Ep 53 | What makes sports games tick? UK game designer John Gardiner shares his perspective

22/01/2023 28 min Temporada 3 Episodio 53

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Sports game designer John Gardiner gives us a U.K. player’s view of the wealth of options on the market — including some of his favorites from Lambourne Games. John’s credits include Replay World of Athletics, Replay World of International Swimming, Replay World of Ice Skating, Triathlon — and even beach volleyball.

His personal website “Replay Field of Dreams” is a repository of decades of sports game experience and perspective. His bottom line for a good sports game: Something that is fun but primarily that is believable.   

He also discussed the challenges of designing a good golf game. He even gives some clips on classic U.K. sports games to look out for, including the horse racing game Totopoly. He also shares some of the challenges of the one-man game design shop (shipping costs, etc.) As for his team? Tottenham Hotspur — since 1959.  

John Gardiner’s website: http://sportsreplays.net
Lambourne Games website: https://www.owzatgames.com/c

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