Mouse's Mistake (Niels Van Son)

Two builds of #MarioKart 64 running on the #Sega #Dreamcast. Top is release using our stock GLdc driver for graphics. The bottom is an experimental build I have optimized with my accelerated math library, SH4ZAM. Community gainz are coming!

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#gamedev #retrocomputing

YouTube video by Mouse's Mistake Sonic Mania Dreamcast Port - Full Dynamic DeltaScale Test w/@jnmartin84 's baked lighting

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This looks amazing

Frankly the more you indulge in game dev, the more you start to feel bad for developers of half-baked AAA games instead of feeling like it's their obligation to provide, it really is just one big bug hunt that takes much longer than anyone likes to admit

Having built many many kinds of software products, I can't tell you that the hardest final 20% goes to games over all else.

That first 80% is way more fun, but that final 20 is soul destroying.

It's essentially just looking at bugs going "ah, shit." #gamedev

I've decided to add a new desert theme to my WIP #dreamdisc25 project for the #dreamcast

The actual levels (10) are more or less complete and I can finally focus on polishing and audio.

#gamedev #homebrew

This is what the Dreamcast VMU SDK looked like in 1999 (April 22), with a tool to simulate/emulate it on your development environment

Today's update on the #SonicMania port to the #Sega #Dreamcast... while our leader is fighting the uphill battle to implement the per-pixel/per-scanline visual effects, I've been... errrr... laying the foundation for the goodies we plan for our Visual Memory Unit. 🤣

#gamedev #retrogaming #sonic

There's still so much to do for #dreamdisc25, but at least the game loop is almost complete. The visuals also got some love.

And yes, you are a Tomato.

Here are some screenshots (debug cam and gameplay), captured from my #dreamcast

One of the biggest challenges since the Gamescom demo for MD was figuring out animation skinning. Thanks to @kazade.bsky.social 's work on implementing the base framework for gltf anim channel import and @falcogirgis.bsky.social 's sh4zam work, Jeenie can smoothly move!

Is there no way to split the matrix math so it can support a fp variant specifically for such cases?

Always assumed memory would be the biggest limitor. Impressive to see it run with this little! Will follow closely on the discord

The DC scene has a pretty strong persence at Gamescom. There's no way they're not at least somewhat paying attention. Met someone from SoA, the both of us sitting right next to homebrew games running 🤣. It wasn't the focus, but he sounded totally on board with retro stuff

Im amazed it works this well, even knowing how lightweight the engine is. It's almost like it was begging to be backported... 🤔. I'll have to do some diy work making custom cases and disc pressings to gift to my friends!

#SonicMania Plus for the #Sega #Dreamcast finally has audio! Here's a 2 minute direct hardware capture of me playing the latest build of @sonicfreak94.bsky.social's port on my actual DC to hype up the Blue Blur's epic comeback to a Sega console... where he has always belonged!

#retrogaming #gamedev

Can you imagine if this and GTA3 were released on DC back in the day? SEGA might still be in the home console market!