Erika Rivers

Whipped up some new art for the cover of Circuit Makers' soundtrack release, which is available now! Erika did a phenomenal job handling the game's music and sound, so I hope you'll give it a listen!!

CIRCUIT MAKERS OST, by Erika Rivers 6 track album

The soundtrack for Circuit Makers (our Falling Block Jam 2025 entry) is out now! Feel free to check it out erikarivers.bandcamp.com/album/circui...

Check out my bestie's awesome game!!! I made some silly moog-y music for it.

The cover image for Circuit Makers, featuring the logo on the top right, Circe the electrician on the left, and a stack of colorful battery blocks on the right.

Screenshot of Circuit Makers showing a 3-by-3 square circuit being made, with an enclosed block being charged up in the process.

A screenshot of Circuit Makers, featuring Circe excited after racking up a 4x combo.

A screenshot of Circuit Makers, featuring a frazzled Circe as her game ends due to the blocks rising to the top of the playing field.

Circuit Makers, my entry for #FallingBlockJam, is available to play now!! Connect matching colored blocks into closed circuits to clear them, and boost the value of enclosed blocks. Featuring four difficulty levels and a 5-song soundtrack by @erikarivers.bsky.social!
sunrysky.itch.io/circuit-makers

Illustration of NEICHEL, an off-screen character from Kirby and the Forgotten Land. She's a woman with short dark hair, and a brimmed green hat that obscures her eyes. She wears a flowing green gown, and two white wings emerge from her back. At the bottom of the image is ancient text that reads... well, maybe you'll want to figure that out yourself?

Bless the plains with song #kirby #kirbyandtheforgottenland

sudo (and linette)
revenge for @erikarivers.bsky.social

Illustration of two magical girl-type teens striking an awesome pose!!!! On the left is the moon-themed Prisma Luna (by @sunrysky.bsky.social) who wears a primarily purple outfit with a rainbow ponytail, and on the right is the sun-themed Summery Sweet (by me) who wears a red and yellow outfit with pink accents and a comet-themed ponytail. The illustration is styled like a screencap of a '90s anime, and both characters are subtitled saying "Solar eclipse!"

Friendly fire of @sunrysky.bsky.social's Prisma Luna and my own Summery Sweet!

A group of characters performing with instruments as part of a jazz fusion ensemble. Clockwise starting from top left: Anton wearing shades and playing a saxophone with gusto; Ciel hovering in the air while playing a flute; Sudo motioning her hands over a keyboard without actually playing it; Satsuki playing bass and glaring angrily at her fellow strings player; Vindella giving a nervous expression in response to Satsuki's glare while her shoulder angel and devil cry and cover their ears listening to Vindella's poor guitar playing; Z-03 operating a drum set. Blue, purple, and pink spotlights can be seen highlighting the band from the background; characters on the left side are tinted with blue light while characters on the right side are tinted with pink light.

A mass attack featuring:
Z-03 from @beekirby.bsky.social!
Vindella from @comboconnie.bsky.social!
Ciel from @starfeycomet.bsky.social!
Satsuki from @ironfloret.bsky.social!
Sudo from @erikarivers.bsky.social!

Image of a scene where a tiny little scientist woman (Ophelia) is sitting on top of a microwave robot (Micro) to two robot women: one with tired eyes, curly purple hair, and wearing a segmented sweater dress (Cassiopeia), and the other with teal-blue hair, two extension cords that look like ponytails, and wearing a two-piece dress (R-9).

For three people! Ophelia and Micro for @wehngo.bsky.social, Cassiopeia for @zemessai.com, and R-9 for @ghostfiish.bsky.social

attack number 2: Amie for @erikarivers.bsky.social
artfight.net/attack/10127...
#art #fanart #artfight

Thank you Raeeee!! I'm really glad you like it!!! I wanted to give her a huge inner tube. The contrast was really funny to me

Illustration of Satsuki Kurosawa, a character belonging to @ironfloret.bsky.social. She's a woman with blonde-and-pink dyed hair and a stern look on her face. I've drawn her wading in the water in a bathing suit, carrying a comically oversized pink inner tube.

My first attack of the year! Satsuki for @ironfloret.bsky.social

Mahiko for @erikarivers.bsky.social

Art Fight An art gifting game

I'll be participating in Art Fight this year! I've spent some time sprucing up my character profiles a bit artfight.net/~StarPunch

My track is called "Push Start to Tekken"! Based on the Galaga loading screen minigame, of course. I'm honored to be a part of such an excellent collaboration ❤👾 technomarina.bandcamp.com/track/push-s...

Check out the Iron Fist Tributes when it premiers in a few minutes! I did the logo and a track based on everyone's favorite Namco patent. There's a bunch of really cool artists involved. youtu.be/SxU3XO5Dwhg

Tekken: The Iron Fist Tributes, an album featuring arrangements of Tekken music, will be released later this month! It is part of the @utaforce.bsky.social‬ project, comprising multiple Namco arrange albums from various groups.

I made the logo for this and also contributed a track! sonicchipcollabteam.bandcamp.com/track/erika-...

Check out everyone's incredible work 💙

Sonic Chip Collab Chaos, a massive collaboration album featuring chiptune remixes of songs from across the Sonic series, is out now on Bandcamp!!

Split into 2 albums, with 30 arrangements in each, making a total of up to 60 tracks!

Check it out here: sonicchipcollabteam.bandcamp.com/music

YouTube video by Sound FX - Topic Harp: Gliss Up - Magical

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhDX...

I was going for "pitying" but the beauty of art is in interpretation

There's no wrong way to imagine Valkyrie if you ask me

A six-panel comic Panel 1: Erika (the artist) is laying in bed. A caption reads "BEDROTTING" Panel 2: As Erika is laying in bed, a bright light fills her bedroom. She is unfazed. Panel 3: Valkyrie, from the game The Legend of Valkyrie, is standing in Erika's doorway. She says, "Erika it's 5 PM. You have to get out of bed so you can shower and eat" Panel 4: Erika is still laying in bed, with a pained expression. She says, "Valkyrie from The Legend of Valkyrie... Can I imagine you naked so it can motivate me" Panel 5: Valkyrie has a deeply sympathetic face. She says, "You may." She is depicted tastefully nude. Panel 6: Erika sits up in bed. She says, "Thank you"

Winning strategy

On her walk, Mirabelle passes by a store display, featuring a mannequin wearing a blue sundress. Mirabelle freezes in her tracks, staring intently at the mannequin's featureless face.

Mirabelle's gaze lowers, a fearful expression visible on her face. Reminded of her nature as an automaton, something inhuman, she turns away with a defeated expression. As she walks through a grassy park, she thinks to herself, "I'm not one of them. I don't feel the things they do."

Lost in thought with her eyes shut, Mirabelle holds one hand to her chest. She continues through the grassy park, passing by a person sitting on the bank. Mirabelle thinks to herself: "Things like companionship. People I can trust. People I can—"

The person sitting on the grass, Étoile, turns around to lock eyes with Mirabelle. They stand up to introduce themselves to her, though the words are lost. Étoile has shoulder-length platinum blonde hair, and wears clothing with starry designs, including a baseball cap and a puffer vest. Mirabelle replies to them, "My name is Mirabelle."

(3/3)

A woman faces the viewer and introduces herself: "My name is Mirabelle." She has short, strawberry blonde hair in a bob cut with swept bangs, and a blank expression, with cold eyes underneath thick lashes. She wears a pink shawl over a red top.

Mirabelle awakens in a dark room, unclothed. She sits up, revealing a wind-up key attached to her back. She is an automaton; her body is featureless, as a doll's would be, with ball joints connecting her limbs. Narrating, she says, "I'm not like you." She glances behind herself with a remorseful expression.

In close-up, Mirabelle puts white gloves over her hands to hide their ball joints. Now dressed, she stares at herself in the mirror, examining her appearance. She wears heavy clothing, including her shawl, to hide her body as much as possible.

In a tropical locale during the early morning, Mirabelle walks outside. She thinks to herself, "This place... These people..." As she does, images come to her mind of her neighbors. In one image, a woman with twintails and headphones greets a gardener dressed in a sunhat and overalls. In another, a serious-looking woman dressed in a bathrobe speaks to a bemused employee at a fast-food restaurant.

(2/3)

A pixel art banner depicting Mirabelle, a woman facing the viewer with a cold expression.

My new original comic, "My name is Mirabelle", is now finished! (1/3)

Also read it on Petal & Leaf: petalandleaf.neocities.org/mirabelle

The current chiptune collaboration project that i'm hosting, Sonic Chip Collab Chaos, now has a logo! made by the lovely @erikarivers.bsky.social !!!

The Story of MIDIport, by Technomarina 20 track album

Technomarina's first album, The Story of MIDIport, is out!

technomarina.bandcamp.com/album/the-st...

The Story of MIDIport is Technomarina's first album, telling a city's story through music composed with MIDI sound sources! It is due for release sometime this month, so stay tuned. Here are five excerpts.

(mastering is still in progress)

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