Making a Game in ONE Week - Game Devlog

[@saultoons]

Can you beat my high score?! 💯 Try it out here: saultoons.itch.io/spagbool 🐞💻 Make sure you check out Rob and Zyger's channels too, who will be uploading their perspective on this challenge as well :D Rob - kzbin.info Zyger - kzbin.info

[@SanatankePoojariGyaanYogsadhu]

ok trying

[@saultoons]

@@SanatankePoojariGyaanYogsadhu You got this!!!

[@ChadanoogaGaming]

I’ma try

[@TheSensationalMr.Science]

1:15 hey does anyone remember "honey I shrank the kids"? well how about "boss, I got stuck in the game"? a game where you the developer of a new half-done AAA title have to be helped by a bumbling middle manager who only got there by nepotism and luck while you the developer have only the ability to "advise" him on how to get you out of the game... as you can tell, it doesn't go well and the middle manager has to be managed as well so that he is willing to help you instead of harm you as you give him proper advice lest the wrong "game-breaking" bugs are utilized or he creates new foes. Hope you have a great day & Safe Travels!

[@TeaTime0300]

"Must... keep... coding..." *sprouts a third arm out of my shoulder* "Oh, thanks for the coffee!"

[@saultoons]

Hahahah yeah I was gonna have the right hand disappear when you clicked but maybe the third arm is actually part of the lore, this is some alternate dimension where spaghetti code is productivity and we have 3 arms

[@mirythy6355]

It was this channel that encouraged me to start pixel art, and I wanted to create a game myself so, thank you very much for this video and this game. The game is quite difficult for me.

[@saultoons]

Yeah pixel art is such a great art medium for making games so it makes sense to try it out eventually I think hahah. Glad you are joining me on this journey of art and game-dev :D And yeah the game is quite difficult my bad hahaha

[@keenaoran5294]

A fellow aspiring game developer?! No way!

[@Toxitex]

@@keenaoran5294 same here

[@sethxenofightersofficialx]

​@@saultoonsHi im seth and im making a series called xeno fighters here is my game jam help me make a smash bros theme fighters in one mouth that's the the rest of christmas and the new year Rules Its has to be xenofighters theme You can only used godot or game maker 2 And use the xeno fighters template in game maker 2 Use research And have fun

[@pixspaces4777]

That's such a unique idea for a gamejam, I played the game and enjoyed it a lot, you always push the boundaries in showing the potential of pixel art.. love it!

[@saultoons]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching and for playing my game Pix Spaces

[@ZygerGFX]

AMAZING!! i love the art and the retro feel the game has, plus the video is really nicely paced and edited :))

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much Zyger :D

[@swedishgamedev]

"Then I remembered I have hands" haha love it (also, been there, done that...). I'm at the bottom of the leaderboard now! :D

[@saultoons]

hahaha too real, I usually spend a lot of time working before I realise :'D NICE!!!! Thanks for playing

[@zerodegreescelsius]

You've got quite the sass in the presentation of your creation process, Saul! It didn't feel like a dusty and boring lecture or summary at all 💜

[@saultoons]

Thanks for the kind words polarbear, it's surprising that people are enjoying this video considering I only had a week to make this one too, perhaps this is a sign that I should stop being so perfectionist when it comes to creating videos

[@zerodegreescelsius]

@@saultoons rather than perfection, I think most people would appreciate authenticity from the personality. For example, what made me subscribe to your channel was your reaction as you played your Cat Hat game in a previous video. That was too entertaining 😆💯

[@saultoons]

Yeah that’s still something I’m trying to get used to honestly, it’s still so strange recording myself speaking in front of a camera, maybe less scripted videos like this one will help that! Thanks for the feedback :)

[@zerodegreescelsius]

@@saultoons keep it up, Saul! You're doing very well 🦾

[@saultoons]

Thanks!!!!

[@bbs001gaming7]

Bet, btw. A “bug” is called a bug, because a real bug got inside of a super early type of computer and messed stuff up, so this is hyper realistic gameplay

[@foxtrot000]

I think that actually a myth

[@saultoons]

If that's true, that's a dope story. Imagine if bugs started coming out of your computer, I would burn my whole house down

[@mesmodev]

That's true! The first bug was discovered by Grace Hopper i think

[@bbs001gaming7]

@@saultoons gotta attach a self-destruct button on your new high performance (only the best for social media scrolling) mouse for ease of access

[@daizbid]

@@foxtrot000 it's true. It was a moth, I believe

[@tomboywarrior3229]

Very cool! I loved the style and the idea! As always you're very creative!

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much ❤️

[@micearn1]

Your sincerity is great!!!

[@saultoons]

Thanks for watching 🥰

[@Minecraft31]

This game is so original and awesome! I can also say i'm second on leaderboard!

[@saultoons]

SECOND HYPE!!!!! I appreciate you playing Miguel, I hope there were no crazy bugs :'D

[@sandorjuhasz8215]

Super cool as always! I like these new game-dev style videos so much and this game is awesome!

[@saultoons]

Thanks Sándor, I'm gyou enjoy the game-dev style videos, I hope to share more like this :D

[@30pixels21]

awesome man! and in one week too! played the game and really enjoyed it

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much 30Pixels I'm glad you enjoyed it, it was a tough week :'D

[@skullcommandolabs]

The Big Brain effect at 5:08, hahaha, amazing !

[@saultoons]

That is not an effect, that is my real head, the rest of the video I shrink it down :D Thanks for watching Skull

[@waters.create]

Wow awesome video can't wait to play it, and congrats on the sponsor!!!

[@saultoons]

Thanks a lot Waters

[@OrbitalMartian]

Love the work, keep it up. 🥳

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much Linux Gamer and BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the LEGEND.

[@SamiTheAnxiousBean]

amazing work!!! I love the pixel art and general idea of the game it was done pretty well!!!

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much Sami, I wasn't sure it would all come together but I got there in the end :'D

[@SamiTheAnxiousBean]

@@saultoons Eh most gamedev is like that haha "No clue what I did here but it apperently works so Yay! (also not touching it for fear of breaking it)" -Me

[@KiraCuraMusic]

This gives me courage to try my hand at coding… I already work with complex formulas in Excel and know a little bit of how to write macros in it which is written in VBA language. (I figure that.. counts as some amount of experience xD) I guess I’m interested cuz.. I’ve been a gamer my whole life, make original digital music, can digitally draw, started learning pixel art & animating… Hm.. It’s still spooky thinking about it .. but your video helps me believe in myself with the skills I have. :3 thank you.

[@saultoons]

Coding is really fun actually and opens a lot of doors creatively, there are some fun things you can do with art, music, and whatever when combining it with programming. It's definitely worth it! I have been in the exact position you're in where you want to try, and it wasn't even that long ago, just gotta do it, start today, and with consistent practise, in a few months time you will laugh at how much progress you have made :D

[@rungeon83]

As a coder who use to make videos teaching godot, I really cannot recommend godot enough to learn making games. I once made a drug market stock game in excel using VBA hehe

[@ImusNoxa]

Tbh that experience in Excel is going to get you a lot further than you might think

[@chainsawpoltergeist]

I think that was a really fun and creative idea that came through. Good work! 🕹️😀

[@saultoons]

Thank you! 😁 I'm super happy with how it turned out :D

[@cheeseaddict]

Love the improvement! Good luck on your journey, the internet is here to help!

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much, also I love cheese too, recently I've been obsessed with a spicy cheese I use for grilled cheese sandwiches :'D

[@KyleLuce]

Welcome to the Godot community! I'm sure your cool pixel art will make for some great games.

[@saultoons]

Thanks Kyle! Loving Godot 😄

[@sireoh]

after watching roberts video, i was sent here from the collab. godot is my main program, not much unity. so to see you use godot is really special to me 😭👑

[@saultoons]

Robert is a beast!!!! Thanks for coming to check my video out, I love Godot 🥰

[@AndrewGiacomoPinnical]

This was freaking awesome :O Heckiiin cool game!!

[@saultoons]

Thanks a lot my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was a fun challenge that I don't think I'll be doing again any time soon :'D

[@AndrewGiacomoPinnical]

@@saultoons ​Take a very much-deserved rest!

[@moonlightblue9196]

Love the game :) the game is unique and the artstyle fits it perfectly

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much Moonlight Blue!!!!!

[@Boveree]

Super interesting to see your process day by day and the game itself is very creative!

[@saultoons]

Giacomo! Thank you for the kind words my friend :D

[@paypercutts]

Congrats for making it to number 1 of your own charts! Lets hope you stay there hahaha XD . If this game came out 30 years ago, it'll be in all the schools' computer typing classes. You'd be a multi millionaire XP Good on ya for getting it done in a week. Looks RAD!

[@saultoons]

hahaha didn't last very long :'( But I have the power to delete any score that is above mine so it's ok :D Damn you think? Next video will be Making a Time Travel Device In -30 Years so I can sell this game. Cheers man

[@mokumokuren3748]

HYPE! YOU BALD GENIUS! I love it! Gonna go play a bit... heheh

[@saultoons]

Lets go MOKU!!!!!!!!! Yeah get that high score :D

[@rungeon83]

Just awesome so glad you made this n godot too, most people won't use that as 'beginners' but it's an awesome engine to use for all skill levels

[@saultoons]

Thanks Rungeon! I absolutely love Godot :D

[@gerhard_adler]

Great video, and fun game! Though I have some small issues with it. After a round is over, I often accidentaly keep typing, and end up restarting or something like that... And if you don't click the text field when submitting a name, you can end up restarting or going back to the menu depending on what you write... But still, very fun gameplay!

[@saultoons]

Oooo this is a good bit of feedback. I did no testing during this so there’ll definitely be some user issues like this popping up, thanks so much for sharing I’ll see what I can do to get it fixed and update it :)

[@ccjjkk9550]

the first few seconds i sense regret but also motivation

[@saultoons]

hahahah yes exactly this

[@iampotato1084]

You were the channel that inspired me to start making games btw love your game

[@saultoons]

That’s dope! What kind of games do you want to make? 😁 thanks a lot

[@iampotato1084]

Wow you actually responded that means a lot to me man and I make sandbox games

[@saultoons]

Sounds dope! Best of luck with them 😄

[@Kamjimon]

Nice! I like the concept, I've always enjoyed a good typing game. :)

[@saultoons]

TELABA!!! hahah yeah it took a while for this one to feel like a game, fun experience though :D

[@whaive]

Really fun game! It's incredible the amount of creativity and fun that went in this project! The only thing that I didn't like so much was the color scheme of the leaderboards and the end screen, that Light green with white words written on it, really makes me force my vision and hurts my eyes a little bit! But besides that, the game is incredible :D Also, I have that logitech mousepad! And I love it

[@saultoons]

Thanks for the feedback Wave HD! Yeah I can definitely see how that can burn your eyes, I use flux a lot so I think my PC is a lot lower contrast than some other peoples :'D The value of feedback!!!! I should add a palette changer maybe that would be pretty sweet :D Yeah it's super nice actually I have a stain on mine already because I eat here sometimes :D

[@ToasterDuckYT]

Saul I absolutely love you so much. Your tutorials and passion you show really get me amped up to try my hand at things like gamemaker, as well as creating art in aseprite (even though I'm not very good lol). I appreciate all the tutorials you've made in the past, and hopefully will make in the future. I know you get these kind of comments a lot, but I genuinely cannot thank you enough for all you've taught me so far that most programs at my old high school could barely make me grasp. You are an inspiration to me, and I will remember your content the day I (hopefully) release my first indie game. p.s. I'd like to ask, are there any drawing tablets you would recommend for pixel art/art in general? I don't have much money but I'd like to hear the input of someone I consider very skilled and look up to p.p.s. Thanks for taking the time to read my comment

[@saultoons]

Thanks DuckToaster, I appreciate you taking the time to leave a nice message, it really makes my day to read this! :D I really wish you the best when it comes to your own work, keep cracking on!!!! In terms of drawing tablets for pixel art specifically, I only really use them when the pixel art is quite large, preferring the mouse for the individual pixels. For general digital art, you don't need anything too fancy to get started. The more expensive screen based tablets are nice but not necessary at all, I personally use a Wacom Intuous Medium, but started with a Wacom Bamboo. The non-screen based tablets take some getting used to, but a pro tip is to use it as a mouse so you quickly get used to it :) I've heard good things about the Huion and XP-Pen brands but haven't used them so I can't personally vouch for them. Thanks for watching :D

[@foxtrot000]

Please try to put in that bug splash animation it looks so awesome!!!

[@saultoons]

Thanks Foxtrot, I'll definitely try and update that because I think it could be super satisfying

[@JavaJack59]

Simple, but it goes all in on the premise!

[@saultoons]

Thanks JavaJack, yeah I was scared of not being able to finish the game in time so I tried to keep it SUUUUPER simple

[@aleiocus]

I was stressed out for you just watching this! Incredible job, as always. Time to go find bugs in your game to bring the stress back into your life :P

[@saultoons]

hahahah the stress never ends does it??? Thanks Aleiocus :D

[@rastamano3087]

hey, greetings from Brazil! will you gonna make more pixel art videos/tutorials? I just started to learn this fine art, i am doing the septembit 2021 to improve and learn, some more video about pixel art would be good! Thank you anyway, for the previous videos about asepreite , helped me a lot!

[@saultoons]

Hi Rastamano, I will definitely be making more pixel art videos, my next video is an art video :)

[@amberlynn6166]

This is sooo coooooooool!

[@saultoons]

YOU'RE SO COOL!!! Thanks so much for watching

[@eboatwright_]

Looks great! Love me some 1 bit art :)

[@saultoons]

Thanks a lot, yeh the style was partly out of necessity but also because I dig 1 bit too 😃

[@eboatwright_]

@@saultoons yep yep! You did great with it!

[@saultoons]

@@eboatwright_

[@KazoooGod]

will you participate in the GMTK game jam? i would love to see more content like this in the future!

[@saultoons]

I would love to, I have some events in July so I'm not fully sure I will be here just yet, waiting on one date, but if I'm available I will probably try it yes :D

[@reinverhaag94]

watched it in 1,5 speed. so it made the game look even more stressful😂

[@saultoons]

hahahah 2x speed to see me have a heart attack :'D

[@asmodiasmobilemoba]

I would've done something similar but the prompts will allow you to do certain things in the background like jump if there's a platform or hole in the front and just walk and ofc there's a time limit and maybe there's even enemies which are bugs and you have to type stuff before they bug you as well

[@saultoons]

Interesting idea, I'd like to see it! Thanks for sharing with us :D

[@wesleylima5723]

Awesome work!

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much Wesley, I appreciate you leaving a comment my friend

[@3randomidiotsonyoutube]

nice!!!!! i like the idea and the graphics! :D

[@saultoons]

Thanks! 😄 It was fun to make for sure! I'll have to do something like this again

[@roxferesr]

Love it. Ps: One of the hands should disappear when the coffe shows up :)

[@saultoons]

I was gonna do that but limited time 😅

[@roxferesr]

@@saultoons are you saying you could have used an extra hand 😛

[@saultoons]

Hahaha exactly!!!

[@ellesedit]

Mind blowing! that was so so cool!

[@saultoons]

Thanks for the love

[@TK75_]

Dude, ur game is awesome!

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it :D I wasn't sure what people would think of it

[@TK75_]

@@saultoons no prob, also would you recommend godot or another engine for game developing

[@saultoons]

Depends on a lot of factors like your experience and stuff, but I would definitely recommend Godot it’s quite beginner friendly, their documentation is really good and there are more and more tutorials coming out all the time.

[@TK75_]

@@saultoons thanks a lot

[@MKW-cg7xs]

Awesome!

[@saultoons]

Thanks MKW

[@artbyjuliannie]

wow this is so cool !

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much! :D Was super fun

[@laszloeszik5033]

Congrats on making a game in a week! :) I think people who can make games in two days by themselves (for Ludum Dare for example) are in league with the devil. I found that I can make a prototype / demo in one month though some are finished (well, abandoned) as a full game. I do my regular job, and not all my weekends are free for developing, so these are mostly my weekday free hours. I do coding and drawing (pixel art of course!), most of the design , sometimes I make the sounds too, or use some bought assets. Definitely I use bought music, as any music I could make probably would be considered as crime against humanity. :D

[@saultoons]

Thanks Laszlo, yeah making a game in a short amount of time is so difficult and I wasn't sure that I'd be able to do anything actually haha, but it was a great learning experience and I hope to do more in the future. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate but I hope you can continue with it and do well

[@Smugiree]

amazing video!

[@saultoons]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching

[@misterdot6923]

love ur art btw

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much Fish!!!!

[@qiaoyilin3317]

it is a cool game!! i love copy and patse parts, haha it's funny

[@saultoons]

haha thanks yeah that's my favourite part too, and the thing I do most when coding hahaha, thanks for playing and watching :D

[@artofwolfgangvonzenn]

I beat your high score lol About half way through it glitched and none of the bugs registered my keystrokes. Damnit I may be addicted now. And my forearms are burning! XD

[@saultoons]

Oh no!!! Sorry to hear that it bugged, I wonder what caused it. Good job on beating the score though, there's some crazy fierce scores on those leaderboards now hahaha. Sorry about your forearms too hahaha

[@interested3791]

Damn this video came out on my 18th Birthday... Nice

[@saultoons]

Woohoo, happy late birthday :D

[@stm7810]

Whilst I'm too blind to play this sounds fun and like a clever idea.

[@saultoons]

Well I appreciate your kind words

[@aghasohrab4320]

So nice game . I want test it

[@saultoons]

OH YEAH! I'd appreciate that, thank you :D

[@mesmodev]

Really cool game :)

[@saultoons]

Thanks so much Lemms I appreciate you my friend

[@Miles300s]

I had a "game-breaking" issue, so to say. I launched the game and full-screened it in my web browser. After playing it for a bit, I realized there was no way for me to back out because the game wouldn't stop capturing my keyboard input. With no way to "escape", I had to force close my browser with Task Manager - I had some other tabs open that I lost as a result. Very unfortunate that there being no "quit" option caused undue stress. It would be greatly appreciated if something that could prevent this be implemented so that others do not suffer the same conundrum.

[@saultoons]

Oh that sucks! Sorry about that, you should be able to force close the game from menu with escape I’ll have to look into why that isn’t working. Thanks for letting me know

[@saultoons]

Updated this to hopefully fix it, let me know if you have any more issues :D

[@800HD]

Dude the way I mash is just “HIT RANDOM KEYS QUICK” and I just activate random stuff (caps lock, airplane mode sticky keys, etc)

[@newbiemike3288]

Wow im impressed you replied all of them 😅

[@saultoons]

haha I try my best to show appreciation for those who take time to comment, thanks for watching

[@newbiemike3288]

@@saultoons no problem man :D👍

[@calebstevens8269]

Great job!

[@saultoons]

Thanks a lot Caleb :D

[@denn501]

10:57 "Git gud" -Hornet (Hollow Knight)

[@saultoons]

too ez

[@amosnimos]

very lovely game!

[@saultoons]

Thanks!

[@amarendrabahadur3729]

Can you tell which is the best Pixel Art Creating App for Android/Tablet Ty in advance! 🙏

[@saultoons]

Not sure,I’ve heard good things about pixel studio and if dotpict is on android I like that on ios :)

[@ctechjourney]

💗

[@saultoons]

Appreciate your comments

[@Dines646]

that is a fucking awesome game!!!!!!

[@saultoons]

You’re an awesome commenter! Thanks a lot

[@ninjapanda1018]

Yo that video with lumbah the dwarf walking (the walk cycle video) has over 5k likes. You gotta do a follow up to get the dragon. Please make a follow up and if you read this and do it, thank you

[@saultoons]

Hahah wow it got 5k that’s awesome! I have already followed it up, I can’t remember which video but he meets a wizard, which I’m currently working on a game about 😄 the full story will be revealed in time though it’s taking longer than I’d like haha. Perhaps I’ll reveal more in an upcoming video, thanks for watching I’m glad you like the Lumbahverse haha

[@ninjapanda1018]

Np and thanks for responding. Occasionally content creators respond to their audience but you respond a lot more than most, so thanks for that

[@piousthepious]

You used Godot I see 👀 excellent choice

[@saultoons]

Godot makes game development simple and fun, I love it!

[@piousthepious]

@@saultoons I totally agree!!

[@littleowlgaming-unity-tutorial]

it also feels alien to me, i know code, and learning pixel art. like the opposite.

[@saultoons]

Oh that's cool! :D Hope your pixel art learning goes well

[@ИгроМания-з3я]

Good channel

[@saultoons]

thanks for the love

[@shinyless]

Brilliant !

[@saultoons]

Thank you!

[@joseph-4608]

nice video i like it

[@saultoons]

Thanks a lot :D

[@joseph-4608]

:)

[@AndrisGameDev]

Do you know what kind of mouse has the best battery life? The one with a cable.

[@saultoons]

Instructions unclear: put a cable on my wireless mouse

[@AndrisGameDev]

@@saultoons Actually, I've seen earlier a wireless mouse with an optional cable connection. :)

[@MikoDerp]

your gnome walkcycle got 5k likes pls make him defeating the dragon

[@saultoons]

I know, we've already advanced from there, in the ultimate pixel art video we met up with the wizard and saw their house in the isometric video, we're making progress :D

[@street_dress]

To create animation, you can not put bones for the characters in this Aseprite program.

[@saultoons]

Nope

[@monkey3964]

Good job bro

[@saultoons]

Thank you Monkey, you are advancing fast

[@eboatwright_]

27669 on first try 😎 Edit: #2 LEADER BOARD SPOT!!!

[@saultoons]

Let’s goooooo! What a beast 😄

[@eboatwright_]

@@saultoons :D

[@alokkumar5123]

I think bald guys are just multitasking in general,if you know what I mean ;)

[@saultoons]

Because we have to balance being incredibly smart and good looking at the same time? :'D hahaha I know it's difficult being bald

[@alokkumar5123]

@@saultoons You didn't understand,but it's okay,you not need to understand

[@saultoons]

Haha yeah I don’t get it 😅😅😅

[@ZooHair]

I see bugs everywhere

[@saultoons]

Its a feature not a bug ;D heheh

[@person_on_the_internet_]

I imagine this game but instead of typing you literally grab the code using the code like a hammer hitting the bugs away while still having to type the fake code (not the bugs that you have to type)

[@saultoons]

Hahah sounds fun!! You should try making it 😄

[@speedfastman]

2nd place rn at 33k 😎😎😎

[@saultoons]

BEAST!

[@donkeydeck5263]

I would have made a game where you're stuck in a trash pit and can't escape and the goal is to end it and start over.

[@saultoons]

Do it! :D

[@safiyaiqbal83]

if someone told me to make a game in one week i would get my a$$ outta there

[@saultoons]

hahahah that was my initial reaction but then money and free stuff :D

[@tehquiper6796]

6:09 (laughs in laptop user)

[@saultoons]

Ez mode :D

[@Force5_Eye_Dev]

ooooh typing tutor.

[@Macintosh99]

why does every comment have a reply

[@saultoons]

I like to acknowledge those who take the time to leave a comment, do you think I should stop replying to them?

[@adamperryofficial]

Dankpods, anyone?

[@saultoons]

:o what?

[@AddinRoyale]

lol my score is 4000 xD

[@saultoons]

You did great!!! It's a difficult game and really relies on being able to type quickly with multi-tasking, if anyone wants to improve their typing I would recommend typingclub.com

[@barraaldenpradipta8767]

FOR ME RPG

[@saultoons]

RPG? 😳

[@delo102]

Yandere dev simulator

[@saultoons]

I never seen this what is it? :D

[@delo102]

@@saultoons It's because the code in Yandere Simulator (made by Yandere dev) it's more spaghetti than an actual spaghetti

[@saultoons]

@@delo102 hahahahah I like it! My kinda code :D