first death cutscene for Match Shot Chimera! It only plays the one time. I spent too much time on this T_T. #gamedev #indiegame

art test! hand-drawn lighting overlays for this extra-mean boss beam. A smidge of extra chaos on top of the smooth vector art looks exciting. #gamedev

Lucky Charms released a fruit flavor that actually has oats in the mix. The cereal… is healing.

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

The PC Gaming cambrian explosion began 13 years ago. Up until July 2013, there were 10-30 releases on Steam every month. Now there are *thousands*, a number that is still growing constantly. And I have dedicated myself to trying to keep track of what's happening, because I am apparently an idiot.

new alpha, new dev high score :) #gamedev (+excellent music by Abstraction!)

aw yes, Settings Menu! Your favorite. added excellent music by @tallbeard.itch.io as well :).

it's menu time! #gamedev

this is 100% true and also an indie game takes 4-10 years to make

Eniko Fox@enikofox.com · 2mo ago

Tbh my biggest advice for aspiring indie developers is that you simply cannot go 2-4 years between releases

ram too expensive retvrn to making neo geo carts www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...

SNK revives the mighty Neo Geo in modern form — new AES+ system plays classic games without emulation

The decision to go with actual silicon this time around communicates a massive amount of sincerity.

tomshardware.com

testing out a multiplier for air combos. It's fun, but I don't want it to make gameplay too stressful/fiddly for high score chasers! #gamedev #indiegame

adding arms was great for game feel, but really, I added them for this high five. #indiegame #gamedev

today's dumb #gamedev trick: the high five arm I've added to fixbots actually fits inside them.

Quite pleased with my progress on this prototype since May! I've changed a lot since then, but I'm especially impressed at the difference arms made in game feel. #gamedev

I'm trying out a new workflow where I make a 3D sketch in Blender that I then fill in with the actual detailed level bits. I like it! Imagining a blocker 3D platforming level in the simpler style I'm aiming for was a lot tougher on paper. #gamedev

Working on a title screen for my next prototype. Nothing fancy, but I think the hand-drawn 2D sprite flourishes help quite a bit! #gamedev

Tried to make my terrain graphics look better from top-down, and it worked out much better than I thought? #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Introducing Cursor Camp, a website to hang out with other cursors. Out now :) > neal.fun/cursor-camp/

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

YES . . . HA HA HA . . . YES

Match Shot Chimera's been updated to include local co-op and a lot more! It's a carry-your-friends (or kids!) mode, but I'm OK making a harder alternative. Tell me what you think! #gamedev #indiegame #shmup

Full change notes for alpha 0.9 here! Chock full of tasty gifs, too. This update adds local co-op, upgrade shops, boss picking/rewards, two new minibosses, and dynamic level pacing for you more murderous players. store.steampowered.com/news/app/355... #gamedev

Match Shot Chimera - alpha 0.9 is out now! - Steam News

Local Co-op, New Minibosses, Shops, and Pick Routes!

store.steampowered.com

Just released an update letting you pick your boss fights! Observe the majesty of Carpy Die 'em :) #indiegame #shmup #matchshot

finally sneaking a weak point tutorial into Match Shot Chimera's intro! Sorry it wasn't there sooner! I think it's pretty neat to have it match up with the character's pupil :P. #indiegame #shmup #gamedev

adding cute lil' eye bats to let you pick your boss fights! #gamedev #shmup #matchshot

really pleased with this dork's weird attacks and how you can match-3 to get around its shields. #indiegame #shmup #gamedev

i often think about this review

10 snow days sure did wreck my work schedule, but my kids are going to school again. Death Starfish is incoming! #matchshot #shmup #gamedev

Dog.

co-op is coming to Match Shot Chimera! It wasn't in the plans a month ago, but spending the holidays with family can change priorities! The queue for conflicting block shots was a pain to make. I hope you never notice it ;) #gamedev #shmup #matchshot