Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this episode of Gamedev Graveyard, I will be joined by Juju Adams, programmer specialised in porting services for GameMaker. Juju has worked on several successful titles, including "Hyper Light Drifter", "The Swords of Ditto" and "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon".

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:42 - Juju Adams
00:06:30 - "The Swords of Ditto"
00:49:13 - Unity vs GameMaker...
01:03:56 - "Hyper Light Drifter"
01:13:18 - Decompiling games...
01:19:35 - Game mechanics...
01:26:55 - Porting games...
01:35:28 - Gamedev & mental health...
01:54:53 - Programming failures...
01:58:36 - "I ❤︎ Data"
02:00:22 - Hidden secrets in "Hyper Light Drifter"
02:16:31 - "Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon"
02:26:17 - Watermelon Jam 🍉
02:33:09 - Outro

●●● Some cool Unity Assets ●●●
👉 Amplify Shader Editor ► assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/visual-scripting/amplify-shader-editor-68570?aid=1100l45Ay&pubref=alanzucconi
👉 Shapes ► assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/particles-effects/shapes-173167?aid=1100l45Ay&pubref=alanzucconi
👉 Playmaker ► assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/visual-scripting/playmaker-368?aid=1100l45Ay&pubref=alanzucconi
👉 Clayxels ► assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/clayxels-165312?aid=1100l45Ay&pubref=alanzucconi

🎮 Get Unity Pro ► http://prf.hn/click/camref:1100l45Ay/destination:https://store.unity.com/products/unity-pro
🎮 Get Unity Plus ► http://prf.hn/click/camref:1100l45Ay/destination:https://store.unity.com/products/unity-plus

●●● Follow us ●●●
🐦 Twitter ► twitter.com/jujuadams
🌐 Website ► jujuadams.com

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💰 Patreon ► patreon.com/AlanZucconi
🌐 Website ► alanzucconi.com