Skatenig - Revision history

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 == Background ==

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 '''Author:''' [[John Brandon]]<br />
 '''Related games:''' ''[[Skate Board]]''
-}}'''Not to be mistaken for John Brandon's ''[[Skate Board]]''.'''
+}}{{Disambig|John Brandon|Skate Board}}
 After the completion of ''Skate Board'', Robert Brandon took up the pieces of his brother's game, reinterpreted them through his own filter, and built on what worked best. Out of these efforts he drafted two sequels in the "SkateGhoul" series, each pulling further from the performance-based design that John had intended and more toward an open-ended exploration-based design.

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 Whereas ''Skate Board'' dilutes that intent by asking the player to focus on basic horizontal and vertical movement, turning it into more of a platformer in effect, ''Skatenig'' streamlines the interface by (at least in attempt) pushing the player's character on a constant forward trajectory. Unloading the question of basic movement helps to cement the player's function and makes it easier to focus on the nuanced work of doing tricks and making the quick decisions to keep the character on the correct path.
-At least, in principle. With its roller coaster styled design and branching paths, ''Skatenig'' gets closer to the ideal. This is still Game-Maker, with all its attendant quirks and limitations. The engine does not easily lend itself to performance-based progression. It's getting there, though. Compared to ''Skate Board'', ''Skatenig'' is faster, more dynamic, more responsive. It's full of setpieces that pull the player up and down the stage, making good use of vertical space. In some ways it resembles a largely peril-free''Sonic the Hedgehog''.
+At least, in principle. With its roller coaster styled design and branching paths, ''Skatenig'' gets closer to the ideal. This is still Game-Maker, with all its attendant quirks and limitations. The engine does not easily lend itself to performance-based progression. It's getting there, though. Compared to ''Skate Board'', ''Skatenig'' is faster, more dynamic, more responsive. It's full of setpieces that pull the player up and down the stage, making good use of vertical space. In some ways it resembles a largely peril-free ''Sonic the Hedgehog''.
 ''Skatenig'' is a work in progress, both in its own right and in its concepts and execution. Here, John Brandon inches closer toward his performance-based design ideal. It's not there yet, but it's more grist for the mill.

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 }}'''Not to be mistaken for John Brandon's ''[[Skate Board]]''.'''
-After the completion of ''Skate Board'', Robert Brandon took up the pieces of his brother's game, reinterpreted them through his own filter, and built on what worked best. Out of these efforts he built two sequels in the "SkateGhoul" series, each pulling further from the performance-based design that John had intended and more toward an open-ended exploration-based design.
+After the completion of ''Skate Board'', Robert Brandon took up the pieces of his brother's game, reinterpreted them through his own filter, and built on what worked best. Out of these efforts he drafted two sequels in the "SkateGhoul" series, each pulling further from the performance-based design that John had intended and more toward an open-ended exploration-based design.
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	At least, in principle. With its roller coaster styled design and branching paths, ''Skatenig'' gets closer to the ideal. This is still Game-Maker, with all its attendant quirks and limitations. The engine does not easily lend itself to performance-based progression. It's getting there, though. Compared to ''Skate Board'', ''Skatenig'' is faster, more dynamic, more responsive. It's full of setpieces that pull the player up and down the stage, making good use of vertical space. In some ways it resembles a largely peril-free''Sonic the Hedgehog''.		At least, in principle. With its roller coaster styled design and branching paths, ''Skatenig'' gets closer to the ideal. This is still Game-Maker, with all its attendant quirks and limitations. The engine does not easily lend itself to performance-based progression. It's getting there, though. Compared to ''Skate Board'', ''Skatenig'' is faster, more dynamic, more responsive. It's full of setpieces that pull the player up and down the stage, making good use of vertical space. In some ways it resembles a largely peril-free''Sonic the Hedgehog''.
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	''Skatenig'' is a work in progress, both in its own right and in its concepts and execution. Here, John Brandon inches closer toward his performance-based design ideal. It's not there yet, but it's more grist for the mill.		''Skatenig'' is a work in progress, both in its own right and in its concepts and execution. Here, John Brandon inches closer toward his performance-based design ideal. It's not there yet, but it's more grist for the mill.

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 After the completion of ''Skate Board'', Robert Brandon took up the pieces of his brother's game, reinterpreted them through his own filter, and built on what worked best. Out of these efforts he built two sequels in the "SkateGhoul" series, each pulling further from the performance-based design that John had intended and more toward an open-ended exploration-based design.
 ''Skatenig'', developed at roughly the same time as the third and final "SkateGhoul" game, ''[[Terra]]'', seems to be John's attempt to revisit ''Skate Board'' with the benefit of hindsight and a little more experience in RSD's tool set. As with most of John's games (''Skate Board'', ''Seal Boarders''), ''Skatenig'' places a strong emphasis on play style over discrete function. In principle the game is less about what you do than how you do it. The game funnels you in one direction along an obstacle course, and your mission is less to get to the end (which is almost inevitable) than to play every beat with style.
 Whereas ''Skate Board'' dilutes that intent by asking the player to focus on basic horizontal and vertical movement, turning it into more of a platformer in effect, ''Skatenig'' streamlines the interface by (at least in attempt) pushing the player's character on a constant forward trajectory. Unloading the question of basic movement helps to cement the player's function and makes it easier to focus on the nuanced work of doing tricks and making the quick decisions to keep the character on the correct path.
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 == Instructions ==
 '''On numerical keypad:'''
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 * 8, 9: Ollie up, right
 * 2: Duck
 '''On number row:'''