http://nixon.computer/blog/gamedev/ Recent content in Game Development on Nixon Computer Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:52:47 -0400 http://nixon.computer/blog/gamedev/2023/kingbee/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:52:47 -0400 http://nixon.computer/blog/gamedev/2023/kingbee/ Why does anyone do anything? All right, I promised a game about a bee by June 30th. Today’s June 30th, and here it is. It isn’t much, but it’s finished. I think there’s value in finishing modest things. Of all the pieces of software I’ve produced for 2600, this is the one that, by far, most closely resembles a video game. As a result, it has also given me the most empathy for the people who made games for this thing back in the ’70s and ’80s. http://nixon.computer/blog/gamedev/2023/keeper/ Sun, 30 Apr 2023 21:29:25 -0400 http://nixon.computer/blog/gamedev/2023/keeper/ Keep practicing. Here’s another one for all you 2600 fans, a game I’ve made called Keeper. Since finishing Rain, I decided I wanted to give 2600 dev at least one more go. I didn’t have any particular goals going into this, but I did want to make an effort to make it slightly more robust than Rain. I think I succeeded. Unlike Rain, Keeper features multiple game modes, a lives feature, and changing playfield graphics.