Recommended Game Development Reading, Watching and Playing

MrPhil · 12 years ago · News
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Updated 8/08/2013
- **Where to Start?**


- [Tips on your "First Game"](http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/18w3ea/tips_on_first_game/)


- [Indie Game Design Do-s and Don't-s: A Manifesto](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26577/Opinion_Indie_Game_Design_Dos_and_Donts_A_Manifesto.php)


- [Indie Resources @ Pixel Prospector](http://www.pixelprospector.com/indie-resources/)


- **Choosing an Engine**


- [What’s it like to make a game in Unity?](http://tyrus.tumblr.com/post/6065411329/whats-it-like-to-make-a-game-in-unity)


- [What is the best 2D game engine?](http://slant.co/topics/what-is-the-best-2d-game-engine)


- **Inspiration**


- [Indie Game: The Movie](indiegamethemovie.com)


- [Small Worlds by David Shute](http://lackofbanjos.com/games/small-worlds/) ([I explain why](http://www.mrphilgames.com/inspiration-small-worlds-by-david-shute/))


- [Braid by Jonathan Blow](http://braid-game.com/)


- **How Games Work**


- [A trip through the Graphics Pipeline 2011](http://www.jamesmathe.com/kicking-screaming/)


- **User Experience**


- [Juice it or lose it – a talk by Martin Jonasson & Petri Purho](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg) ([details](http://www.mrphilgames.com/games-need-juice/))


- **Unity Tutorials**


- [How to do 2D in Unity3D](http://www.third-helix.com/2012/02/making-2d-games-with-unity/)


- [Catlike Coding Unity Tutorials](http://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/)


- [Hack & Slash RPG - A Unity3D Game Engine Tutorial](http://www.burgzergarcade.com/hack-slash-rpg-unity3d-game-engine-tutorial)


- [Futile Quickstart](http://www.mrphilgames.com/futile-quick-start/) - Futile is a code only approach to using Unity3D.


- **Unity Plug-ins**


- [Play Maker](http://www.hutonggames.com/) - Visual State MAchine, best buy for beginners


- [NGUI](http://www.tasharen.com/?page_id=140) - Better GUI performance over built-in GUI solution


- [2D Toolkit](http://www.unikronsoftware.com/2dtoolkit/) - The solution to Sprites


- **How to Sell Direct**


- [How to sell your game online without using an app-store](http://positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2010/10/21/how-to-sell-your-game-online-without-using-an-app-store/) by cliffsk


- [The Big List of Payment Processors](http://www.pixelprospector.com/the-big-list-of-payment-processors/)


- [*Defender's Quest*: By the Numbers](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/168303/defenders_quest_by_the_numbers.php), [Part 2](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/186940/defenders_quest_by_the_numbers_.php)


- **Publicity**


- [General Indie Game Press Guidelines](http://blog.evilwindowdog.com/post/40174370136/general-indie-game-press-guidelines)


- [Press Kit](http://dopresskit.com/)


- [Games Press](http://www.gamespress.com/)


- [Promotor](http://www.promoterapp.com/)


- **Kickstarter Advice**


- [James Mathe (Boardgames)](http://www.jamesmathe.com/kicking-screaming/)


- [Kickstarter Fu](http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JamieFristrom/20130522/192815/Kickstarter_Fu.php)


- [Ultimate Guide: How to Make a Successful Kickstarter Campaign](http://www.incomediary.com/ultimate-guide-how-to-make-successful-kickstarter-campaign)


- **Should I Quit My Day Job?**


- ["Don’t quit your day job" - A letter to the hobbyist on the ledge.](http://aeiowu.tumblr.com/post/53234753408/dont-quit-your-day-job-a-letter-to-the-hobbyist-on)
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