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    Games & Game Development

    220 videos · 407 books · 750 blogs · 1 podcasts

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    8 Bit & '8 Bitish' Graphics-Outside the Box

    HN repeatedly recommends it as a master class in limited-palette pixel art and palette cycling, from an artist behind Loom and Monkey Island.

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    58:44

    TasBlock at AGDQ 2017: TASBot

    TASVideosChannel
    398k views • 9 years ago
    1:49:07

    I Shot You First: Networking the Gameplay of Halo: Reach

    GDC Festival of Gaming
    58k views • 8 years ago
    39:52

    Ross's Game Dungeon: Deus Ex

    Accursed Farms
    1.6M views • 10 years ago
    27:09

    Sega Saturn CD - Cracked after 20 years

    debuglive
    4.4M views • 10 years ago
    14:05

    TUN: Un-Ruining the MMO

    MrBtongue
    291k views • 13 years ago
    1:44:09

    Jonathan Blow: Video Games and the Human Condition

    rubbermuck
    158k views • 15 years ago
    9:50

    Alpha Centauri Quotes: Intro and Tech's 0-24

    uvwar
    56k views • 18 years ago
    48:27

    Jonathan Blow: Game design: the medium is the message

    CreativeMornings HQ
    119k views • 13 years ago

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    Cover of Console Wars2014–2026

    Console Wars

    Blake J. Harris
    16 recommend · 41
    Cover of Michael Abrash's graphics programming black book2008–2026

    Michael Abrash's graphics programming black book

    Michael Abrash
    22 recommend · 39
    Cover of Java puzzlers2008–2025

    Java puzzlers

    Joshua Bloch
    12 recommend · 21
    Cover of Born a Crime2016–2024

    Born a Crime

    Trevor Noah
    16 recommend · 21
    Cover of Dead Souls2012–2026

    Dead Souls

    Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ
    14 recommend · 29
    Cover of Mistborn2009–2026

    Mistborn

    Brandon Sanderson
    94 recommend · 182
    Cover of Grendel2008–2024

    Grendel

    John Gardner
    8 recommend · 9
    Cover of Gulliver's Travels2009–2026

    Gulliver's Travels

    Jonathan Swift
    17 recommend · 47
    Cover of Young Wizards : Lifeboats2009–2023

    Young Wizards : Lifeboats

    Diane Duane
    8 recommend · 10
    Cover of Origami Design Secrets2009–2024

    Origami Design Secrets

    Robert J. Lang
    8 recommend · 10
    Cover of JavaScript for impatient programmers2019–2024

    JavaScript for impatient programmers

    Axel Rauschmayer
    11 recommend · 13
    Cover of Theory of Fun for Game Design2009–2025

    Theory of Fun for Game Design

    Raph Koster
    15 recommend · 21
    Cover of Game Engine Black Book2017–2026

    Game Engine Black Book

    Fabien Sanglard
    45 recommend · 68
    Cover of Assassin's Apprentice2009–2026

    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb
    7 recommend · 19

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    We clone a running VM in 2 seconds

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    Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort

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    Red Blob Gamesredblobgames.com199 people

    Hexagonal grids for games

    Red Blob Games
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    CoRecursive: Coding Stories

    Adam Gordon Bell - Software Developer