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I'm really enjoying the process of balancing each screen's difficulty. This one will be tough, but it's very doable!
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Good design decisions!

I've actually been back to work on this project over the last few weeks, but I haven't shared much because I've mostly been working on the ending and don't want to spoil it! Here's something I can share: timed spike obstacles that I added tonight!
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A wall of large stone blocks, filmed at night, with a blue tint added.

One of those rare occasions when a b-reel background turns out pretty much exactly as I was hoping it would😌

YouTube video by noclip_2 8 Early 2026 Indie Games You Need to Play

It was just featured in this video, which probably accounts for a lot of those!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oht...

Messages from facebook messenger: We were upstairs looking at the mushroom when I'd been awake 0 minutes this morning It's sort of good for the body And the day rushed by between packing up and then the cats And I watched the execution footage from every angle available Because I am really having trouble comprehending

It feels like every day is like this now. The increasing banality of mind-meltingly horrifying news is exhausting.

Cool! I love how effective the sounds and feedback are!

Thanks! That sprite art is by 2bitcrook (who also does @gameboydemakes.bsky.social !) I really like how expressive that little bird is!

A white-boxed map of the aforementioned metroidvania prototype.

Got as far as whiteboxing the whole map! I probably won't go back to it, but its DNA permeates my subsequent projects.

I have a lot of these! I think the one that got the furthest in development was a little metroidvania where you'd learn songs to unlock skills, and sing them Ocarina-of-Time style. There was even going to be a hardcore mode where you had to work them out by ear!

Kind of wish I finished it...

I wondered if something like this would be possible! I created a little musical toy in PICO8, and assumed the timing would be uniform on all platforms—turns out, frame or music playback length varies from platform to platform☠️

Possibly my favourite video game history book I've read is 'Console Wars' by Blake J. Harris, following Sega of America's history from the late 80s to mid 90s. It's presented as a character-driven narrative, and while I can't vouch for the accuracy of its details, I couldn't put it down!

YouTube video by Soundole 2 John Dowland - 'Mistresse Nichol's Alman' (EWI Quartet)

It's been a while since I've made any EWI recordings, so I put together a little renaissance recorder quartet to help get back into the habit!
youtu.be/2q3Ys3NqByw

Makrustic - Pixelartist Makrustic and his links, all in here.

The incredible album art (and animated backdrop for this video) are by makrustic!
bio.link/makrustic

YouTube video by Soundole VGM Covers 💿Songs of Healing Volume Four (Relaxing Video Game Music Cover Album)

You can now listen to my latest album on Youtube—the full album stream of 'Songs of Healing Volume Four' has just gone up!

I hope this curated collection of 20 mellow VGM covers brings some calm to your day!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVzD...

Notes on Arranging for Clarinet Ensemble By Peter Anthony SmithConductor of the Sydney Conservatorium Clarinet Ensemble On the Registers of the Clarinet The different registers of the clarinet have different strengths and weaknesses. Whil…

I recently put together some notes to help novice composers who are interested in arranging music for clarinet ensembles. If that sounds useful to you or any of your students, you can read them here: soundolevgmcovers.wordpress.com/notes-on-arr...

Eyyyy now the real game begins ;)

The tile use is so clever that you barely feel the system limitations in this screenshot!

Many thanks to @finjico.bsky.social and @adamatomic.bsky.social for organising this fun jam, it's been really refreshing to take on a little project like this!

Vacuum Robot Racing by Soundole It's a frantic race to clean up!

For the #CorgiJam game jam, I put together a little game about racing to clean up mess as a robot vacuum cleaner! You can play it in your browser right now, here: soundole.itch.io/vacuum-robot...

I'd love to hear what you think of it!

Vacuum Robot Racing by Soundole It's a frantic race to clean up!

It's FINISHED!!! You can now play Vacuum Robot Racing in your browser, here: soundole.itch.io/vacuum-robot...

I'd love to hear what you think of it!

It has met with the approval of its most important audience! This is one of the most wonderful things about making games for me now :)

#gamedev #indiegames #PICO8 #CorgiJam

Graphics are done, music is done, all systems are implemented (or just about). Now it just needs balancing, and it will be ready to submit!

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A little bit basic, but it does the job! Home stretch now...

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My 2025 in Gaming It has been an obscenely good year for game releases! Whether you’re more into indies or big-name releases, there’s plenty of cool stuff that came out in the last 12 months! I was happi…

Every year, I write up a summary of all the games that I played in the last 12 months. 2025 was particularly rich with amazing experiences!

I'd love to see your lists if you have them, too!

soundolevgmcovers.wordpress.com/my-2025-in-g...

"Oh neat, that's a pretty good rendition of the black mes--WHAT"

This is so cool and impressive, well done!

It now has music for the title, gameplay, and ending screen! I've had to compromise a little bit to fit everything into a single cart—I've used up all but one of the 64 sfx blocks, which I think is a record for me!

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This used to happen to my dog too :/ I hope yours is feeling better soon.

A grid of covers of the 22 books I read this year.

Everything I finished reading in 2025📚

Looking back, this is a pretty varied assortment!