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DrBossKey

@drbosskey.bsky.social

Game developer, producer, director, tech & software dude, and life long gamer since the Atari 2600 & C64 days of olden times. While I professionally produce games & tech, my passion project, Interstellar Sentinel, a shooter/shoot'em up/shmup.

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 5d ago

Player shots as percussion. Enemy pops as reward. Boss telegraphs you can hear while your eyes are busy elsewhere. And yes, pointsplosions. New on MotherShmupper: www.mothershmupper.com/the-sound-of... #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮

The Sound of a Shmup: Rhythm, Identity, and Audio Clarity

I thought it would be fitting to listen to the Interstellar Sentinel OST while reading this :) Enjoy as we channeled Super Metroid, Super Turrican, and The Terminator as inspirations, along with 80s S...

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · last wk.

Can you build a shmup where everyone reaches the credits without sanding off parts that makes arcade games worth mastering? A rabbit hole on death, power loss, rank, comeback curves, & the weird line between kiddie-pool floaties & earned fun. www.mothershmupper.com/risk-rank-an... #ModernRetro 🌟🎮

Risk, Rank, and the Shmup Comeback Curve

With no risk there is no meaningful reward. When you die and try to retrieve your body/XP, the risk is dynamic to your greed. If you were carrying 3 levels’ worth of XP, that is a very different kind ...

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · last wk.

Learn how better recovery design keeps one death from killing the run, why Gradius Syndrome still matters, and how a bad run can become a great comeback. Read the full piece for free. www.patreon.com/UpliftingGoa... #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮

Power Loss, Gradius Syndrome, and the Value of a Bad Run | Uplifting Goat - Hand Crafted Game Development Worlds

A question popped up in the Shmup Creator Discord recently: How do you feel about losing your power-ups after dying in a shmup? A lot of the

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 2w ago

Gotta love when you connect parts of your work together for those ahhah moments www.patreon.com/UpliftingGoa... #IS1 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮

Uplifting Goat - Hand Crafted Game Development Worlds: Today I connected the game title screen to the Art of Interstellar Sentinel digital art book! Super swanky! https://youtu.be/UH6duv4vH20

Today I connected the game title screen to the Art of Interstellar Sentinel digital art book! Super swanky! https://youtu.be/UH6duv4vH20

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 2w ago

Exploring our new Patreon space for our Uplifting Goat game studio. Making weird, fun places for our fans to connect with us! A long time in the making & feels great; thanks @jackconte.bsky.social for the inspiration & creator stewardship- you inspire me! www.patreon.com/c/UpliftingG...

Uplifting Goat - Hand Crafted Game Development Worlds — Indie PC games, Shoot'em Ups & Arcade Culture. DrBossKey Style

Get more from Uplifting Goat - Hand Crafted Game Development Worlds on Patreon. Indie PC games, Shoot'em Ups & Arcade Culture. DrBossKey Style. Support Uplifting Goat - Hand Crafted Game Development ...

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · last mo.

Was doing some thinking today post Shmup Slam 8 and some of my core design thinking. www.mothershmupper.com/super-i-fram... #IS1 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮

Super I-Frames, Giant Bosses, and Letting Players Cheat a Little

I just got back from Shmup Slam 8, and I've been talking, watching, and chatting with all manner of Mother Shmupper lovers. Super i-frames are not just mercy. They solve a feel problem for normal pla...

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ever want to dream in the TouHou universe? Shmup Creator, our studio's preferred toolset, makes it silly fun to craft gameplay without needing to be a coder. #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮

bulo studio@bulostudio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SHMUP Creator is -20% OFF until tomorrow! Steam Bullet Fest forever. Bulet patterns editor, scoring mechanics, optimized bullet engine: Create your own Danmaku without any code. #steamBulletFest #shmup #danmaku #SHMUPCreator

DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I beat Saros last night! Man there is so much to be inspired by, and the power fantasy has me thinking deeply on game developer/design. I wrote up a few musings here: www.mothershmupper.com/the-joy-of-b... #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮

The Joy of Becoming a Problem: What Saros Gets Right About Mastery

I beat Saros last night, and the funny thing is, I don’t think I’m done with it. Not in a checklist-brain way. More like: I still have the itch. I want another run. I want to see what other busted, b...

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dear world, I never thought that making this game would also mean that I would be enjoying the fantasy of saucing up my ramen with Interstellar Sentinel 9 Boss Hot Sauce lol #IS1 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮 www.stickermule.com/ugoat/item/2...

9 Boss Hot Sauce | Forged from the secret herbs and spices of the Interstellar Sentinel universe. A cosmic blend with boss-level heat. by Uplifting Goat LLC. | White label hot sauce | Sticker Mule

Our sauce uses the perfect blend of the best chili peppers to create an everyday hot sauce that everyone loves. Free shipping.

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DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

People like to see me get excited when telling the story of what's in my mind coming to life. Wrestling with tools to realize the vision is every craftsman's dilemma and also fun game development struggle bus!

Elleroch@elleroch-ug.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I love how much personality Neonix has! This doesn’t feel like “here’s the Level 2 boss room.” It feels like we’re being invited into her show, her ego, her whole world! @drbosskey.bsky.social #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAe-...

DrBossKey@drbosskey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

PS1, #Einhander spiritual vibes, a banging soundtrack also by @djear.bsky.social, and the full-on passion project is now wishlisted, DONT WAIT, wish list now with me to show some STG (will never die) love! store.steampowered.com/app/3920310/... #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames🌟🎮

Metal Crisis on Steam

METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooter's of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes ...

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