Article about game porting featuring some Telltale comments

hansschmucker

Yes, I hate myself for reading Slashdot too, but from time to time something good comes up. Like this article about ports to different platforms, stuffed with comments from different developers, specifically TTG talking about ToMI on Wii.

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2009/08/18/the-problem-with-porting-games/1

bigdondoo

This article is why I could never make video games, that's all WAY too technical for me.

hansschmucker

The article mainly talks about the limitations of the various systems (and yes, that also means the limitations of the PC platform). It's a rare glimpse for us users into the details of the restrictions that Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft impose onto developers.

DjNDB

hansschmucker wrote: »

Yes, I hate myself for reading Slashdot too, but from time to time something good comes up. Like this article about ports to different platforms, stuffed with comments from different developers, specifically TTG talking about ToMI on Wii.

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2009/08/18/the-problem-with-porting-games/1

Thanks, that sounds really interesting.

thatdude98

you don't like slashdot, op?

hansschmucker

Not really. But I still watch the headlines via RSS for gems like this one. 90% of /. news items are rubbish, misrepresented, uninformed or advertisement. Most comments as well.

The Commissioner

I like the very last line from that article:
"Be open-minded – there's a whole new world of fun from all sorts of different games, even if they don't have exactly the same control system as the one you're accustomed to using."

Give the click-drag a chance! :-)