Comments on: Book Review: Game Maker 8 Game Creation – Practical Tips & Techniques Vol.1 http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/ Gamemaker news, comment, discussion, opinion and community news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:41:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: This Is Indie » GameMaker Blog http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-64078 This Is Indie » GameMaker Blog Wed, 26 May 2010 10:23:29 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-64078 [...] level editor for your game that stores levels in external text files. Also included is a review of the Hobby Press’ Game Maker tips book (which is bizarrely hyperlinked to Evan’s desktop) which gets 1 [...] [...] level editor for your game that stores levels in external text files. Also included is a review of the Hobby Press’ Game Maker tips book (which is bizarrely hyperlinked to Evan’s desktop) which gets 1 [...]

]]> By: Philip Gamble http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56262 Philip Gamble Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:43:28 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56262 Would just like to point out that I have noticed the price YoYo-ing about between $13.95 and $17.95 over the past few days so sorry if the figure quoted is incorrect. Would just like to point out that I have noticed the price YoYo-ing about between $13.95 and $17.95 over the past few days so sorry if the figure quoted is incorrect.

]]> By: SquareWheel http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56260 SquareWheel Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:17:30 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56260 Yuck, I'd stay away. Yuck, I’d stay away.

]]> By: GMTalk Game Maker Podcast – Episode 2 » GameMaker Blog http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56250 GMTalk Game Maker Podcast – Episode 2 » GameMaker Blog Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:19:17 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56250 [...] The Book Who is making money from Game Maker article [...] [...] The Book Who is making money from Game Maker article [...]

]]> By: scoz http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56177 scoz Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:23:00 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56177 @Tom, hard sell, considering the beefy quarterlies are already up for free @Tom, hard sell, considering the beefy quarterlies are already up for free

]]> By: Tom Russell http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56174 Tom Russell Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:19:18 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56174 Not to hijack the thread, but while we're discussing self-published game creation related tomes, would anyone be interested in a Best Of Russell's Quarterly book with both new & revised material? I'm trying to get some idea of the demand, if any, for such a product, before I get back to work on it. Would probably run about 300 pages with a price tag of $15 American. Not to hijack the thread, but while we’re discussing self-published game creation related tomes, would anyone be interested in a Best Of Russell’s Quarterly book with both new & revised material? I’m trying to get some idea of the demand, if any, for such a product, before I get back to work on it. Would probably run about 300 pages with a price tag of $15 American.

]]> By: James http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56173 James Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:17:53 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56173 Interesting. HobbyPress are writing a book for DS Game Maker too. Interesting. HobbyPress are writing a book for DS Game Maker too.

]]> By: turboRamble http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56171 turboRamble Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:15:06 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56171 I definitely wouldn't have known any of those words when I started. He should have sat down with several people who were interested but had no knowledge, and had them as the questions as they look through it. The questions and answers would have turned out a lot better. I've been using GM for about 2 years now and am pretty experienced yet some of those functions they talk about I don't need and have never used. Obviously a beginner wouldn't need them either. Sounds like they needed a better editor, and, like you said, more time to work on it. Thanks for the review! -turboRamble I definitely wouldn’t have known any of those words when I started. He should have sat down with several people who were interested but had no knowledge, and had them as the questions as they look through it. The questions and answers would have turned out a lot better.

I’ve been using GM for about 2 years now and am pretty experienced yet some of those functions they talk about I don’t need and have never used. Obviously a beginner wouldn’t need them either. Sounds like they needed a better editor, and, like you said, more time to work on it.

Thanks for the review!

-turboRamble

]]> By: Sondar http://gamemakerblog.com/2010/02/26/book-review-game-maker-8-game-creation-%e2%80%93-practical-tips-techniques-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-56169 Sondar Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:38:06 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=4077#comment-56169 Excellent review, shame about the book. Anybody know anything about Multimedia Fusion? Excellent review, shame about the book.

Anybody know anything about Multimedia Fusion?

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