Eniko Fox11h ago

here's a free idea: RAM shortage jam, where you have to make a game for a system with low RAM capacity. like maybe less than 128mb or something

edit: OOM jam is a much better name than what i came up with https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@aeva/116362518081235814

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@eniko "oom jam" has a nice ring to it

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Show threadRatsnake Games 🔞11h ago
@eniko i mean... my computer from 2008 or so had 2 gigs of RAM already, so even whatever second-hand hardware you manage to scrounge up these days will be able to do far better than 128 MB
Show threadRatsnake Games 🔞11h ago
@eniko there's already a ton of very retro game jams out there and i don't mind another one but let's not pretend running Electron is suddenly an unaffordable luxury
Show threadEniko Fox11h ago
@ratsnakegames limitations are a fun challenge
Show threadRatsnake Games 🔞11h ago

@eniko yeah, but this limitation just boils down to "you can't run tech stack X/Y/Z" and that doesn't feel very inspiring to me. Just kinda means people with some skillsets are in and people with others are out.

Just my two cents though.

Show threadTzimisce Flesh
@ratsnakegames @eniko I mean, that is kinda the idea of game jams in general. They're a challenge in playing within limitations. A chance for those with niche skills to show them off and for those without to dabble in what they otherwise wouldn't.
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