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I wouldn't pay for the game you suggested: It already exists.

16Skittles wrote:

LS97 wrote:

I wouldn't pay for the game you suggested: It already exists.

lulz
I know. 
But at least it's slightly more original than an FPS game...

Hehe yes. I dislike FPS's very much.
You need a really original idea though, something unique to your product, if you want people to buy it.

Maybe go more onto the utility side of programming? Like, text editors, stopwatches...

IHeartGaming wrote:

16Skittles wrote:

Okay, I know this has been asked before, but search comes up with 150 pages. o_O
Anyway, if you go on Phoenix Survival you'll probably have heard that I want an AlienWare laptop. There's one big problem though: I'm 13, unemployed, and have less than 100 bucks to start with.
I'm looking for some way to make money. Keep in mind that I'm only 13 ATM, so nothing TOO hard.
Something online or with computers is preferred, I prefer to work at my own pace. any ideas?

I'm looking for something that can eventually, in a reasonable amount of time make a few hundred, although I'm probably being somewhat overoptimistic unless I create a game.

Edit: Here is an idea for a game, tell me if you'd pay for it and how much.

You are the leader of a nation, starting in very primitive technology. In order to create new buildings, you must create all of the resources, have them made into parts, and then built, all by your little NPC minions. By climbing the technology ladder, you can begin to develop new things such as metalworking or gunpowder. You can get more resources by trading, or you can conquer enemy (other players, I came up with a neat idea to use dropbox as a server host) cities to become the top ranking player.

Ooh! A tycoon game with a mix of SeptimusHeap's Elements!
About $20 USD.

Or hosting Minecraft servers @ $2.50/month.

Ooh ooh my name!!!



Make scratch games and sell them maybe? Or make a game and let people pay what they want for it.

maxskywalker wrote:

Learn some programming language and make a game with it.  I suggest C++ with Ogre3D.  Or maybe just GLUT.

You could make a programming development environment.  BBEdit actually costs $50, and it's a generally amazing editor from what comments say.

Make a Unix-based OS.  Best-case scenario: you sell each copy for over $100.  Worst-case scenario: nothing happens, no loss.

Shoplifting/blackmail.

1: Okay
2: Harder
3: Epic, but I don't expect many sales
4: no. just no. as you can see i have now given up proper grammar by the unlikelyhood of that.