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from his website it seems like his protest might have caused him to lose his grip on reality... https://bobsgame.com/ or perhaps a mental illness was what caused him to lock himself in his room for a 100 days in the first place
Oh wow, that smells a lot like Terry A. Davis v2.0. I'm looking forward to HolyC++.
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The sad/hopeful thing is that if this were to occur today, they'd likely have a much easier chance to publish on the Switch (or PS4/5 or Xbox). The big platforms have really loosened up access to their stores and SDKs.
> The big platforms have really loosened up access to their stores and SDKs. If by "the big platforms" you mean Nintendo and Xbox, then yes. Sony is still as shitty about it as ever. The only difference today is that it's certainly easier to find a publisher who has an SDK, so you don't have to apply for one yourself. IIRC, getting approved for a Sony SDK requires a hefty down payment, proof of a physical office spac…
There's a lot of crazy in here, but I can relate in a way. When I was young (a teenager), I really wanted to be a video game designer. Well, more than a designer, I wanted to be a full on creator, a rock star like Sid Meier or John Carmack. So I started making a game engine. I didn't really know exactly what I was making, I just had various ideas that I was collecting and coming up with and attaching to this game eng…
13 years ago Indie Game Developer does 100 day protest Nintendo https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=412757
8 years ago About the Kickstarter https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6908321
I didn't read it closely, and I hope we didn't accidentally bring unwanted attention to someone's personal struggle. Bob, if you're reading this, we wish you all the best. Commenters, if you're reading this, please be kind and let's not have any sort of garish spectacle.
Repo: https://github.com/bobsgame/bobsgame/ (deleted, see edit below) I looked at it a few weeks back and it's really strange. It has really weird restrictions that don't make any sense regarding the license - I'm not even sure if they even are legal. The author claims he is sharing the source but that nobody else can fork it, unless they fork it on GitHub?! Anyhow, within a few seconds of reading the source you'll f…