BestGameEver Creator Talks Weekly Gaming

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday April 27, 2004 @07:30AM from the swift-development-cycle dept.

Thanks to GamersWithJobs for its interview with Dylan Fitterer of BestGameEver.com, a site which offers a new 3D-engine, freely downloadable Windows PC game every week, one which "either incorporates a new idea or is a refinement of a previous release based on feedback by the players." The FAQ on the official site explains: "The first mission of this site is to prototype all kinds of different games as quickly as possible. So - there will be a new game prototype up for you to try, love, hate, whatever - each Friday", and Dylan says of this: "The constant pressure keeps my productivity up and the regular releases keep me... releasing" - highlights of the many downloadable titles include Riders On The Board, a hoverboard game where the player "flies around the terrain by firing your harpoon into hillsides and giant lava lamps", as well as parking-attendant related "RTS hybrid" Free Parking.

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Re:I'm all for originality... by escher · 2004-04-27 08:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Some drugs are bad.

Some are really, really fun.
I don't want to put down the efforts of the site by mike_lynn · 2004-04-27 08:30 · Score: 4, Funny

... but I'm beginning to wonder how closely they're following their own mission.
They've released 11 games, 3 of which are sequels of prior games. I *know* there's more than 8 categories of game listed at http://www.mameworld.net/maws/
I think they're falling into the trap of 'game improvement' instead of 'game development'. Please excuse me while I go play Mario Party 5 now.