The 100 Games That Taught Me Game Design

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  @GMTK · 2 years ago · pinned

  Hey! This is not what I normally do on GMTK, but to celebrate the 10th year of doing this channel I thought it would be fun to do something a bit different. I'm now working on Mind Over Magnet with the aim of releasing the game before the year is out - so expect more Developing updates throughout 2024!

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  @unvergebeneid · 2 years ago

  I'm glad it's such a nice round number in base 10. Imagine if you had been taught game design after only 97 games or something.

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  @grfrjiglstan · 2 years ago

  I love the lengths Mark goes to in order to not say “they’re not selling it anymore, so just pirate it.”

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  @evanmarcus4 · 2 years ago

  You really missed the opportunity with Doom to say "It's playable on everything"

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  @WooperZzz · 2 years ago

  How did it take me THIS long to realise that "Roguelike" comes from the game Rogue 😭😭

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  @ALC0LITE · 1 year ago

  I always think of RollerCoaster Tycoon when foundational design in video games is discussed.<br><br>Not only is it endlessly creative, intuitive and visually appealing - almost the whole game code was written in Assembly, BY HIMSELF.<br><br>If you&apos;re reading this and unaware of the significance of that; imagine if instead of painting the Mona Lisa, Da Vinci instead grabbed a bunch of different coloured rocks and resins to make dye pigments, and spun his own flax to make the canvas before painstakingly adding tiny bits of dye per millimetre of canvas string and then threading it all together by hand.<br><br>Just insanely inspiring to me

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  @chloupichloupa · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=161">2:41</a> - Space Invaders<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=228">3:48</a> - Pac-Man<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=310">5:10</a> - Rogue<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=387">6:27</a> - Super Mario Bros.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=466">7:46</a> - The Legend Of Zelda<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=536">8:56</a> - Mega Man<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=593">9:53</a> - Tetris<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=678">11:18</a> - Doom<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=752">12:32</a> - Super Metroid<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=840">14:00</a> - Pokemon Blue<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=928">15:28</a> - Tomb Raider<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=997">16:37</a> - Resident Evil<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1080">18:00</a> - Half-Life<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1153">19:13</a> - Thief: The Dark Project<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1234">20:34</a> - Crazy Taxi<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1315">21:55</a> - Deus Ex<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1385">23:05</a> - Diablo II<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1485">24:45</a> - The Sims<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1547">25:47</a> - Grand Theft Auto III<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1657">27:37</a> - Tony Hawk&apos;s Pro Skater 3<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1746">29:06</a> - Ico<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1823">30:23</a> - Rez<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1879">31:19</a> - Silent Hill 2<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1983">33:03</a> - Animal Crossing<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2060">34:20</a> - Warioware, Inc.: Mega Microgames!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2136">35:36</a> - September 12th: A Toy World<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2192">36:32</a> - Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2257">37:37</a> - Katamari Damacy<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2327">38:47</a> - Devil May Cry 3: Dante&apos;s Awakening<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2390">39:50</a> - Resident Evil 4<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2506">41:46</a> - Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2588">43:08</a> - Dead Rising<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2667">44:27</a> - Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2759">45:59</a> - Portal<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2852">47:32</a> - Mass Effect<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=2943">49:03</a> - Skate<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3023">50:23</a> - Team Fortress 2<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3074">51:14</a> - Bioshock<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3180">53:00</a> - Burnout Paradise<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3245">54:05</a> - Far Cry 2<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3328">55:28</a> - Left 4 Dead<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3445">57:25</a> - Spelunky<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3530">58:50</a> - Dead Space<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3586">59:46</a> - Batman: Arkham Asylum<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3652">1:00:52</a> - Plants Vs. Zombies<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3761">1:02:41</a> - Fruit Ninja<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3808">1:03:28</a> - Amnesia: The Dark Descent<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3859">1:04:19</a> - Fallout: New Vegas<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=3910">1:05:10</a> - Sid Meier&apos;s Civilization V<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4004">1:06:44</a> - Dark Souls<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4088">1:08:08</a> - Minecraft<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4160">1:09:20</a> - Spacechem<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4226">1:10:26</a> - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4288">1:11:28</a> - Journey<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4373">1:12:53</a> - Mark Of The Ninja<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4479">1:14:39</a> - The Walking Dead<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4560">1:16:00</a> - Zero Escape: Virtue&apos;s Last Reward<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4637">1:17:17</a> - Xcom: Enemy Unknown<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4726">1:18:46</a> - Spec Ops: The Line<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4811">1:20:11</a> - Spaceteam<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4857">1:20:57</a> - Dishonored<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=4940">1:22:20</a> - The Stanley Parable<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5003">1:23:23</a> - Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5133">1:25:33</a> - Cookie Clicker<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5177">1:26:17</a> - Gone Home<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5257">1:27:37</a> - Papers, Please<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5330">1:28:50</a> - Steamworld Dig<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5429">1:30:29</a> - Alien: Isolation<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5499">1:31:39</a> - Mario Kart 8<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5609">1:33:29</a> - 80 Days<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5671">1:34:31</a> - Her Story<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5775">1:36:15</a> - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5875">1:37:55</a> - Undertale<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=5945">1:39:05</a> - Downwell<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6019">1:40:19</a> - Yakuza 0<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6100">1:41:40</a> - Kerbal Space Program<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6175">1:42:55</a> - Super Mario Maker<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6227">1:43:47</a> - Doom (2016)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6291">1:44:51</a> - Factorio<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6347">1:45:47</a> - Persona 5<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6422">1:47:02</a> - Hitman (2016)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6519">1:48:39</a> - Overcooked!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6594">1:49:54</a> - Furi<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6679">1:51:19</a> - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6754">1:52:34</a> - Fortnite<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6837">1:53:57</a> - Getting Over It With Bennet Foddy<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6894">1:54:54</a> - Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=6981">1:56:21</a> - Among Us<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7043">1:57:23</a> - Celeste<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7131">1:58:51</a> - Rimworld<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7183">1:59:43</a> - Florence<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7275">2:01:15</a> - Into The Breach<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7321">2:02:01</a> - Slay The Spire<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7405">2:03:25</a> - Disco Elysium<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7484">2:04:44</a> - Outer Wilds<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7568">2:06:08</a> - Half-Life: Alyx<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7620">2:07:00</a> - Inscryption<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7698">2:08:18</a> - Vampire Survivors<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7748">2:09:08</a> - Tunic<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=7821">2:10:21</a> - Shadows Of Doubt

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  @wangledteb5671 · 2 years ago

  This is truly the Dark Souls of GMTK videos

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  @realNom2mooncow · 2 years ago

  This kinda feels like some sort of endorsement for gaming as a whole. The way you explain everything so succinctly makes this video feel like a celebration of video games and their design, which I really love

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  @BreezeTheCat · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNXGfXOrro&amp;t=1852">30:52</a> there is no way they did not get complaints or reports of unorthodox use of this thing.

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  @WellDressedCorn · 2 years ago (edited)

  I like how you say where you can play each game. I think people can explain gameplay and design pretty thoroughly with words but there’s always something you’ll miss if you don’t play the game yourself. Sometimes things just work and the way that game works might be dependent on your perspective and sensitivities.

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  @richiecastle460 · 2 years ago

  I love at the very end when you say &quot;go play jam games, experimental games, serious games...&quot; and the &quot;serious&quot; game you show on screen is...Serious Sam.

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