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madgarden.bsky.social
Indie game developer, of a sort. Retro games, glitchy synth, C, FORTH, blacksmithing. Made Death Road to Canada, EGGNOGG+, Punch Quest, and some other stuff
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@madgarden.bsky.social Thanks for making Punch Quest!

PS: I πŸ’œ you, the #LDJam and #GameDev community. While I still have emails to catch up on πŸ’œ, *yes*, I am going ahead with the plan to run Ludum Dare 57 on April 4th weekend, as originally scheduled! I'll be working the announcement for the better part of the day. Thanks again. πŸ’œ

We just announced that Whisker Squadron: Survivor is leaving early access and coming to PS5 in ONE WEEK. The final build features voice acted characters, a new endgame, and a TON of quality of life improvements.

πŸŽ™οΈ Now booking for June! πŸŽ™οΈ I’m a professional voice actor specializing in video games! I’ve had extensive coaching with a AAA director, plus additional training in acting, singing, and sketch writing. Let’s make something awesome! 🎧 Listen to my demos here: realamandalive.com/voice-demos

Meet the Cast of Whisker Squadron: Survivor! Bringing our ragtag crew of feline pilots to life, our team is joined by: @laceydeline.bsky.social @sandycanvo.bsky.social @paulwarren.bsky.social Here's a taste of their contributions to the game. youtu.be/OOMmDh293yU

REBORN #magicsword

I love this with every fiber of my being

Yay, #SDL3 is officially released! github.com/libsdl-org/S... #gamedev #cprogramming

Death Road to Canada for the Nintendo Switch is back in stock at VGP $39.99 / 27.99 USD πŸ‘‰ tinyurl.com/6z7czzm2 All Sales: tinyurl.com/2b9yph55 - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $80 / 60 USD - Tax Free Shopping within Canada

Ludum Dare is the best game jam and Mike Kasprzak is a lovely dude who has been running it for nearly 20 years now. Some of the games started during LD jams include: Inscryption Titan Souls Broforce McPixel Mini Metro Evoland Support Ludum Dare! Support Mike! www.patreon.com/mikekasprzak...

why the fuck would i want realistic graphics. i can see real things just by opening my fucking eyes. i want to see 1000 different interpretations of the world. show me what makes each thing a thing

I had this crazy idea the other night... what if I recreated all of the little games that I made as a kid, to the best of my recollection, as a means to an end for updating my game framework.

Why is Tobal No. 1 not on PS Plus πŸ₯Ί

✌️😐✌️ "air quotes"

Which length of bookmark do you prefer?

I have forged the Bookmark of Crom #blacksmithing

This is "crafting week" where I scramble to make passable gifts using my questionable skills right at the last possible minute

I keep thinking about the old Datasoft platformers. Especially Bruce Lee, Zorro, and The Goonies. They've just got this VIBE.

I recently did a courtesy call with an indie developer. They wanted to talk to me because their game's target audience is ... uh, me. 25-40-year-old women, many of whom are moms. They wanted to know: what did I need to pick up a game? What would bar me from playing? Here are some answers 🧡(1/?):

THOR, the BARBARIAN! THYRA, the VALKYRIE! MERLIN, the mf WIZARD! And QUESTOR, the.. uh, elf πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

Shovelling snow for the past 3 days, will get to coding soon

Looking forward to abusing libtcc in order to spend 90% of my gamedev efforts in a livecoding hack dood flow.

My new #C64 #RPG: been working on some combat spell effects, so here's what I have for a lightning spell (and yes, I do need to increase the damage it doesπŸ˜‰).πŸ˜€

I'm a bit conflicted on the use of momentum in platformers. On one hand, it makes everything look and feel smooth and natural, satisfying... as opposed to just coming to a sudden start/stop during movement. On the other hand, just barely sliding off of the end of a platform and into the abyss sucks.

Today is a #chiptune therapy day πŸŽ΅πŸ‘ΎπŸŽΆ

picoCAD is out on Steam today! πŸ“ Build tiny models! πŸ–ΌοΈ Texture with pixel art! πŸ“½οΈ Export spinning gifs! (and OBJ/MTL) Get it πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/picoCAD (15% off) #gamedev #pixelart #lowpoly #pico8

Since a lot of gamedevs are coming across to Bluesky, here's a reminder that my sound effect tool ChipTone is good! And free! And runs right in the browser! sfbgames.itch.io/chiptone

πŸš‹ Short Trip πŸš‹, my hand drawn scenic tram experience for cats, is coming to Steam in December! This standalone version includes a new 'scheduled mode' that syncs with your clock to give the tram a timetable, and more. You can wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3187700/...

Turning #C64 into a guitar powered SID synth thanks to TeensyROM πŸ‘Ύ This little beast is a MIDI, ROM Emulator, Fast Loader, and Internet hub for the Commodore 64. Retro-futuristic magic✨ #chiptune

Nitro is a week old. If you missed it... My new #GameBoy Racer is available right now! Made using #GBStudio and #GBDK2020 πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Get it right here for $1 in the usual @itch.io spot -> thalamusdigital.itch.io/nitro-game-b...