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@shenm.bsky.social

He/Him I'm here for gameboy and socialism https://shenmansell.itch.io/

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RetroDotCards New games for the Nintendo E-Reader

A game I made for the GBA e-reader is now available in series 1 at retrodotcards.com . They are available for US and Japanese e-readers (in Japanese or English). e-reader cards are way less available than e-reader hardware on the second hand market, and this is a great way to actually use your hw!

31.07.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Deleting Instagram was a huge weight of my shoulders. I only ever opened it 3-4 times a year, but it was a massive energy vampire for me for some reason

06.02.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell is Nordic Zephyr migrations from 2.0.0 to 2.7.0

05.02.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky is not liking that animated gif

14.01.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out this free game I wrote for the gameboy advance. shenmansell.itch.io/loop-the-loop #retro #gamedev

14.01.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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To celebrate Annihilator's full release.
I'm giving away keys to the first 25 people to repost this. saltandpixel.itch.io/annihilator

This is also a thread of new screen shots.

Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GB, GBC, Homebrew, retro video games

13.01.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5

We got plenty of villans though

10.01.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With all due respect to Tina Turner, I'm starting to think we do need another hero.

10.01.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Unlikely to finish like that since the picture includes a working ship

08.01.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're out there fighting bugs with two joysticks

08.01.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Good news - each slot is 16 bytes!

28.12.2024 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
E-Snake's title screen

E-Snake's title screen

A level in E-Snake

A level in E-Snake

A really long snake

A really long snake

The achievements screen

The achievements screen

Another game is joining the card lineup! @shenm.bsky.social has put together a very cool version of snake with achievements and many levels. We are planning to have E-Snake be part of the first pack of cards.

Did you know e-reader games can have saves?

#nintendo #retrogamedev #indiedev

28.12.2024 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bomb Jack DX - Gameboy Color by ShenMansell A color conversion mod for Bomb Jack for the Gameboy

I've uploaded another colorization rom hack
Bomb Jack for the Gameboy now in color! shenmansell.itch.io/bomb-jack-dx
#retro #gameboy #romhacking #gbdev

21.12.2024 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You know your downloads are bad when 2 seems like a big day because the bar goes halfway up the graph

12.12.2024 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does the y position increase as things move down the screen? If so you might need to check the player y < enemy y, and also sometimes good to check that the player is currently moving downwards

12.12.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two very different comedy shows this Friday, with two very different aspect ratio publicity photos! Come see them both with your very own eyes! #chch #christchurch #nz #newZealand #SorryToTheRestOfTheWorldForWastingYourTime

11.12.2024 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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birthday sale by Elvies A sale by Elvies, 100% off Nyghtmare: The Ninth King, Nyghtmare The Ninth King OST

Hey it's my birthday! Here's a free game! Get it now, as it's only free for today! itch.io/s/141423/bir...

07.12.2024 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

07.12.2024 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The dancing gators in the title screen are the best!

07.12.2024 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revenge Of The Gator Gold - Gameboy Color by ShenMansell Color mod for Revenge of the Gator for Gameboy

I've moved a gameboy color rom hack I made that adds lush color to a great pinball game up on my itch.io page #gameboy #romhack #retro #pixelart #8bit

07.12.2024 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I also be added please

07.12.2024 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christmas Dropini - Gameboy Advance by ShenMansell Guide the falling tiles to clear the stars.

I've put one of the Gameboy Advance games I made in the early 2000s up on the web -
shenmansell.itch.io/christmas-dr...
It's a free level based falling tile game where you race to clear all the stars. Playable via emulator or flash cart on real HW.
#IndieGamedev #gameboy #GBA #RetroGaming

30.11.2024 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Loop The Loop - Gameboy Advace by ShenMansell Arcade action game for the Gameboy Advace

Check out this release of my game Loop The Loop for the Gameboy Advance. #RetroGaming #GBA #GameboyAdvance

22.11.2024 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you don't have control over the tile attributes or palette layouts, you could hide sprites in the hblank where the text box starts, and re-enable them in vblank

19.11.2024 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is white in that palette the transparent color?

19.11.2024 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Doesn't skeeting already mean jizzing?

16.11.2024 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic amounts of polish, this looks really great!

15.11.2024 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I put an action puzzle gameboy color game I made backin 2000 up on itch.io, check it out! #gameboy
shenmansell.itch.io/kitty-quest

14.11.2024 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing you can do all that with no sprite flicker!

07.11.2024 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic work!

06.11.2024 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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