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I'm pretty sure the most popular video game in history was implemented in TTL. (Though Java versions certainly exist, too.) It's also worth noting that Minecr
by mumblemumble 6y ago
I'm pretty sure the most popular video game in history was implemented in TTL.
(Though Java versions certainly exist, too.)
It's also worth noting that Minecraft was originally implemented in Java, but, in order to get it running on consoles and mobile, they had to port it to C++. Which doesn't discount how much Java contributed to its early success. (Most importantly, I'm guessing, by making it even feasible in the first place for a single person to implement it in so little time.) But still, the big picture version of the Minecraft story does more to support than challenge the main reason why C++ is considered the language of choice for games development. Because, yes, Java got it off the ground, but it was only a couple years later that they had to port it to C++ in order to access a mass market.
- andonisus 6y agoThe Java version is still very popular due to its support for mods.
- mumblemumble 6y agoIt absolutely is, and it's my preferred version. But I think I remember seeing somewhere that the vast majority of unit sales were of versions that were written in C++. My guess is that, if it had stayed Java only, it would have still been extremely popular, especially by indie game standards, but would not have become quite such a global phenomenon.
- itronitron 6y agoThe C++ versions may drive new sales on additional consoles but measured by hours played I would expect that the Java version of Minecraft still dominates.
- fulafel 6y agoWhat's the game implemented in TTL?
- mumblemumble 6y agoPong
- fulafel 6y agoI guess as a % of market share it was pretty popular :)
- blackrock 6y agoWhat graphical library did he use to implement Minecraft? Or did he roll his own?
- ertucetin 6y agoHe used lwjgl library