This is Mick West’s story of games programming, ending with the Tony Hawk franchise, but covering a lot of Amiga and Atari ST game creation and some other playstation and genesis games as well.
I found it interesting how much it’s a story of getting good via repetition. Building a game a year, for years and building up certain skillsets. Previous games that look nothing like a skateboarding game to me have their fingerprints or even their code all over Tony Hawk Pro Skater.
This is Mick West’s story of games programming, ending with the Tony Hawk franchise, but covering a lot of Amiga and Atari ST game creation and some other playstation and genesis games as well.
I found it interesting how much it’s a story of getting good via repetition. Building a game a year, for years and building up certain skillsets. Previous games that look nothing like a skateboarding game to me have their fingerprints or even their code all over Tony Hawk Pro Skater.