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Reading List (February 2024)

Hey there! I am knee deep in game development right now, trying to get this darn game finished. But I still found some time to watch great YouTube videos and read fascinating game design and develo...

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Making a Mini

Hey Patrons!

Yesterday I released a new episode in my GMTK Mini series - which is a series I’ve really been enjoying making. These are short and scrappy videos that I can make in a day or t...

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GMTK Mini: Why Spec Ops: The Line Mattered

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I'm hard at work on Mind Over Magnet right now, so GMTK is taking a back seat. But I was inspired to make a super quick video on Spec Ops: The Line, to mark its remova...

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Bonus Video - Why I'm Not Retiring as a YouTuber

Hello Patrons!

For your bonus video this month, I've returned to the fun vlog-style videos to talk about retiring as a YouTuber.

This month saw a number of high profile YouTube creators...

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Reading List (January 2024)

Happy new year! It’s probably a bit late to say that - but hey, it’s the first reading list of 2024.

As always, this is a carefully curated list of articles, videos, podcasts, and more - ...

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New Episode - Super Mario's Invisible Difficulty Settings

Hello Patrons!

I got into a bit of a Mario kick over the Xmas break - I finished Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, and some of the New Super Mario Bros. games. And I realised that they were ...

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GMTK Year in Review for 2023

Hello! It’s Mark here with my annual “year in review” post, where I look back at my last 12 months of work to figure out what happened, and what I can learn for the next year. 

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This Year's Most Innovative Game is...

Hello Patrons!

I am cutting it close this year. I like to take a big break for Xmas but in 2023... I've ended up working on videos right up until December 22nd. But it's done!

As always...

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Reading List (December 2023)

Hello! I’m winding down for Christmas and New Year celebrations. And what better way to kick back and relax than with a hand-picked collection of excellent articles and videos?

Thanks for y...

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Bonus Video: Game of the Year 2023

Hello Patrons!

It’s that time of year again. Time to look at this year’s massive crop of new games, and pick out my 10 favourites. As always, I can’t play every game that comes out, so ...

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Mind Over Magnet Devlog - December 13

Hey Patrons! I’m back with another devlog.

So you hopefully caught the last episode of Developing. A quic...

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How I made my game look GORGEOUS

In this episode, I take the rough draft developing in the previous episode, and add bucket loads of polish.

You can watch it on 2023-12-07 19:04:59 +0000 UTC View Post

24 hour sneak peek - Developing Episode 12

Hey Patrons!

I'm still going strong with Mind Over Magnet. So here's a new episode of Developing to show off what I've been working on. Graphics, sounds, cutscenes, UI, and polish!

Patr...

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Bonus Video - Voting for The Game Awards

Hey GMTK Patrons

I'm busy busy busy with game dev at the mo, so here's a quick bonus video. Let's go through the game awards and pick my favourite games in each category.

Thanks so much...

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Mind Over Magnet Devlog - November 28th

Hey Patrons! Me again, with the second Mind Over Magnet update post.

In the last post I showed the game’s new options menu and UI. There was some great feedback in the Patreon comments whic...

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Reading List (November 2023)

Hey all! Welcome back to the Reading List.

I’m calling this one ‘the bummer list’ - it’s hard not to notice that while 2023 has delivered some incredible games, it has come at the fra...

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Mind Over Magnet Devlog - November 20th

Hello Patrons!

As discussed before, I'm currently focusing my time and effort on game development. But one way that I can reward you for continuing to support GMTK on Patreon is to provide so...

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Developing 11 - The one thing you need to finish your game

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Thanks to all who have stuck around after yesterday's post. I really appreciate your support and patience.

Episode 11 is here! Watch it ad free above, or on 2023-11-14 16:10:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Early Access - Developing Episode 11

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As discussed in that recent episode - Developing is back, and I'm not stopping until this game is done! You can watch the next episode on Patreon above, or 2023-11-13 16:43:19 +0000 UTC View Post

I need a favour...

Hey Patrons!

If you’re on the $5 tier, you’ll soon have early access to the new episode of Developing. Everyone else will get it tomorrow. In this one I discuss my plan to finish the game...

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Super Mario Tier List (Bonus Video)

Hey Patrons! For your bonus video this month... a tier list, all about Mario. Let's talk plumbers, turtles, pipes, and coins. 

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Reading List (October 2023)

Yo, yo, yo. Mark here with your reading list for October.

I’ve got stuff on this month’s big games: Spider-Man 2, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and Super Mario Wonder. (We’ll have to wait ...

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A puzzle game where your tools are completely random

Hey GMTK Patrons!

I'm still working on game dev currently, but wanted to take a moment to shout out another Weekender pick. This, if you don't know, is my new series where I recommend innovat...

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How Nintendo Designed Ultrahand

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I am still working hard on Untitled Magnet Game. Mostly level design and playtesting as I move towards the final version. I'll have a new episode of Developing... at some point...

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The World Design of Banjo-Kazooie

Hey! I'm hard at work on game development this month, but I've actually got two videos up my sleeve to keep the channel alive throughout October. Here's the first: a Boss Keys breakdown of the Banj...

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Early Access - The World Design of Banjo-Kazooie

Hey Patrons!

Throughout October I'll be working exclusively on my Magnet game, with the aim of bringing it to a close in the next few months. But that doesn't mean no GMTK videos!

I act...

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Let's Talk About... Game Consulting

Hey Patrons!

For your bonus video this month, let's talk about my experiences doing video game consulting. Hopefully I won't end up in awful legal trouble for talking about this stuff!

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Reading List (September 2023)

Hey all!

September was the month of exploring space (turns out it's mostly just procedurally generated deserts), getting mad at Unity, and seeing how many remakes Nintendo could fit into a si...

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The Unity update

Thanks to tireless campaigning from across the game development scene, Unity has massively backpedaled on its controversial new pricing model.

The new version (2023-09-25 05:12:17 +0000 UTC View Post

A puzzle game where you decipher languages

Hey Patrons!

It's a shame that I only really get a chance to recommend cool indie games at the very end of the year, in my annual "Most Innovative Game" video. So I want to fix that.  View Post