• MadSurgeon@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    While true that it’s impressive, now games have to be made to work on variable screen sizes with different input controllers, key mappings, configurations, more operating systems, with more features than ever. It’s an absolute explosion of complexity.

    Even making a 2D game for today’s hardware is more difficult than making a 2D game for Gameboy.

    • Dadd Volante@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      Honest question, is that true? It’s my understanding that developing a 2D game today would be a simpler task than for a system from the 90s due to so many improvements in development software.