This morning Rami Ismail posed the game-development-hack-solution question that tends to popup here and there around game development circles:

Now at nearly 300 replies, the thread includes a variety of tips and tricks, including this graphics tip from Lucas Govatos:

And this audio tip from Jeff Ball:

Or this procedural art tip from Marco Gomez:

Even trade show hacks like this one from Asi Epshtain:

And this one from Smithy that I personally used once in a crunch:

Read more of the full thread here- and maybe contribute your own hacks on GameDev.net in the comments below!