Ted Martens
@tedmartens.bsky.social
Artist & Indie Dev. Cadence of Hyrule, Crypt of the NecroDancer & Amplified DLC, Pixel Fireplace, Hexels co-creator. Pixel Fireplace 🪵🔥 Steam: s.team/a/2678480 Itchio: https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace
I love when people make their game 4:3 with fun art on the sides. See also some of @locomalito.com's games that have arcade side panels with awesome artwork and 'how to play' instructions.
Time Extension@timeextension.com · 12h agoThe ZX Spectrum Just Got A Colourful Pac-Man Style Game That You Can Play Right Now For Free.
out now on early access! store.steampowered.com/app/952100/B...
Save 30% on Bad Pixels on Steam
Back in the days of the wild west, everything was much more rudimentary and raw. Drinking water had bits in it, shoes had holes in them, and computers only had 8-bits of processing power. With limited...
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bit of an update for my n64-style demo scene! (complete with authentic low-res crust)🌼 #madewithunity #lowpoly
I present: 5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda A flowchart of the media that influenced Zelda. Ranging from mythology and historical sources to ancient board games, D&D, 1930s pulp adventure films, and way more! Click through to see the full-size chart. namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
13/12: some portion of your audience simply will not buy your game if you use it! From a purely business risk, are you REALLY "making" enough productivity by adopting AI tools to offset the guaranteed revenue loss (and free marketing) from opted-out fans? My guess is, no way!
If someone ever needs a tangible list of reasons not to use AI, this is a great start!
Daniel Fedor@dcfedor.bsky.social · 2w agoBlue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12
✊ I don't use that shit and avoid it everywhere.
Alex Strook 🐭⚡️SQUEAKROSS@alexstrook.bsky.social · 3w agoIve seen multiple posts online saying that "there are no game devs doing games without AI today" which is complete bullshit Raise yor hand if you don’t use any form of LLM and actively avoid it ✋
I've just set up the pre-launch page for a potential KS campaign for my little RPG. Any 'Notify me on launch' clicks are deeply appreciated. \o/ Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pit...
I did a quick clean-up on one of my favorite pieces from this 1986 #zelda guide by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha/Studio Hard. The artists listed are MARUDA & Masayuki Hidaka I'm still high-res scanning the art but you can find the whole guide with my 600dpi scans here: archive.org/details/zeld...
DID YOU KNOW my game design sketchbook runs on steamdeck and also a variety of toasters and is less than $5 🐕 20 new games (that could have been made in 1983) 💠 Most of them are actually good!! 🔥 Reclaim long lost sense of joy 📚 Unlockable making-of diaries! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...
Save 10% on CorgiSpace on Steam
CorgiSpace is a collection of 8-bit games that have short legs on purpose. This anthology includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in...
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Pixel Fireplace is 70% off on Steam and Itchio for their Summer Sales. 🏕️🔥🪵🪣💦 s.team/a/2678480 hammertail.itch.io/pixel-firepl...
people! the itch summer sale is here! itch.io/s/188892/sum... if you're new to the party from 10SF, come grab all the first-generation OWCH games for just $4.20~ unlike steam 100% of sales go directly to me so if you wanna support a trans indie dev at the tail end of pride month, This Is The Way
So over on our (relatively new) SFB Games social channels, @shikaboom.bsky.social has been putting together some brilliant short form stuff showing off The Mermaid Mask in the runup to launch, well worth digging into if you're interested! Links in my pinned post
A reminder with #SteamNextFest starting: You SHOULD install the extensions that pop up the AI Disclosure in Steam and ignore any game with it.
Curious how we approached Mina’s pixel art? 🎨 We’re resurfacing an old Mina the Hollower Kickstarter update about how we tackled Game Boy Color-inspired sprite sizes, palettes, and visual restrictions. 🐭🕯️ Check it out in the link below! 🧵
