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watching this video atm. finding out that scott cawthon worked at dollar general up until FNAF is insane. i work at dollar tree, currently building my game. not that it's going to be as big as FNAF, no way. but it's just interesting to see that similarity.
@beardalaxy I think the person who made Stardew Valley was working part-time at a movie theater, but he was also leeching off of his wife.
@ArdainianRight @xianc78 yeah when i hear "leeching" i think of yanderedev lol
@beardalaxy @ArdainianRight Now that you put it that way, it applies more to someone like Chris Chan whose work will never be profitable.
@xianc78 i wouldn't say he leeched off of her. she was incredibly supportive of him and only had to be for a few years. she's not being "leeched off of" much now, is she? stardew valley is incredibly successful and the man put in the hours to make it happen.
silver spook wrote his game on a potato laptop in the back of his car
@icedquinn @xianc78 at least the wikipedia entry says that his wife (then girlfriend) worked two jobs while he was working on the game and ushering.
@icedquinn @xianc78 my best friend's wife was a single mom who paid for their apartment mostly by herself while he was going through school. now he's a pharmacist and makes bank so she gets to be a stay at home mom.
relationships can be rocky at times, but trusting in each other and making sacrifices usually turns out pretty well and keeps the relationship strong.
In his case it would turn out to be more his wife investing in his work and it paying off. "Leeching" is more applicable for the kind of indie dev that never actually finishes their shit.