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@thatdave.bsky.social

Gamedev designer/writer/director - Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Pajama Sam, Sam & Max, Wolf Among Us, etc. Most recently, Return to Monkey Island! Currently fiddling around with a game about paper. Halloween-liker, food-maker, dad.

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I went to college with a javelin thrower named Chuck Steel

06.12.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m pretty sure that when I was a kid, all walkie talkies had a maximum range of five yards.

06.12.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mainly just like that the page title shows up in the post as "Nothing's Ever Really Dead on Steam"

04.12.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I constantly do this in the colder months, albeit with an aloha on top rather than a T. Cargo pants are accurate, too. I need pocket space!

30.11.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a classic!

27.11.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I recently completed #ReturnToMonkeyIsland and I have to say I thoroughly loved every second of it and it hit me in the feels at the end. Such a fantastic game and you can very clearly feel the love that went into it. Thank you so much @grumpygamer.com and everyone at @terribletoybox.com ❀️

22.11.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I have been told this by people who genuinely care about my wellbeing. Not very many, fortunately.

19.11.2025 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Having the same experience with the Star Wars prequels

17.11.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trick question, of course all foods are pizza.

14.11.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At some point I learned that cats are (allegedly) concerned about your ability to hunt, and will bring in wounded animals for you to train on. My mom’s cat would gift her partially killed birds. Thanks, cat!

09.11.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really loving #Dispatch! So much fun characters so I had to draw them.

@adhocstudio.com @erinyvette.bsky.social @mayannaberrin.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social

07.11.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
05.11.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13514    πŸ” 4215    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 58

Good job, people. Keep it up.

05.11.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sticker reads, β€œI voted.”

Sticker reads, β€œI voted.”

04.11.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In case you missed it last night

30.10.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Pumpkin House of Horrors Carvings from 1996 to the present.

I didn't think I was going to do a pumpkin this year, but my son wouldn't allow that. So there's a new one up, a little rushy, but still fun:
phrenopolis.com/pumpkins/

30.10.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A stack of DVDs: Out of Africa, Heart of Dragon, Quantum of Solace, Out of Sight, The Book of Eli, The Meaning of Life, The Wolf of Wall Street, The War of the Roses, The Wizard of Oz.

A stack of DVDs: Out of Africa, Heart of Dragon, Quantum of Solace, Out of Sight, The Book of Eli, The Meaning of Life, The Wolf of Wall Street, The War of the Roses, The Wizard of Oz.

Cueing up a few movies (they don’t italicize much on these though):

29.10.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now now, there is a simple path from this to good. You just start over from scratch and make a different game, using people this time.

24.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is insanely bad for anyone doing game development. Who the hell knows what Gaming Copilot is doing with your screen captures, but it almost certainly isn't compliant with your NDA.

24.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 645    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Totally the next Game of Thrones

22.10.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just… so gross.

22.10.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a fun thread, particularly if you enjoy cooking or Cooks Illustrated.

20.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Be sure to also make them contextual

20.10.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree, that seems an unlikely origin.

18.10.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(And today years for me is quite a few!)

18.10.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was!

18.10.2025 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today I learned a new term! Thanks!

18.10.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t get a ton of opportunities to promote my video game, but any time redaction is in the news…

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mrgan.com/blackbar/

17.10.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a Bluesky feed. A Double Fine post about their new lighthouse game, β€œKeeper,” appears just below a repost of a TikTok video entitled β€œFun facts from a lighthouse.” The video features a weathered man with a big white beard who resembles Tim Schafer, but who is allegedly an unrelated lighthouse keeper from Norway named Paal.

Screenshot of a Bluesky feed. A Double Fine post about their new lighthouse game, β€œKeeper,” appears just below a repost of a TikTok video entitled β€œFun facts from a lighthouse.” The video features a weathered man with a big white beard who resembles Tim Schafer, but who is allegedly an unrelated lighthouse keeper from Norway named Paal.

Apparently this is just a coincidence and that is not @timoflegend.bsky.social.

16.10.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

If you buy an NFT of a stock in OpenAI you should have to wear a big bell like a goat for the rest of your life.

12.10.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

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