Took all my games out of their protective cases and dumped them out on the table. Sometimes it’s just satisfying to rummage through a bunch of carts, hold them in your hands, and admire the label art. Does anyone else periodically do this with their physical games?

  • Bigs@kbin.social
    121·
    1 year ago

    It’s crazy that most (if not all) of these were written in assembly.

    For context, this is the equivalent of turning sugar cane, milk and wheat into a cake as opposed to buying one at the store (i.e. python).

    • drcouzelisEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Sort of… Check this out.

      Last year I made a (VERY tiny) Game Boy game written in Assembly language from scratch, because I wanted it do it like they did it back in the 80s and 90s.

      https://github.com/drcouzelis/icecreamcastle-gb/

      BUT, then I saw this interview with Mr. Sakurai about how he developed the game Kirby’s Dream Land and, the way he describes it, he basically used the old-timey version of GB Studio! Like, draw the art, place characters on screen, and move them around! It blew my mind. XD

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUY2AtBD6Sk

      (REALLY cool interview)

      Even so, you’re still correct, Assembly language was used, but I was surprised to learn that game development wasn’t exactly what I thought it was. :D