52:45Games & Game Development
Games provide examples of programming, design, art and player behavior in one working system. Browse development talks, technical breakdowns and discussions of game mechanics. Developers can look for a particular technique, while players can explore the decisions behind an experience they recognize.
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20:49retro game developmentDocumentary
How Prince of Persia Defeated Apple II's Memory Limitations | War Stories | Ars Technica
Ars Technica
5 HN recommenders
7:16procedural generationDemo
.kkrieger - The FPS Game in 96KB (Full Gameplay)
Daniel Hands
3 HN recommenders
23:24game development historyInterview
How Myst Almost Couldn't Run on CD-ROM | War Stories | Ars Technica
Ars Technica
4 HN recommenders
1:11:59
10:45nes homebrew developmentTalk
The Making of: ROM City Rampage (Retro City Rampage)
VblankEntertainment
4 HN recommenders
1:00:12atari 2600 game designTalk
Pitfall Classic Postmortem With David Crane Panel at GDC 2011 (Atari 2600)
GameSpot
4 HN recommenders
1:17:21game design psychologyTalk
Sid Meier's Psychology of Game Design
GDC Festival of Gaming
4 HN recommenders
1:05:33machine learning anti-cheatTalk
GDC 2018: John McDonald (Valve) - Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in CSGO
max4warn
5 HN recommenders
12:04engine simulationDemo
Simulating an Entire Car Engine (yes, it makes noise)
AngeTheGreat
4 HN recommenders
27:29procedural map generationTalk
Herbert Wolverson - Procedural Map Generation Techniques
Roguelike Celebration
4 HN recommenders
7:45game boy arbitrary code executionDemo
[TAS] Pokémon Yellow - Arbitrary Code Execution
MrWint
4 HN recommenders
8:24demosceneDemo
TiTAN - Overdrive 2 (RGB 50fps) - SEGA Mega Drive - Revision 2017 (1st Place)
Oerg866
2 HN recommenders
20:57atari vector graphicsExplainer
Atari's Quadrascan Explained
Retro Game Mechanics Explained
3 HN recommenders
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21:46surface-stable ditheringExplainer
Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering Explained
runevision
3 HN recommenders
7:24mmo game designInterview
How Gamers Killed Ultima Online's Virtual Ecology | War Stories | Ars Technica
Ars Technica
3 HN recommenders
13:14super mario 64 optimizationCommentary
Did Nintendo really forget to Optimize Super Mario 64 ? | MVG
Modern Vintage Gamer
3 HN recommenders
22:03space station 13Commentary
Space Station 13 Review | AHELP: Clown Grief Pls Ban He™
SsethTzeentach
3 HN recommenders
37:23super mario 64 collision mechanicsExplainer
Walls, Floors, & Ceilings
UncommentatedPannen
3 HN recommenders
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