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How Not to Get Into Game Development, with h0ffman

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18th May 2026 1 hr 17 min

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How do you get into game development? Today h0ffman tells us of his accidental and unorthodox route into developing games for classic systems and retro re-releases, and shares the lessons learned along the way.

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● Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:36 What is a h0ffman?

05:08 Taking Apart Metal Gear Solid

32:18 Having a Knightmare

43:36 A Game with Permission - Cecconoid

01:04:26 Arcade Game Development

01:10:36 Turrican and Beyond

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  • nostalgia
  • computer history
  • tech history

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