6 YEARS of Game Development

In this video I explain how I started making video games using Construct 2 and some tips I would give new game devs for their journey, no matter which game engine. I made a lot of pixel-art games but I show a lot of my hand-drawn animated games too. I plan to go further into 3D games in the future. Game development is super fun and I highly recommend it to anyone who has wanted to try it!
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[@thomaslane7586]

I remember freshman year when you would be working on your games in class. Cool to see how far you’ve come with it.

[@BrainSlugs83]

The sentence "I used Unreal Engine as a kid" just blows my mind how far tech has come. First game I made was on a TRS-80 Model 4 (black and white; text only) computer. Just mind blowing the options that are available now. Also I wanted to say, don't give up on animation, if you can make cut scenes in your current style and put them into games that are in your current style (so like, pixel art games with detailed puppet scenes to drive the plot between the action sequences), dude... that's a winning formula. It would really distinguish your game from the plethora of other exploration platformers on Steam. Anyway, whatever you do, this brings me joy. Keep up the good work! 🙂

[@savvyslick1812]

This video was so cool. The concept and community behind game jams seems so cool and fun, and I've always sort of had a desire to partake in some of them one day. But it's always been difficult to start the process of learning how to make games, and. obviously you can't really join a game jam if you don't know how to do that. It's daunting, but I intend to start really soon. And seeing the entire journey from a lax and refreshing perspective makes it feel a lot less overwhelming to an outsider.

[@Jerbob]

That’s awesome to hear. Good luck on your journey!

[@HoodedOlive]

I’m glad you talked about game jams. Those are probably what helped me the most with learning how to code.

[@MegaKingCrab]

I started game dev with construct 2 too. My school had a game dev club that you could go and learn in construct 2. Later I bought construct 3 and have been making games ever since! :)

[@agamedeath]

Love the tiny Animations to underline the Jokes, damn on point

[@ZooHair]

Awesome devlog. I like your animation style too

[@garrettwoodhouse2809]

This is sick. I have always been interested in Game Dev but unlike you I hit a brick wall trying to make my "dream game" off the bat.

[@fireflyfi]

Me: watches this Also me: disregards everything you said and starts working on a dream game

[@TheCrazeTaker]

Holy crap man the amount of work and passion in this video and i only see 2000 views, tbh i thought u were the milly-a-video type until i looked down. Keep the content up your set for great things. Sub earned

[@samwell2357]

started from da bottom now we way up 💯💯💯

[@FcbDavis]

"Just keep trying to improve everyday" words to live by :)

[@zeelectron3022]

There's nothing cooler than playing and seeing something you created. You look at it and you are like all this came together because of me.

[@rickastly2125]

Damn your video quality is insane +1 Dani also motivated me to keep trying to make games

[@cafflesz]

Even though I just got a recommendation from this channel I am proud of your pursuit for your passions!

[@joshk7893]

discovered your channel like 20 mins ago, already love it, I'll be sticking around

[@thetominator1931]

I hope one day to be able to look back at your progress as greatly as you have been able! Super hyped for the release :)

[@marlow4388]

glad to have found your channel, this gives me a lot of insight. i'm kinda feeling the "I don't even like animating" thing right now and wondering wtf else I can put those skills towards

[@Jerbob]

Give game dev a shot! Or there’s a lot of other cool mediums that are awesome too

[@Skeffles]

Great video! It's awesome how far you've come and to see such a positive attitude with game dev. Keeping things realistic is always best.

[@Abiodapro]

Great vid man :) Was nice to see how your game Dev journey began Good luck on the next project!

[@justbread5580]

Super happy to see how far you’ve come, being your friend getting to come over and see your progress has always been so much fun. Can’t wait to keep seeing your progress

[@yellowduckgamedev]

I made the exact same “hmmm I should make a metroidvania" mistake

[@Ray_Moses]

hey, i recently discovered your channel and i just wanna say im practicing many things that i am passionate about and your channel is a big inspiration. just hope you know you're making good influences.

[@Ray_Moses]

Also i can really see the influences of gingerpale in your channel, nice job.

[@anawan]

Very interesting, I should definitely find some more time to enter game jams, that would help me finish raw prototypes...

[@blackdoc6320]

Starting a new engine takes just a few steps. Open engine, try and figure out what you don't know about the UI, navigation, (if you're using unreal) blueprints, and then watch some youtube videos. It is important to also spend time in the engine trying to figure stuff out yourself however, you can only memorize so many things from a video.

[@RiptideDev]

The journey from not understanding what an "if" statement is to having a complete game is always awe inspiring to look back on. Hopefully we'll see some cool projects in Unreal Engine at somepoint!

[@nickbell1198]

Nice video, great work. 👍

[@eboatwright_]

I first started programming by teaching my self a visual programming language called Scratch 6-7 years ago when I was 9 :)

[@Jerbob]

Yeah scratch is fun, I definitely messed around with that a bit as a kid too

[@eboatwright_]

@@Jerbob yeh :) I eventually started learning Java and Python, then found Unity and did that for a few years. My favorite programming language is now Rust, and I'm learning Dart / Flutter to get a job with it sometime soon :)

[@Jerbob]

@@eboatwright_ that’s so sick!

[@eboatwright_]

@@Jerbob Thanks :D

[@dennismakesgames]

Very nice video :)

[@findot777]

This is so motivation thank you

[@TheGamingRedCat]

I started doing my dream game as my first project and I'm around month in. Although I later learned on that I shouldn't be doing that as I will probably mess it up being the stupid new developer I am. So I'm learning the ropes by coding 2d games for now.

[@BookSloth]

That is so inspiring... Now time for me to ignore your warning to not begin developing a large game immediately! (I might do some game jams at least)

[@Jerbob]

Sometimes you just have to do it lol, let me know how it goes!

[@jonascale]

I love your devlogs, you inspired me to revisit my own game that I’ve been working on. Any chance you could point me towards any resources that you used to create your save system? I have been looking for someone who can point me in the right direction but so far no luck. All the best to you man keep up the great work.

[@Jerbob]

That’s awesome! Kinda depends, for my engine the solution was pretty simple but I just didn’t know how to do it. If you’re using Construct I’d be happy to show you how it works but for any other engine, there’s probably lots of tutorials out there.

[@jonascale]

@@Jerbob it just so happens that I am! I would love it if you could maybe even you could do a tutorial so the whole community could benefit.

[@Jerbob]

I’ll throw something together later for anyone who’s interested

[@jonascale]

@@Jerbob you are a gentleman and a scholar sir. Many thanks 🙏

[@Jerbob]

@@jonascale Tried to explain it the best I could. Not the best tutorial ever lol but let me know if this covers everything you wanted to know. Shoot me a message on discord or something if you have any questions: drive.google.com/file/d/1UQln-aY01UuV7fdF9BFebohNu67EXCdS/view?usp=sharing

[@Mr-Sleet]

Hey, do u have game dev tips? my big projects always end in a fail.

[@notbenben9404]

@Jhunter I use fire alpaca as well I thing its underrated but the animation needs an update

[@Tanicorn]

What part of game dev do you like the most? Cause it sounds like you've got the most experience in animation and you still do it, but for games. But do you like programming, design more or is it just animating FOR games.

[@Jerbob]

Honestly not sure. I still enjoy animation for games because I really like the visual side of things. I like all the aspects of it

[@iAmGrizzlyBear420]

Got any suggestions for tutorials on networking and stuff? I've had a few project be bottlenecked for me because I get to where I want multiplayer or leader boards and have no clue what I'm doing when it comes to that kind of stuff lol

[@Maxamoosey]

Oh god dont ask about scroll quest 1....

[@Jerbob]

we are alone cursed with the knowledge…

[@Maxamoosey]

@@Jerbob "may heaven help us"

[@codeteen4169]

Slapping background music

[@foundcrab4742]

Great video as always! But man, i wish construct 3 was cheaper

[@Jerbob]

Yeah definitely true. I’m gonna move on to Unreal Engine next which also has visual scripting so try some other engines!

[@JavaJack59]

GDevelop

[@FakeforFaith]

Wait a sec is that meeee??

[@MikhaelHld]

[@Itosbl]

3:47 I spot the bomb

[@Surzom]

do you use unity now?

[@sebbog]

cool game

[@GameMakeMan]

Wait that’s my art cool

[@jamiecolon1311]

Not warding breath takeinf

[@johannnn]

what 6 years of game development does to a mf 💀💀💀

[@christheninjapirate5517]

5211th

[@mrmask9725]

Make a mobile game or u cant

[@mrmask9725]

Bruh how many devlogs are there wich is inspired by dani lol drink milk

[@Kenneth-fw7tm]

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