Many successful programmers have begun their career writing games for fun. My personal journey started in the Eighties with microcomputers (Amiga), module trackers (Protracker) and bitmap graphics tools (Deluxe Paint). Today there are many excellent choices in terms of frameworks and SDKs, but I hope to convince you that Python and Kivy are among the best, especially in terms of productivity and flexibility. I will share my experience using modern and ancient tools to produce a professional looking game that can be immediately distributed worldwide on multiple platforms (mobile and desktop) and the most popular app stores.