From age 20 to 25 Robert Pelloni created a retail-sized NDS game from scratch, pouring 15,000 hours into it over 5 years. It started off being developed for the GBA, then he shifted to the DS when that came out to take advantage of the touchscreen.
I'd recommended reading some of the interviews he links on the page. Like this one: http://blog.differentpixel.com/archives/29...-Interview.html
All concepts, story, code, sprites, tiles, music, samples, fonts, etc. were created entirely from scratch by me- and I had to teach myself the skills as I went along.
The code is straight C, the music is tracked, and the art is all completely hand-clicked tiles and sprites- done the right way, pixel by pixel, like the ****cs we all know and love.
Make sure when you watch the video, the annotations are on. I will definitely buy this when it comes out.
Mmmhmm. I like that he actually put tons of effort and time into the game. I'll certainly be keeping an eye on it. I'm not gonna expect it to be a very hot game due to his lack of a lot of experience in video game designing and he's only one person. But still...
I hope it's just as he said, A Mega Man-like game set in the real world.
Sounds crazy, if it's true. That's over 8h everyday, 7 days a week. That's more than a fulltime job. So he did not go to college or have a job during the last 5 years? PS: He should have spent another 10 hours to make a better website.
Unless the game originally started out as GameBoy Advance game, but he decided to switch handhelds when the Nintendo DS came out, then this story has to be false.
Nintendo DS came out at the end of 2004, and it's still 2008. I don't see how you get 5 years out of that.
From age 20 to 25 Robert Pelloni created a retail-sized NDS game from scratch, pouring 15,000 hours into it over 5 years. It started off being developed for the GBA, then he shifted to the DS when that came out to take advantage of the touchscreen.-Oath
Unless the game originally started out as GameBoy Advance game, but he decided to switch handhelds when the Nintendo DS came out, then this story has to be false.
Nintendo DS came out at the end of 2004, and it's still 2008. I don't see how you get 5 years out of that.
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well... the original post says that exact thing, so it could still be true. :? [QUOTE="Blueskied"]Sounds crazy, if it's true. That's over 8h everyday, 7 days a week. That's more than a fulltime job. So he did not go to college or have a job during the last 5 years? 15,000 hours is only 625 days though, not even a full two years. I'm pretty sure he could have worked a job around that. If not he probably lives at home or something.
Unless the game originally started out as GameBoy Advance game, but he decided to switch handhelds when the Nintendo DS came out, then this story has to be false.
Nintendo DS came out at the end of 2004, and it's still 2008. I don't see how you get 5 years out of that.
Yeah, fairly odd parents ftw. Anyways, who else thinks that many characters are big cliches and stereotypes (although I do like the one about the old teacher, its so true)
This looks like the game I've been looking for since I finished Earthbound but was not completely satisfied. A real life RPG with tons of personality plus some Animal Crossing elements. I'll buy this game immediately when it gets published.
[QUOTE="Blueskied"]Sounds crazy, if it's true. That's over 8h everyday, 7 days a week. That's more than a fulltime job. So he did not go to college or have a job during the last 5 years? PS: He should have spent another 10 hours to make a better website. correct i believe...might seem like he wasted his life, but if this sells well and he gets a publisher, this guy will be swimming in cash...then he can afford and actual TEAM for his next game the game looks great, i can't wait to play it
Good work. I respect him for the effort but... yeah I wouldn't pay for it. And why work alone? Why not hire a couple people yourself. Or even a handful of talented friends could have made faces for the sprites during dialogue.
15,000 hours is only 625 days though, not even a full two years. I'm pretty sure he could have worked a job around that. If not he probably lives at home or something.ZumaJones07
Yes, if you work 24h/day. Humans usually don't do that cause they need sleep and time for other activities like eating or hygiene. That said: 15,000 hours are MORE than what you work in 5 years in a normal job.
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