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Anonymous01/20/26, 22:34No.3912903
So I got this little project I can't get out of my head and I've been working on it
I'm using RPG Maker MV and I went into the images and used paint/fill to basically recreate an 8-bit Atari style palette and the idea is to make a Bioware style RPG but in atari 8-bit graphics. (I think this gimmick could be popular)
Am I wasting my time? Would anyone even play this?
Think Dragon Age, but Atari Graphics (I'm a published author, I can write and I have so many ideas for characters and want this to be character focused)
Play time will be around 4-5 hours, get a complete story, branching endings, everything a (good years) bioware game would give you but you're playing as a little red square.
Am I wasting my time on this? Put it out for 2.99 on the steam store, see if it catches the retro fad, and its fun to make
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Anon01/20/26, 22:47No.3912909
>Am I wasting my time on this?
If it's fun it's not a waste of time. If you're expecting to actually make money on this, yes it's a waste of time.
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Anon01/20/26, 23:32No.3912931
MDickie has been making solo games for like 20 years, if you're having fun go for it. What's the worst thing that can happen? You learn a few things about game dev, concept up some stuff you can use elsewhere and grow as a writer? Fuck it dude, go for it.
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Anon01/21/26, 00:44No.3912969
Not sure using Atari graphics is the right call, chief.
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Anon01/25/26, 23:31No.3915612
Nothing wrong with using simplified color palettes and shit.
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Anon01/25/26, 23:44No.3915615
Interesting idea. Not for me but I know there are people out there who'd really appreciate it if done well.Makes me wonder what scale of RPG would be realistically possible on original Atari hardware, if a home brewer could wrangle as much into a cartridge as possible with modern knowledge/unlimited time. I don't even know of any from the time- Advanced D&D?
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Anon01/27/26, 20:48No.3916530
>Would anyone even play this
Just look how many new nes games are coming out