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I got off github a while ago now and can endorse Codeberg as a great alternative; and it's a non-profit to boot.

docs.codeberg.org/getting-star...

Rabbit Run, by IDLES 1 track album

New IDLES, what a nice surprise. idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/rabbit...

I could go into much more depth on procedural v. OOP, the oddities of TIC-80's sprite mapping, the insane sfx sampler, and multiple features I didn't even have time to use. But for now, this is all I've got on sproqet. Let me know what you think. Also, send me your GMTK games!

It also gives me a bit more perspective on using an engine as well. GameMaker is really, really great at what it does! I hadn't realized how much I took for granted clock timing, alarms, animation speed... It will likely continue to be the main tool I use when prototyping or shipping out games.

The results of taking on such a challenge are, as I'm sure you can tell, mixed. The considerations and limitations of a fantasy console are super inspiring, and I can now approach the amazing games in the pico8/TIC-80 scenes with so much more perspective.

If that weren't enough, this is also the first game I've ever written in python. TIC-80 supports lua as it's default or recommended language, but after having worked with the Playdate SDK earlier this year I wanted to challenge myself to add a new language into my game portfolio as it were.

But I do feel ever so slightly proud of it anyways; as a first for me, I have picked up a new game making framework entirely in the course of one jam for this one. This is my first game with the utterly charming fantasy console, the TIC-80!

The self-consciousness comes from my own standards, but primarily weighing sproqet against my previous entries to GMTK or similar length jams. I would go as far to say it's not any good.

It's a rigid little snake-like game in which you follow a color series, rinse and repeat. Nothing special.

sproqet by jonah-srg looping color collector

After a long jam hiatus, I am back and have submitted what is perhaps my most primitive game for this year's GMTK jam: sproqet
jonah-srg.itch.io/sproqet

I am simultaneously self-conscious and quite proud about this little thing, and I'll tell you why in a thread here.

#gamejam #gmtk #gmtkjam

Hey y'all, I recently wrapped up my UX Writing contract with Alaska Airlines and I'm looking for my next role! Would love to connect about any leads for positions in UX Writing, Narrative Design, Content Writing, and Editorial.

www.philrussell.me

Save 10% on A Solitaire Mystery on Steam A collection of mysterious solitaires. The solitaires included vary from fairly standard cardgames to funky reimplementations of other games in solitaire form.

Hey, would you look at that, A Solitaire Mystery is out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3743220/...
#gamedev

I am on the fence about buying one of the de-Googled Androids as my next phone (on iOS for years now). Do you think support is any better or easier on these newer out of the box options?

Any pygame folks around here? Wondering if there are any good tutorials on getting a nice workflow going.

I have never used LLMs personally or for work, so I try to be careful about posting blanket statements about what they are or how they work. But claims like this are so severely out of touch; and probably written, scheduled, and posted by some dumb startup ownership’s “agentic” best friend.

Software has been maintained by humans who code for decades, so tell me what you really mean by “unsustainable”? How about you admit, all of a sudden, those senior engineers propping up your business are worth less to you? The other cool execs you’re trying to mimic aren’t beating around the bush.

YouTube video by Oretal Enjoying my time with Fineliner :]

I have uploaded a new video :]
I use an app for the play date called Fineliner!

I hope y’all can bear with my clumsy way of talking hehe.
youtu.be/FwV8RnJ9rP4?...

This is a heartening read as someone who is feeling burnt out creatively, due in no small part to feeling walled-in by tools. It’s inspiring and I would love to read more about how others are using lighter weight frameworks or hand-rolled solutions. Even more so for fantasy console devs.

Mouse controls for Kentucky Route Zero on Switch 2 is a concept just wild enough to fix me as a person.

Managed to pick up a Switch 2 and all I need a Mario Paint game stat.

The one secret benefit of switching to being a (pour-over, specifically) coffee drinker over tea is not the additional caffeine, but instead curbing the desire for importing gear and expensive ceramics all the time…

hey folks! so i'm co-organizing a DIY game showcase stream called The Unearthed Treasure Room with @hantani.bsky.social this Thursday 7pm ET.

we reached out to a bunch of people to talk about their favorite recent underappreciated games. we'll be co-streaming it on both of own youtube channels

Picross heads, your time has come.

Someone made a website where we all collectively solve every possible 5x5 Nonogram (aka Picross) 😅

11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!

pixelogic.app/every-...

✨Dig! Dig! Dino! is out now!!!✨
Grab your shovel and dig up 💎treasure & 🦖dinosaur bones! Spend 💰money on ⛏️tools & upgrades! Put together the 💀skeletons of strange new dinosaurs and collect weird 🧩artifacts!

Get it as part of @play.date Season 2 with 11 other games!!
play.date/games/season...

Repost for those who may have missed it, I made a cute little Playdate game!

A daily art app with fun limitations. Most importantly, you get exciting (or ordinary) prompts every day! For 5/28, a great one: Draw a CAMERA. A nice little freebie in advance of _Season 2_. #playdate #gamedev

Today's prompt in Fineliner is RECORD PLAYER.

I now realize that the trouble with making and demonstrating an art app means I have to be good at art! Unfortunately I am not, perhaps my slipshod attempt can be outdone. If nothing else, you can enjoy the chill synth loop in the background. #playdate

I made a little drawing app for the Playdate! It's called Fineliner.

jonah-srg.itch.io/fineliner

A line art drawing tool with daily art prompts. Drawing continuously on the grid is a fun limitation, and the crank-to-erase action is so satisfying.

#playdate #indiedev

Going to release a cute little thing tomorrow!

we can do whatever we want.