What 4 Years of Solo Indie Game Development Looks Like
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Video Chapters
- 0:00 The 4-Year Journey Begins: From Pixel Art to a Dream Game
- 2:00 Crafting a Custom Engine: The Heartbeat of Early Development
- 2:36 Meet Garbanzo: Our Adorable Bean Hero Makes His Debut!
- 3:37 Boss Battles Emerge: Rocky & DogHead Bring the Challenge
- 4:51 A Leap of Faith: Going Full-Time Indie Dev!
- 5:30 First Demo Release: 'Bean' Tells a Powerful Story
- 8:14 Steam Early Access Launch: The Harsh Reality of Indie Sales
- 10:17 Garbanzo Quest 0.7: The Game Finds Its True Identity
- 11:21 The Indie Struggle: Shrinking Bank Account, Enduring Passion
- 12:20 Looking Ahead: The Next Chapter in Our Indie Adventure
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0:00 The 4-Year Journey Begins: From Pixel Art to a Dream Game 2:00 Crafting a Custom Engine: The Heartbeat of Early Development 2:36 Meet Garbanzo: Our Adorable Bean Hero Makes His Debut! 3:37 Boss Battles Emerge: Rocky & DogHead Bring the Challenge 4:51 A Leap of Faith: Going Full-Time Indie Dev! 5:30 First Demo Release: 'Bean' Tells a Powerful Story 8:14 Steam Early Access Launch: The Harsh Reality of Indie Sales 10:17 Garbanzo Quest 0.7: The Game Finds Its True Identity 11:21 The Indie Struggle: Shrinking Bank Account, Enduring Passion 12:20 Looking Ahead: The Next Chapter in Our Indie Adventure Timestamps by StampBot 🤖
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0:00 From simple pixel art to Garbanzo Quest, a 4-year indie game journey begins 1:04 Day one: basic shapes and text, the humble beginnings of a big dream 2:00 Crafting a custom game engine and exploring different themes in early development 2:36 The birth of Garbanzo, our adorable bean-shaped protagonist takes his first steps 3:26 Levels take shape with enemies and the signature snowy landscape 3:37 Introducing Rocky and DogHead, early boss encounters and challenging gameplay 4:51 My leap of faith: quitting my job to pursue full-time game development 5:30 "Bean" demo release; a story about homeless people and corporate greed 6:47 Super Mario World's influence brings overworld maps and branching paths 7:28 Renaming from "Bean" to "Banzo Quest" to avoid confusing search results 8:14 Launching into Steam Early Access and the stark reality of indie game sales 8:52 The name "Garbanzo Quest" is adopted, correcting an unfortunate Brazilian connection 9:50 Refining collectible systems with Power Fragments and unique accessories 10:17 Garbanzo Quest 0.7: The game truly finds its identity, showcasing its polished essence 11:21 Two years later: my bank account shrinking, a true indie developer's struggle 12:20 Looking ahead: optimism for "Super Debt" and the continuing game dev adventure Timestamps by StampBot 🤖