I analyzed 100 games to see why they are fun!

Gosh, can you imagine a better way to spend a birthday? Join my Patreon:   / zanzlanz   My own games mentioned: Golden Treasure: The Great Green: https://store.steampowered.com/app/10... Cake Maker (available to patrons): https://zanzlanz.com/patreon-bonuses/... Mine Blocks 1 (2D Minecraft): https://mineblocks.com/1 Mine Blocks 2 (a prettier 2D Minecraft): https://mineblocks.com/2 Bouncerz (available to patrons): https://zanzlanz.com/patreon-bonuses/... My Collector's Bundle: https://zanzlanz.com/collectors Left and Right (not able to be run) Snowman Slide: https://zanzlanz.com/g/Snowman_Slide Broken Cloud: https://zanzlanz.com/g/Broken_Cloud All background music is my own :D • (00:00) Intro music made specifically for this video (available to patrons) • (01:07) "Trinketmonger": https://open.spotify.com/track/48R5Ka... • (04:05) A WIP from 2022 • (04:49) A WIP from 2018 • (06:03) It's the track that references "Stadium Rave" later on (available to patrons) • (07:18) "Harder Better Faster Stronger" bootleg made specifically for this video (available to patrons) • (08:06) "A Feeling of Tread":    • A Feeling of Tread - Full track (Henry Sti...   • (08:50) "Sad song" WIP from 2015 • (09:22) "Mirror Road":    • Zanzlanz - Mirror Road (music video coded ...   • (11:44) "Shale Soup" WIP from 2015 • (13:32) "Shorph": https://open.spotify.com/track/693TdS... • (14:22) The "Stadium Rave" reference was a WIP from 2020 (available to patrons) • (15:29) "March Piano 9": https://zanzlanz.bandcamp.com/album/m... • (15:54) "Cicade": https://open.spotify.com/track/1ptyxx... Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Philosophy - Schwartz 03:30 Philosophy - Octalysis 04:46 Psychology - Self-Determinism 05:07 Psychology - Autonomy 07:17 Psychology - Competence 10:09 Psychology - Relatedness 11:48 Physiology - Neurochemicals 14:31 Physiology - Chills 15:53 Finale: launching the cake! Some references: Schwartz's Value Theory: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/vie... The Octalysis Framework: https://octalysisgroup.com/framework/ Self-Determinism Theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Wild mice/slugs running on exercise wheels: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do... List of frisson triggers: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... Thanks so much for watching! :D Btw, the cake was VERY delicious! Just... now I have a random catapult in my apartment that I don't know how to get rid of. #gamedev #gamedevelopment