces can be moved, removed, or modified, but what else? How would you get ideas if you were working on chess but with a new twist? This tool shines a light on where your design could go.

See also Into the Breach by Subset Games, which is a brilliant and innovative design.

You were played out by Monster Stomp from TeknoAXE: http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1784

Welcome to the first episode of Make the Game! We're going to make video games together and it's gonna be a blast.

I'm Matt Hackett and for this first episode let's start with a ton of great places online to gear up your games industry knowledge. Heard of Gamedeveloper.com, Game Maker's Toolkit, Sequelitis? If not you are in for a TREAT and if so let's talk about how great they are and give you even more resources to explore. A fountain of knowledge awaits you.

Show Notes

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