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Poll-Who has actually finished a game?

Voodoo4 · 2000-07-25T03:03:41

Design is an essential but very primar stage of a game. I would like to know who has actually finished a game (any kind of game) or he is about to finish. I want to check out what people of this forum have achieved and what elements or design techniqes could be helpful for my own project. I am making an isometric RPG in visual basic and as far as now i have only half-completed the map-editor of the game. Checking other people''s games i believe that will help me to correct some mistakes or design issues that my project misses. I wait for your answers Voodoo4

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Started by Voodoo4 July 09, 2000 04:04 AM

40 comments, last by Voodoo4 23 years, 11 months ago

nicba

122

July 09, 2000 07:11 PM

I have only finished one game completely: A Tetris clone.

Another small project is also as finished as it ever gets, namely a Asteroid clone. It has everything except sound effects, which I have never added because I have no idea of how to make descent sounding explosion.

My next project is probaly going to be a simple side-scroller. But I don''t know if I ever get started on it. First I have to make a tile set editor, then a sprite editor, then a level editor and then finally an engine for my game. And then there is the problem with creating sound and artwork. I probaly never get around to it.

Regards

nicba

Maitrek

122

July 09, 2000 10:49 PM

Although the job of a programmer is becoming decreasingly valued and all the other jobs are starting to see big pay rises I still stand by the fact that programming is certainly the hardest part. Games being driven by technology are becoming a large part of the market. Lots of programmers take a lot of shortcuts now days and that''s why we get so many bugs - and when u are trying to make a solid product (like me and my extra-small unpaid team) then the programming is the hardest part. I''m not saying for a sec that the other parts aren''t an integral part of the entire project, but it''s more fun to fo the music/art/levels/design than work with a stubborn machine and buggery APIs that always have some expcetion to every rule they lay out for you.

Aversion

122

July 10, 2000 04:30 AM

I''ve finished a commercial game (working as a graphics guy in a group). Now I only hope the publishing mumbo gets resolved and I get sum credz and a phat bonuz!!!

runemaster

122

July 11, 2000 09:07 AM

I finished a turn-based strategy two years ago, but it was too easy.Now I''m 90% done with a prequel to my real project.The game is called Runemaster Legends : The Tower of Souls.It''s not much, but it counts for something.

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Voodoo4

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July 11, 2000 11:01 AM

quote: Original post by runemaster

I finished a turn-based strategy two years ago, but it was too easy.Now I'm 90% done with a prequel to my real project.The game is called Runemaster Legends : The Tower of Souls.It's not much, but it counts for something.

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Edited by - Voodoo4 on July 11, 2000 12:07:48 PM

Here these words vilifiers and pretenders, please let me die in solitude...

jtecin

122

July 11, 2000 11:13 AM

I finished my game about a week ago called Space Fighters for Freedom. You can download it at http://mastersoftware.4mg.com

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MikeD

158

July 11, 2000 12:01 PM

I''ve finished a couple of large scale games and I''m two months away from finishing the latest one.

But then I''m a professional and if I didn''t they''d fire me ;-).

Mike

draqza

122

July 13, 2000 01:23 PM

Yeah, you could say I finished a game...my first one (in VB3, so don''t laugh if it has crappy design) was at least put to a playable beta stage about a week ago...

http://soft-ware.de/geodesoft

I''m looking for replies about quality (or lack thereof) and since it was really just a test for controls, I''m waiting to hear some.

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Spyder

122

July 14, 2000 04:46 PM

Yep, i completed a game, it made break even first day it hit the shelves. Prior to that I''ve completed 4 games, some dating back to the c64.

Cheers,

VyvyanBasterd

122

July 14, 2000 04:53 PM

Heh...my biggest game is actually a TRON game I wrote 5 years ago in mode 13h...ah...those were the days...

You can download it at
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~mstarr/tron/

Pretty cool (for the time). Even had pictures from the movie!

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