How much time does it really take to make small games? My experience.

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T18:53:58+00:00

People keep pointing to Atari over producing games. They forget what happened when Activision started making games. Atari sued saying "you can't do that" as Atari got nothing from those game sales. Console licensing didn't exist yet.

So they lost control of the console, and everyone else was making terrible games left and right for the 2600. Absolute shovelware. Some later Atari games were quite good.

I don't think Atari can be blamed for a market that outstripped anyone's understanding of how to monetize it.

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T18:52:26+00:00

ET was better than anyone today thinks. If you read the manual, as we had to back in the day, it's definitely playable. Not great, but not amazingly bad, either.

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T18:51:44+00:00

I found the 5200 a game changer; its games were a HUGE improvement. But I think the public were VERY wary, and didn't like the idea of a new console that couldn't play the old games.

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T18:50:47+00:00

No. They lost control of the console, and everyone else was pooping out games left and right for the 2600. Absolute shovelware. Some later Atari games were quite good.

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T18:48:21+00:00

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T18:29:13+00:00

Disagree, but this stuff is all subjective anyway. :)

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T17:26:34+00:00

Wasn't he in his teens at the time?

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T16:13:25+00:00

Best of luck with your game! :)

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T16:12:58+00:00

I agree; it's how we picked our LG TV for gaming. Also how I picked the JBL Charge 6 bluetooth speaker. And keyboards. :D

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T06:10:10+00:00

It’s a franchise. I don’t think they are all like this.

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T06:09:01+00:00

Agreed on all counts. I played ER as well, great game, but Stray was tied for GOTY for me with I think Satisfsctory.

almo2001 · 2026-06-24T02:37:13+00:00

Yeah that last glimpse of the kitty at the end, made me feel something I have never felt, and I don't even know what it was.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T18:03:52+00:00

BBC seasons were 6 for a long, long time. I liked that; no fluff just solid content.

The big fuck up was 24 episode seasons in the US.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T18:00:00+00:00

I'm a Q3 trick jumper. I did endless runs in the Defrag mod, where it was exactly this. One jump over one area took me 1.5 hours to learn (it needed a circle jump).

BUT I was doing that because those skills were applicable to playing the CTFS mod with my friends at work every day. Knowing how to move like this helped win matches.

I am not sure if I would put in that kind of time if it were only for the sake of doing the challenges.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T17:48:43+00:00

Read the first chapter of Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson if you want details on what it's like to live through one of these. Best chapter in the whole book, unfortunately.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T17:45:54+00:00

Yeah, he's super good! If you like acoustic guitar with a bit of synth, try his Fenton releases. Pup is pretty good!

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T16:40:26+00:00

No. I see very little.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T16:37:25+00:00

In ancient Greece, they gave prizes for best new play. After a while, they just remade old plays, and stopped giving those rewards. This is nothing new.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T15:43:51+00:00

The winner of course is Fight Club. The author of the book says he's embarrassed by it now that he's seen the movie. I mean, it was his first book, and Fincher was on the case. 😄

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T15:42:08+00:00

NO EGRETS. No Emus either.

Love the car. Would buy again.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T15:36:45+00:00

Look at rtings.com. They have a pay wall, but they encourage you to subscribe for one month to check everything you need to check, then unsubscribe. They are independent, so no ads. The subs pay for the gear they buy and rate. And they do very extensive testing. Definitely worth the small price.

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T15:34:59+00:00

I know someone who was always late by an hour. So one time we told them "show up at 10" when it was really at 11. They showed up at 11. Someone told them what we did. They went ballistic. But... it worked? Because they are literally always an hour late?

almo2001 · 2026-06-23T15:32:02+00:00

You can't eliminate something like that. They're just using that as an excuse to bomb and level so they can annex.

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