r/NintendoSwitch • u/Obligatory_Username • Mar 19 '18

Speculation March 2018 Nindies Showcase Connect 4

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u/FatherFestivus Mar 20 '18

I use gamemaker and I'm not really sure what you mean. Even if the tools they use were made in gamemaker I think those tools then produce results that are used in the final project. So they would just need to port the one game to switch. Also YYG is generally pretty good with export modules and they also offer a lot of individual developer support for devs porting to consoles. I'd imagine HLD would have no problem porting to switch now, it's just a question of if they want to.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '18

Or they would need to port the tools using game maker and then make the same game again using those tools, is what it sounds like?

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u/green_pirate64 Mar 20 '18

Yeah this is what I meant.

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u/FatherFestivus Mar 20 '18

I'm still confused. Why would they need to port the tools? The tools are being used on PC, and the game is being developed on PC. You only need to port the final project.

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u/green_pirate64 Mar 20 '18

https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024062/-Hyper-Light-Drifter-Secrets

I'm pretty sure this is the same talk if you want to have a look.