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Keep up the good work. Always enjoy your reporting.

Did you enjoy the other 3D Metroids? I always felt like it lost something in translation to 3D.

I appreciated there was a decent amount of Nintendo weirdness (e.g. Yoshi game, Bonanza Rogue-like, Virtua Boy). Even Pokopia though it has clear inspirations, was an unexpected addition.

I've always interpreted this Miyamoto quote the same way, "A good idea is something that does not solve just one single problem, but rather can solve multiple problems at once."

I, alternatively, appreciate that you investigate things no one else does. Keep it up.

Love the feel of the flight. Good work!

I wonder how these smaller projects fit into Nintendo's schedule. Are they projects that get made at certain times (on ramp up/down between bigger projects)?

@jasonschreier.bsky.social I read all your books. They were great! Keep it up!

It's hard to say no to battle buddies.

That sounded more snobbish than intended. 😬 I had a friend that introduced me to a lot of old arcade games from that period and I was surprised to see how many clearly had their roots in those games.

If you look back at the games released then, it kind of feels like that's what the whole industry did for a few years. Just like how indie-games are currently in a decade (or more) long rogue-like jam.

Oh sorry, they were stones (blocking the path west of the starting location). They just looked like skulls to me.

New to PICO-8 and I randomly bumped into your game. Love the style and sense of exploration. Also a great cycle of voyages out to find resources and then upgrade. I don't know if there is a next "wrinkle" in the gameplay but by the time I was breaking down the skulls I was looking for it. Great job!

Distributed rules?

Big fan of Medina. Love the tension.

A shame. The early SteamWorld games (particularly Heist) were so good. Seems like their last few games have really struggled to match that magic.

Have been reading 'Play Nice' by @jasonschreier.bsky.social. A great read that makes me wonder, "Are good games worth this?"

How would you update it?

Curious what you thought of Ascending Empires.

The Offbeat Adventures of Rhythm Doggo

Looks fun! Good luck!

Out of curiosity, have you ever messed with playingcards.io? It doesn’t do any rules enforcement but it handles multiplayer and gives you the pieces to prototype essentially any boardgame.

That’s beautiful!

Would be curious to know what you think of it if you try it out.

Ooh, pretty. Looks fun to me!

I feel like the "build" step has become overemphasized in recent rogue-likes. To the point that, when watching trailers, it's more "build" than play. While it's clearly an effective element, I don't think it's integral.