A book about spelunky is in the works from game creator. Spelunky boss fight books book 11, yu, derek, ebook. Sep 06, 2017 frank talks to derek yu about spelunky and his newly announced project at pax west ufo 50, an 8bit collection of 50 new games from 5 indie developers. Anyway this book is a thoughtful history lesson about derek yu, both versions of spelunky, and the weirdness of success in the indie games space. Spelunky creator derek yu is penning a book on the games development. He is also known for blogging and creating websites about independent video games. Its rare that gamers ever get to hear the full story behind how and why a game was made. Derek yu born july 2, 1982 is an american indie game designer, artist, and blogger. Theres a section in the book called feedback loop where you write that spelunky was a small idea that quickly grew. Spelunky 2 was announced at last years paris games week, with a trailer that gave away very little. Concerns about spelunky 2 while im very happy that derek yu announced spelunky 2, im also afraid. A book about spelunky is in the works from game creator derek yu. Spelunky is boss fights first autobiographical book.
Club derek yu s spelunky may well be one of the most unassumingly mindblowing games of the last 10 years. When derek yu released spelunky for free in 2008, his roguelikeinspired platformer took the indie game community by storm with its combination of classic. For the past year and a half, ive been writing a book about spelunky for boss fight books, and its finally finished. Over 222 pages, i detail the history of spelunky s development, from the initial freeware game to its release on steam. Mar 22, 2016 derek yu on the state of indie and his new book about spelunky. The project was announced earlier today in an already successful kickstarter campaign for. The joy of discovery is one of the fundamental joys of play itself. Derek yu on the state of indie and his new book about spelunky. You dont need to have played spelunky to read the book, but its better if you have, since the book contains major spoilers, and some discussion makes more sense with context. My favorite bit of media this week is a trailer for an. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Spelunky creator to write a book telling the games story vg247.
It has been suggested to name enemyitemetc articles on the wiki based on the most public declaration by derek yu. What started out as just another free roguelike platformer a few years ago, turned into of a phenomenon. The best thing about derek yus new book about spelunky is that it answers all the questions ive ever wanted to ask about his game. Discover book depositorys huge selection of derek yu books online. In 2016, boss fight books published the spelunky book as a paperback and ebook. Maybe one day there will be a film adaptation of spelunky. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spelunky boss fight books book 11. For the past year and a half, ive been writing a book about spelunky for boss fight books. The roguelikeinspired platformer spelunky was released on xbla on july 4th, 2012. So its awesome that derek yu, the creator of spelunky, has written a book that does just that. Not only do these rules create a new experience, but they were iteratively improved to make the game fun. Jun 14, 2014 about an year ago, derek yu, creator of the awesome indie game spelunky, created this tutorial on his personal tumblr blog. The original spelunky is released for free back to 2008, 8 years ago by derek yu.
In this book, spelunky s creator derek yu shares his thoughts on creativity, game design, the importance of finishing projects, handling criticism, and more. Jul 09, 2015 spelunky developer derek yu is writing a book about making the smash hit. When derek yu released spelunky for free in 2008, his roguelikeinspired p. Spelunky boss fight books book 11, yu, derek, ebook amazon. This is a great way to introduce the book to the reader, because this is. But even now, its still the perfect title to study the concept of roguelike. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Levels, enemies, loot every component of spelunky is random each time you play. Derek yu on the state of indie and his new book about spelunky pcg. Anthony burch, the escapist original note by darius kazemi.
He designed a level in super mario maker for the website polygon s devs make mario series. Frank talks to derek yu about spelunky and his newly announced project at pax west ufo 50, an 8bit collection of 50 new games from 5 indie. The original spelunky was made by derek yu in 2008 using gamemaker 7. Spelunky developer derek yu is writing a book about making the smash hit. It was remade for the xbox 360 in 2012, with ports of the new version to the playstation 3 and playstation vita in 20, which was also ported back to microsoft windows. Spelunky is a 2008 sourceavailable indie 2d platform video game created by derek yu and released as freeware for microsoft windows. I have lost count of how many hours ive sunk into spelunky, both the original free pc game and the multiplatform remake. He made an exceptional work explaining the way he did, so, follow his steps and you will do really fine. Nov 25, 2018 its basically an overview of spelunkys development, as told by derek yu, one of the games creators.
Especially the way of using random level generation pgc made the game really stand out. Derek yu says a tiny bit about spelunky 2 rock paper shotgun. Oct 20, 2014 spelunky creator derek yu is penning a book on the games development. The book starts by introducing the reader to spelunkys genre, the roguelike genre, a video game genre defined by procedurally generated levels and permadeath. Over 222 pages, i detail the history of spelunkys development, from the initial freeware game to its release on steam.
So little, in fact, that any murmurings from lead developer derek yu on the subject count as news in my book. An eggplant run is a challenge playthrough of the 2012 roguelikelike platform video game spelunky hd. Mar 29, 2016 spelunky is boss fights first autobiographical book. Art pixel art tutorial by derek yu creator of spelunky. Using his own game as a vehicle, derek yu discusses. Afraid to be disappointed, because spelunky hd is so perfect, i cant imagine an equal or even better game. Mar 29, 2016 discover book depositorys huge selection of derek yu books online. Spelunky available for download and read online in other formats. Neighborhood game club derek yu ufo 50, spelunky pax.
In 2014, he designed the card game time barons with jon perry. Yu is known for a number of indie games he helped design. However, sometimes the only name given is in the source code. Neighborhood game club derek yu ufo 50, spelunky pax west. Ingame mentions, changelog mentions, and forum mentions are all preferred. Such a playthrough centers on carrying an eggplant item to the final boss of the game, king yama, and tossing it into his face. Yu created the tileset graphics for doomrl, a roguelike game based on the popular series, in development since 2002. The worst thing about derek yus new book about spelunky. Using his own game as a vehicle, derek yu discusses such wideranging topics as randomization, challenge, indifferent game worlds, player feedback, development team dynamics, and whats required to actually finish a game. The original game is still available as freeware for windows and has been ported to mac by fans. The worst thing about derek yus new book about spelunky is that it leaves very few questions to ask him directly. He was also cocreator of 2007 metroidvania adventure aquaria, and the 2002 freeware action adventure eternal daughter.
Spelunkys creator is writing a book about its development. Derek breaks down the overall structure of these rules and the process behind them in the book. Spelunky creator to write a book telling the games story. Along the way, i take the opportunity to talk about various topics like game design, teamwork, and the history of indie games from my perspective.
In this book, spelunkys creator derek yu shares his thoughts on creativity, game design, the importance of finishing projects, handling criticism, and more. Just a word about this book, that santa brought me few days ago. Spelunky by derek yu is available through boss fight books on march 29, in both digital and. Jan 01, 2015 spelunky might be a perfect video game, which makes this book by its creator the perfect look back and post mortem for spelunky. Spelunky boss fight books book 11 kindle edition by yu, derek. Mar 22, 2016 the best thing about derek yus new book about spelunky is that it answers all the questions ive ever wanted to ask about his game. Derek yu accomplished this with a set of very intelligent rules.