It’s true!
I have made several games in GameMaker and a few in Godot. I mean, they are not good games, but several are at least as entertaining as some of the Atari 2600 titles I played as a teenager.
And now, I work on my own stuff, rather than just following various tutorials. Exciting! Terrifying! With results hopefully more compelling than some of those Atari 2600 games. If I end up remaking ET: The Game, I will voluntarily submit myself to an endless parade of Nelson Muntz GIFs.