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Miguel Sternberg

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Game dev @ Spooky Squid Games. linktr.ee/spookysquidgames Russian Subway Dogs: Steam, Xbox, Playstation, PS Vita! They Bleed Pixels: Steam and Switch! Currently working on unnamed "Goblin Girl Game" WIP feed: tinyurl.com/goblingg (He/Him)

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everyone will be happy to know that my next game will feature 100% human-written code and no slop vibe coding

also the art is painstakingly human-made, because I can't imagine handing the reigns over to some aggregate generator

04.03.2026 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kerberos story arc
1987 : While Waiting for the Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้กใ‚’ๅพ…ใกใคใค), Radio drama
1987 : The Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้ก), Live-action tokusatsu feature film
2024 : The Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้ก), Manga adaptation of the 1987 film[3]
1988 : Kerberos Panzer Cop (็Šฌ็‹ผไผ่ชฌ), Manga
1991 : StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น ๅœฐ็„ใฎ็•ช็Šฌ), Live-action tokusatsu feature film
1999 : Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (ไบบ็‹ผ), Animated feature film
2018 : Illang: The Wolf Brigade (์ธ๋ž‘), Korean live-action remake
2003 : The Killers (ใ‚ญใƒฉใƒผใ‚บ), Manga short story
2003 : Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs (Rainy Dogs ็ด…ใ„่ถณ็—•), Manga
2005 : Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs (็Šฌ็‹ผไผ่ชฌ ็ด…ใ„่ถณ็—•), Graphic collection (with "The Killers" and the previously unreleased "Act00")
2006 : Kerberos Panzer Jรคger (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น ้‹ผ้‰„ใฎ็ŒŸ็Šฌ), Radio drama
2006 : Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚นX็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซ ่…น่…นๆ™‚่จˆใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณ), Manga
2009 : Kerberos Panzer Cops: Tokyo War (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น ๆฑไบฌๅธ‚่ก—ๆˆฆ ้ฆ–้ƒฝ่ญฆ็‰นๆฉŸ้šŠๅ…จ่จ˜้Œฒ), Monograph (with Special Issue)
2009 : Kerberos Panzer Cop: Special Issue (ๅ‰ๅคœ-ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น้จ’ไนฑ็•ฐ่ž), Manga short story
2010 : Kerberos Panzer Cop: A Revision (็Šฌ็‹ผไผ่ชฌ 20ๅ‘จๅนดใ‚จใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ทใƒงใƒณ), Graphic collection collecting revised Volume 1 and 2, with Special Issue[4]
Tachiguishi story arc
1984 : Urusei Yatsura: Hisatsu! Tachigui Wars!! (ใ†ใ‚‹ๆ˜Ÿใ‚„ใคใ‚‰ ~ๅฟ…ๆฎบ! ็ซ‹ใก้ฃŸใ„ใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒผใ‚บ!!~), Television anime series episode (ep. 99)
1987 : While Waiting for the Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้กใ‚’ๅพ…ใกใคใค), Radio drama
2004 : Tachiguishi-Retsuden (็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅˆ—ไผ), Novel
2006 : Tachiguishi-Retsuden (็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅˆ—ไผ), Live-action/animated hybrid feature adaptation of the novel
2006 : Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden (ๅฅณ็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅค–ไผ ใ‚ฑใƒ„ใƒใ‚ณใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฑใฎใŠ้Š€), Short film
2006 : Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚นX็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซ ่…น่…นๆ™‚่จˆใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณ), Manga
2007 : Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden (็œŸๅฅณ็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅˆ—ไผ), Short film

Kerberos story arc 1987 : While Waiting for the Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้กใ‚’ๅพ…ใกใคใค), Radio drama 1987 : The Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้ก), Live-action tokusatsu feature film 2024 : The Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้ก), Manga adaptation of the 1987 film[3] 1988 : Kerberos Panzer Cop (็Šฌ็‹ผไผ่ชฌ), Manga 1991 : StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น ๅœฐ็„ใฎ็•ช็Šฌ), Live-action tokusatsu feature film 1999 : Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (ไบบ็‹ผ), Animated feature film 2018 : Illang: The Wolf Brigade (์ธ๋ž‘), Korean live-action remake 2003 : The Killers (ใ‚ญใƒฉใƒผใ‚บ), Manga short story 2003 : Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs (Rainy Dogs ็ด…ใ„่ถณ็—•), Manga 2005 : Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs (็Šฌ็‹ผไผ่ชฌ ็ด…ใ„่ถณ็—•), Graphic collection (with "The Killers" and the previously unreleased "Act00") 2006 : Kerberos Panzer Jรคger (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น ้‹ผ้‰„ใฎ็ŒŸ็Šฌ), Radio drama 2006 : Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚นX็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซ ่…น่…นๆ™‚่จˆใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณ), Manga 2009 : Kerberos Panzer Cops: Tokyo War (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น ๆฑไบฌๅธ‚่ก—ๆˆฆ ้ฆ–้ƒฝ่ญฆ็‰นๆฉŸ้šŠๅ…จ่จ˜้Œฒ), Monograph (with Special Issue) 2009 : Kerberos Panzer Cop: Special Issue (ๅ‰ๅคœ-ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚น้จ’ไนฑ็•ฐ่ž), Manga short story 2010 : Kerberos Panzer Cop: A Revision (็Šฌ็‹ผไผ่ชฌ 20ๅ‘จๅนดใ‚จใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ทใƒงใƒณ), Graphic collection collecting revised Volume 1 and 2, with Special Issue[4] Tachiguishi story arc 1984 : Urusei Yatsura: Hisatsu! Tachigui Wars!! (ใ†ใ‚‹ๆ˜Ÿใ‚„ใคใ‚‰ ~ๅฟ…ๆฎบ! ็ซ‹ใก้ฃŸใ„ใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒผใ‚บ!!~), Television anime series episode (ep. 99) 1987 : While Waiting for the Red Spectacles (็ด…ใ„็œผ้กใ‚’ๅพ…ใกใคใค), Radio drama 2004 : Tachiguishi-Retsuden (็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅˆ—ไผ), Novel 2006 : Tachiguishi-Retsuden (็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅˆ—ไผ), Live-action/animated hybrid feature adaptation of the novel 2006 : Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden (ๅฅณ็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅค–ไผ ใ‚ฑใƒ„ใƒใ‚ณใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฑใฎใŠ้Š€), Short film 2006 : Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ใ‚ฑใƒซใƒ™ใƒญใ‚นX็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซ ่…น่…นๆ™‚่จˆใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณ), Manga 2007 : Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden (็œŸๅฅณ็ซ‹ๅ–ฐๅธซๅˆ—ไผ), Short film

If you haven't checked it out, his indie stuff is genuinely weirder than the licensed anime he's known for. Heavy French new wave / theater of the absurd vibes. Unfortunately most of his major life's work, the Kerberos Saga isn't even available as fan translations en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerbero...

03.03.2026 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You Are Elon Musk by Kris Lorischild A Billionaire Simulator

You asked for it! The long-awaited sequel to You Are Jeff Bezos is finally here:

YOU ARE ELON MUSK

200+ passages. 7 endings. Secrets. In-jokes. Giant robots. All with the purpose of doing one thing: SPENDING ALL OF ELON MUSK'S FUCKING MONEY

direkris.itch.io/elon

03.03.2026 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 474    ๐Ÿ” 245    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

With that being said:

โ€ข Thereโ€™s still no official response in regards to the Seven Seas Union or why Seven Seas employees were not i formed about the acquisition prior

hopefully we get a statement soon like this one but that remains to be seen

03.03.2026 04:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Media Do/Seven Sea issued a new statement regarding AI Translation

โ€ข They state that there are no plans to implement AI for their translation & localization work

โ€ข They clarify the AI Assisted tool MDTS was intended for JPN translators to TL Japanese literature & wonโ€™t be implemented at Seven Seas

03.03.2026 04:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Screenshot of Wonder Project J2, Josette is jumping for joy.

Screenshot of Wonder Project J2, Josette is jumping for joy.

Great episode! It didn't get mentioned, but Wonder Project J2 is the most Pac-Man 2-ish style game I've come across. A lot of similar puzzles about directing attention and indirectly getting the main character into the right emotional headspace, as well as hidden easter egg animations to discover.

03.03.2026 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a policy of genocide.

02.03.2026 01:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1972    ๐Ÿ” 838    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

If you want to hear three people sound like they have lost their minds while describing a video game, here's a podcast for you:

02.03.2026 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh hell yeah. World needs more Pac-Man 2-likes!

02.03.2026 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The key art for visual novel Truth Scrapper, showing the protagonist surrounded by whirling pages of photos of Betz and Amour emerging from her scrapbook

The key art for visual novel Truth Scrapper, showing the protagonist surrounded by whirling pages of photos of Betz and Amour emerging from her scrapbook

If YOU are based in Ontario, Canada, AND you know how to localized into German and/or PT-BR, I'm looking for you for Truth Scrapper! If that's you or someone you know, please get in touch with your rate and availability!

#gamedev #visualnovel

@insertdisc5.com

@truthscrapper.bsky.social

02.03.2026 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mushrooms grow in dank dark places... like dungeons!

#screenshotsaturday #GoblinGirlGame #indiegame #indiedev #gamemaker

28.02.2026 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. It does not sound like it is in good hands.

02.03.2026 13:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deleted a quote post about the Seven Seas acquisition / AI translation debacle where I mixed up Seven Seas and another English Manga publisher. ๐Ÿ˜…

This is why I shouldn't social media while deep in tax spreadsheets.

02.03.2026 06:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿšจ UPDATE ๐Ÿšจ

Seven seas stated in a follow up press release that Media Doโ€™s acquisition will not affect daily operations, however..

Media Do has said they will use Ai to โ€œto assist translators in translating manga into English, shortening the translation time from five to six months to two months.

02.03.2026 02:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30

Kensuke Ushio never misses.

02.03.2026 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The music in the Japanese made-for-TV animation, "Journal with Witch", is extremely good

02.03.2026 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dug up a screenshot I took of Fray for PC Engine from my reference files, and while it looks great, I definitely prefer the character portrait in the PC98 version, really benefits from both the higher resolution and more 80's character design.

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01.03.2026 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here come the line art kitties!
Stretching. Exploring. Playing. Resting. I wish I could be as free as they are.
#shouxinsketch #petart #animalart #illustrationartists #cat #pet #sketch #sketchdaily

01.03.2026 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 532    ๐Ÿ” 175    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I've only played the PC Engine version. I wonder how it compares.

01.03.2026 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fray is at some kind of party in a town

Fray is at some kind of party in a town

game clear i think! i'm at da festival too bad i can't read

01.03.2026 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Even stuff like drawing her sword!
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01.03.2026 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh I'm going deep with the reactive portrait stuff! Plan to cover every major gameplay action and state she gets in.
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01.03.2026 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just saying...
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01.03.2026 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fray's portrait in the corner looks kind of dejected and angry

Fray's portrait in the corner looks kind of dejected and angry

she gets mad if you take a lot of damage..

01.03.2026 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Surprising no one, I am a big fan of this giant sized portrait that indicates health in Fray.

Doom's health portrait was coward sized. A mere postage stamp on the screen.

01.03.2026 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Evil? Never! Greedy for treasure? Absolutely!

01.03.2026 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're much much closer to release than I am, but when the time comes we should chat!

28.02.2026 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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cherry blossom

28.02.2026 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 905    ๐Ÿ” 383    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As always more dev posts on my still untitled, Tower of Druaga-like (with a serious mushroom problem), starring a terrible goblin girl, can be found in the feed!
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28.02.2026 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are some other super easy to implement variations on this idea I'm going to add soon, mostly just need to draw the art!

28.02.2026 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0