2004-12 Justin Mette: Paragon Indie
by Alex Swanson · 01/03/2005 (12:43 pm) · 7 comments
Justin Mette is the co-founder of 21-6 Productions. At GarageGames, we're delighted to have such a close relationship with 21-6, and always enjoy working with Justin and the rest of the crew. This month, we finally got Justin to take some time out of his busy schedule and do a Developer Spotlight interview with us.
Read on and get to know a bit more about Justin, and his tips for making it as an indie.
GarageGames: Hi Justin, thanks for taking the time to talk with us. You're one of the best-known people in the entire independent game-development community, but why don't we start by letting everyone know a little more about you. What's your background like, and what did you do before you made the big leap and became an indie?
Justin Mette: I've been a geek most of my life. I started gaming in arcades at an early age and my first home machine was an Atari 2600. That machine served up my first all night gaming binge on Pac-Man
Read on and get to know a bit more about Justin, and his tips for making it as an indie.
GarageGames: Hi Justin, thanks for taking the time to talk with us. You're one of the best-known people in the entire independent game-development community, but why don't we start by letting everyone know a little more about you. What's your background like, and what did you do before you made the big leap and became an indie?
Justin Mette: I've been a geek most of my life. I started gaming in arcades at an early age and my first home machine was an Atari 2600. That machine served up my first all night gaming binge on Pac-Man
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#2
01/03/2005 (4:43 pm)
I'm not sure if Justin would see the comments in this article, but I need to ask this... you mention that Orbz 3 will be out early this year for Windows & Mac. Does this mean that Linux will not be supported for this version? If not, then I guess Slacker can't be a part of the game anymore as I no longer have Windows installed. Installing Windows, no matter how good the game is (like Orbz), isn't something I'd do anymore.
#3
01/09/2005 (11:25 pm)
Awesome stuff ... I didn't know there was such a lengthy career behind Orbz. Makes me feel like I should keep on plugging to make that game which allows us to go indie full time!
#4
01/18/2005 (1:28 am)
Orbz reminds me always of "Marble Madness", one of my fav. Arcade game in the 80s.
#5
01/19/2005 (9:02 pm)
Really? Marble Blast does but Orbz is completely different IMO.
#6
01/21/2005 (5:38 am)
Sorry, You are right, i meant Marble Blast.
#7
Orbz 2 owner
mindlube :-)
02/19/2005 (11:47 am)
Torque AI Pack sounds very useful! Can't wait to see more details about it. Good interview. Orbz 2 owner
mindlube :-)
Torque Owner Lobo the Duck