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I agree with Jonsey. by Jerry Whorebach 09/17/2013, 1:30am PDT
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

Play every meaningful PC game from 1980 to 1996. The limitations in computing power and storage meant that creativity, design and an innate sense of fun had to grab a player's attention. A lot of developers and designers seem to think that having played every SNES game is the same thing. It is absolutely not, and the reason is because the NES, SNES and Genesis were all designed to try to make Donkey Kong Country. You can count the interesting games on those consoles that weren't sports or side-scrollers on one hand. The PC is the only platform that matters.

The fact that PC game mechanics are often cruder and less obfuscated than their console counterparts should definitely make them easier to study. Just make sure you don't lose sight of the forest for the trees and figure the way to make Pokémon more accessible would be to replace the bottomless depth and captivating mystery with a Dungeons & Dragons character sheet. You know, for busy middle-aged nerds.
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What does a game designer need to know to create good mechanics? Good story? by fucking newbie 09/14/2013, 6:08pm PDT NEW
    I am hijacking this thread to talk about how much I hate Extra Credits by WITTGENSTEIN 09/14/2013, 6:25pm PDT NEW
        The Extra Credits writer was an evercrack addict and cried about it on the show by fucking newbie 09/14/2013, 8:16pm PDT NEW
    "Is this fun?" by fabio 09/15/2013, 3:58am PDT NEW
    I think it depends on the type of gaming you're making, "Fun" is a good start... by Worm 09/15/2013, 11:33am PDT NEW
    They should ask themselves: by Fullofkittens 09/15/2013, 2:38pm PDT NEW
        Ten pages of this in the New Yorker. Well, let's see how it goes. NT by fucking newbie 09/15/2013, 8:16pm PDT NEW
    Re: What does a game designer need to know to create good mechanics? Good story? by Entropy Stew 09/15/2013, 4:22pm PDT NEW
        I'D BUY THAT FOR FIVE DOLLARS! (adjusted for inflation) NT by That guy from Robocop 09/15/2013, 8:25pm PDT NEW
        We'd call it PI the movie NT by Directed by Arraanoofsssky 09/18/2013, 1:23am PDT NEW
    Too much inbred creativity by Lurker 13243 09/16/2013, 4:02am PDT NEW
        This is all 100% correct by fabio 09/16/2013, 3:53pm PDT NEW
            I have a lot of hope for these "millennials" by Fullofkittens 09/16/2013, 5:03pm PDT NEW
                I thought Gen Y was Millennials? by WITTGENSTEIN 09/16/2013, 5:41pm PDT NEW
                    don't think there's a name for the new kids yet by jeep 09/16/2013, 8:50pm PDT NEW
                        Generation Z or millenials both apply, but here's the real name: by fucking newbie 09/20/2013, 1:06pm PDT NEW
                Or you're only seeing the top percentage that manage to get work NT by fabio 09/16/2013, 10:56pm PDT NEW
                    True. NT by FoK 09/17/2013, 3:55am PDT NEW
    If the movie rule is "Show, don't tell," the VG rule is "Do, don't show." by Mischief Maker 09/16/2013, 5:45pm PDT NEW
        If the movie rule is "Show, don't tell," the VG rule is "Do, don't show." NT by <- not bad ( jeep ) 09/16/2013, 8:52pm PDT NEW
    Without friction, there can be no pleasure. by Jerry Whorebach 09/16/2013, 10:20pm PDT NEW
    Re: What does a game designer need to know to create good mechanics? Good story? by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/17/2013, 12:11am PDT NEW
        I agree with Jonsey. by Jerry Whorebach 09/17/2013, 1:30am PDT NEW
            Whoa! by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/17/2013, 10:18pm PDT NEW
                I'm pretty sure they're still pathetic and mewling children. by Jerry Whorebach 09/19/2013, 1:32am PDT NEW
                    You should try playing OFF. NT by http://offgame.wikia.com/wiki/Downl 11/03/2013, 3:13am PST NEW
        also good NT by jeep 09/17/2013, 10:00am PDT NEW
    Re: What does a game designer need to know... by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 09/17/2013, 11:07am PDT NEW
        I'd love to see a Gamasutra postmortem of Patty Flinger NT by Entropy Stew 09/17/2013, 1:52pm PDT NEW
        your ator sucks bro give up by go fuck YOURself, too 09/17/2013, 4:57pm PDT NEW
            No, it's true by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/17/2013, 5:31pm PDT NEW
 
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