[Indies] Why do you do it?

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Well I'm totally not in it for the money... If I was I would have finished the 100s games I've started and got to the 'nearly complete' stage.

I do it because I enjoy solving a problem and creating something from nothing. I really think I would work better in a team, even if it's just one other person, just to give that push and bit of moral support to get a game complete.

Off the top of my head:
Sphere Racer 2 - Decided to see how long it would take me to rewrite sphere racer with 'what I know now' pretty much got it done in an afternoon and it ran about 1000x better!

I've got my helicopter game that is virtually there, just needs a bit of polish. And for the prisoners to get off the helicopter once you land at a specific point.

Zombie game where I've got to sort out the building shadows and add objects (like street lamps etc)

Picooz simulation... which... um... really is done... Just need a front end and a few more scenes to fly around.

My problem is I get bored of it, and don't want the bother!

Of course there is the Alien Breed remake.

Fish racer... Yep... I did a game where you're a fish and racing other fish! That was off the back of my Virtual Aquarium... That had kinda interesting dynamics!

Bacon and Eggs, Another racer, this time you're a chicken saddled on the back of a roller skating pig... Just thought the imagary was funny!

My Asteroids game, Lander... etc etc etc... The list goes on and on!

See... I need motivation! Money clearly isn't the motivator! Which to be honest it should be because I did alright out of the other stuff I have sold!