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It's sad for Super Meat Boy that the comments underneath yours keep insisting it's "just a platformer with a red square".
by void_mint 5y ago
It's sad for Super Meat Boy that the comments underneath yours keep insisting it's "just a platformer with a red square".
- modeless 5y agoThe point is that Super Meat Boy would still be a fun game even if the player character was just a red square. It wouldn't have the same commercial success without the artwork and music, but you can easily see how you could make an MVP and have it still be a fun game, then add the graphics after.
- Hammershaft 5y agoSuper meat boy happened to have an extremely fast dev cycle. It only took 18 months to make the engine and game! https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134717/postmortem_team_meats_super_meat_.php?print=1 https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134717/postmortem_tea...
- void_mint 5y agoI get what you're saying, but if you read the replies, that's not what they're saying. Exact quote: "Super Meat Boy is basically that" (meaning, basically a red square).