My First Game Jam and I Did It Solo... | GMTK Game Jam 2025 Devlog
I got bored during the summer and decided that I needed a challenge. A 96 hour-long game jam seemed perfect...right? Yeaaa and I decided to do it solo of all things LOL. This is my experience in creating the game Second First Date in 96 hours for the GMTK Game Jam 2025! Play the game! Second First Date - https://juliexd.itch.io/second-first-date YouTube - @JuliexDD Itch.io - https://juliexd.itch.io/ Music - Lounge Jazz Elevator Music by MFCC Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Theme 00:55 - Game Concept 01:54 - Day 1 02:50 - Day 2 03:22 - Day 3 04:02 - Day 4 04:28 - Freedom 04:49 - Voting Results 05:06 - Outro #gmtkjam #gamedev
Video Chapters
- 0:00 Welcome to my first intense game jam experience with Godot!
- 0:43 The mysterious "LOOP" theme sends me into deep thought.
- 1:10 Inspiration strikes from a familiar time-looping game: "Twelve Minutes".
- 1:33 Brainstorming with friends leads to a perfect first date concept.
- 1:54 Day 1: Laying down the game design law, Godot style.
- 2:50 Day 2: Sketching out pixel art levels, looking pretty snazzy!
- 3:22 Day 3: Battling the dialogue system, my ultimate coding nemesis.
- 4:02 Day 4: Brute-forcing scene transitions, the unorganized way (lol).
- 4:43 Submission results are in! Not too shabby for a newbie.
- 5:08 Ready for next year's game jam, bring on the challenges!
Original Output
0:00 Welcome to my first intense game jam experience with Godot! 0:43 The mysterious "LOOP" theme sends me into deep thought. 1:10 Inspiration strikes from a familiar time-looping game: "Twelve Minutes". 1:33 Brainstorming with friends leads to a perfect first date concept. 1:54 Day 1: Laying down the game design law, Godot style. 2:50 Day 2: Sketching out pixel art levels, looking pretty snazzy! 3:22 Day 3: Battling the dialogue system, my ultimate coding nemesis. 4:02 Day 4: Brute-forcing scene transitions, the unorganized way (lol). 4:43 Submission results are in! Not too shabby for a newbie. 5:08 Ready for next year's game jam, bring on the challenges! Timestamps by McCoder Douglas