Rob Farley

Rob Farley

@robfarley74.bsky.social

Just messing about with Game dev, used to do it a long time ago and just starting messing about again for funzies!

26 Followers 2 Following 33 Posts Joined May 2025
1 month ago
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Trantor... This is why I get in trouble with my other half! YouTube video by Rob Farley

Accidentally started messing about with Speccy graphics and music. Kinda got carried away! #retro #speccy #8bit #indiedev #retrogames #remake #gamedev #music

youtu.be/wQ1-QcCK9V0?...

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6 months ago
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Underworld - Strawberry Hotel Listen to the new album from Underworld.

In other news the undies are at it again... underworld.lnk.to/strawberryho...

#underworld #strawberryhotel

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7 months ago
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Xenon 2 Mega blast Reworked A remake of Mega last by bomb the bass... went on a bit of a voyage finding some of the original samples!

When you've been remaking a version of Xenon and you'd made a new version of the old music, it seemed a shame not to have a go at a remake of Megablast

#indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #gamedev #retro #atarist #amiga #music

on.soundcloud.com/jnJeuDBdfpiA...

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7 months ago
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I don't think I've shown just... gameplay. Like, without a reason. So here. 50 seconds of gameplay of my game.
#indiegame #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #unitdowncharge

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7 months ago
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Xenon Remake Progress (4th August 2025) YouTube video by Rob Farley

Latest update Xenon video. Game balance needs a lot of work, level design, power ups etc. Still need to update the enemy attack wave code, and loads of other bits! And I thought I was close!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJv_...
#indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #gamedev #retro #atarist #amiga

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7 months ago

I made a retro homage to Jetpac a while back...
turbowarp.org/759670752/fu...

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7 months ago
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Cyclone I like Driving beats, orchestral strings, epic sounds and general electronica, most of my music has a soundtrack vibe to it because I like that sort of thing, That more or less covers the kind of thin

Thought I'd share some music I've written, styled to be in-game music

#indiedev #gamedev #music
on.soundcloud.com/BawrXfdE1zBm...

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7 months ago

If I were a cat, I'd want a rear mudguard on my bike! #dangertail

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7 months ago
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Lunar JetPac V1.0 The idea of the game is to fuel up your rocket, collect gems for bonus' and the fly off to the next planet. You automatically pick up objects when you stand near them. You can manually drop an objec...

this is @robfarley74.bsky.social rather cool homage to Jet Pac for the #zxspectrum πŸ‘¨β€πŸš€πŸŒŒπŸš€ #indiedev #indiegame turbowarp.org/759670752/fu...

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7 months ago
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Rush Rally Origins πŸš— - You Need This! πŸ›£οΈπŸ YouTube video by RealGenericDemon

i played Superspec Rallycross last week, this week it is another top down old school racer, that we all need from a single #indiedev πŸš—πŸŒ²πŸ”οΈ #indiegame youtu.be/scCxRmnvG0k

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7 months ago

You're more than welcome to take this up with someone who's prepared to have an argument about it!

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7 months ago

This looks awesome! Although I'd prefer it if the camera always tended towards a chase cam. I did this for my badly drawn racers game

youtu.be/XevUlPMOtRE?...

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7 months ago

Regardless, I'm referring to sprites as a bunch of pixels that move about on the screen, regardless of software, hardware, or interrupt software sprites!

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7 months ago

This isn't being written for an Amiga, it's on PC, just a retro Amiga style with extra whiz bangs!

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7 months ago

Lots of colours and the res kinda depends, but it's designed in 480x360, mostly 16x16 tiles, most sprites, side cannons. turrets etc are 32x32

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7 months ago
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Time for a 3rd rewrite of enemy attack waves... When stuff just doesn't work quite right I can't let it slide!

#indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #gamedev #retro #atarist #amiga

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7 months ago

Pleased you liked it! Did you spot exolon, starquake and lunar Jetman in there too?!

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7 months ago
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Lunar JetPac V1.0 The idea of the game is to fuel up your rocket, collect gems for bonus' and the fly off to the next planet. You automatically pick up objects when you stand near them. You can manually drop an objec...

This was my little tribute to JetPac... turbowarp.org/759670752/fu...

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7 months ago

Looks awesome, reminds me of Super Skidmarks on the Amiga

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8 months ago
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Whilst playing with random stuff on my desk during a teams meeting (tiny plastic hand and a drill bit) I inadvertently recreated an iconic image from blade runner. #bladerunner #tearsinrain

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8 months ago

I'm getting there, should have a fresh video soon. Then there's just the nightmare of level design and game balance!

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8 months ago
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Just to let you know I'm still alive, real life is getting in the way of progress, but here's a screenshot to show you I'm not dead!

We have electro-zap things now!

#indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #gamedev #retro #atarist #amiga

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8 months ago

Got to get Xenon to a mostly finished state first!

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8 months ago

I'm definitely going to write a big ass horizontal shooter at some point, wide screens suit horizontal shooters so well!

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8 months ago

Look what I'm working on!

youtu.be/duK8_0jmNEE?...

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8 months ago
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Xenon Remake Progress (May 24 2025) YouTube video by Rob Farley

Working on a remaster of Xenon 1 & 2 to create a xenon 1.5... should have an update soon
youtu.be/duK8_0jmNEE?...
#atarist #amiga #pixelart

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8 months ago

Well, to say "that's a bit annoying" would be a marginal understatement, my "level load" code works flawlessly, however the "save level"code writes the first row of the level in all rows of the level, therefore I have now lost my test level! Bums! #indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #gamedev #retro

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8 months ago

I've just had an idea of using the background tiles to draw explosion shockwaves by adjusting their brightness up and down... Not sure if it will work but if it does it might look quite cool... Or utter crap!

#indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #gamedev #retro #scopecreep

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8 months ago

Should have a fresh video out in the next couple of days, very exciting I know!

#indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #bitmapbrothers #amiga #atarist #gamedev #retro #shootemup

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8 months ago

Writing the end of level boss code... it's pretty much an entirely separate mini game! But it needs to seamlessly flow from the main game and back. I didn't expect this to be as challenging as it is!

#indiedev #retrogames #xenon #remake #bitmapbrothers #amiga #atarist #gamedev #retro #shootemup

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