How Terraria was Created in Only 151 Days

Terraria is one of the best-selling video games of all time, but did you know it was created in only 151 days? In today's video, I'll explore the fascinating history of Terraria and its chaotic development.

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[typicalgalaxy]

Jeez, you’re going to take 151 days to explain how Terraria was made?

[ToonQuill]

As one of those twenty lucky beta testers, this was a great trip down memory lane. Thanks, Chippy!
A few little things I recall from those days include suggesting a section of the trailer where the player uses the Ivy Whip to travel up a corruption chasm. I thought it would be a super cool scene to include.
Speaking of Grappling Hook stuff, have you ever hooked to a door and opened it and shot forward? Early on, doing that would send you astronomically far. I think it might have even crashed your game, though I'm not sure on that detail.
I remember Redigit showing off the Rocket Boots for the first time... except our games weren't updated so it looked super glitchy, lol.
I also recall Redigit asking me if I had any name ideas for the "eye boss". I couldn't think of anything though, so I'm not sure when Cthulhu came into the picture.
Also, shoutouts to Red Yoshi, who was a sprite artist early on who is a bit forgotten, I feel. He was responsible for enemy designs such as Skeletron.
To this day, I still don't know who griefed my pirate ship on the beta server, lol. It would be cool if Redigit decided to release those worlds someday! There were about ten or so in total before release. We'd get a new one every time there was some significant world generation additions.

[SemiHypercube]

Even if the version on release is almost nothing like what we have today it's still amazing Red got that much done in such a short time

[andrejoss]

I can't even imagine the stress that Red had to go through when somebody leaked the "shitty" version of terraria before it came out

that kind of thing can easily destroy your entire game because first impressions are incredibly important and a lot of people would have no idea that it was just a very early version of the game and not what was supposed to release

but rather than crumbling under the stress, the man overcame all obstacles and managed to release one of the best games ever made

huge props to him

[ChippyGaming]

What’s your earliest memory of Terraria?

[Arianime]

This is literally why I love this game. Played it from the day it was released, to yesterday actually! And I never knew that the guide's name was the same name as the creator! 😂

[Nooby.]

It’s been 12 years. From 1.0 to 1.4.5, the actual final update this time. Terraria has so much content and replay ability. Thank you, Relogic!

[perplexingPariah]

I actually had no idea what Terraria was before I played it... then one day, my friend's brother, who I NEVER really talked to, just gifted me the game out of the blue. I was like, ok, what the heck, I tried it out. I don't think I even checked out the trailer or anything... I was just happy with a free game! And then I fell in love... this game has been with me through all these years. I've made so many memories and it's one of my ultimate comfort games. I played it with friends, I played it solo, I played it after a bad break up, I try to introduce it to friends constantly, and I just recently picked it up again!!! I will never get tired of the game and I love ReLogic so much for all the hard work and love they put into this gem.

[Nooby.]

I wonder what more it could’ve been if the game didn’t leak early.

[GreparsYT]

I never realized just how popular Terraria was, and still is. I always thought it was a niche game with a small fanbase, but after hearing Relogic sold half a million copies in the first couple of months of it being released, I now realize just how wrong I was.

[Skellytronn]

It makes sense, the majority of all content in terraria was added after the first release.

Im so glad that this game is this far, and its not gonna stop anytime soon!

[hellandruby]

I just can't believe how re-logic has almost became a big name amongst game companies, yet still they have just one game, just imagine what terraria 2 will bring to the table!

[invade_]

I love the terraria music so much, im so glad scott worked on it

[MorganSaph]

The bit where you said "still getting worked on today" made this pop into my head.
"Never ask:
a woman her age,
a man his salary,
Relogic about the final Terraria Update"

[Flame]

Imagine being an entire company with the budget of spaceX making a game just to have moderate success just to be outperformed by a single man with passion. absolutely wild :D

[MurderPigeon]

I remember like 5 or 6 years ago I had terraria mobile 1.2 and I played it ALL THE TIME. I got the enchanted sword pretty early on and I distinctly remember using molten armour with a rain coat and wizard hat in the vanity slot. I was pretty young and didn't really understand progression, so even after getting into hardmode and getting a chlorophyte claymore and partisan (it was mobile, I got a drax from shadow chests) I still used the enchanted sword as my main weapon. Even after hours of playing and tens of worlds made, I was only able to get into hardmode on one world. The furthest I ever got was post mechs. Now I have 2k hours and have beaten the moon lord more times than I can count. Oh how times change xD

[ITechHero]

Terraria was the first game I bought on steam, My Friends and I had a Lan Party and we all played it together in the basement at my moms. lugging our CRT monitors and Towers down to my cramped bedroom to all enjoy the wonders of this game together. I just want to say Thanks to Re-Logic and the Team behind Terraria for all the years of love and support they have given this game, and giving us all a wonderful place to enjoy and create memories with friends over the many years since its release. Thank you.

[DiscoDumDumGD]

Discovered Terraria through Stampy's playthrough of it, and that's when I immediately knew I MUST have this game.

[mochatoastsalt]

even in a short time and crazy development its still a masterpiece of a game B)

[stuffydubz]

I still remember when I first played Terraria. I first joined the community with the Xbox360 version of terraria. I gained such good memories, and Terraria forever became my favorite game ever. It holds a special place in my childhood