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Ste Pickford

@stepickford.bsky.social

Full time video game developer. Some time comic artist. Not won an award since Primary School.

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Ah, Ok. There were some games that used that trick, although I canโ€™t bring them to mind.

08.03.2026 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But when is it International Ditto Day?

08.03.2026 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is this one of those games where the screen surround (the bike handlebars) is left there from the loading screen, so only exists in VRAM, and not stored in the game anywhere as data? Means it has to stay on screen all the time as it canโ€™t be redrawn.

08.03.2026 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I remember liking Silverstone. Fewest corners.

07.03.2026 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The missing humans (and Pokรฉmon to begin with), and the state of the landscape feels like โ€˜my first post apocalyptic horrorโ€™.

07.03.2026 06:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amen

06.03.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Canโ€™t DM on here. Iโ€™d love to buy one! Where do I go?

06.03.2026 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This wasnโ€™t on my radar at all after it was first shown, as Iโ€™m usually a bit disappointed by anything Pokรฉmon related. Then someone pointed out it was by the DQB2 studio and I was suddenly all in for the DQB3 I thought we were never going to get.

06.03.2026 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How dare they!!

06.03.2026 06:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s a beauty.

04.03.2026 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.]

From off-screen a newsreaderโ€™s commentary comes:

NEWSREADER:

Extraordinary images here 

of an expat in Dubai 

[The influencerโ€™s eybrows raise slightly]

โ€ฆHaving their first ever geopolitical thought.

[CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencerโ€™s face. The intervieweeโ€™s name is David Jones]. 

CLIVE MYRIE:

To explain the significance of this moment weโ€™re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent

DAVID JONES:

Clive, this is momentous

It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: โ€˜Dubai Is Brilliantโ€™.

[Pointing at the screen, the influencerโ€™s expression still the same]

You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self.

It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expatโ€™s previous thoughts.

CLIVE MYRIE:

Which areโ€ฆ?

DAVID JONES:

You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, 
I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa.

CLIVE MYRIE:

And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days?

DAVID JONES:

I think we can expect to see:

โ€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax Toโ€

CLIVE MYRIE:

Mmm. 

[Ends]

[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreaderโ€™s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencerโ€™s eybrows raise slightly] โ€ฆHaving their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencerโ€™s face. The intervieweeโ€™s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment weโ€™re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: โ€˜Dubai Is Brilliantโ€™. [Pointing at the screen, the influencerโ€™s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expatโ€™s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which areโ€ฆ? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: โ€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax Toโ€ CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]

04.03.2026 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4006    ๐Ÿ” 1263    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

Not me!

25.02.2026 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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25.02.2026 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 868    ๐Ÿ” 306    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

Good to hear.

24.02.2026 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Donโ€™t make him wait!

24.02.2026 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, youโ€™re a CEO of Xbox? Name 3 of their games.

24.02.2026 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There wonโ€™t be a last. Youโ€™ll pass down your collection to your eldest son, and heโ€™ll have to keep backing the Kickstarters.

22.02.2026 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Similar for me with Facebook, but it happened much faster. I removed it from my phone as I noticed myself just scrolling on it all the time, intending to just catch up once a day on desktop. Once I didnโ€™t have it on my phone I lost the urge to browse it on desktop in the space of about a week.

21.02.2026 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Phew!

21.02.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your shoulders are holding up the entire mainstream UK comics industry.

21.02.2026 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s alright. Havenโ€™t read the books. Itโ€™s not top tier tv, but I found it watchable.

21.02.2026 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah

21.02.2026 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy 40th birthday.

21.02.2026 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But itโ€™s so funny!

21.02.2026 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New release from the Windsor Mint. Get yours now! ๐Ÿ˜œ

20.02.2026 05:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 859    ๐Ÿ” 204    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Iโ€™ll take a decent veggie burger wherever I can find it.

20.02.2026 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I avoided Nandoโ€™s for years, being as I was vegetarian and it has a big chicken sign out front. Turns out itโ€™s pretty great for vegetarian food.

20.02.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha

20.02.2026 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Vinny.

20.02.2026 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0