Hedgewars might be a bit more popular than Ludum Dare. We know about 4 links to it since March 2021 and only 4 links to Ludum Dare. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I never tried it, I don't have a quickly accessible game programming framework. Nor the time, heh. [1]: https://ludumdare.com/#schedule. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Sign up for game jams like Ludum Dare 51 and Global Game Jam. Take part in those and learn what it's like to be a hobbyist game developer first. It's a low-risk approach to seeing if this scratches your itch. Source: over 1 year ago
Once he feels like he knows the engine he chose, have him test his skills in game dev code jams. Code jams usually give a theme and a time limit, and everything must be created in that time limit. Ludum Dare is probably the most famous one, but there are tons happening all the time. Just pick a weekend, pick a jam, and get ready to pull an all-nighter. Source: about 2 years ago
The reason I think it was before #37 is that I think it was in the old site ludumdare.com instead of the new site ldjam.com. Source: about 3 years ago
> We need some modern games like Lemmings or the "classic" 2D Worms. Yes we have. https://hedgewars.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Hey, I just wanted to install again the game but today I can't reach the official site: hedgewars.org Is it offline or something? Source: about 1 year ago
Https://hedgewars.org/ has a game engine is written in Pascal, and it rocks! - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
Among Pascal projects I'd recommend, check out Hedgewars: https://hedgewars.org/ It's a Worms clone that actually gave me as much joy as the original. What's quite interesting is that the game is written in many languages - I heard that e.g. AI is written in Haskell. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago
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