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Show HN: I revived a game I abandoned 5yo ago and released it for free today

by joemanaco on 3/13/23, 9:48 AM with 26 comments

  • by patrakov on 3/13/23, 1:38 PM

    Please release on non-Steam platform (e.g. on itch.io). Some people actively oppose Steam DRM and won't create an account on principle.
  • by JoeAltmaier on 3/13/23, 1:21 PM

    Neat!

    I'm porting a game I wrote 20 years ago (source comments date to 2002) for an early handheld. It probably didn't age as well as yours.

  • by nashashmi on 3/15/23, 2:22 AM

    This reminds me of sonic the hedge hog and Nintendo games. Very eerie 90s feeling. Back then I used to think it was so awesome and now I get the feeling how much of my life I just waisted by trying to get good at a game that was not worth judging myself by.
  • by davidpfarrell on 3/13/23, 7:08 PM

    This game looks great and lines up well with my own day dreams about creating a pixel art platformer someday. I'd be interested in knowing more about the game engine. Thanks for sharing !
  • by gamblor956 on 3/13/23, 6:17 PM

    Looks great! Will download at home.

    May I ask why you decided to release it for free, instead of a low price (i.e., $5 or $10)?

  • by hasbot on 3/13/23, 12:45 PM

    Why did you abandon a (I'm assuming) nearly complete game?
  • by mrwnmonm on 3/13/23, 1:27 PM

    How did that feel?