Tess Wainwright

Pokemon rumble spheal casting a spell The text says "WOOSH. YOU WILL NOW HAVE A GOOD 2026" happy new year

if you've had a shitty week, here's the fantastic news you needed:

solar is SO efficient now that nothing else really comes close. Solar farms like this- under which other countries plant crops that thrive in the controlled bright shade- are the easy future.

this makes me sleep okay at night 😌

Today’s read: something by RPI colleague, Nick Mizer.

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation The unseen history of Myst | VGHF Library Highlights

The creators of Myst series (@cyan.com) saved hundreds of video tapes from the making of their iconic adventure game franchose.

We helped preserve them. Here's what we found.

I honestly love the era of games when they didn't even try with names they were just like "Baseball"

a picture of a fox with the words trust the fungus or something i dunno ( play star fox adventures its peak ) below it Alt: A GIF of Fox McCloud holding up a mushroom while looking genuinely pumped. The text above him says "trust the fungus or something i dunno (play star fox adventures its peak).

3 A game that is underrated

IT'S TIME TO GET ON MY SOAPBOX AGAIN

Starfox Adventures. Yes, it should've stayed Dinosaur Planet and the story suffered as a result. It's still a genuinely good Zelda-like dungeon game imo with some really great art, music, and puzzle design.

a pixel art illustration of a woman in a red dress Alt: Edelgard von Hresvelg from Fire Emble Three Houses. She's wearing her red timeskip armor, with decorative gold buttons down the front and decorative epaulettes on the shoulders. She's also wearing her horned, golden, timeskip crown. There's a wind blowing from left to right, causing a waver in her long white strands of hair, in the red cape behind her, and in the small details of her armor such as the epaulettes.

2 Your Favorite Character

Edelgard von Hresvelg from FE Three Houses
Controversial, but I like how the game didn't shy away from that. She sees what's wrong in the world and steps up to change it, by any means necessary. I would need a full thread to describe how I see her flaws yet still love her.

a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of the player select screen Alt: Diddy Kong Racing player select screen. Starting on the top left going left to right: a crocodile named Krunch, a small monkey named Diddy, an overalls wearing rooster named Drumstick, a badger named Bumper, Banjo the bear from Banjo-Kazooie, Conker from Conker's Twelve Tails, Titup the turtle from Banjo-Kazooie, an anthropomorphic clock named TT, a tiny mouse named Pipsy, and a tiger in a blue hat named Timber.

1. Very first video game

Diddy Kong Racing! It was the OG racing adventure game (for me at least) which a pretty cool overworld and of course banger music. I came in last every time I played but still played it anyway.

1 LIKE = 1 VIDEO GAME ANSWER 1 - Very first video game. 2 - Your favorite character. 3 - A game that is underrated. 4 - Your guilty pleasure game. 5 - Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were). 6 - Most annoying character. 7 - Favorite game couple. 8 - Best soundtrack. 9 - Saddest game scene. 10 - Best gameplay. 11 - Gaming system of choice. 12 - A game everyone should play. 13 - A game you've played more than five times. 14 - Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper. 15 - Post a screenshot from the game you're playing right now. 16 - Game with the best cut scenes. 17 - Favorite antagonist. 18 - Favorite protagonist. 19 - Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in. 20 - Favorite genre. 21 - Game with the best story. 22 - A game sequel which disappointed you. 23 - Game you think had the best graphics or art style. 24 - Favorite classic game. 25 - Agame you plan on playing. 26 - Best voice acting. 27 - Most epic scene ever. 28 - Favorite game developer. 29 - A game you thought you wouldn't like, but ended up loving. 30 - Your favorite game of all time

Aight, I'll hop on board.

The house with that witch who tries to eat you.

Banjo going "Gya-huh!" and giving that big ol thumbs up

A settings screen with the "Skip" tab selected. There are four options under this tab which can each be set to on or off: "skip unseen text", "skip transitions", "keep skip post-choice", and "keep skip post-battle".

A settings screen for a video game. The "Battle" tab is selected, with a handful of sliders under it. There is a slider for "Base Battle Speed", "Notification Speed", "Flavor Text Speed", and "Enemy AI Speed". Under that, there is an on off buttons for "Skip Battle Animations".

Some more settings I've been working on.

The "off" option should be selected for most of them, still working on getting that to show.

#vnlink

A settings screen for a video game. The "Battle" tab is selected, with a handful of sliders under it. There is a slider for "Base Battle Speed", "Notification Speed", "Flavor Text Speed", and "Enemy AI Speed". Under that, there is an on off buttons for "Skip Battle Animations".

A settings screen with the "Skip" tab selected. There are four options under this tab which can each be set to on or off: "skip unseen text", "skip transitions", "keep skip post-choice", and "keep skip post-battle".

Some more settings I've been working on.

The "off" option should be selected for most of them, still working on getting that to show.

In my games all the characters drink hot chocolate and soda. XD

A black cat in a cat bed. She has her head resting on the beds edge with her eyes closed and a big smile on her face.

She smile

#madokamagica lycoris crossover

This took so much longer than I thought it was going to, but I love how it turned out.

A sandwich with scrambled eggs, bacon, melted cheese and black pepper on a hamburger bun is to the left of a paper plate. Red apple slices sit to the right.

Egg and bacon omelet with melted cheese and black pepper on a hamburger bun. One of my favorite ways to start the day.

A screenshot from the video game Madoka Magica Ecxedra. Sayaka Miki stands on the left in a victory position.

I got her! I got my favorite girl!

Concept art for the character Esyglia. In the top left is the title "Esyglia, the Cheerful Moon" written in a handwriting font. On the left part of the page is a sketch of Esyglia, she has her left arm resting on a table and her chin is resting on her right hand. She is wearing a puffy cardigan and an amulet. She's smiling, with the words "hehe" written next to her face. She has a short bob haircut and two leaves in her hair near the back of her head. She also has a small hair antennae sticking out of her head. On the right is a color picture, she has yellow skin, slightly darker yellow clothing/hair, and orange eyes. The leaves on her head are green and her medallion is orange. In this picture, she's standing with her hands clasped in front of her. Instead of legs, Esyglia's bottom half is a large bulb, like a flower.

Concept art for Esyglia from back in 2022, drawn by bsky.app/profile/fren.... Her design hasn't really changed since then, the rest of us all loved it too much!

To be fair I just assumed it was a phrase I hadn't heard before and logged it in my mental phase book.

A black cat stands on top of a dresser with her mouth wide open looking at the ceiling. She's looking away from the camera, but screaming loud enough for everyone to hear.

Why she scream?

A dark blue winter coat sits balled up on a carpeted floor, a black cat is curled up tightly on top of it.

Now that it's not cold out anymore, time to put that winter coat to good use these next few months.

A screenshot from an options menu. "Accessibility" is currently selected, with options to change text size, text contrast, text speed, line spacing, textbox transparency, text to speech, text to speech volume, base battle speed and notification speed. The final option is slightly cut off, implying there are more options under it.

Working on accessibility features ^.^

A slice of personal pizza wrapped in two Belgium Waffles on a small plate.

The unholy breakfast sandwich

The picture is taken in a grassy park. In the background are a few trees with lush green leaves, one tree with no leaves, and one with pink flowers. Behind them is a glass convention center. In the foreground is a woman wearing a blue hoodie smiling at the camera. She's squinting because it's sunny.

A group of people wearing lanyards sands for a group photo. The people in the front hold the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute flag, which has a coat of arms and the word "Rensselaer" emblazoned on the front.

A picture of the Moscone Convention Center. It's a big glass building with a walkway connecting the two parts that are across the street from each other. Heavy car and foot traffic is seen on the road between the center's two parts.

An egg sandwich with toasted broad, lettuce, bacon, a sunny side up egg, and sauce. The top piece of toast is left off to the side of the sandwich with a smiley face drawn using sauce on it. A glass of lemonade sits to the side of the sandwich.

Reminiscing about 2023 GDC. One year I'll be able to afford going back!

An Arceus EX card drawn from the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket gacha. A trading card sits in the middle of a blue starry background while the card itself shines with a bright light. On the card the Pokemon Arceus is seen levitating over an ocean with rockers hovering around it and radiant light shining from its body.

I have been blessed by Poke God

The Songbird Guild on Steam The Songbird Guild is a Yuri RPG/Visual Novel hybrid about magical girls falling in love. Investigate the secrets of a corrupt fantasy world and fight creepy (yet somehow adorable?) monsters in…

There's a demo of our game The Songbird Guild out on Steam. Please let me know if you have any feedback! ^.^

Ms Casey from Severance

Your outie uses version control, even on solo projects.