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Well, if you want short answers... he's friggin' dating Oceanspirit Dennis! Doesn't that tell you everything you need to know about his personality? I'd say that says enough about the man. More than enough.

I generally try to never show my stuff if it has any known show-stopping bugs or issues that would seriously get in the way of what I'm showing. And I wouldn't publicly release anything that has any issues that could be classified as bugs that I'm aware of until I fix them, simple as that. So to answer your actual questions: as long as it takes and I'm bad at planning time-wise anyway?

I was about to look that up but then I realized you were joking...

Aw, Who am I kidding, I looked it up and I feel stupid now

May I please giggle at your expense? I promise not to giggle for longer than 3 hours.
Well, maybe just a little longer.

It's a cute short game. I didn't enjoy the puzzles much, but the style and the story were quite charming.

Well well, if it isn't the PS1 horror classic Squishy Gory Intestines 2: The Return of The Colon.

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We're holding a mini game jam! The theme is: tetris. Interpret that as loosely as you dare. It'll end this friday at 23:59 GMT (3:59 pm PST).

Oh, and just to be clear, the host of this jam is Pablo.

Apologies for the wonderful pictures i didn't draw.

You shouldn't have said you didn't draw them, 'cause otherwise I wouldn't have even suspected. Regardless, the pictures are wonderful so I think they're still valid submissions.

Google Drive would be suitable I think.

Sounds and looks incredibly appealing. I'll be looking forward to it.

I kinda miss the old font. The new one is prettier and more readable, sure, but the old one really fit the character of the game. I think. Or maybe I'm just being conservative again.

Also damn, I love that

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you can tell Dr. X that both your parents committed suicide when you were little :'D

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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreadlocks/dex-cyberpunk-2d-rpg

"A story-driven action/stealth sidescrolling RPG with a fresh new vision of cyberspace."

Looks amazing, this one.

It really does amaze. Love the music in the video.

Does the demo end after the injection or did it crash on me?

Regardless, it's absolutely stunning work, at least in terms of visuals and atmosphere.

There was also a machinima made out of it which is over an hour long and just as good as playing the game with all the boring fights cut out.

It really isn't quite as good though, because you'd miss out on all the brilliant NPCs, interactivity, exploration... But yeah, the game is a definite recommendation alright.
I'd go as far as yet again proclaim it the best computer game ever made.

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You even have Daikatana!

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What's wrong with being John Romero's bitch?

Hell yes! Playing it now, loving it, it brings back all the best memories. Offering your random inventory items to people inappropriately is back! :DDD

Well, the "you don't own the rights so tread carefully" part isn't discouragement, it's just reality. Personally I'd say if you want to mess with abandonware, go right ahead (though no one will be happy if you butcher a nice game, just saying), but if it's a live franchise you could be in trouble and, well, even just be a dick by making derivative works that authors don't really want you to make. Which you should respect, really.

Having said that, Oceanspirit Dennis and RON are completely open in that sense, so you can go remake/demake the shit out of them. OSD is probably not the best series to learn game design from, though.

As for your original question, I see "demakes" as the "obvious" answer because... well, remakes imply enhancements. To enhance something you need lots of experience. Since you put yourself in the position where it seems like you need to learn the basics, I'd say demaking is a more suitable route.

Not to mention demakes are cute as hell.

I approve of those drinkable snowmen.

Thanks jWalt, now I am HUNGRY!

You'd just eat snowmen in any shape and form, wouldn't you?

Wellllll... I preordered Broken Sword 5.

There is, however, the Snowman Pie.

That looks delicious, man.