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leaf corcoran
@moonscript
Hello, I wrote itch.io. Feel free to ask me anything.
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leaf corcoran
@moonscript
The biggest motivator was that there was nothing simple that allowed you to host a game without a bunch of crap on the page. When I originally conceived the idea it was a quick way to make homepages for games where the game is the focus. I soon realized I could append a buy button to the page and get a complete storefront.
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
I'm a big fan of what Humble Bundle (http://humblebundle.com/) has done with indie gaming (and has since expanded to other media like books). I'm curious to see how this progresses.
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Hey, @moonscript! Welcome.
In your blog post you described your distaste for some of the existing indie game distro platforms but what motivated you to build itch.io? What are you long term plans with the site?
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Nice, @moonscript! What's your favorite game(s) on the site right now?