Posts tagged 092722
Respawn settings

Back in the olden days, when you used up all of your lives in an arcade game, that was it. Literally, GAME OVER.

You had to drop another quarter in the slot to play again. And you would always start at the beginning. It might take you hours to get back to where you were in order to practice the higher levels of gameplay.

Early home gaming consoles had the same design. But as computer and video games evolved (and merged along the way), they allowed players to save their progress.

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The people already doing it

For the longest time, I really struggled when I encountered work from people who I perceived were farther down the path than I was.

They were more established, more accomplished, and more polished. Seeing their stuff made me want to not even bother.

Stage One was just that -- not bothering. Sadly slipping back into my cave like Puff the Magic Dragon.

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