Eniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jan 24, 2023

Hi fediverse, I'm finally doing my much overdue #introduction post!

I'm a #GameDev with a decade of experience, having founded Kitsune Games in March 2013. I'm currently focused on #KitsuneTails, a queer platformer in the style of beloved classics where you play a kitsune on a journey through a land inspired by Japanese mythology. In the past I've released games such as Super Bernie World, MidBoss, and more.

I'm also working on a fantasy console called the #Mega68k, which runs on the Motorola 68000 CPU. Additionally, I create a series of videos called #CodingHistory, which explores how 3D techniques from the 90s worked. I also like programming language development and make a lot of toy languages that don't go anywhere, and am trying to liven up the #PLDev hashtag on mastodon.

You can find my games at https://kitsunegames.com/games, or find more information on Kitsune Tails at https://kitsunegames.com/kitsunetails. For Coding History videos subscribe to my YouTube to see them when they come out: https://youtube.com/@EnikoFox

Games

Check out Kitsune Games' games, like the possession based roguelike MidBoss or the hat based puzzle game Ultra Hat Dimension.

Kitsune Games
Show threadFrancesco Orsenigo (he/him)Jun 17, 2023

@eniko

I found the tag I needed.

#PLDev

Thanks from a fedi noob. <3

I have been working on my own not-so-toy language, which I need to make games, but I don't have much experience with games... yeah, I know, I should make games first, but my brain doesn't cope well with most languages available around, so bear with me.

I would greatly appreciate any ideas (or, if you really feel generous, feedback on my project) from someone who is both a PL- and games-dev.

Thanks! =D

Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jun 17, 2023

@xarvh I think if you're gonna make a language to use in production you probably wanna do something more like javascript, a dynamic language that's quick and easy to get up and running

Also my eternal tip is to read Crafting Interpreters https://craftinginterpreters.com/

Crafting Interpreters

Show threadTom ForsythJun 17, 2023

@eniko @xarvh If you want to make languages because they're fun, then just admit it and do that!

Trying to justify that effort "because it will make X easier" has basically never worked. I have seen so many (very smart) people try to do that. Fooling yourself is not the path to happiness or succeeds.

Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)
@TomF @xarvh I would agree with that. I've been doing it for 8 years without really any practical application besides enjoying tinkering with pldev
Jun 17, 2023 at 7:16pmWeb
Show threadTom ForsythJun 17, 2023
@eniko @xarvh And I want to reiterate - that's totally fine!