What Derek Yu thinks about ideas vs execution

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Independent game developer, creator of Spelunky and Aquaria and co-creator of UFO 50, and the founder of the indie-games site TIGSource. Writes about the craft and the discipline of making games at derekyu.com and, earlier, at makegames.tumblr.com.

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1. 17 Sept 2010

   Our readingA project has not started until something exists that can be played; plans, documents, teams and art are not a start.

   Their wordsJust remember: a damn game can be played, and if you have not created something that can be played, it’s not a damn game!

   ↗Finishing a Gamemakegames.tumblr.com 2nd of 5 in this piece