John Vanderhoef

Work on the cover art for the NES release of Mega Kaiju Boom Ball has begun!

As with our previous titles, the cover will be an original oil painting by Milwaukee-based artist Matthew Warren Lee.

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Hold The Light In this action game, the player tries to prevent darkness from extinguishing the central fire. Each time the flame takes damage, the void expands and the size of the visible gameplay area shrinks. Thr...

The main programmer & co-designer on Hold the Light, James Dean, has been incredibly helpful on our project Mega Kaiju Boom Ball.

So, please, if you collect NES Homebrew, consider backing Hold the Light over at @homebrew-factory.com!

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Happy #screenshotsaturday!

We have a new demo of Mega Kaiju Boom Ball over on @itch.io!

Which kaiju do you want to BOOM first?

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.

Every idiot who voted for this and every other disastrous policy out of this administration should be ashamed. Except we all know they are incapable of such a thing.

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☀️ It’s August on the NES Homebrew Calendar!

This month, discover Crater Song, an atmospheric musical experience crafted by @johnvanderhoef.bsky.social (Orebody Inc) with an original soundtrack by @raftronaut.bsky.social! 😍

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Mega Kaiju Boom Ball by John Vanderhoef Breakout meets pinball meets giant monsters for the NES!

Monster-sized news!

We've updated the Mega Kaiju Boom Ball NES demo on the game's Itch page!

This updated demo is more reflective of the final game.

If you liked the last demo, give it a try!

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60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.

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'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing program Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program.

They want the private industry to go back to ripping off taxpayers.

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Help itch.io continue to do good - go tell the relevant payment processors that we don't want payment processors imposing some puritanism on games. This has to be a line we hold as a medium - sex, sexuality, and sexual identity always get attacked first: everything else will come next.

Opinion | As scholars of genocide, we demand an end to Israel’s atrocities — Guardian US Within weeks, 400 colleagues joined our organization. We say: it is not too late to save lives. End the genocide now

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Fuck every bit of this.

Trump ignites chain reaction with early redistricting gamble Democrats, led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, have vowed to punch back.

Republicans are scumf**k fascists trying to control the country as a hated minority of voters.

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'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, U.S. veteran and former GHF worker tells BBC — Haaretz A retired U.S. special forces officer says Israeli troops and international contractors opened fire on unarmed civilians near aid sites in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and IDF reject the all...

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Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest — Guardian US Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets

Seriously: fuck ICE. Nazis.

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Things are dark and grim. Hug your loved ones. Or just hug yourself. Whatever you do, lead with love.

Dropkick Murphys exit Punk in the Park festival over founder's Trump campaign donations Like most punk bands, Dropkick Murphys identify with the broader left-wing movement, and they haven't been shy about their opposition to Trump.

Boycott Punk in the Park. The organizer donated to and voted Trump. I’m with Dropkick Murphys on this one.

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Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

The United States and Israel are currently in the process of committing mass genocide by way of starvation in Gaza.

It'll be the most inhumane act this century if it's allowed to continue.

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White House Bashes ‘South Park’ After Trump Parody: ‘This Show Hasn’t Been Relevant for Over 20 Years’ and Can’t ‘Derail Trump’s Hot Streak’ Donald Trump's White House bashes 'South Park' as not relevant in a statement issued after the Season 27 premiere mocked the president.

The Trump administration is so stupid, they identify the notoriously libertarian South Park as Leftist. The dumbest goblins are running the country (into the ground).

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YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment 60 Years of Fantastic Four History in 90 Minutes | Marvel Recap

Hey @jeffcannata.bsky.social. Do I recognize your voice as the narrator for the 60 Years of Fantastic Four History in 90 Minutes video? If so, congrats on that gig. If not, sounds a lot like you.

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A civil rights organization declares a 'state of emergency' in the U.S. : Consider This from NPR As a candidate in 2024, President Trump promised – often – to end what he and other conservatives describe as "woke" policies.On his first day in office, he signed executive orders rolling back polici...

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US Supreme Court lets Trump remove consumer product safety commissioners for now The U.S. Supreme Court let Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday remove three Democratic members of the government's top consumer product safety watchdog, boosting his power over federal agencies set up by Congress to be independent from presidential control.

There are no checks and balances anymore. Just unchecked corruption and a minority rule power grab.

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Trump administration shuts down EPA's scientific research arm The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.

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We love this team.

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication — Guardian US As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

Cowards.

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the western world would rather dig itself into fascism than concede that one foreign country is being excessive

LLMs as a machine for repeating every error of history.

PBS is in danger of going away. How can you help us and your local station?

Visit ProtectMyPublicMedia.org and urge Congress to protect PBS funding.

And thanks to everyone who followed before our first skeet. We see you!

Orebody: Binder’s Tale is fully compatible with Switch 2.

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UT Austin sends letters asking about students' legal status A letter obtained by KVUE states that undocumented students at UT Austin have until July 24 to submit their "lawful status."

The faculty and staff really ought to strike over this shit.

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Time for some action and adventure for our #PixelSpotlightBlog from our #IndieRetroShowcase buddy, @orebodyinc.bsky.social with Crater Song!

More about their game: bit.ly/MCSIRCS