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Mastodon: @HowToMakeAnRPG@c.im BlueSky: @howtomakeanrpg.bsky.social Wrote a book about how to make JRPG-style RPGs.

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howtomakeanrpg.com/r/l/g/wiz… A deep dive into 'Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord' its features and implementation. Not one that I played at the time but a big milestone in CRPG history. #rpg #wizardry
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howtomakeanrpg.com/r/a/what-… with a diversion into where dnd clerics came from #gamedev #rpg #crpg
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Find out about CRPGs of the !1970s! howtomakeanrpg.com/r/a/compu… #gamedev #rpgs
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Fixing the website means I can publish articles again. Here are some thoughts on what aspiring CRPG devs can learn from Citizen Sleeper #gamedev howtomakeanrpg.com/r/a/case-…
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using this tool to pull over what I can of my network on twitter twitodon.com
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This is a great watch youtube.com/watch?v=4-7TtPX5…
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A long, rather rambly entry for Rogue. This is the first RPG from the 1980s, I've added. Most of the 70s games are done but there's still one or two I could add. Entries for 80s will more selective. howtomakeanrpg.com/r/l/g/rog…
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Playing one of the earliest versions of Rogue I could find. Still very playable in my opinion (vim-style movement keys aside :))
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This is why you should all sign up for Warren Ellis' Newsletter orbitaloperations.com
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Don't know if midjourney is quite ready to generate pixel art for me. Though I do like tall thin head guy in the top right
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Nearly done my 1970s catalog of CRPGs howtomakeanrpg.com/r/l/g/ind… I think I'm still missing a few Dunjonquest ones.
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Trailer here youtube.com/watch?v=zmb2FJGv…
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I guess it's not that surprising but there's a through line from the earliest RPGs all the way up to Elden Ring. Elden Ring > King's Field > Wizardy > Oubliette Oubliette being a 1977 multiplayer RPG on PLATO which in turn is influenced by The Dungeon (aka pedit5)
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Interesting excerpt from Warren Ellies Orbital Operations newsletter. I wonder how this translates to dialog trees / one side dialog boxes. I know I've played some games that feel like they've crossed the line by quite a way :D
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