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Ben Chandler

@threeohfour.bsky.social

I make games! Known for Old Skies, Expelled!, Nighthawks, Unavowed, Technobabylon, Blackwell Epiphany, Shardlight, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator and more. :)

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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧡)

24.09.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 29543    πŸ” 9947    πŸ’¬ 731    πŸ“Œ 1558

It doesn't yet, but I was making my own sigil font at 6:50 this morning...

02.10.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I was thinking about panpsychism too much last night okay but the game will be weird and interesting.

01.10.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually you just know that extra-terrestrial beings would have a fourth dimensional form of reddit where they roast each other's choice of crop circle font.

01.10.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I would almost suggest it is irrational to *not* dream.

01.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am rational enough to understand that crop circles are not celestial keys to unlocking forgotten arcane knowledge, but romantic enough to imagine a world in which they are.

01.10.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I do not think I could elucidate on how this change happened. I think the more time you spend doing something, the more opinions and fine details you will bring to that thing. For me it happened organically as much as it did through applied study and experimentation.

01.10.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you very much!

01.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I was small I did not daydream about jetpacks, flying cars or space travel. I daydreamed about crop circles, arcane alphabets, secret places, Gods hidden in nature. I think that's why I'm making an adventure game.

01.10.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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30.09.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very fun layouts!

26.09.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I get successful beyond belief I'm gonna hire you to come do graphic design on a game UI for me.

26.09.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This looks amazing, great stuff.

26.09.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that's COOL!

25.09.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, the best way to make an artist’s day is by being very specific about what you like about a piece. Geek out a lil. Gush over how they use line, color, texture. Every mark is layed down by the artist, so if you can connect with those little moments, it helps the artist feel seen.

24.09.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3324    πŸ” 1200    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 41
Gradius Advance (GBA): Mastering the Art of Blasting Bacterions - Beyond The Scanlines #127
YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines Gradius Advance (GBA): Mastering the Art of Blasting Bacterions - Beyond The Scanlines #127

Got a NEW VIDEO for y'all!

Gradius Advance/Galaxies/Generation may not be the first entry you think of, but it not only is a great way to blast Bacterions on the go, but also wants to help you be a better Vic Viper pilot!

#retrogaming #gba #gameboyadvance #gradius

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntrj...

24.09.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting, I don't know either of these! I'll add them to my list, thank you!

23.09.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hellll yes

23.09.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, they're very good at camouflage.

22.09.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My hemisphere is southern!

22.09.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

22.09.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to share the sunshine!

22.09.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A sandwich, thermos of coffee, and segmented grapefruit sitting next to a canvas backpack on a lichen-covered granite rock in the middle of a scrubby clearing.

A sandwich, thermos of coffee, and segmented grapefruit sitting next to a canvas backpack on a lichen-covered granite rock in the middle of a scrubby clearing.

An ornate dragon, very well camouflaged among the granite rock.

An ornate dragon, very well camouflaged among the granite rock.

A pink lace variety of honey-myrtle, with brush shaped pale pink blossoms among thin, green leaves. (commonly called 'melaleuca' around here)

A pink lace variety of honey-myrtle, with brush shaped pale pink blossoms among thin, green leaves. (commonly called 'melaleuca' around here)

A cluster of tadpoles in a shallow rockpool, churning the water into mud as they feed.

A cluster of tadpoles in a shallow rockpool, churning the water into mud as they feed.

Another perfect spring day! I ended up walking 35km this weekend. I have missed the sun, and I can feel myself recharged by it. Now I spring to life like a thorny weed in the garden - unexpected and strange, and full of vigour.

21.09.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve only just started it, but am enjoying it! I liked The Starless Sea.

21.09.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The sun gives me energy, like a weed in the garden. And I always cut my citrus like this, haha. It’s the perfect shape for getting the flesh out neatly and leaving a clean pith and rind behind.

20.09.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always happy to share the sunshine!

20.09.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I learned a little sewing at school, but not enough to do anything complex, sadly. But I’m grateful that I know enough to do repairs and patches! I’ve often thought I should learn more.

20.09.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picnic blanket under the shade of a tree by a creek. On the blanket is a pencil case and sketchbook, a copy of the novel The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, a vacuum flask with a cup of coffee, a grapefruit sliced into six wedges, and an extra large piece of fruitcake (I deserve it, I walked 14km today).

A picnic blanket under the shade of a tree by a creek. On the blanket is a pencil case and sketchbook, a copy of the novel The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, a vacuum flask with a cup of coffee, a grapefruit sliced into six wedges, and an extra large piece of fruitcake (I deserve it, I walked 14km today).

A telescope and chair set up by the light of a sunset. Beneath the telescope there is an oil lantern, a water bottle, and a container full of eyepieces and assorted accessories for the telescope.

A telescope and chair set up by the light of a sunset. Beneath the telescope there is an oil lantern, a water bottle, and a container full of eyepieces and assorted accessories for the telescope.

Purple viper's-bugloss flowers stand above yellow cape dandelion flowers in a thick patch of foliage next to a field of wheat.

Purple viper's-bugloss flowers stand above yellow cape dandelion flowers in a thick patch of foliage next to a field of wheat.

Two lumps of granite sit stacked atop a large granite outcrop, all of which is covered here and there in patches of pale, blueish lichen and black moss.

Two lumps of granite sit stacked atop a large granite outcrop, all of which is covered here and there in patches of pale, blueish lichen and black moss.

If today is the best day I get all to myself this spring, at least I know I did not squander it.

20.09.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing. What a great album that was, too.

20.09.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

19.09.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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