Basically a Podcast - Ep11 Matt Bitner: A Robot Named Fight - Sep 2nd 2017
13Today Scarf sits down to talk with Matt Bitner, the solo developer of the recently released metroidvania game A Robot Named Fight.
00:00 How Matt got into development
03:34 The first idea for the game
04:59 On recreating the feel of Super Metroid
06:55 What is Unity?
20:03 Art and mechanical influences
24:32 Deadcells and Roguelike Metroidvanias
31:08 Thoughts on Samus Returns
35:22 Releasing a game in the era of Steam Direct
44:44 Crunch as a solo developer
47:00 Tutorials and translations
52:30 Game Options and First Efforts
55:59 Marketing your game
1:02:19 Advice to aspiring developers
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https://discord.gg/6Bs84xW
Outro Music by Edge
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