pixel_turkey

anyone out there we could commission to make some fake box art for early-90s era games for another game? we don't have a huge budget, but do have a budget.

A few days ago I released a patch which replaces the unhinged movement system in Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon with mouselook + WASD. Turns out the sequel is pretty much the same, so here's a mod for The Pandora Directive.
Feast your eyes on this side-by-side comparison
github.com/moralrecordi...

this looks awesome, and maybe exactly what I need to play this game 👀

SCHEDULE IS LIVE:
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Cool old games.
60 streamers.
This weekend.

Big progress on my Playdate game this week: you can now talk to the egret. The egret is not very chatty tho #Playdate #PlaydateDev

chickem in sweater by pixel-turkey This chickem is wearing a sweater styled by pixel_turkey, featuring the spray family in pixel art.

www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7733... something like this?

A screenshot of stickers for sale by pixel_turkey on teepublic.com

I've been approved as an artisan creator on Teepublic, shirts and stickers are available: www.teepublic.com/user/pixel-t... www.teepublic.com/user/pixel-t...

A screenshot of a review for The Zen of Kayaking on itch.io by user BrownPants, which reads: On a particularly rainy day for summer I decided to sit down and replay some old Commodore 64 text adventures. After finishing one of my favorites (The Lost World) I searched through itch.io for something contemporary and found some contenders; but it was the amazing pixel-art cover and title of The Zen of Kayaking that grabbed my attention, and with that discovery I set off on an amazing journey in my trusty red kayak. I spent about 12 hours over the course of a week completing this journey, often progressing well until a seemingly impassible block sent me paddling cautiously back and forth, turning over every rock and probing the limits of items and puzzles only to step back for a time until some away-from-screen brain noodling resulted in an Eureka! moment that sent me scrambling back to the game. Each puzzle has been well thought out, as has their solutions. One specific puzzle early on had me questioning my reading comprehension skills; but I managed to maintain an aura of Zen, solve it, and move sheepishly onward. The writing is quite beautiful; the descriptions paint each scene vividly, and set a lighthearted adventure tone as the journey unfolds. And what a journey! To say more would be spoilers, but know that if you play this game you’ll experience quite a day! When my own journey came to an end I had scored 118 out of 122, managed to not use the hint guide, and had amassed such a collection of inventory items my brain is still trying to come up with usage ideas for another play through that might net me the missing points. If you love playing text adventures, or are even new to them, be sure to pick up this game, you won’t regret it!

A new review for The Zen of Kayaking (2024), some very nice words from BrownPants! Thank you for playing 😌 - The game is on reverse-sale ($10 instead of $5) for the next 20 days: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... but can also be had for less via patreon www.patreon.com/pixel_turkey

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I've posted new pixel art (photo of a CRT showing scanlines, connected to a DOS PC) on patreon. I had a burst of inspiration to do something unrelated to the upcoming games I'm working on. It's accessible at the free tier, but I am also grateful for additional support www.patreon.com/pixel_turkey

I don't understand people adding generative-AI greetings to their twitch stream chat. Most creative people are not interested in LLM generated content, find it impersonal if not completely repulsive.

where do you stand on the lorem ipsum issue? nostalgic throwback or the sky is falling?

Here's how the original Prince of Persia (VGA) for the IBM PC draws a level.

Sorry it was tough to capture it right at the start - PoP does this very fast!

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #ibmpc #emulation

well deserved, congrats!

A photo of a Fujitsu FM Towns PC with keyboard, monitor, mouse and tower with tons of CD games in front of it in piles and Raiden on the screen. Photo source: Resetera.

Raiden-ing out onto your feeds: some Japanese PC eye candy. The FM Towns has such an interesting design with its narrow tower and CD drive - reportedly the first computer to come with one as standard.

Page from the Metroid manual for NES. It shows a cartoon of Samus Aran holding an NES controller. The page is titled “How to Use the Controller."

Page from the manual for Kid Icarus for NES. It shows a cartoon of Pit holding an NES controller with a very intense look on his face. The page is titled “Skillfully control Pit!”

Page from the manual for The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy. It shows a cartoon of Dizzy holding a landline telephone receiver with a curled cord. Large red text at the top reads, “1-900-YO-DUDES.”

Page from the manual for Fantasy Zone for Game Gear. It shows a cartoon of Sonic (sadly, not Opa Opa) holding a cordless telephone. Most of the text is in Japanese.

The most important part of a video game manual is the page where there’s a cartoon of the main character playing their own video game

Second most important part is where they are calling the hint line

In just a few weeks from now, I will be launching a new game on Steam. It won't be an adventure game, those that I am working on are still in development.

I want to take the time to talk about how much I love the DANK Zine and why you should support AnnK_! Ann puts in a ton of work highlighting creators in retro. She does a beautiful job editing and creating art for this mag. DANK is packed with awesome articles so def get one today!!!

Dank Zine Issue 73 Inside This Issue: The Neverending Story Games & Media: We’re taking a deep, sarcastic dive into the cursed gaming adaptations of The...

I'm back from Postal Strike problems! Issue 73 of DANK ZINE is in the shop now featuring an interview with artist, game dev, streamer and ocarina player @pixelturkey.com along with art by @marupanda.art @chuboh.bsky.social and more dankzineshop.bigcartel.com/product/dank...

Here's a free 80s-style ninja heist game where you race in splitscreen to loot a daimyo's castle Back in December, a bunch of cool games had the extreme impoliteness to sneak onto digital shelves while we were losing…

Escape From Castle Matsumoto has gotten a mention on Rock Paper Shotgun! 🤯
Thank you so much, our hearts are full 🙇🙇
www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-a-free...

Can you complete the Oregon Trail if you wait at a river for 14272 years: A study If you're into retro computing, you probably know about Oregon Trail; a simulation of the hardships faced by a group of colonists in 1848 as they travel by covered wagon from Independence Missouri to ...

Hello. I've done a technical write up about a silly project; please enjoy "Can you complete the Oregon Trail if you wait at a river for 14272 years: A study"

moral.net.au/writing/2025...

The end screen of The Oregon Trail computer game, showing that the party has arrived in the year 16,848 AD, or 15,000 years after departing Missouri

I'm thrilled to announce that it is finally done: I can safely say that I am the first person in history to survive 15,000 years in The Oregon Trail, AND, with the incredible technical assistance of @moralrecordings.bsky.social , the first to successfully arrive in Oregon after doing so.

A screenshot of Nelly in a pirate dress outside a tavern built using the prow of a wrecked ship.

A screenshot of Nelly in a cosy junk shop.

A screenshot of a chilly island beach surrounded by jagged rocks.

A screenshot of Nelly encountering Harbour Master Van Zandt next to a large dirigible airship.

Nearly a decade ago, I made a point & click adventure game called Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet. And this week, we finally got it on @gogcom.bsky.social. With a 50% discount!

www.gog.com/en/game/nelly_cootalot_the_fowl_fleet

"It’s got Tom Baker in it." – Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Things could have been better these past 3 months. I had to cut back on streaming and gamedev work due to on-going building maintenance including removal of hazardous materials, and then had to move during December. I am looking forward to releasing a new game in 2025.

YouTube video by Games Done Quick Conquests of the Longbow by Lemming in 21:12 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2025

Ah yes! During my first play through, I wasn't sure if it was intentional or not 😅. The run was uploaded here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXiM...

happy new year !

happy new year 😌 looking forward to things in 2025

Love it! I showed it on stream earlier today during a pizza worm session 😀

The giant green and yellow worm from the DOS game Pizza Worm eating a pepperoni pizza

I first saw @macaw45.bsky.social play Pizza Worm and started this picture, then @pixelturkey.com started playing and I was painting it during her stream, and THEN @juliaminamata.bsky.social started playing it and I was doing more finishing touches on it during that stream. 🪱🍕🍕🍕
#MARU #DankArt

Gabriel Knight sightseeing in New Orleans | Adventure Game Hotspot A vacation to visit the locations that inspired Sins of the Fathers may be the next best thing to actually being in a Gabriel Knight adventure.

This was an incredible journey through the iconic scenes of GK1. I specifically loved the graveyard that inspired Voodoo King Dr John. Enjoy.
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@SierraOnLineUni @AdventurersCap #adventuregame @PointNClickGeek #indiegame @gamelegendsdoc

I tried watching The Net (1995), gave up after an hour.