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An Open Retro RPG Game Maker in Python

Shown by a1o on Sep 27, 2016. Click the card to turn it over.

215points

27comments

#125of 2,264 in 2016

Top 6%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

LovedMost comments that take a side are positive

7 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.50.

Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

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Fun idea, especially written in Python
From 2 comments
- This seems pretty cool, extra neat it's in python. I've always had a pipedream to code my own 2d zelda or chrono trigger engine. I just could never figure out where to start.
  MollyR on HN
- I like that it is python3 with experimental python2 support :) Hope more people do similar.
  brianwawok on HN
Brings back memories of early RPG makers
From 1 comment
- This is really nice and brings back a lot of memories! My first line of code was for a small rpg maker(that had nothing to do with python) called rpg60 that made games for the…
  duiker101 on HN
Good for teaching kids on Raspberry Pi
From 3 comments
- I love this - going to put it on my "things to do with kids on RPi and pi-ceed list"
  lifeisstillgood on HN
- Absolutely! My daughter is currently learning with the Rpi and this could motivate her more. Scratch is a bit too easy and pygame is too hard (although working on that).
  asimuvPR on HN
- Exactly what I was thinking... My middle son of 8, has really been getting in to tinkering with the Pi. Fun to geek out with the boy. Minecraft has taken a backseat to RetroPi so…
  c1ph3rS0n on HN

Does not scale well on portrait monitors in Safari
From 1 comment
- Does not work very well if you happen to be using a monitor in portrait rotation. At least in Safari it will go fullscreen, and try to scale its game imagery to the same height…
  egypturnash on HN

Fix fullscreen scaling for portrait monitors
From 1 comment
- Does not work very well if you happen to be using a monitor in portrait rotation. At least in Safari it will go fullscreen, and try to scale its game imagery to the same height…
  egypturnash on HN
Python 3 tutorial for making RPGs
From 1 comment
- That is amazing, I wish there was an online tutorial for an python 3 rpg like this.
  ElonsMosque on HN

LÖVE
From 1 comment
- Alternatively, for the more low-level or algorithm-minded, I can recommend having a look at LÖVE[0] for Lua. I haven't done any graphics/sound coding in aeons (~15+ years?) but…
  contingencies on HN
Solarus
From 1 comment
- If you're looking for something similar but more in the style of Zelda games, check out http://www.solarus-games.org/ — cross-platform, Lua-based, and has a lot of stuff baked in…
  fredleblanc on HN
EasyRPG
From 1 comment
- https://easyrpg.org/ is a more mature variant, if you are not fixed on Python
  qznc on HN
pico-8
From 1 comment
- I'm screwing with LÖVE now for several reasons: it's viable on mobile, love.js runs in a browser, I like lua and want to learn more, and it reminds me of pygame which I like. if…
  PostOnce on HN