Join me on a journey as I attempt to write a game for my Agon Light using nothing but raw C programming. In this first episode I figure out what kind of game to make, look at some shareware games of the past and get a basic game engine working, using nothing but C code - no external game engines or modern development tools.

It doesn't matter if you don't have an Agon Light, I'm bringing you along for the ride. We'll be looking at what shareware was, why it existed and how to make your life a bit easier as a developer.

The code for my game library that I'm building is available here
https://github.com/ncot-tech/agon-template

A longer writeup of the game and my ideas is available here
https://ncot.uk/writing-a-game-the-hard-way-from-scratch-using-c-part-1/

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Debajyati Dey

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The post explores creating a retro-style video game from scratch using a C compiler and basic tools, mimicking the development processes of the 1980s and early 1990s. The author delves into the historical context of game development during that era, highlighting the use of shareware, lack of internet resources, and the simplicity of games driven largely by hardware limitations. The project is not intended as a tutorial but as a narrative journey, where the author plans to build a basic top-down arena shooter with rudimentary elements before expanding its features.

Writing a game the hard way - from scratch using C. #1