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tedmartens.bsky.social
Artist & Indie Dev. Cadence of Hyrule, Crypt of the NecroDancer & Amplified, Pixel Fireplace, Hexels co-creator. Current: making a top-down dungeon crawler: https://bsky.app/profile/tedmartens.bsky.social/post/3l752nr5wih2c
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New Steam trailer up for Canvas! #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/828570/C...

Seeking suggestions for additional simple games like Pixel Fireplace - controlled by one-word-text-inputs. My chat are loving Pixel Fireplace by @tedmartens.bsky.social My streams are family friendly, cozy reads #PixelFireplace #TwitchStreamer

it’s happening!

Two Maros doing trapeze.

new #pico8 arcade game: DERBIS 📦 GRAPPLE supplies out of the falling wreckage ..... 🔫 INTERCEPT dangerous debris ! 🔋 Recharge your SHIELDS (please) 🚀 EVACUATE the colonists 🥵 Stressful gameplay !! 📡 Too much UI ?? free in your browser ??! adamatomic.itch.io/derbis

Did you know you can find alot of really cool retro like Devs and Artists from these starter packs. I've added some new people and still got 70 more slots available message below to be added :) Part 1 - go.bsky.app/UchK6W2 Part 2- go.bsky.app/N58ycnB #retro #gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart #gameart

I've been using pixel fireplace for 10 years now and its as much a part of my holiday traditions as anything else. I love this thing.

Samus #lowpoly

Can't believe I never posted here this animated screen of the Forest Witch Hut! Share the love for the old infamous granny? 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️ #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

This is great advice I needed to hear again, and it reminds me of a funny interview with one of The Simpsons writers:

Oh hey it's the Autumn Sale on Steam and Itch, where you can get the everlasting beacon of light known as Pixel Fireplace for less than a bag of marshmallows. store.steampowered.com/app/2678480/... hammertail.itch.io/pixel-firepl...

Think I might share more process stuff from my game. Here's a vibe test drawing I made yesterday. It's a top-down game, but this could be in a story intro to set up the adventure, concept art for an area, or promo artwork.

a good nap.

Four games I’ve worked on :)

Upper Chambers tiles/sprites test (Od's Tower)

Da hollowed boys for a Dark Souls demake demo #psx #lowpoly #gameart #Darksouls #DSDemake

I've been thinking about level design lately, and this well-known writing advice by Gary Provost popped up in my feed. I've read it before, but this time I thought, "you could say this about level design, too".