garret 🐛

It's me, but my face has melted and morphed and distorted to imitate a Dragon Quest slime. I'm also holding a plush slime and wearing a t-shirt with a bunch of slimes on it. It's slimes all the way down!

Has Science Gone Too Far??

It's me, but my face has melted and morphed and distorted to imitate a Dragon Quest slime. I'm also holding a plush slime and wearing a t-shirt with a bunch of slimes on it. It's slimes all the way down!

Has Science Gone Too Far??

yep, all good! just a little one this time.

earthquake!

baby #earthquake just now in SF!

if you’re cis, don’t offer trans people meaningless platitudes. instead:
- pay for someone’s HRT
- help a trans person find employment and housing
- donate to local trans organizations
- contact your reps and demand non-compliance with policies targeting trans people
- *listen* to us

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.

Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

Oppose Anti-Transgender Legislation In Your State ⭑ 5 Calls In recent months, there has been an unprecedented increase in legislation targeting transgender people, with a particular focus on banning support for …

Calling on my reps today to do everything they can to oppose anti-transgender legislation. If you’re in the US, I’d appreciate it if you would take 10 minutes today to do the same.

5calls.org/issue/transg...

expanding on this:

- monitor was recapped by a professional but has not been tested since
- previous owner was an idiot and rewired this thing in a DANGEROUS way (power distribution block hanging in mid-air in a metal cab!)
- otherwise structurally sound, could use some cleaning

🫡✌🏻✨

another #earthquake in SF!

yep, that was an #earthquake

Reopening commissions. I’ve been unable to draw for much of the year due to medical issues! I think I may be getting better now though. Please bet on me, and my recovery — let’s prove the healing be edits of art and, also, money. Money for me. Thanks.

ko-fi.com/bachelor_sof...

A digital painting of a black cat with real big, sweet eyes. She's looking directly into your soul!

Lotus, the softest cat in the world ✨

Here is a Christmas gift months in the making: an RF rip of the greatest magic special in history. Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, directed by David Mamet, never released on home video, sourced from an internal HBO Production tape sourced by @pulsingcinema.bsky.social: archive.org/details/rick...

The cops work for Jeff Bezos Not for you or me

The police work for billionaires.

They’ll attack a strike, they’ll arrest protesters, and they’ll devote themselves to making CEOs feel safe.

Not only do cops defund our cities, they work overtime to stop us from building a better world.

My latest: www.jphilll.com/p/the-cops-w...

A three-eyed pink alien named "gurt"! He's wielding an arcade stick; in the background is the cockpit of a ship (taken respectfully from Cosmic Osmo).

Oops, I've been extremely inactive on this account because I've been busy existing as a space slug over at @gurtdx.bsky.social

It's been so refreshing and revitalizing to have a project that I can pour my creative energy into. Follow along and pop in for a stream sometime! www.twitch.tv/gurtDX

Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain by Maddy Makes Games, Heidy Motta, Noel, saint11 Gear up for the Celeste 6th Anniversary Challenge!

Yes! In case you haven't seen, there is a (free!) Celeste 64 (3D platformer) from the EXOK team, but it was a game jam project: maddymakesgamesinc.itch.io/celeste64

Hell yes, I've been waiting for this! Finally switched over to my custom domain: ✨ @garret.design ✨

gonna bump these one more time! struggling to keep up with everything these holidays! DM me if you are interested!

Screenshot from a gurtDX art stream, featuring live drawing of gurploids

It's gurploid time! Documenting some new discoveries… www.twitch.tv/gurtDX

If you are cis ("not transgender") I need to explain this to you.

Bluesky today posted this vague thread, announcing-without-spelling-out that they're allowing a writer, net troll and anti-trans activist named Jesse Singal to stay on the platform, despite every trans user saying it makes us unsafe.

This is by far the toughest gaming challenge I've ever faced— I'm so proud to have finally gotten the 1CC!

Less than 3 months ago I'd never 1CC'd *anything*, and since then I've gotten a Normal 1CC with all 18 characters, and now this.

It's been extremely rewarding to grow my shmup skills! ✨

the chicago bean, but it’s a dragon quest slime

gurtDX - Twitch Let's get this 1CC!! (Batrider Advance 1CC attempts)

Yes, more Batrider. Let's get this Advance 1CC!! www.twitch.tv/gurtDX

My dude has been trying to fundraise for his dad’s surgery and now these chuds have harassed and sabotaged him to the point of accounts being locked. I don’t know how we get him more money now but damn it let’s get this thing done so their hate will be in vain.

Mayflash F500 V2 arcade stick with custom artwork, featuring a metallic rainbow swirly background, purple buttons, and a translucent purple bullet top handle.

Detail shot of the bullet-top handle and buttons

Overhead shot of the whole setup

🕹️ Krebstick F500 v1.0

First build is complete! This thing has been a blast for shmups—especially Batrider.

🔹Mayflash F500 V2 base
🔹Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT lever
🔹Seimitsu PS-14-K buttons

#fightstick #arcade #shmups

Haute42 T16 leverless controller with custom artwork, featuring the ship cockpit from Cosmic Osmo (1989). It's printed on a holographic paper, giving the background a fun metallic sheen.

Detail shot of the leverless controller that shows the holographic effect more clearly.

🕹️ Krebpad v1.0

My first leverless, featuring pixel art from the great Cosmic Osmo. I love how the holo effect turned out! 👽

🔹Haute42 T16
🔹Custom holographic artwork

#fightstick

Three rows of Discord emotes, featuring a strange assortment of characters and critters

Oh hey, I guess I have a Discord now! Get an inside look at all things GURT™ and (more importantly) access to a bizarre assortment of emotes.

discord.gg/MKcrFBfp69

gurtDX - Twitch 🕹️ A Sunday stroll through Violent City (Batrider Advance 1CC Attempts)

Taking a Sunday stroll through Violent City www.twitch.tv/gurtDX