Masaya Nakamura, Japanese arcade pioneer, has died

Re:Masaya Nakamura, Japanese arcade pioneer, has died by typetypetype on Monday January 30, 2017 @10:24AM (#13521871)

There is definitely something to be said for the time when video games were created by small teams of people instead of being huge blockbuster efforts.

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Re:Masaya Nakamura, Japanese arcade pioneer, has died by skocznymroczny on Monday January 30, 2017 @10:43AM (#13522036)

Just like indie games today. The barrier to entry is lower than ever, with lots of high-quality engines available for free (or free to try), and big asset marketplaces.

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Re:Masaya Nakamura, Japanese arcade pioneer, has died by krapp on Monday January 30, 2017 @12:51PM (#13523367)

>The barrier to entry is lower than ever, with lots of high-quality engines available for free (or free to try), and big asset marketplaces.

I wish I had that 20(mumble) years ago when I was doodling Mario levels on my high school book jacket...

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Re:Masaya Nakamura, Japanese arcade pioneer, has died by typetypetype on Monday January 30, 2017 @11:49AM (#13522718)

Seeking recommendations!

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Re:Masaya Nakamura, Japanese arcade pioneer, has died by drinkjuice on Monday January 30, 2017 @12:32PM (#13523157)

Though still in early access, I kind of adore Catacomb Kids, and I'm even more of a fan after I looked up one of the GDC talks [1] of the creator he mentioned in his blog [2].

[1] http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1021877/Constructing-the-Cataco...

[2] http://catakids.tumblr.com/

I'm not affiliated, and I'm not saying there aren't others that may be worth your money more, but I am absolutely convinced that he has the heart and mind in the right place when doing this, and it really shows. I'm hopeful to see where it will go and what he'll come up with after it's finished.

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Re:Masaya Nakamura, Japanese arcade pioneer, has died by filoleg on Monday January 30, 2017 @12:03PM (#13522862)

As a person who isn't into the indie hype at all, I found Hotline Miami 1+2 and Super Meat Boy to be amazing. Soundtracks also got me into some quality music I wouldn't have heard about otherwise

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