Jordan Reed | Brackets & Banners

Mostly thinking about old games. Currently making a new one: Brackets & Banners, a retro college basketball manager. M.Ed. + creator of

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I started this account to talk about the games I miss, then realized I should probably show the one I'm making.

Rafterbound is a retro college basketball management game about recruiting, pressure, and building a program.

Here's the current version ↓

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Adding a regional recruiting map to my game has been a lot of fun! I love maps, in general, so it was especially rewarding to get it working well.

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@brewsngamesX I haven't really played a football game since this era, so it still looks great to me.

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@notjazii Agreed. Although Astra was much better at guessing my intentions than 5.6 Sol, it can't compare with what Opus is doing for me lately.

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@NostalgiaPro I prefer Mario 64, and it was first.

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@IndieBandits ESPN College Hoops / my sim game

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Lots of improvements today in my game, including a "signing" page when taking over a new school.

Brackets & Banners, college hoops sim

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@DannyLimanseta Great idea! It fulfills a great fantasy that can be hard to actually...fulfill (without land, tree, materials haha)

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Almost 4 months of building a college hoops simulator similar to the ESPN 2K games. It's been a great adventure filled with a ton of learning!

"Everybody in the world is now a programmer. This is the miracle of artificial intelligence." -Jensen Huang

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90s PC edition! Didn't play a lot of the classics, but here's where I did spend my time.

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Tried to go in chronological order. Needs Zelda BoTW/ToTK if there 10 spots.

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https://t.co/Dxtu5IM8lT

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Tried to go in chronological order. Needs Zelda BoTW/ToTK if there 10 spots.

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My 9 Games!

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@Taikwy simple.

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@adamwitzburg @Rasmic I agree. I have a bit of trauma from the last two weeks and am too scared Astra will waste my usage.

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@GarrettPetersen Congrats! Enjoyed the demo

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@RisingSunInt_ Making "Brackets & Banners," a college basketball management game. Using AI for things like portraits, card effects, and, of course, coding!

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@nibelheim Exact same situation for me this past week. The results are too good to change models though.

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@GarrettPetersen Worked for me. Congrats on getting a demo out!

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@exQUIZitely I'd love to create a game like this. Or maybe I just like maps.

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@TopoWeaverIO I'm a similar situation, and I like Gemini because it's fast, but I can't trust it to work on my main game haha

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Day 106 of making my game. Working on achievement badges for the coach