One More Run: The Making of 'Spelunky 2'

[@CGDW2]

With his innocent face and calm way of speaking, you'd have no idea that Derek is one of the most sadistic minds of our time.

[@tetotetotetotetotetotetoteto]

Great talk. Derek is an incredible game designer.

[@MAInk-qs5pb]

Thank you

[@smellyfishstiks]

I've been working on the same game since 5/24/2020 by myself pretty much, and hearing you say that UFO50 and Splunky2 together helped you realize them makes me feel better. Like.. I'm going to take on a smaller, (in fact pico8 game) where the scope isn't something I can just run away with for forever, And I think that'll help me not get totally burnt out or get new ideas. Thanks Derek. I love your work and hearing you talk. Kinda like a idol to look up to in some aspects though I'm sure your human. Love from oregon.

[@DonRawling]

Try doing a gamejam. They're fun, and a great way to keep your scope small :)

[@pumpkinduke1912]

if your able to say what game are you working on

[@shadoninja]

I worked on my own game for nearly 2 years before finally abandoning the project entirely. It broke my heart a little bit. I haven't taken on another project since :(

[@LucasKelleher]

Derek Yu is greatest. I always enjoy his game-crafting wisdom. And even his Spelunky book was a great read-highly recommended!

[@jaewon679]

Spelunky HD and now Spelunky 2 are two of the best games I've ever played. Genius

[@Chris-Moore501]

The "spicy food" analogy is perfect... kinda confuses me why you don't just call "spiky" games "spicy" games haha

[@Flaeor]

Spicy in the book community can also mean having sexual content.

[@Raymando]

In my very controversial opinion: Spelunky might be an even more important rogue like than rogue - because it showed how the same fundamentals of perma death and random generation could transcend it's initial genre.

[@aCavemanNamedJaR]

Technically that means Spelunky is the most important roguelike, because Rogue is not a rogue-like LOL it's the original

[@olliezoop]

There are definitely enough roguelikes at this point that there are a few touchstones of the genre that surpass their genre's namesake in importance, at least imo. Spelunky, Binding of Isaac, FTL, Slay the Spire, just to name a few.

[@FlatThumb]

The Spelunky series is great...and STILL very underrated in my opinion.

[@benjaminramsey4695]

This was truly excellent! I appreciated the very honest and open approach to your communication.

[@rudeboyspodcast]

I may not be a huge fan of the Spelunky series, but I do really respect Derek as a game designer and he's very eloquent when it comes to explaining what he likes and what inspires him to make the games he does. Clearly it resonated with a lot of people, good for him!

[@egoitzsanz4567]

Me at 23:53 -What if UFO 50 and why I don´t have it yet? --> open Steam ->oh is not been released yet --> add to whislist --> go to whislist --> add to number 1 in whislist --> continue watching the video

[@ZootNaps]

spiky and soft is an excellent distillation of these concepts. thank you for the great talk!

[@toadboydude5015]

I love the transparency we've always gotten from Derek and Blitworkz since release, So much love and time and blood and sweat was poured into this magnificent product. Spelunky means alot to me, it's been a huge part of my life since 2016, and I plan to continue to play not only Spelunky, HD and 2- but anything else Derek and Blitworkz release in the future. You're all such an inspiration and I could only dream of maybe working with you some day. Great talk, man.

[@AndresFnt]

Spelunky is the 1st Rougelike I played and it was life changingly awesome. I want to see a rougelike for a Fallout/Wasteland type of game, an xcom type of game, and a half-life type of game. It would be difficult to blend CPU-generated levels with any of the aforementioned titles but what i love about rougelikes is the randomness with a set of world rules and being forced to finish the game in 1 run without saves so as long as a fallout-style game is made to be finished in 1 go (short story/main objective) i imagine it’s possible to make it and other games a rougelike.

[@brandonstephenson8392]

Loved this so much. So interesting, and so well presented.

[@yaboysqueeze]

Love this! so much good information for developers new and older

[@astrojetson4958]

Genius, Reminds me of Miyamoto and Kojima

[@anispinner]

yu make me wanna live

[@FreezyOH]

i hope it still does

[@swedishidiots4740]

amazing talk, I fell in love with spelunky hd and I'm just now starting to get good at spelunky 2. If there will be a spelunky 3 we will all be very happy. BUT you made such an amazing game that we are also happy with what we got :)

[@ghtddkc]

I wish we could have seen the more cartoony style of early Spelunky 2 he was planning to use. Simply to see the evolution

[@5izzy557]

My fav game, it actually got me back into gaming and I started streaming because of lunky 2

[@JonnyClark]

Derek this is the best friken game ever. It will never die

[@AkiraShine]

We finally get our lord explaining spelunky 2 and how he's known as a sadist :)

[@barryherbers6090]

Best dude. Probably my biggest inspiration in developing my own (not a rogue like, but quite spiky)

[@narwhalguy3829]

He’s so humble, made it a really great talk

[@thebanjoranger]

Thanks so much for being generous with your time, Derek!!

[@flackbyte]

The spicy food analogy is really good.

[@Novous]

based on the trend of Spelunky 1, then Spelunky 2, Spelunky 3 will come out 6 months early for PlayStation, and every time you press a button it'll apply electricity directly to your balls

[@streetpass3941]

Derek W

[@emberstoneify]

Thank's for sharing Derek! Amazing game, you've brought so much joy (and frustration) to me and my 10 year old son. After playing the game +200 times he just found the multiplayer online mode - and he's hooked again 😅 Splunk 3 or not - thanks for all the fun and good luck on your next venture!

[@NeoLoveCookie]

He is genius

[@unhelpful-harry]

This man is a legend! Also hearing him shout out brogue made me very happy, that’s the only ‘classic’ style rogue like I ever managed to win

[@itsfela]

Love you Derek!!! An inspiration.

[@toadboydude5015]

He did mention "More Spelunky 2 work" DLC?!?!

[@noisyether9211]

So true man. After playing Returnal every game now I look at games differently. I'm making a game too that has lite elements of death and restart.

[@beesforbreakfast]

Derek, I hate to ask, but it’s a tradition twenty-plus years old now: when _is_ Trigger Happy 2 coming out?

[@TheOwOScout]

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc released on the 25th of November, 2010

[@beesforbreakfast]

@@TheOwOScout How I wish we were talking about remotely the same thing

[@tvp61196]

so when are we getting Spelunky 64

[@nicholasmanig7190]

So did u get the idea from splunker for the nes? If u did u took a great twist on it

[@Flonkation]

Thanks, does anyone know where that multiplayer talk is, from .. Guillermo?

[@TJ-ck3fp]

I'm interested in that talk too. Maybe not uploaded yet?

[@KelseyHigham]

It’s on the GDC Vault for free. “Breaking the Ankh: Deterministic Propagation Netcode in 'Spelunky 2'”

[@raph2550]

It's on KZbin now

[@andrewman1]

I've been looking forward to this. . .

[@13thnite]

What a great interview, Derek is so damn insightful and willing to share what he's learnt.. gotta love it. Also the fact that Andy came up with the back layers idea is huge! That adds so much depth to the game and it came from someone not even actively working on it.

[@rescuemay]

Thanks for the countless hours of joy, Derek

[@Kinnijup]

O__O

[@skizooooooooo]

I want hot wings now, thanks

[@crackjackdan3531]

We need spelunky dlc

[@Doomlaser]

Invaluable

[@hydrochloric007]

spelun🔑

[@richogerheide7291]

Nobody encapsulates what makes this game so great like seeing Northernlion, Malf, BaerTaffy, and Dan Gheesling all play it in different ways, and still all of them had an absolute ball. DEREK!!!!

[@chris_devlog]

Always a pleasure having Derek share some wisdom

[@delilu]

:D

[@morganlak4337]

So hyped to watch this ahhh

[@vtstht]

please a physical release

[@rafresendenrafresenden.1644]

DLC WHEN!?

[@F3ND1MUS]

Spelunky one was a great game I'm sure Spelunky 2 will also be a great game thank you to the game devs thank you for the hardware thank you for everything you do

[@morganlak4337]

It is already out! It's extremely good

[@F3ND1MUS]

@@morganlak4337 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ElectricKitty]

spelunky 2 is a waste of time for me, i liked it at fist but after 160 hours i realized how little fun i was having, might be just me.

[@Dessert.Quesadilla]

It’s about the process! You must have liked something to play that much, no?

[@ElectricKitty]

@@Dessert.Quesadilla nah, im a vivid critic of minecraft too and i played the shit outa that, game time does absolutely not translate to quality or enjoyment, ask anyone that played alot of mmos, survival, open world or battle royale games and its quick to see what i mean, often those who most play something more they can see problams in it and understand what they do and dont like.

[@tannertroy7528]

@@ElectricKitty they get bored of it, its not all the problems. I have hundreads of hours on black ops 3. And im not abouta load up a run and play it for the 846th time and be like “wow so much enjoyment”. Things get worn and torn. Spelunky 2 is a great game, and you liked it at the start. You’re just wrong lol

[@ElectricKitty]

@@tannertroy7528 the game was always bad at least i could laugh at it in the beginning, this game is only good for competition

[@tannertroy7528]

@@ElectricKitty Not true. This game has always been good, ofc its not triple a but its even better then some huge titles like cod vanguard. Thats not saying much but this game is one of the greatest of all time. The uniqueness of this is insane.

[@skyxgaming3114]

Tbh spelunking 1 is top 10 of my fav games spelunky 2 sucked in mybopinion

[@zaddyzeeseburgnutz]

Your opinion is wrong.

[@otto7588]

@@zaddyzeeseburgnutz No its not. Its his opinion that spelunky 2 sucks.

[@steamedyam]

My girlfriend is huge spelunky 1 fan and she says spelunky 2 seems like dlc

[@zaddyzeeseburgnutz]

@@otto7588 that makes them wrong

[@otto7588]

having any opinion isn't wrong

[@shadoninja]

I feel like the authenticity of this talk was diminished a bit by the dev's need to make sure everyone knew he started the roguelike genre. He calls attention to it at least 3 times in the first 10 minutes.

[@omh1724]

good talk, too bad the game isn't good

[@ItsRayful]

that is one cocky individual