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Name:	Prairie Games
Date Posted:	Apr 12, 2004
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Video Games and Financial Ruin

I have never been as excited about games as over these last months. I find this ironic as I near financial ruin. You see, I lost a $10k license not too long ago... This was supposed to get us to gold this fall... Well, that's life...

Here's the deal: We are putting *everything* we have into this game. Body, Soul, and Credit. We are killing ourselves on our game. If we do not pull off something truly fresh that reeks of $$$, $$$, and more $$$... we... are... screwed...

The good news is we ARE pulling it off... the game is beautiful, b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l... it's grand, it's epic, it's real... I am about to burst... What we have achieved will be surprising to many... the quality, the amount, the variety... this is game creation... this is passion... this is fun, angst, and exhaustion...

I was born for this...

-Josh Ritter
Prairie Games

PS: HOLY SHIT!!!!

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Josh Williams (Apr 12, 2004 at 23:26 GMT)

Good luck, sorry to hear that it's so stressful. But I hope you guys pull through... you've certainly got the expertise. :)

Jay Barnson (Apr 13, 2004 at 02:06 GMT)

I can't wait.

Good luck. I know you know what you are doing.

Dylan Sale (Apr 13, 2004 at 02:21 GMT)

Extreme Game Making :D Go Josh!

Prairie Games (Apr 13, 2004 at 03:04 GMT)

Every once in awhile I need to beat my war drum and chant. I can't wait either, believe me.

The fireworks will be good. I promise.

Stefan Lundmark (Apr 13, 2004 at 07:22 GMT) Resource Rating: 1

If you only were as communicative over email Joshua :P

Melv May (Apr 13, 2004 at 12:56 GMT)

Oooh, my mouth is watering.

Looking forward to your offering.

- Melv.

John Vanderbeck (Apr 13, 2004 at 13:24 GMT)

Heh I can relate Joshua trust me. It is extremely stressful. I've gone the last two months without a job because I wanted to get a lot more work done on Mayhem. Now i'm looking at an empty bank account, more bills, and desperatly looking for something part-time, anything (I dont' care if I have to flip burgers right now) to get my head back above water, but not take up too much of my time.

Prairie Games (Apr 13, 2004 at 14:08 GMT)

Some early goals for the game:

a) Didn't have to apologize for being independent
b) Didn't look like a rehash of 4-6 year old gameplay
c) Didn't look like it struggled just to be completed
d) Raised the bar of what can be expected for the smallest team possible... 2 people

We want people to play our game because it's fun, not play our game because it's done.

-J

Jarrod Roberson (Apr 13, 2004 at 15:14 GMT)

just remember, only in America . . .

. . . you can't outsource what Joshua is doing!

I would say good luck, but it does not sound like you need it!

Paul Dana (Apr 13, 2004 at 15:29 GMT)

I hope you knocked wood and spit three times after saying that jarrod. Luck is key. :-)

Good luck, man.

Badguy (Apr 13, 2004 at 17:18 GMT)

gw man way to bring it to em'.

I'll buy it man.

Jarrod Roberson (Apr 13, 2004 at 17:18 GMT)

luck is defined as taking advantage of opportunities as they present themselves. you are confusing luck with fortune. they are NOT the same.

Prairie Games (Apr 13, 2004 at 19:23 GMT)

Luck, fortune... I'll take it all...

Please note, my ego is slightly less than it would appear from my online persona... This isn't to say it isn't really big, it is... :)

At any rate, watch out... there's a cornered rat at large...

-J

Jarrod Roberson (Apr 13, 2004 at 19:32 GMT)

well I think you are going to succeed the old fashion way Joshua!

Eric Risser (Apr 13, 2004 at 20:59 GMT)

and when you do, dont forget about your old buddy Eric :P

Mike Stoddart (Apr 13, 2004 at 23:26 GMT)

/me taps his foot in impatient anticipation.

Chris Calef (Apr 14, 2004 at 01:09 GMT)

here's to all the other cornered rats out there .. bite some ankles and dodge the boots and get free!! GO! GO! GO! GO!

Ted Southard (Apr 14, 2004 at 01:20 GMT)

Kick ass Josh... w00t!

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