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The creator of Dust: An Elysian Tail doesn't get enough credit for a similar accomplishment. Aside from voice acting, soundtrack, and parts of the story, Dust

The creator of Dust: An Elysian Tail doesn't get enough credit for a similar accomplishment. Aside from voice acting, soundtrack, and parts of the story, Dust was designed and programmed entirely by Dodrill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust:_An_Elysian_Tail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust:_An_Elysian_Tail

archagon 12y ago
What's more, I believe he actually didn't know how to program when he got started. EDIT: Why did someone downvote me? I read it in an interview, and it goes to show how awesome this guy is!
- loup-vaillant 12y ago
  Could you dig up the source? That interview sounds like something worth reading.
  - archagon 12y ago
    Check out this postmortem: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/180520/postmortem_humble_hearts_dust_.php http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/180520/postmortem_humb... "Late in 2008 I read an article in OXM detailing what was possible with a new programming language, cryptically called XNA. I had never programmed before, and besides a short contract doing cutscenes for Jazz Jackrabbit 2, had never worked on a video game (I'm actually an animator/illustrator by trade). ... A week of rudimentary tutorials later, I quickly realized you have to make EVERYTHING from scratch! No level editor existed. No animation tool. No scripting or dialogue systems. No nothing -- just a bunch of otherworldly programming words. But that's what made it exciting: learning a new language (literally), slowly making my artwork interactive, and more importantly, growing my aspirations beyond the original 8-bit design." A truly inspiring story!
- dang 12y ago
  A user went haywire and downvoted a whole bunch of comments. We'll correct the damage. All: when you notice substantive, civil comments that are unfairly faded out, please give them a corrective upvote. This is a longstanding community practice. It usually only takes one or two corrective votes to get a good comment back to par, so every user can make a significant difference.

archagon 12y ago

What's more, I believe he actually didn't know how to program when he got started. EDIT: Why did someone downvote me? I read it in an interview, and it goes to show how awesome this guy is!

loup-vaillant 12y ago
Could you dig up the source? That interview sounds like something worth reading.
- archagon 12y ago
  Check out this postmortem: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/180520/postmortem_humble_hearts_dust_.php http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/180520/postmortem_humb... "Late in 2008 I read an article in OXM detailing what was possible with a new programming language, cryptically called XNA. I had never programmed before, and besides a short contract doing cutscenes for Jazz Jackrabbit 2, had never worked on a video game (I'm actually an animator/illustrator by trade). ... A week of rudimentary tutorials later, I quickly realized you have to make EVERYTHING from scratch! No level editor existed. No animation tool. No scripting or dialogue systems. No nothing -- just a bunch of otherworldly programming words. But that's what made it exciting: learning a new language (literally), slowly making my artwork interactive, and more importantly, growing my aspirations beyond the original 8-bit design." A truly inspiring story!
dang 12y ago
A user went haywire and downvoted a whole bunch of comments. We'll correct the damage. All: when you notice substantive, civil comments that are unfairly faded out, please give them a corrective upvote. This is a longstanding community practice. It usually only takes one or two corrective votes to get a good comment back to par, so every user can make a significant difference.