Craig Stevenson
@craigstevenson.bsky.social
The Melkhior’s Mansion graphics guy.
15 seconds of in game action from Melkhior's Tower, my upcoming title exclusive to the Playdate. Can't give too much away, but the first iteration of all levels is now complete. 221 rooms in total. bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
Development continues on Melkhior's Tower for Playdate. Here's a quick fire selection of clips. Pixels by @craigstevenson.bsky.social and music by @mcalby.bsky.social bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
All art assets and subpages are finished, and the leaderboard server is now stable and reliable. Now it’s just a matter of polishing and doing playtests before release. :) Coming soon to itch.io: mazeon.itch.io/a-knight-and... #screenshotsaturday #godot #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #pixelart
Blackford PI, an unfinished project that I may go back to one day. It's an isometric "puzzle 'em up", inspired by MOVIE on the ZX Spectrum. There's a demo available to download at bitglint.itch.io/blackford-pi #blackfordpi #gamedev #monogame #indiedev #pixelart #isometric
Added a bit of lever action to Melkhior's Tower. 😀 bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
The Prodigy (title / pause) by Brian Marshall ./p/Prodigy.ay Title: The Prodigy (title / pause) Author: Brian Marshall #ZXSpectrum #chiptune
And there's also a wee handful of games that I've made with my son. I'm rather proud of them. sloanysoft.itch.io
Sloanysoft
sloanysoft.itch.io
Happy 44th Birthday to All Time Greatest Computer of All Time™️, the ZX Spectrum.
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum, the weird little goblin of a computer that changed my life. My ongoing book series Speccy Nation is my attempt to explore why this period of gaming captivated me so deeply. Buy 'em here: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=speccy+n... #ZXSpectrum
Isometric rendering optimisations, what an exciting topic! Read more at bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
I've been working on how the A and B buttons will work in Melkhior's Tower. It's been a headache! Read more at bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
Some of my quick concepts for the Lumo 2 version of Lumo. I need to go make an Ultimate Play The Game box cover, now.
Some of the special baddies from the original Melkhior's Mansion will be making an appearance in Melkhior's Tower. Not 100% sure what they'll do yet, I need to figure that out. bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
ICYMI: Roguecraft is coming to the ZX Spectrum Next in 2026! Bookmark the itch page or subscribe to our mailing list for regular updates! Itch: thalamus.link/roguedx-next Subscribe: thalamus.link/subscribe #roguecraft #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #retrogames
Ludonarrative dissonance. WTF is that? A new Melkhior's Tower dev log entry: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
Testing the new Bandcamp embeds feature! (sorry for the double post) @ericretro.bsky.social @craigstevenson.bsky.social mcalby.bandcamp.com/album/melkhi...
Melkhior's Mansion - Original Soundtrack, by Alberto J. González (McAlby)
9 track album
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Been tinkering with the title screen and screen transitions in Melkhior's Tower. More info about the game in the devlog: itch.io/dashboard/ga... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
Aces to see a Melkhior’s Mansion screen on the latest Retro Gamer subscriber cover. The love that went and is still going into the making of that game could power a 1st world country for decades. You’ll also see those characters again soon as they’ll be appearing in Melkhior’s Tower.
In Melkhior's Tower, Lester the Serf will have the special ability of being able to fire weapons. More info in the devlog: itch.io/dashboard/ga... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
A behind the scenes demo of the map editor used to edit the Melkhior's Tower game world. Written in C# using Monogame. #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #monogame More info here: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to...
Melkhior's Tower dev log update: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
Pressing the A Button
With three different characters to control, each with different abilities, and two fire buttons available, I've spent a lot of time thinking about what each button should do. I initially had some func...
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Each object in Melkhior's Tower now has a weight property. This is to facilitate Sir Stamperlot's special ability of strength. #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart More info here: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to...
My new Playdate project, Melkhior's Tower, has a new home on Itch, where I'll post more frequent dev updates to avoid spamming the socials with too many updates. #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to...
Melkhior's Tower Playdate by BitGlint Games
A Playdate exclusive Melkhior's Mansion spin-off
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Started working on locked chests in my new game, Melkhior's Tower. Clues to the combination will be hidden somewhere around the place, and only Princess Ashby will be able to crank the locks. #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart www.bitglint.co.uk
Levels in Melkhior's Tower (as it's now called) will be traversed via one way trapdoors. Not quite as easily as the video shows, this is just a test. 😀 #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart www.bitglint.co.uk
I worked on the score and message system for my (not-so-small-anymore) mini-game. There’s now a countdown at the start, a silly remark when you crash, and praise plus a big bonus for reaching the finish line. #pixelart #gamedev #solodev #godotengine #indiegames #godot #indiedev #devlog
Bit of a longer gameplay video that shows progress so far on Melkhior's for Playdate. Merry Christmas.🎄 #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart www.bitglint.co.uk
Character collaboration will feature in many of the puzzles in my new Melkhior's Mansion spin-off for the Playdate. A quick turn of the crank switches between characters. #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart www.bitglint.co.uk
