RibbedHero
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http://www.mojang.com/2012/02/15/humble-bundle-mojam/
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Mojang creating a game in 60 hours for charity - Humble Bundle Mojam
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snoopeasystreet
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They'll never be able to make Psychonauts 2 in 60 hours.
endresults
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Creating a game in 60 hours?? I can't wait to see what comes out of this; my money is on ASCII roguelike.
Never witnessed a game jam before?
Very much looking forward to this! I'm also going to donate as well.
It's interesting to see what happens when the whole company is involved and not just Notch (who has done Ludum Dare before). It certainly doesn't have to be ASCII since Notch made that pseudo-DOOM engine by himself time before last.
This is cool assuming it's a good charity, but unfortunately, Mojam sounds like toe jam. =(
This is cool assuming it's a good charity, but unfortunately, Mojam sounds like toe jam. =(
some previous games notch made in 48 hours
bunnypress, a violent puzzle game made for Ludum Dare 14.
The Europa Arcology Incident, an RPG-style game Notch made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 16
metagun, a puzzle game Notch made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 18
prelude of the chambered, an escape game Notch made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 21
minicraft, a top-down Zelda-esque game with elements from Minecraft, made for Ludum Dare 22.
bunnypress, a violent puzzle game made for Ludum Dare 14.
The Europa Arcology Incident, an RPG-style game Notch made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 16
metagun, a puzzle game Notch made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 18
prelude of the chambered, an escape game Notch made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 21
minicraft, a top-down Zelda-esque game with elements from Minecraft, made for Ludum Dare 22.
Simple: There aren't many Steampunk games out there. Wonder Why?
Hot Coldman
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How do you like the sound of '8-bit Raz'
snoopeasystreet
Member
8-bit Raz is my favourite chiptune DJ.
I wonder if they can possibly make use of all those people in that short time. Talking about concepts and getting the idea across to everyone steals a lot of time that Notch himself would just code in. His 2.5D adventure game last time was amazing to see coded though, especially now that I know Java. Stunning ability to keep track of shitty variable names.
I disagree with this since I like steampunk. I feel like there are not very many games that even use steampunk style, possibly only one other RTS that I'm aware of. I'm not a big RTS person but done right, it could be cool.
There's the ludum dare (multiple times a year) and the global game jame (which I have attended twice, happens annually, you form into teams). There are probably others too.
And this is probably the most interesting thing about it. Valve has retreats, Bethesda had their week of put-whatever-into-Skyrim, Mojang is having their jam...but jams tend to be more difficult with more people, so maybe we'll get to see how well the Mojang people can work together.
Hot Coldman
Banned
8-BIT RAZ AND MC MILKMAN IN THE HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUSE
Best game ever
I'm ok with this. =D
Zoramon089
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I always wonder how stuff like this is possible. 60 hrs is an incredibly short time. I feel even just creating the basic engine would take longer than that, unless it's all hardcoding, not worrying about adding to it in the future...or using some existing engine or game dev environment
Usually tools are the best option, unless the game is very simple or the programmers are really experienced.
My first game jam, most of the programmers wanted to use C++. I prototyped in GameMaker and then tried to help in C++, but we didn't finish in time and it was pretty much a mess.
The second game jam, it was a very small team (me + artist + sound/music/misc. guy), we kept our scope reasonable, and we actually made a semi-polished and relatively "complete", but very small, game. We used GameMaker so we didn't have to worry about the engine though, so there you go.
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Yeah, I've never heard of this before. That is some fantastic stuff.
So how exactly is this going to work, can you only buy it while it is in development?
Presumably. I'm not expecting a very polished/complete game, it's just being done for charity/practice/teambuilding or whatever.
Ultimadrago
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Ultimadrago
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Steampunk RTS?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
No one wants a horror racing game? You people suck.
my man.
That's exactly what I voted for too.
Franklinator
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Dang it people, the world needs a post apocalyptic dating sim!
The Technomancer
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I like steampunk but I don't like it when all its stylistic cues are taken from the steampunk vogue that's swept the geek communities in the past two years...I disagree with this since I like steampunk. I feel like there are not very many games that even use steampunk style, possibly only one other RTS that I'm aware of. I'm not a big RTS person but done right, it could be cool.
Looking forward to this!
Orbis Tabula
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I will never understand the internet's fascination with steampunk EVERYTHING. At the very least, if it were combined with Candyland, it might be neat. Still, I really think an RTS Beat 'Em Up could be cool.
EscapingJail
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Man I really wanted a post apocalyptic dating sim