Making Your First Game: Basics - How To Start Your Game Development - Extra Credits

[@Next0gen0]

Alright, this is it. I'm going to try and make my first game. Just came back here to refresh myself. Wish me luck, if anyone's still watching this after so many year's.

[@drowsydaze2297]

11 months late but good luck

[@tenx4512]

Did it go good?

[@JagiUGG]

heh, same. I keep coming back here every now and then to motivate myself.

[@gerardogonzalez3427]

Let me know how you’re doing on it

[@kyleposlosky7255]

Can we get a status update? Details on your game, basic plot? We're all curious. :)

[@av.punk.801]

Welp. This is how I'm spending my quarantine I guess...

[@causalindeed1727]

probably dame

[@Jeremy-Sande]

@@causalindeed1727 dame here

[@riley1509]

Dame

[@Nylspider]

Ikr

[@kornsuwin]

Same

[@pavelZhd]

A little tiny hint I have - Do not be afraid to be a copycat. Don't expect yourself to be able to invent a whole new moustrap and never resort to ideas you did not invent, but rather saw in other games. If you see an idea and you think it will fit into your game - grab it. You'll tweak it along the way later and probably make it different. Maybe even better than it was where you saw it. Don't let ideas like "I'm not going to do it this way, because *** does it already" stop you.

[@Lugbzurg]

I have wanted to make a game like the Serious Sam series for a few years now. Though considerably weirder, with a greater emphasis on weapons with their own physics rather than hitscans, and more attention brought on the plot. Someday... Definitely NOT my first game; I can tell you that!

[@SeanWagemans]

That is some great advice. Creativity is not always having a new idea, but combining existing ideas in new ways people haven't thought of.

[@Lugbzurg]

I think it was also on an Extra Credits video about videogame narratives that it's usually best to determine what gameplay mechanics you want to use BEFORE deciding on a plot. Lay out how exactly the game plays out and what you want the player to do, and that should work out what kind of story the game should have better than the reverse. That really helped me out.

[@rathelmmc3194]

***** A good allegory to this is that there's only 7 universal plots, but we keep coming up with new stories.

[@ThatEntityGirl]

Copying is a great way to learn because you already know what the finished product is suppose to be like.

[@Nebulosation]

Watching this actually made me reconcider my way of tackling game development. I've been wanting to get into it for so long and I've so many ideas I want to put in, but now I realise that if I want to get into the industries, I shouldn't look to make some sort of behemoth of a game. Like you said; Keep it simple. I will take that to heart.

[@skandani-x9p]

Hey Hey! Wanna work together. I'm having the same exact thoughts.

[@garrynewman6211]

@@skandani-x9p Well hello there!

[@skandani-x9p]

@@garrynewman6211 yes??

[@garrynewman6211]

@@skandani-x9p Well, was just interested in what you were talking about.

[@nadiasanz3779]

Y'all should create a Discord server and work together.

[@nathanielhanlon1083]

Fourteen years old, and I wanted to make games for a living as long as I can remember. Time to start my dream!

[@karmakitty6998]

Well im 15 and I’m also gonna try

[@alexqgacha7053]

10 ;-; IM YOUNG IK BUT IM DETERMINED >:D

[@kizidek9673]

@@karmakitty6998 wanna talk cause im starting from scratch and i need some help lol

[@kizidek9673]

@@alexqgacha7053wanna talk cause im starting from scratch and i need some help lol

[@kizidek9673]

im 14 by the way

[@extrahistory]

Want to make your own game? Let's talk about where to start! #ExtraCredits Special thanks to the folks at Unity for sponsoring this four-part series on game development!

[@svwa161994]

Wow thanks for the helpful advice

[@keithwinget526]

This episode just about sums up the first few projects I've been working on. It's frustrating, even with a team, to try to get so many new things done you either haven't done before or don't have the manpower to complete in a timely fashion. It's also much harder to stay motivated when you are working in your spare time, for free and on projects which may not succeed and pay out. It's important to keep trying and keep learning as you go. You never get NOTHING out of working on a game, even a failed project. Another good episode. Thanks a lot EC. Keep up the good work!

[@KaletheQuick]

Four part? HELLZ YEAH! I wish I had a ton of money so I could give you guys what you need to make longer and in depth episodes :D I LOVE THIS SHOW!

[@svwa161994]

KaletheQuick you and me both

[@DarkSoulsSauron]

oh, that was Harmony of Heroes at the end, wasn't it?

[@nizwiz._.5906]

Tip: When you feel like you're going nowhere, maybe redo the entire game from scratch, and just start over. It might feel terrible abandoning a year of work, but you'll get to that level again WAY faster. It really helps.

[@AkiDevelops]

thanks for the tip

[@terraclock]

this is also a great way to never finish ever

[@adamkonig3753]

So I watched this video 4 years ago and I've come back to it numerous times in the middle of developing something, before starting something new, or just as a reminder to be proud of my work. I've now been making games for 4 years and I started with just some basic programming skills and now I can program, 3D model, draw 2D sprites and textures, and make my own game music and sound effects. Thank you for making this video

[@BomBom-td2bs]

Any advice for beginners? Would love to hear your thought

[@precastspoon3994]

My first game took me over 5 months and put it on a disk for my little sister

[@raulbarajas1024]

mc gamer mc gamer Can you help me make a game ?

[@raulbarajas1024]

let’s make games together

[@gamingforward6699]

@@DrJones20 Hes just some kid who wants to make a game. Hes not a creep lol. I imagine you as a snowflake who thinks everyone is creepy.

[@cactiman6593]

I just wannna make a tapping game

[@IDK-fv3hu]

@@DrJones20 ?

[@techno-chan9893]

Instructions not clear, made a 4k 3D first-person shooter.

[@xRailPvP]

LMAO

[@kingbored2039]

can i get a copy?

[@mikpro2476]

@@kingbored2039 @youmissedthejoke

[@wickrrmann]

@@mikpro2476 Not tiktok bro

[@mikpro2476]

@@wickrrmann hahahahah

[@PrismLight5]

So basically the scope is like art: don't think you will make great things instantly, and most importantly, practice, practice, practice, and practice will help you make better things that people will actually like.

[@PrismLight5]

did I mention practice?

[@allan8586]

The scope is like pretty much ANYTHING.

[@zyaicob]

My first game was basically one level worth of Super Mario Bros with like, one boss.

[@FlashySenap]

Back in the day I created a game in the games factory, never really got past the first few frames but I crafted my own textures, animations and mechanics... Took me years to get the knowledge to make weapon menus, selecting and stuff, then I got bored as the game factory was pretty obsolete when i finally started to get somewhere. I'm thinking of trying Unity and learn it to make the same type of game, but It will take some time :P

[@carlosarchable]

In this context, games ARE art

[@MMMikuruBeam]

I was in a struggle and nearly lost my way after roughly one week into coding This video helped me see the flaws in my journey and gave me a clearer, more realistic direction Thank you so much

[@sSpirit]

My tip: Master 2D before moving onto 3D

[@HaloMG]

+Desperately needs inspiration. yeah if you don't it will end up as sonic

[@williamburgdorffjensen6248]

so true

[@dreamartstudios4484]

+Jeff's Dead. Thats exactly what I've done!

[@vouseressecara8798]

+Jeff's Dead. master the modeling too!

[@BeamPlays]

+nGon- I'm entirely the opposite

[@Lanselot2069]

This will no doubt get buried, but i LOVE that there are so many people who put their first games in the comments. it's both motivating for those guys, because the audiance here is actually nice and supportive, and it motivates others to try themselves. there are too many greedy corporations in all forms of entertainment, and the games industry is one of the easiest to enter, since all you need is a half-decent computer.

[@RoboEpic]

Agreed

[@gamingmilk829]

This video has helped me so much. My friend and I have recently started making a game, and we're designing around our skills. He's a great musician, so our game has a heavy emphasis on music. I'm pretty great at coding, but horrible at art, so our characters are fairly simplistic. As someone who has tried to make games before (and failed... a lot) designing around your skills is a GREAT idea. But don't be afraid to push yourself, that's pretty important.

[@leinbaj]

Sounds great! What's the title?

[@gamingmilk829]

We're waiting to decide, we want a finished product before we name it.

[@sheepy0125]

+Gaming Milk i like milk

[@gamingmilk829]

I like me too.

[@nvl2158]

Gaming Milk are you just milk but with way higher price?

[@rustyghost3141]

Me trynna be productive under the corona-lockdown.

[@RankInfinium]

Smae

[@Hatster985]

Any update?

[@RankInfinium]

Nah buddy

[@RankInfinium]

I tried a project

[@ello3841]

Same lol

[@isaacroebuck9514]

I'm an engineer and let's be honest I will never be a game dev no matter how much of a nerd I may be. But as someone who has an often very difficult technical job I feel I can offer advice to people entering into something of relative scale. There is one trait you will need to be successful, and simply put, you won't be without it, that is follow through, you cannot abandon your project when it gets difficult. The best way to know you're meant to do something is if you can still enjoy it and keep at it even when the going gets rough. Being an engineer can be a bitch but I wouldn't have it any other way, it's what makes it worth doing, If you can make a game (or anything really) on similar ideals, you will be successful, just keep at it and have fun. Edit: I know I shouldn't have but I typed this before watching the video, and it actually lined up exactly how I thought it would. Just saying, keep at it, power through, and let the struggle power you through :)

[@realvelikiman1987]

Thank. You

[@SOMEONE-eq5bu]

Great advice man, much thanks for sharing

[@NeilRoy]

Great advice. As for assets. I found that learning to use a 3D modeling program like Blender (there are TONS of tutorials online about using it) is one of the best ways. It's simple, easy to get started with and what you create will probably look fairly decent. For example, I created some walls with Blender, I angled them for isometrics and after some experimenting, I got it down pat. Walls are just cubes, reshaped, textures added is easy. An enemy is just as easy to do up. Things like sound effects seem difficult, but are surprisingly easy and fun to create. I created a cannon shot one time by dropping a book onto my desk, recording it, then slowing down the speed of the sound in Audacity (another free program for audio). I created a fire sound by crinkling hard plastic, recording it, then blowing into a microphone and recording that. I combined the two sounds in audacity and the end result sounds exactly like fire. Audacity also has some built in functions for creating sounds as well. There are lots of game engines out there you can use, but personally, I highly recommend you learn something like C++ using a library like SDL for your sounds and graphics, this way you have full control over it and for me, it is more satisfying to make my own game engine. It is cross-platform, which means if you do it right, you can create a game for different operating systems like Linux, a MAC, Windows etc. Even if just for Windows, SDL is pretty easy to use and again, there are tons of tutorials out there.

[@Zelakus]

N. Roy Wow! I never tried to make sound effects like that (x.x) Sounds cool i will give it a go 😄 Thanks 👍

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

Blender also has a game engine, but you can't make anything worth selling with it.

[@trashshinobi5758]

Step 1: get a computer

[@jadepaw1248]

Mine just broke today.

[@FawnganU]

@@jadepaw1248 man that must really try

[@kandywilliams5193]

Ssssssss

[@kandywilliams5193]

Sell ir

[@watermelon996]

Instructions unclear: I’m running from the police because I borrowed a NASA supercomputer.

[@fusionare]

Usually tutorials like this give pointless or obvious tips but this is genuinely good advice and helpful

[@acestakers6331]

I remember 2 months ago, my final ICT assignment was making a game on scratch (a web application to design applications without coding). game worked really well, and then I got extremely motivated to try learn again to make games even though a year ago was a nightmare when I first decided to try!

[@peterdietrich8810]

My first game had a shop and controls. (The controls were shit and the shop barely worked, but whatever.)

[@aaronmeek71]

lmao

[@kangalcea]

Mt first game was a sidescroller about dinosaurs vs ducks, was pleased

[@craftinggames1079]

Wait you created the game for free or you did invest into it? plz tell me

[@kangalcea]

+Crafting Games I went to school for animation and gaming simulation! made a few short games and films since I had unlimited access to maya, mudbox, UDK, gamemaker, etc!!

[@craftinggames1079]

Oh ok. Can you create games now? like short ones? because i would love to play games from people like you

[@elitemantis]

This is perfect. Too many times have I meet people asking this exact question, and when I tell them to start simple, with a pong or tetris, or something equally simple, they tend to dismiss it and start working on their very own MMORPG. Now I can link them to this video, and since everybody knows that videos on the internet are source of truth, at least there's a chance they'll believe ;)

[@vict9126]

"internet is the source of truth"

[@mc4444]

Yup, my first game was a console snake game made in C. Simple, fun to play and has the old school aesthetic; turned out great ^^

[@FrazThe]

Victor Gjelsten No no no no no, its "are," because "on the internet" is a prepositional phrase, basically acting as an adjective to the plural noun "videos." "videos are the source of truth" is how it looks without the phrase.

[@theversatileartist6446]

Every one wants to make their own skyrim or dragon age, snake? pong? are you nuts? :D

[@patu8010]

Something like Pong or Click the Clown is perfect for your first game. IMO Tetris is a lot more complicated. I remember when I was a newbie trying to make games and I couldn't figure out Tetris because there's more to it than simple collisions.

[@FireLordJD]

That was a really genuine, motivating video that remained honest to the reality of everything. I just started learning to code/program less than 48 hours ago and, honestly, I needed this. Lol Thanks!

[@meaganthemarionette4899]

This​ is actually very informative. I have this big vision of this game I want to make (being someone who's never messed with coding software in her life, hoping to get a degree in game design) but this video puts things into perspective for me, which is probably a good thing.

[@theslimeboi6706]

print('Hello World!') "Hello World!" I can has coding?

[@jezd2223]

document.write("Hello World!")

[@deedeetaylor8251]

Echo('hello world')

[@rameynoodles152]

#include printf("Hello World ");

[@helium_uwu1011]

System.out.println(“Hello World!”);

[@sametahmetsahin9125]

The SlimeBoi Print.ln("Hello World")

[@kommentator5730]

Yay! I programmed Pong!

[@GDNachoo]

Congratulations :D

[@JagiUGG]

Nice!

[@trentlindsey7401]

This probably wasn't your first project, but I'm not belittling you, my first goal is a platform and a ball that you can control.

[@Kosleft.]

Kommentator same my teacher made me make pong

[@Wilker_uwu]

i still wish that there were more games like Pwong 2 or Block Breaker Deluxe

[@shadowfox5833]

Almost 6 years late, but those words of encouragement really hit the spot. Thanks a lot, I might start to make a game.

[@nesnomis]

Sponsored by Unity. Doesn't use Unity as an example or explain what it is. I bet Unity loved this video.

[@anaskaadan7846]

He talked about game design. That's all unity developers care about my friend. You are right though, he should have at least mentioned to pick up unity and start using it for free or something.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab]

Unity has a pretty decent asset store almost inside the engine, so the "use the asset store" part may have been enough. Also, if it wasnt a subtle ad and also honest tip, it would just sound forced and made the video look worse so i think they did well, shoving unity down my throat would only make me want to stop watching.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab]

Unity has a pretty decent asset store almost inside the engine, so the "use the asset store" part may have been enough. Also, if it wasnt a subtle ad and also honest tip, it would just sound forced and made the video look worse so i think they did well, shoving unity down my throat would only make me want to stop watching.

[@kwanhofu2968]

becoz unity doesnt want a narrowed minded person doing video like u

[@JagiUGG]

What is wrong about Unity? I dont get you. Unity is great for beginners, and it can reach graphics like UE4 easily. The reason there are bad games is because there are people which pick it up take everything except 3 textures they made in mspaint from the asset store, and pack it up to a bullcrap.

[@DragoniteSpam]

I do Game Maker programming tutorials sometimes, and it's _astonishing_ how many people come up to me and ask how they can make the next Smash Bros. or whatever on their first try. Going to have to start linking this video.

[@OtakuNoShitpost]

did you tell them to try making Super Smash Brothers: the Text Adventure from Ecks-why-zi software?

[@DragoniteSpam]

I think Call of Duty would be better suited for a text adventure, myself, but point taken.

[@KnightStarlight42]

Way back when I used to play with game maker, one of my earliest projects WAS a smash bros clone (except with health bars. I had no idea how to even hope to make the % damage system work.). I'd pulled all the sprite assets from various GBA games, you were either player 1 or player 2 and that'd give you a different dude, but amazingly, it sorta worked. Sorta. Not quite the next smash bros, but hey, I thought it was amazing at the time.

[@burningflurber]

DragoniteSpam I don't know how to "pay respects"

[@OtakuNoShitpost]

***** did you try "drop respects"? I think "go casket" also works.

[@slap_my_hand]

Unity 5 seriously needs more tutorials on the 2D stuff.

[@z4inz]

+StarTrek123456 There are actually a lot.

[@slap_my_hand]

Hazard Games Most of them suck.

[@Jenkkemi]

+StarTrek123456 Thats why i mostly make 2d using 3d in unity.

[@Surkee]

+StarTrek123456 Brackeys?

[@Hellboy_2109]

use gamesalad instead of unity if you want to make a 2d game... seriously, gamesalad is really easy to use

[@greenpea5265]

“Full time school” Me: Ha is quarantine season

[@trident-op8262]

Green Pea I find this as a chance

[@shinkiro69420]

Yeah me too, it's a good chance to start

[@chickeninabox]

20 Essays in one day.

[@KoaPono25]

Also, if you can, make the game yourself. Don't start development with a partner even if it's your best friend. Partnerships are hard and can lead to problems. For your first couple try making it while keeping your strengths and weaknesses in mind and you will end up with something you can be proud of

[@rapsody230]

Lunarex If you want to make game learn to work with others it's fundamental. Alone you are weak, with others you can divide chores and do a better job. The important is find the right people.

[@TaroOmiya]

I agree with the concern, and working alone will most certainly help make the learning process easier. Lunarex in particular brought up an example I know all too well. However, if the circumstances are right, it's fine to work with a partner. The most important part is to make sure your partner is both contributing to the game and motivated to make it as much as you are. Prior friendship is entirely optional. My first set of games were made for Global Game Jam (which is coming up soon!), and everyone there were really motivated in making games. I found that teaming with others who are equally interested in making the proposed game idea were the best teams, even if we had no prior experience working with each other.

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

I dunno, I've found it's always best to have a friend or two you can consult for ideas and assets, if you need them.

[@KoaPono25]

***** I always give my friends test builds and listen to their critiques or ideas, but when you make a game with some one else (based on past experiences) there can be conflict of intrests and later if you want to sell the game there can be issues with the business side. If you do want to build a game with a partner, write up a contract and don't start development until its signed

[@soulsabr4472]

I'm actually starting a project with a co-worker, to be free on Android, and I must disagree with you strongly. Not everybody will have the uber bad experience of working with a team. Further, people ofter compliment each other. Where you are weak he/she may be strong and vice versa. In our case I'm a software engineer while he's a graphics artist. We both have enough experience in each other's fields to understand what is going on so we can communicate effectively. I would hate to undertake even a simple game alone simply because there is so much to do. Controlls, graphics, sound, music, etc ....

[@punishedpokemonfanboy1032]

A nintendo direct and an extra credits-my body is ready

[@JustJunuh]

The direct had no Starfox or Zelda U. 0/10 would not watch again.

[@CyrusBluebird]

Holedigger999 No-one can cater to everyone.

[@Atypical-Abbie]

Holedigger999 Because those are the most important games.

[@MetalHillian]

Holedigger999 No way the Direct gave a release date for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 19/10

[@s4ad0wpi]

***** Monster Hunter New 3DS XL Bundle? 100000000000000000000/10

[@Alexander-vg5qf]

1:57 Welp, that´s... literally what I made.

[@saintcd775]

"design around your skills" I dont know what skills I have cuz ive never made a game

[@zelioz848]

And thats why you experiment and learn what u can do while ur learning to actually make a game. Its not like everyone knows at the beggining

[@randice]

Humans: I have all these good ideas but I can't code. Programmers: I have no good ideas but I can code. Humans after learning how to code: Cool! I can now make my game! Programmers still without any ideas: .... EDIT: Woah this blew up!!

[@GDNachoo]

You should team with a Dev with ideas so you can get started

[@randice]

Geometry Nacho true

[@JagiUGG]

Exactly! (Im the programmer without any good ideas)

[@designalenz4618]

im the one with (I hope) good ideas, let's work togheter ahah

[@thatisjake]

Wanna make a programming team with me? I have some good ideas for games.

[@MasterIndieVR]

I made my first game in GameMaker 11 years ago. It was full of glitches, in fact, I couldn't even make moving left and right work properly. I just pretended that I meant for the game to behave the way it did and designed my levels around these glitches that I couldn't fix. Now today, I'm working on a simulation game with a team of incredibly talented 3D artists and I'm still trying to pretend like everything is going according to plan. haha In my opinion, that's the best way to make games :)

[@General_Ace]

As someone with a basic understanding of code... It's soo annoying, you have to be SOO SPECIFIC!

[@brandonlee0115]

Take a look at python3

[@thatisjake]

Actually I love coding, and being specific about everything. Code is the one thing that no matter what under stands me xD

[@Phoenix-ux2kx]

@@thatisjake I want to make a game dude but I have 0 knowledge of coding do you know where I can learn coding for free?

[@guipinhao602]

@@Phoenix-ux2kx You could try Clickteam Fusion 2.5! Trust me. 0% of coding.

[@McBoccher]

@@guipinhao602 yikes

[@GiraffeFlavored]

I am definitely in that "Can draw (moderately) but cannot code" category, hearing this was very motivating for someone like me. Thankfully my partner CAN code so I'll probably be mostly leaning on him 😄 This was very grounding and helped open my eyes a bit and see my goal, so thanks!

[@VaskoG384]

My first game was about a small square that jumped. Thats it.

[@didddd4597]

Nice 👍

[@be7655]

And thus Geometry Dash was born

[@arty8761]

Epic dude!

[@gamerboidaoneguy7693]

@Carter Kwakye-Safo fr flappy bird and all that so simple but so good

[@pierrotlasticot5848]

The first game i've ever coded was a hangman game working on a terminal, written in C. There were a few hundreds of lines of code and no library. You've got to start somewhere.

[@Temazine]

JUST DO IT. MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.

[@teogonzalez7957]

Pornelius Hubert your channel name is legendary

[@jp-td6hx]

Thank you Pornelius.

[@davidanunez2]

Pornelius Hubert YES sir

[@jazzyboy3742]

Pornelius Hubert Your name will live on in history!

[@papi1050]

Thank you, Mr. Hubert

[@cooch8498]

this should be a good thing to do while being stuck in quarantine

[@Memorie]

Every time I start something, I can't finish it because I have too many ideas XD

[@Broc923]

+TheMemoryGaming I have the problem of giving up on ideas. I get bored of it and move on. It's a problem.

[@Maxodex]

i wish i had that problem. i have like 0 ideas... :(

[@SupZero211]

i have an idea make to many chapters and you gonna be epic :)

[@rednapdeveloper3572]

Word! xD

[@Kebabrulle4869]

thE STORY OF MY LIIIIIIIIFE

[@taureon_]

"can't draw but can code well?" me: *rebuilds sexy hiking game*

[@surprisinglysam3728]

@Windows 10X same 💀💀

[@-lesbo]

@Windows 10X SAME

[@aruxaru]

This is amazing and very valuable advice. Literally all you said can be applied to pretty much anything in life. Thank you so so much!!

[@ikoms]

I know I'm 5 years late and no one will see this but this video has helped me a lot while making my own game. Whenever I'm stuck on what to do when developing I always open up this video just to remember a few things. I'd just like to say thank you to extra credits for this video series. It really motivated me to become a developer

[@trolgeeeeee]

I saw it

[@MatthewPalaje]

Great video series! I still watch it occasionally to remind myself of the basics.

[@pointab_lab9403]

I'm sub to your channel, well it's not a coincidence because this is about game dev after all. Haha 🤣

[@GeniusGamingIsCool]

I literally downloaded unity, and then saw this for where to start, thanks!

[@xdiatia4197]

I can't believe that this was made 5 years ago, Imagine how their current videos are looking!

[@johnoldfield2805]

I enjoy the overactive enthusiasm towards realistic project planning

[@blackflake7680]

Weirdly enough I feel like this video was just what I needed to hear for encouragement. Thanks.

[@robertreimann1846]

I made my first game with C++. It was a console 1vs1 where you had to kill your opponent. The code was about 700 lines long and very simple. Have to say that I still don't know how to code snake lol :D

[@iphone5gamer618]

what is the code

[@playr1077]

Robert Reimann don't spend that much time on your first games, try to get something that works as soon as possible, then move onto the next, that is if you aren't planning on selling that game

[@mkstyle6896]

C++? That had to be a pain in the ass

[@idk5222]

cool

[@macstevins]

TheBasicKB 96 Yeah, I'm doing Java though.

[@zeldacadenza9511]

I'm 12, and if I can handle coding, then anyone can. I have already devoted myself to game making, and the basics are a lot easier than you think.

[@chumworm]

Im just as old, but i havent truly picked up the concept yet. Ive been working on simple animations and graphic designing and drawing to get me started. Soon ill just add keybinds or something in order to make a very simple platformer with no objective

[@AvoidTheBeasts]

+Ian3Run RotMG I'm 14! We should all make a game haha just kidding! ;)

[@chumworm]

I don't see why not :)

[@AvoidTheBeasts]

I'm a graphic designer! I can do that haha you guys can be the coders! PM your skype and we can talk!

[@chumworm]

I could help drawing/sketching the artwork, you can make it better :D

[@sunn-mechanic]

I'm just barely starting my game dev journey (this is only the second tutorial video I've watched so far lmao), and I think this made me feel a bit more confident. I don't know anything about coding, or any of the terminology, I'm just an artist with a story to tell, but this has given me hope that I can learn. Like you said, I just have to remind myself that I'm not going to learn how to do this in a week. It took me about 11 years to be able to draw as good as I can now, its probably going to take just as long to make decent games.

[@anthopanino2255]

I'm making my first game in RPG maker. 😌 It's designed to be easy to use even when you're not the brightest. My scope might have been a little broader than needed, but I'm having a lot of fun with it anyway c:

[@timeslessgun]

4 months later youve probably given up havent you?

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

hi

[@Mewobiba]

What are your thoughts on starting with making mods for existing games? To me it feels like it would be a good way to get some experience in the design aspects, and possibly coding and art aspects depending on what game you mod, while still being able to push out something that's actually enjoyable to use. Though granted, personally I've always just had interest in modding, rather than creating, when it comes to computer games (though I like creating when it comes to board games). But can that be a good idea to start with, or is that also a pit fall?

[@ultimaterc]

The scope is much narrower, so it's easier to get started and actually complete something. But as you say, depending on what game you're modding, the range of skills you can acquire are also much narrower. That said, I DO know of quite a few people who work in the industry now, at AAA studios, who started as modders. But they're mostly Art and level design types. Nothing wrong with that if those are your interests and strengths (and the amount of art needed in games these days is enormous), but if you're more technical, modding doesn't offer as much.

[@cshahbazi1220]

I've worked on numerous RTS games for modding and I can say that modding is great to learn design, granted that you know some theoretic stuff too, otherwise it'll end up being something you "feel" is right. I'll admit the scope of my work were also very narrow as I worked with map editors and didn't touch the tools for models/art. An important thing from my experience is that the tools that you're provided with would make the world of difference, both in how easy it is and how much you can get done; for example Red Alert and Tiberian Sun's editors were a bit hard to get into but ended up being rather easy to work with, scripting was hard (at least back when I was doing it, I was only 15 years old then) and your options were open. Meanwhile Warcraft3's editor had tons of more options and you could build almost anything from it and map design was also rather easy to get something acceptable done, but on the other hand scripting was a nightmare and I couldnt get anything meaningful done. On the other hand, Stronghold Legends' map editor was very easy to get into and the scripting was also much simpler and easy to do yet your options were more limited, but it was also a game I went a step further and also started messing with audio files too. The good thing is that if you can get work done like I did in Stronghold Legends, you can exercise game design pretty well, but not so much the rest of the aspects like art, modeling, animation, programming etc. It also doesn't teach much teamwork because at best you'd be working with 2-5 people and those are like "big" projects. I can also admit that despite the amount of time I did invest, I don't particularly feel more ready to work on a game, I don't feel like you could throw me in a studio and tell me to start working because I don't have the technical qualifications. Perhaps in the next episodes someone like me would get more enlightened, but so far I feel the need to prepare myself more technically. TL;DR: It gives experience to practice some game design but not the other fields of production. It's more of a personal experience than something that readies you to work within a professional team.

[@eyegrinder94]

I've actually been hoping for them to do an episode on modding (even though I've never asked them to or brought it up, just a silent hope). I myself have been modding for Fallout 3 / New Vegas for quite some time, and given how easy modding has been made for those games, at least for those games it definitely gives you more in the design chapter, unless you're like, fixing scripting errors or something. But yeah, I think it can be a nice gateway, at least to get you started. If you've started out and gotten a taste of what you can do, then that might just be the incentive you need to get over the thresh-hold of learning to use an engine from base or something.

[@dak1st]

Depending on what you mean by modding. Modding can be making Warcraft 3 maps using the pre-made world editors or hacking into .DLLs and changing code. If you go for the first kind you will learn quite a lot of game design without having to bother about coding or content creation. If you go for the latter one you will focus more on coding and less on the other areas.

[@Adam-cq2yo]

I tried making a Minecraft mod. Minecraft seems to me to be a nice place to start modding. And have you SEEN what people can do with that?!

[@JKJK-lr1ug]

3:06 When you talked about asking, you I could just remember stuff like coderdojo since it is a good way of getting that help

[@rogerrodrigues3000]

I first saw this video on my dads phone back in 2018 and I tell you THIS video is the exact reason why I started taking interest in game development , truth be told I failed miserably and I gave up but after all these years I'm finally learning programing and I hope this time I don't give up !!

[@Louise1025_LimbusCompany]

As a gamer your speech maked me cry literally 😢😭😭😭😭🤧 may your channel grow without any limits.

[@JagiUGG]

cry because its nice or bad?

[@oilyakara]

"you never going to make the next god of war" That hit deep😑

[@buddhadebgreat]

This is very important ❤️ I love the way how you are discussed these things .

[@joachimstorbank3416]

This video really opened my eyes and peaked my interest in coding again!

[@julianccardenas79]

...im preparing for my game development class for whenever school starts

[@0Quiwi0]

Not my first game, but what was supposed to be my first non-text based game. I had this grand idea of Ultima style game. After working on it for two years I actually did the math and figured out that even if nothing went wrong just writing the code would have taken me almost ten years. Nowdays I probably could make it happen with RPG Maker or such, but it's still very important to start small. Your first game will not be your best game. Unless you stop making games after the first you will be making better ones later.

[@ThatExplo]

This is the first thing you see when you open the official Unity tutorial.

[@Redlegion.]

This is so true I find my self doing stuff like this worrying about stuff that I should not I feel more confident now thank you

[@F17A]

My first game was a flappy bird clone is that good?

[@simi1584]

That's great for a first game 😄👍

[@MaxPanic]

For sure! That's a great start.

[@theurbananimations5166]

That's so cool!How old are u and do u wanna work with me to make a good 2d platformer game?

[@rumblemontcg9906]

That's awesome, keep it up

[@F17A]

TheUrbanAnimations ツ I'm 14 and sure yeah why not

[@EvilKimau]

*Awesome Intro* This is now one of my go to links when people ask me this question, "How do I get into games?" Always try to give an answer but you guys have done an awesome job of a nice summary. _Just be sure to finish_

[@geometry1249]

"Sit." "Stay." "File your taxes." Wait, what?

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

That was mind blowing and SUPER motivating. And i don't even want to make a game!!!! But now i value more small scope projects. Thank for this brilliant video!!

[@Atlessa]

Does "RPG Maker" count as an engine? :D I've worked with that, and actually 'finished' quite a few small projects, and I can ABSOLUTELY relate to everything said in this video. It's SO easy to underestimate the work that goes into even the simplest games, and even with such a easy to use 'engine'... ... I also have to admit that I started FAR more projects than I ever finished, and that, I think, is also part of the experience. Even an unfinished project (hopefully) taught you some things, and be it only the fact that you are just one person. There's only so much you can do in a certain time-frame, and only so much patience for a single project...

[@QXbR9]

RPG Maker does totally count as an engine, and although it's not to my tastes, I disagree with those who say "It's not a real engine". Software that can make multiple genres of games is technically an engine, not a maker. I totally relate to you on the patience part. I am not a patient person. >.>

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

There's a whole Steam category for RPGMaker games, actually. So...yeah, it's a real engine.

[@FioreFire]

While you can certainly learn a lot from unfinished projects, it's always best to get out of the habit as soon as you possibly can and get into the mindset of finishing every game. I fell into this trap myself and got caught in a really vicious cycle of never getting anything done for years. Even if it's just something small, having something fully completed is always a good thing.

[@3333218]

That's a really cool place to start. But for the next step maybe you should try creating something without the help of the many tools an "RPG Maker" provides. =]

[@psielemental]

I was actually asking that myself, but feared that everyone would go "ewwww". After diving more into it, you can do much more with RPG Maker VX Ace ! Like strategy. You just need an acompaning (often free!) script to make it possible!

[@grantcooper5799]

"Major Engine" Great hidden joke! My dad is an air force major, so I caught that right away.

[@TotatoC]

My second game i made was a platformer, Just A Platformer. And one of my friends is that type that just says everything that comes into their mind and repeats it every day because she knows it irritates me, said that my game was a Mario rip-off. Sure, i was using some of the textures from mario bros but those were just temporary. But now, after working a lot in Blender, i'm gonna make my own models and ideas.

[@ftfyoungleon]

What programming language did you use

[@TotatoC]

@@ftfyoungleon c#

[@idlesong]

VERY VERY important! thank you so much! I needed the reminder to KEEP. IT. SIMPLE. I often allow my big ideas get the best of me, and being a perfectionist keeps me from doing anything. Making games is gonna help me work on that aspect of myself. Wish me luck!!!

[@LykusKitsune]

This is actually inspiring! thanks!

[@ThatOneGib]

when i made my first game EVER (in blender lol) it was about you, first person (i guess) going (or sliding i dunno) forwards on a platform with holes in it, and you were dodging left or right. The holes had small collision zones that when you touched them (when you fell through a hole) you get the game over screen. and if you make it past the holes, you get the "you win" screen. it sounds dumb and it was dumb BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUCKING FUN TO PLAY THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT I MADE THAT

[@adriannavarro1955]

Does anyone know what he means by "asset store"?

[@MidnightWanderer00]

The Assets store is basically where you can buy and download assets for your games. From my own understanding, Assets are visual or Audio elements that people make and then publish for devs to use as reference or as a placeholder for character models, game elements, Etc.

[@KiwiiiiiiiiSwsscheez69]

@@MidnightWanderer00 *B I G B R A I N*

[@pedalatadabqgat]

Yeah, ngl, I needed that humbling. Also, you sound as if you speak from experience which makes it even more trustworthy. Dunno how I'm gonna make a game for my last uni project, but will throw all I have in it.

[@illDiology]

After you understand all of the advice in this video, enter a Ludum Dare compo and do whatever it takes to submit a game on time for it. You'll learn more from that single weekend than you ever thought possible.

[@azunthewise4914]

So I've decided today I want to start learning how to do this, with the end goal (eventually) of making a really crappy game version of my job

[@Spikeupine]

i've created a game of rock, paper, scissors in javascript as a training exercise

[@tarkin843]

Bare fortsett så blir du bedre ;D

[@Raybluecoworiginal]

Godt gået!

[@skibbitybibbitydibbity]

+theSollundForYou Good Start!

[@jrag1000]

Rock paper scissors, the basic foundation of a good game concept, you could apply that to hundreds of different ideas.

[@peachpark7568]

+jrag1000 smart guy you are

[@NightcoreLucy]

These videos are really helpful, I watch them with my friends on Voicely whenever we practice coding. We all agree that we learned more from KZbin videos than from school lol

[@VincentRubinetti]

There is an old story about two Greek islanders trying to become the strongest man on the island. One trainee bought a newborn calf. The other laughed at him. How could a calf help his rival train? But every day the wise trainee lifted it. Every day the calf got a little bigger and heavier, but he could still lift it because it was only a little bit heavier than the previous day. After a year the wise trainee saw that the calf was now a bull, but he could still lift it. In the meantime the unwise trainee had tried every day to lift a bull, and failed every time.

[@Gr3asY]

I'm only 12 and I love how you inspire me to become just like you.

[@linuxterm7622]

Want to work with me in creating games i am 12 and i have experience i can teach you

[@guipinhao602]

@@linuxterm7622 Yeah me too! I use Clickteam Fusion 2.5. What about you?

[@kizidek9673]

@@guipinhao602 hey wanna talk i need some help lol

[@guipinhao602]

@@kizidek9673 y e s

[@kizidek9673]

@@guipinhao602 shoot me your discord or something we can use to communicate man?

[@RuneCode]

Back in the day, I thought this was sound advice. But the more that I learn about classic game dev, the more I realize that this advice is really geared towards non-programmers. Almost all of the advice tend to go around a game engine's learning curve or limitations. Of course you can only start by making simple games with game engines; you can't really make a Super Mario Bros. clone with a game engine without an adequate knowledge of the engine. This being said, if you are learning and making games like how devs from the 90's did it, all you need to learn are certain programming fundamentals and it will be 1000x way simpler than using a game engine (it's still hard, but you have more ideas on what goes wrong). You still can't make a God of War, but you can definitely just make your dream game as long as it has only 16 or 256 colors. If you're a non-programmer and don't know nor care about terrible coding, anything more complex than Gamemaker (Unity, Unreal, Godot) will more likely hamper your progress than help it.

[@foreversleepy4379]

It's not easier at all because you need to design and implement most of the systems yourself, as well as code a load of boilerplate. Using Unity or any other engine is far easier, in my opinion. I've used both methods. Sure, the API can be hard and confusing but you don't have to implement things from scratch and it's not like you have to learn all of the API at once. You just learn what your game needs and what's relevant.

[@Korvorkian1]

7 years later and I still love these vids

[@IanHollis]

My first game was a Pac-Man clone I made with Game Maker 7, with the final area being 9 screens in size. It included all sorts of wacky elements, like one way paths, warp zones (including warping to previous levels), death pills. I've since lost it and would have to start from scratch if I were to make it again. My most recent game, Ball Popper, I made with a purchased copy of Construct 2. It's extremely unsuccessful and freezes (but my friend says it works fine in both his computer and his tablet so ... I dunno what's going on with that). I'm in China teaching English now.

[@DGreeble]

Ian Hollis keep going man!

[@kskksksjs7757]

This video is so simple but so motivating!🥰

[@blakethegeek5821]

I have re-made a few classic games although I want to expand my programming and game making ability, I study it at school and I study it at home so literally 24/7 I am making games. I want to build a career from it and have wanted to for 3 years now. My laptop broke a few weeks ago and I remembered we had a spare one that no one had used for years, I grabbed it and booted it up, I was so excited because the first thing I did was download Unity, I went to download it but it said I needed Windows 7 to download it. I then checked my Windows version and I found that I was running a Windows Vista laptop, I was SUPER unhappy when I found this out because I thought my game making career was over. Luckily I have found Game Maker, I am still learning the basics on it but have made some classical games such as pong, Fruit or Die and much more, it would be awesome if someone would like to work on a game with me! If you want to leave your skype down below I will happily add you and we can start programming some games! Thanks for reading!

[@chappie3642]

Dude honestly. If you want a career you have to learn pure programming languages

[@charliestrausbaugh9129]

im down

[@micahgertz1394]

The cool thing about this video is that the advice he gives is applicable to other dream related subjects people wanna start like, writing, film, music etc.

[@dr_lazer4694]

You know what's a great example of constraints forcing us to be creative? Five nights at Freddy's. Love it or hate it, look at what Scott has done with HIS limits. Look at how he went from trying to make a happy and friendly game like chipper into that simple horror game we all know and love/hate. And it was ONE game after it. Not a big and long incline of success, one game and now almost everyone knows him.

[@alikhidzam3749]

thanks dude im going to be a new hideo kojima one day....

[@alikhidzam3749]

im working on a CSGO ripoff

[@leki436]

Need help? I would like to help. :)

[@criticalcompoud6122]

omg that sounds fun, lmao!

[@JagiUGG]

@@alikhidzam3749 1 person... well i guess what makes up for it is the fact that you admitted its a ripoff xD

[@dangerranger4780]

thnx for your help, you earned a new subscriber

[@shadowpath49]

Thanks for the support Extra Credits

[@stoprappingplease3570]

So this is how infinite warfare was made

[@Dylann8245]

lol

[@megascizor8275]

Lmao

[@normund8348]

Little coding huh? I WANT TO MAKE A GAME WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES THAT CREATE MULTIPLE ENDINGS. Should be little coding right?

[@mathyew991]

+Normax Eight Thats...really vague friend.

[@billyweed835]

+Normax Eight Look up Choice of Games and their programming language. It's built specifically for beginners.

[@georgy2596]

the hardest thing would obviously be the story so, yeah

[@primusro]

+Normax Eight If it's text based with some static images, then yes. Extremely little coding in fact.

[@billyweed835]

Radu Ungureanu Again, Choicescript. Built only for text-based games and made to be easy for beginners to use.

[@fernank017]

lmfao the thing about the 2d platformer was ME! holy shit. I remember making a level of it, with a circle as the main character, and the terrible collision physics which would cause the circle to clip through the stage and platforms! I did this all in Flash MX. That's right Flash MX (and later, Flash 8). This was before Adobe bought out Macromedia. I used to code in ActionScript 2.0, and when they released 3.0, I just gave up instead of learning the new language! hahaha thanks for reminding me about super circles adventures!

[@SoultrailStudio]

3:20 is surprising, as a creative person with years of pixel art and photoshop stuff etc I find programming soothing and calming