Hosted by Pete Shumate · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 23 episodes
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Give me five minutes, and I'll give you my game development thoughts and progress for the day. Keep up with the development of Just Beneath the Holler , a top-down Zelda-like with a decidedly Appalachian bent. The Pete Makes Games podcast updates M-F, evey day I have a commute to work.
Pete Shumate hosts The Pete Makes Games Podcast, a leisure show with 23 episodes published.
This is the penultimate daily update: the PMG Podcast is going weekly starting Monday, March 16th. Fewer, longer updates with a bit more variety? Yes, please! As always, thanks for listening and I'll see you tomorrow! Li
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I don't get a lot of gamedev work done during the workweek, so I ask: Would it be better if I updated weekly instead of daily and went just a little longer? As always, thanks for listening and I'll see you tomorrow! List
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I can't let a little thing like the entire city having low water pressure stop me from making a game, can I? I'll just have to Lysol everything. Twice. As always, thanks for listening and I'll see you tomorrow! Listen on
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I hit a mental low this weekend but I regrouped and feel better. Back to work! As always, thanks for listening and I'll see you tomorrow! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://media.rss.com/the-pete-makes-games-po
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I pose a question in today's episode: What are some good gamedev communities, particularly for new indie developers? As always, thanks for listening and I'll see you Monday! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://m
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I've checked one more animation cycle off the to-do list and I'm looking forward to coding this weekend. Thanks for listening and I'll see you tomorrow! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://media.rss.com/the-pete
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Zel can now walk in all four directions! What's next? The reelshot and attack animations. Slowly but surely, I'm making progress. Thanks for listening and I'll see you tomorrow! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https
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Another walking animation cycle done, what I know about my personal inertia, and how I keep going to prevent falling back into it, all in today's episode! Thanks for listening and I'll see you tomorrow! Listen on your po
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Today we talk about sprite sheets, a new enemy type, and how I force myself into motivation. As always, thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://media.rss.com/the-pete
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With this week's to-do list done, I talk about the unseen part of game development: sitting down and planning. As always, thanks for listening, and I'll see you Monday! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://media.
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I finished a main menu AND an overworld theme since the last time we talked? You betcha! You can hear it here: https://youtu.be/UdxpSqS25fc?si=8YQtsqGw43YUcHCz As always, thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow!
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With all the week's major coding tasks behind me, I settle on an "easy win" to keep my spirits high! Thanks for listening! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://media.rss.com/the-pete-makes-games-podcast/feed.xml
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A fixed elevation bug, a new enemy archetype, and a freshly-opened Itch.io demo page, all while almost getting hit. Thanks for listening! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://media.rss.com/the-pete-makes-games-po
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It's a short episode but it's the result of a lot of work! I've fixed the reelshot elevation issue and both Zel and enemies now have elevation! Who knows what I'll be able to accomplish by tomorrow? Come back then and fi
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I'm a half-day away from Mardi Gras break and I'll have the time and energy to get stuff done! Thanks for listening and I'll see you on Monday! Listen on your pocast app of choice: https://media.rss.com/the-pete-makes-ga
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Am I revealing my cards too soon, or giving you just enough of a peek for you to be intrigued by Just Beneath the Holler's story? No, you tell me, I'm terrible at reading the room. Thanks for listening and I'll see you t
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What makes me qualified to make a game honoring Appalachia while also injecting it with a dose of magical realism? I'm glad you asked, I explain my bona fides in today's episode. Thanks for listening and I'll see you tom
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Note: there are possible, slight spoilers for Just Beneath the Holler's story in this episode. Today I'm talking about my research into the paranormal, the supernatural, and the just plain weird of Appalachia and how the
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The new lavalier mic has cut the engine/road noise significantly but I'm still working to make sure I don't sound like I'm in a can. The fact that I'm still sick isn't helping my voice at all. In this episode, I discuss
Show notesI recorded before I got on the interstate to reduce road/cabin noise, AND I bought a clip-on mic for even better sound! In this episode, I talk about all the side-tasks of game development and promotion and why I need to
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