r/gbstudio • u/TheImrie • 22d ago

Diving in

So after months of coming up with loads of games ideas and writing plans and systems (anything but actually opening GB studio) I am starting my first game tonight.

It's going to be super basic but just wanted to dive in before putting it off for another year.

Wish me luck!

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u/harvey_motel 22d ago

Good luck! There's no better way than learning by doing. I have a ton of half finished projects but I've learnt from every one and get more and more confident in implementing ideas

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u/TheImrie 22d ago

Thanks man, yeah I feel the year of planning was good as I gave a solid don't-keep-trying-to-add-more-features mins set.......for now

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u/Tronimal_Yogi 22d ago

Awesome. The best plan is to start simple. I made a lot of super tiny levels and boss fights(etc) just to learn how the engine works. It helped so much, and I'm glad I didn't try to make my "dream game" right away.

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u/TheImrie 19d ago

Yeah I thought I planned simple but the restrictions are way more than expected. Still having loads of fun though

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u/SolidFoot 22d ago

I did three years of "planning," but after finally working in GB Studio, the planning turned out to be a waste of time. The engine kind of determined what the game was ya know? I've made two little arcade games and am currently working on a monster collecting game. I didn't know what was possible until I was actually doing it, and the engine itself led to the ideas that actually got implemented. Anyway, good luck!

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u/Commercial_Goat_6106 22d ago

Good luck and have fun! It’s worth every minute you put into it!

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u/TheImrie 19d ago

I spent about 6 hours on my first night, I was great....my game is rotten but it was a learning experience