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Tokyo-based designer making games, vector, pixel, and 3D art! 東京でゲーム、イラスト、ドット絵、3Dアートを作っています! https://thinkoskar.com/ ⚡

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A screenie of the map from Carthage with a green costal landscape with an undulating 3D-effect surface for hills and mountains.

A screenie of the map from Carthage with a green costal landscape with an undulating 3D-effect surface for hills and mountains.

A snap of the Mode 7-powered '3D' map for Super Nintendo Ogre Battle

A snap of the Mode 7-powered '3D' map for Super Nintendo Ogre Battle

Matsuno: A huge part of it is that I’ve been working with the same extremely talented designers, namely Hiroshi Minagawa (graphics chief designer) and Akihiko Yoshida (character designer). I’ve been extremely lucky to have teamed up with them. The three of us have similar taste in graphics… when we were making Ogre Battle, we studied a variety of strategy games, but the one that really caught our eye was a real-time strategy game for the Amiga called Carthage. It depicts the war between Rome and Carthage, but it felt very fresh and looked extremely cool. Minagawa, Yoshida, and myself have long been fans of Western games, and I think our work reflects that taste and gives the graphics in our games something distinct from other Japanese games.

Matsuno: A huge part of it is that I’ve been working with the same extremely talented designers, namely Hiroshi Minagawa (graphics chief designer) and Akihiko Yoshida (character designer). I’ve been extremely lucky to have teamed up with them. The three of us have similar taste in graphics… when we were making Ogre Battle, we studied a variety of strategy games, but the one that really caught our eye was a real-time strategy game for the Amiga called Carthage. It depicts the war between Rome and Carthage, but it felt very fresh and looked extremely cool. Minagawa, Yoshida, and myself have long been fans of Western games, and I think our work reflects that taste and gives the graphics in our games something distinct from other Japanese games.

An unexpected influence for the map design of Ogre Battle: Match of the Black Queen, one that as an Amiga gal and Psygnosis fan makes me simile.

In the Vagrant Story Ultimania guide, there's an interview with writer/director Yasumi Matsuno where he cites Amiga game Carthage as inspiration.

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Pumpkin yotsuba

Pumpkin yotsuba

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she has come for your candy

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Mole Mania DX is out now!
Enjoy this classic Game Boy puzzle game in full color for the first time in 30 years!

Get it at www.marcrobledo.com/game-boy/mol...

#MoleManiaDX #GameBoy #GameBoyColor #RomHacking

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drawings of klonoa's designs, the classic more animal like and the one from 2 with a pacman hat asking YOU if you ever heard of the wonderswan (trademark)

drawings of klonoa's designs, the classic more animal like and the one from 2 with a pacman hat asking YOU if you ever heard of the wonderswan (trademark)

Klonoa Repost

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a girl with a bell-shaped dress and a bobcut wearing a little hat

a girl with a bell-shaped dress and a bobcut wearing a little hat

Elizabeth Persona 3

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A pumpkin carved with the face of the animated character Brak

A pumpkin carved with the face of the animated character Brak

BRAK O LANTERN

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Happy Halloween 🎃

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Got sick before Halloween this year and still am not feeling great, feels bad man 😔

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南極観測用雪上車 SM40S

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It's that time of year again🦉! Join us tomorrow, November 1st at 20:00 CET/12:00 PT on Twitch for our 9th Annual Owlboy Anniversary! Q&A, announcements and finishing our Owlboy playthrough!🎉🎉

Thank you for nine amazing years of support on our little indie game, can't wait to see you there!

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happy halloween !! ~ 🐌🎃💫

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Remember to be considerate tonight while trick-or-treating!

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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.

We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

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A sunny city scene featuring various buildings, fences, and plants

A sunny city scene featuring various buildings, fences, and plants

I wanted all the flora and fauna in Angeline Era to be specific and identifiable! This screen features:
-young alder trees
-a yew bush with red berries
-a marsh cinquefoil flower that launches you
-uhhh... little round bushes that are bouncy

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The nileswan cartridge

The nileswan cartridge

I've spent the last two years developing firmware and software for a WS/WSC/PCv2 flash/development cartridge. Now, it has finally been announced and will be sold by 49bitcat in Germany. Sales start November 24th!

Learn more here: 49bitcat.com/news/2025-10...

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It's pouring rain and stormy tonight, so I think it's a good as night as ever to share the announcement trailer for the project I've been posting recently: MANOR OPUS!

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Lil Kobold's Big Stew by Adam Saltsman Help a little kobold make a really big stew.

folks it is time for game #15 !!! i am proud to present!!

✨ LIL KOBOLD'S BIG STEW ✨
adamatomic.itch.io/lil-kobolds-...

🐸 big. ass. OVERWORLD
🍄 TONS of puzzles
🧿 nasty little shortcuts dont worry about it
🧪 absolutely will NOT save your PROGRESS

happy halloween !!

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#HappyHalloween
#ハッピーハロウィン

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Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

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To celebrate the Western Touhou fandom managing to get a fangame on console, we interviewed developer @potemki11.bsky.social and @adriangraber.com of @refint.games ! We learned quite a lot of stuff about the game and how the port came to be! Check it out!
en.touhougarakuta.com/article/touh...

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Full Metal Schoolgirl isn't doing a whole ton to reinvent the wheel outside of basically D3-ing up TPSs and roguelikes alike, but it's definitely interesting seeing Yuke's do their homework as to which western games they're studying and, credit to them, I didn't expect Serious Sam to be one in 2025.

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ハロウィン萃香ちゃん!

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Welcome!! Looking forward to seeing you again at Tokyo Indies and beyond! 🙌

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The official home of the Python Programming Language

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
🧵

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I am making a horror game that pretends you are playing on a Nintendo DS sideways.

Use the stylus to turn the camera, interact with things and take notes.

It's a small freeware thing and release is sometime next week before Halloween.

#indiegame #screenshotsaturday

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Sephonie was shown at Art center New in Japan! Featuring a found-object rock diorama of the game's island, by another artist. Was nice to see the games themes written about and approached from different angles!

25.10.2025 11:54 — 👍 109    🔁 20    💬 4    📌 1

So bad it's almost good?
Reminds me of some of those "gold" Famicoms you see sometimes 😆

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Pretty sure Minnesota would become Megasota in this timeline.

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