I'm all for any effort to make it simpler to bring new games to old consoles. And if people are realistic and understand the limitations, I think it'll work out great. Things like NESmaker, GB Studio and the like are awesome tools for certain kinds of games, and have enabled thousands to release games they might never have made otherwise. Some real gems have come out of their communities, some even counting among my favorite games for those systems. Quite often such tools also serve as a springboard for people to dive into doing code to enable new engine features or add extra pizzazz to their games. And some of those folks go on to release plugins or asset packs, and/or share the knowledge they acquired from their endeavors, making the tool more powerful and easier for others to build with and make the game they want.
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Re: Archivists Uncover Lost Commodore 64 Game From The Co-Creator Of Centipede
Description of the game screenshot for those who can't access it:
A light grey screen with dark grey border, with the title in the top half in a medium-sized yellow font, staggered across three lines.
HOLDING
THINGS
TOGETHER
Above the title is a small image of an intact white egg.
Near the bottom of the screen in brown text is a quote:
LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE MAKING OTHER PLANS. — JOHN LENNON
Below that in white text against dark grey are the credits:
DONA BAILEY / PAUL ALLEN NEWELL
Re: Retro Game Designer Will Let You Create Games For Dreamcast, Genesis, GBA, PS1 And Jaguar
I'm all for any effort to make it simpler to bring new games to old consoles. And if people are realistic and understand the limitations, I think it'll work out great. Things like NESmaker, GB Studio and the like are awesome tools for certain kinds of games, and have enabled thousands to release games they might never have made otherwise. Some real gems have come out of their communities, some even counting among my favorite games for those systems. Quite often such tools also serve as a springboard for people to dive into doing code to enable new engine features or add extra pizzazz to their games. And some of those folks go on to release plugins or asset packs, and/or share the knowledge they acquired from their endeavors, making the tool more powerful and easier for others to build with and make the game they want.