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submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Share some progress, text or screenshots of some development on your game!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry for no screenshots, just wanted to share progress.

I entered my first game jam a couple days ago, engineless, and I'm making progress! I only have demo scenes currently, but actors (including a player), map rendering, scene states and contexts, etc are all working so far! Next up is collision!

I'm making an adventure game almost entirely inspired by a popular Nintendo franchise. Specifically ALttP.

I feel bad for ripping off a game idea, but there's not enough games that scratch that itch for me!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sounds cool! What are you using instead of an engine?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm doing the GBA Jam 2024, so it's for the Gameboy Advance. There is a manager library called Butano that's made the process easier, which could be an engine in a really loose definition.

Besides Butano, I'm just writing all the other things that engines like Unity/Unreal usually manage as part of the project. A 2D top down adventure game is a good first intro because there's not a lot that you need a dedicated engine for, and it's actually been a breeze compared to trying to make something in the Unity editor.