It's never too late to start
My reason for learning to write code was to create video games.
More than a half a life later, I didn't have any finished.
When I was 13 years old, I had to choose a career somewhat by force. I could only choose between engineering or something that was cheap to afford and lucrative when finished.
I have always loved the arts and have greatly enjoyed various forms of entertainment, including video games.
After a scolding session, I looked back at my Famicom and remembered how many hours I had spent in the company of Mario, the ninja turtles and other beloved characters.
Then I said: — I want to make games!
My mother asked me what is needed for this, to which I replied: programming.
Now, after more than 10 years developing business software, having gone through the development of video management systems for TV channels, having achieved full stack status and working as a frontend for an important hotel chain in my country...
I got burned!
And now as a form of therapy, I have begun to learn what game development is now, I am quite excited that there are so many engines and technologies for making games.
When I was in college, it took me a long time to draw a 2D or 3D character on the screen with C++ and OpenGL or SDL.
And well, now I have fallen in love with Pico-8, it reminds me of those Famicom games I grew up with and I love its workflow.
This is my first game released to the world, it is not complete, it is not beautiful, it is not good, however, it has a clear objective and a challenge to solve.
I hope one day to have the level to develop very fun and high-quality games, in the meantime, I will continue experimenting with Pico-8.
Spanish
Cuándo tenía 13 años, me tocó elegir carrera un tanto a la fuerza. Solamente podía elegir entre una ingeniería o algo que fuera barato de costear y lucrativo al terminar.
Yo siempre he amado las artes y he disfrutado bastante de las diversas formas de entretenimiento, entre ellas los videojuegos.
Tras una sesión de regaños, voltee a ver mi Famicom y recordé cuantas horas había pasado en compañía de Mario, las tortugas ninja y otros entrañables personajes.
Entonces dije: — ¡Quiero hacer juegos!
Mi madre me preguntó qué se necesita para ello, a lo que respondí: programación.
Ahora, tras más de 10 años desarrollando software empresarial, haber pasado por desarrollo de sistemas de gestión de video para canales de TV, haber logrado ser fullstack y trabajar como frontend para una cadena de hoteles importante en mi país...
¡Me quemé!
Y ahora a manera de terapia, he comenzado a aprender lo que es ahora el desarrollo de juegos, me entusiasma bastante que existan tantos motores y tecnologías para hacer juegos.
Cuándo estaba en la universidad tardaba mucho en dibujar en pantalla un personaje 2D o 3D con C++ y OpenGL o SDL.
Y bueno, ahora me he enamorado de Pico-8, me recuerda aquellos juegos de Famicom con los que crecí y me encanta su flujo de trabajo.
Este es mi primer juego lanzado al mundo, no está completo, no es bello, no es bueno, sin embargo, tiene un objetivo claro y un reto a resolver.
Deseo un día tener el nivel para desarrollar juegos muy divertidos y de gran calidad, mientras tanto, seguiré experimentando con Pico-8.
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Flor Veloz
You must get all the flowers before they catch you.
| Status | In development |
| Author | proartmateur |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Tags | 2D, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Singleplayer |
| Languages | Spanish; Latin America |
| Accessibility | High-contrast |
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