Brian Poole

Right on!! That's so cool!! Happy Birthday and Happy Friday!!

I've seen your work! It's really impressive!

Working on anything cool recently?

Without!

Just caught this! :(

I'm not sure which epilogue you're referring to but each level / screen gets its own unique music :)

I really hope Nintendo stands their ground and sets a responsible price in reflection to the tariffs.

I'd be willing to pay more just so Nintendo doesn't have to absorb the costs because our president is a moron. If they cave in, it just sets a bad precedent and is dangerous for businesses.

As someone who writes more engines than games... I agree 100% 😅

It just appeared when I opened the app one day! I don't know if it's possible to get it back up somehow

Ah the ol' OS debate. A tale as old as new Time(0)

I would love to see the camera button become a "magic" button.

Need to turn on the (smart) light switch from across the room? Look at it and press the magic button.

See a QR code? Press the button, look at your phone.

Want to connect with someone? You both look at each other and press the button

I've been trying out the Meta Ray-Ban Smart glasses over the past week.

By far the best Bluetooth headphones I've ever owned. The sound quality is impressive but they're so personal and open-ear.

The battery life is fine. The camera is fun and practical but the quality is fine.

Needs more AR!

I hope that the display is more of a few predefined visuals (e.g. an outline to show the framing of the shot) that can be turned on/off than a full-on display. Otherwise, the tech isn't quite there yet, and it'll probably just drain the battery before it becomes useful.

I just had a fan _call_ me about, Happy Friday!, a game that I worked on over a decade ago!

That's so cool!!

What game is this? Looks fun!

That was Microsoft's founding date, so I'm assuming it's an Easter egg/reference

An early version of a Sega Saturn game was secretly featured in Mallrats!

Kevin Smith and his production team were swindled by Sega who lied about a cross promotion that would never happen.

(sorry about the double-post lol. Typo.)

I've been developing HTML games since around 2010 (see brianpoole.dev) and couldn't agree more.

Really the biggest downfall is finding a way to monetize. There are games, like Crosscode, which just use a wrapper for each platform and get the best of both worlds.

ALTTP is the game I think of when I think of video games. It's a masterpiece.

Save 100% on Half-Life 2 on Steam 1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on...

I'm gonna flog this dead horse, but Half Life 2 is free on Steam today. If you haven't played it, PLAY IT.

And if you care about games or game dev at all, play it again with dev. commentary on. It's a masterclass and you will learn so many vital things.

store.steampowered.com/app/220/Half...

Looks fun!!

And the kicker is that 2 of them are [spoiler]...

Right on! Love this so much. It's exactly what it feels like.

They always find a way to blame anyone but themselves. Trump is king of that.

I hired a bloodhound to find my cat when he went missing for 3 weeks. It was a success!

Your situation seems to be slightly different but still, I wonder if it could provide some clues?

I need to record some new AR footage but thought I'd at least bring this prototype footage over from the bird app.

I'm working on a game, OverRuin, blending MMORPG gameplay with the real world.

I'm using AR + GPS + Open Street Maps to spawn encounters all over the planet!

Here I am on a loot run:

Aw so cool that you played it!!

That's such a great idea! I love it!

I have a few free games that you can play on my portfolio site.

Not trying to plug, but knowing someone out there is having fun with them is wholesome 😊

I'm thinking the Cartoon Network section. Particularly Scooby Doo or Looney Tunes

brianpoole.dev/games.html

I would hope that in the scenario where the AI bubble pops, the nuclear power plants keep going and the less green methods (e.g. coal) become empty shells.

It's such a breath of fresh air on bsky, honestly.

If you're curious, there is a Game Dev feed:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #275,986!

Suck it n00bs!

Rad!! Reminds me a little bit of Soldat-- which I LOVED-- but way cooler