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Re:Five Years of Being a Full-Time Indie Game Developer by ebt on Saturday August 08, 2015 @05:19PM (#10028697)
> But the worry is that in 2015, no matter how good your game is, the audience has way way way way too many amazing games to choose between.

And it has also become way too easy to acquire games. Back in the 1980/90's, unless I wanted a specific game, I could easily spend an hour in a store trying to decide which one game I could afford to buy.

Meanwhile, it took less than a minute to purchase Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon on Steam, looks like fun, cheers.

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Re:Five Years of Being a Full-Time Indie Game Developer by geminiradio on Saturday August 08, 2015 @06:57PM (#10028895)
Ha! Wow, thanks man. Hope you enjoy it.

I remember the old days of reading about video games in catalogs. Do I want Ultima V or Wasteland or Kings Quest?

Ironically, those are all still active properties in one way or another, after 30+ years!

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Re:Five Years of Being a Full-Time Indie Game Developer by PythonicAlpha on Saturday August 08, 2015 @07:03PM (#10028912)
Ultima V is still my favorite ;)
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Re:Five Years of Being a Full-Time Indie Game Developer by geminiradio on Saturday August 08, 2015 @07:27PM (#10028953)
OMG mine too. Since you're a fan, check out one of the best moments in my life: https://www.facebook.com/TigerStyleGames/photos/pb.232939450...
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Re:Five Years of Being a Full-Time Indie Game Developer by PythonicAlpha on Saturday August 08, 2015 @07:45PM (#10028990)
Wow, nice photo with Richard! Now I saw, you already have your own Wikipedia page ;)

I really want to have more time, to play U5 again ...

   But I have promises to keep,
   And miles to go before I sleep ...
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