Castle Paradox

Bagne · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:18 am Post subject: It killed the cat

I'm a little curious -

Has anyone ever heard of the OHRRPGCE being used for a commercial purpose?

I realize that most of us here are in it for the fun (like me), but I remember in the FAQ that you can sell your games.
Anyways, I can't help but wonder if this has happened.

I would also imagine that you could use a game to advertise yourself in the game-making industry. Has anyone done this?
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Rya.Reisender · **Snippy** Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 821

The only game I know that went commercial so far was Fat Frog RPG. A very bad game, too.

And BlastedEarth plans to go commercial with his game and I think Pepsi Ranger wants to do it too if I understood him correctly.

There are only very few games I'd actually pay for, but those won't get official. I think it's also because if you make a game because you enjoy it, the game ends up much better than if you make a game because you need the money.
On the other hand however, earning / needing money from a game helps you to not lose motivation as fast. Keeping motivation is basically the biggest task in indie free RPG Maker game development.
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Bagne · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:32 am Post subject:

Yeah, man.

I agree completely.
I really enjoyed Walthros, and I can't imagine that game being sold ever ... anywhere.

Game making is like any other art.
The best stuff is made because the maker thinks it's worth making. The trick is having the time, motivation, and money. I miss being a teenager. Those guys have all the time in the world.
Hey, teenagers! Don't spend all your time on playing video games like I did!

I have way too much stuff to do.
School, symphony, my comic book, my game, and other assorted projects.
Days should be twice as long. Then I'll get everything done. I'll send a feature request to God.
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Bagne · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:33 am Post subject:

Maybe I'd have more time if I didn't babble so much on message boards ... :-S
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Pepsi Ranger · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:33 am Post subject:

Baconlabs · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:25 am Post subject:

I once asked James about this.
He'd only heard of a game called "Fat Frog RPG" going commercial.
So there's that and the Games of the Hamster Republic CD.

Really now, the OHR community is almost never faced with people who want to make any sort of money, even if they could do so without lifting a finger. I think it's appropriate; some of the best games I've ever played were freeware. Cave Story, the powder game, Wandering Hamster, Okedoke (if darkblubber reads this, get back to work), FlapFlapFlap, and lots of others from indie game communities.

Fenrir-Lunaris · **WUT** Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 1747

When Vikings of Midgard is completed, I'd like to produce a limited run of CDs full of music, artwork, and designer notes with the game to sell at conventions and the like. I wouldn't actually be charging for the game as such - but I could see people paying for what essentially would be an art compilation.

Also, Sword of Jade DID take development contributions, so theoretically, I PAID for SoJ.

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject:

If we ever get the OHRRPGCE development process far enough along to port to mobile platforms like iPhone or Android, I can see people finding a market for games there. I would also love to try a Wii port too.

If I payed 8 bucks for that newbieish* "Final Fantasy IV: the After Years", then there have got to be people out there willing to pay something for OHR games :)

* (grumble, grumble, ripped music, ripped enemy sprites, ripped maps...)

FyreWulff · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject:

I was considering buying TMC an Xbox and a XNA Creators Club account so he could port the OHR to XNA and other people with XNA Creators Club accounts could sell their games on Xbox Live.

However, this kind of fell apart when I couldn't even figure out if I could buy a XNACC account for New Zealand..

AJHunter · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

I completely agree with Bagne. All games, in my opinion should be considered a work of art, and should be treated as such. I just got the image of Boundless Ocean hanging next to the Mona Lisa. Ha ha ha!

I'm such a nerd... Cool

BlastedEarth · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 243

Baconlabs · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:08 pm Post subject:

Bob the Hamster · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject:

Lots of people pay money for old-looking games... as long as they run on a cell phone.

Someday, someday >:)