I'd also love to play a sequel to God of Thunder. I spent so much time playing that one.
Single Dad Building Sequel To “Jetpack” Video Game He Built As A Teenager
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#22I was disappointed to find out this was the 1993 MSDOS game Jetpack ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpack_(video_game) ), not the 1983 Jetpac from Ultimate Play The Game ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpac ). Probably reveals something about my age...
Ah, that explains it. I haven't played either, but I was trying to reconcile this being a 1993 DOS game with the reference to Jetpac in the "Hey, Hey, 16K" song.
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#23How is "single dad" relevant? Genuinely curious.
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#24How is "single dad" relevant? Genuinely curious.
When brought up in the context of an achievement, being a single [parent] is often meant to highlight the fact that said achievement was realized despite working in sub-optimal conditions (i.e. lack of time).
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#25I was disappointed to find out this was the 1993 MSDOS game Jetpack ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpack_(video_game) ), not the 1983 Jetpac from Ultimate Play The Game ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpac ). Probably reveals something about my age...
You might be pleased to know that game has been remade on Xbox Live Arcaade already, and is great fun!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpac_Refuelled
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
And here I was, thinking, why bring up the "single dad" thing. Oh! Must be to make the guy seem more in need of funding - if we donate to his kickstarter project, we'll be helping not just him but his child(ren?). I don't like it.
Yeah. I am very wary of anything on Kickstarter, there's nothing to stop them from simply walking with the money or producing a crap game in a day. I prefer to donate my money to reputable charities.
I find it legitimately interesting that I am getting downvotes for disagreeing with the illusion of a perfect world where everyone is honest.
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#28How is "single dad" relevant? Genuinely curious.
I read it as mostly being a very short, somewhat poignant, way of saying that life has taken him pretty far from being a sixteen year old kid writing games, but that putting out this game will help him reclaim something that he feels he's lost or is at least at risk of losing.
And that is something that at least some people will feel a connection with, maybe especially people who would care about "Jetpack" in the first place. The kind of people who were once carefree 16 year old video game players, who are probably the kind of people who he expects to be attracted to his Kickstarter campaign.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah. I am very wary of anything on Kickstarter, there's nothing to stop them from simply walking with the money or producing a crap game in a day. I prefer to donate my money to reputable charities.
I find it legitimately interesting that I am getting downvotes for disagreeing with the illusion of a perfect world where everyone is honest.
If I were to venture a guess, it's got more to do with the presentation of those ideas, rather than their substance.