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Iapetus πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ή

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Prototyping/Programming games for retro machines. I also enjoy #pixelart. (Iapetus/Japetus(pronounced Yapetus) was a Titan in Greek/Roman myth.) ζ—₯本θͺžγŒε€§ε₯½γγ γ€‚

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#RETROGAMING #8bit #c64 My new game, Zezito in the Glittering Caves - C64 >> iapetus2019.itch.io/zezito-i… Written in #Forth #8BitArt #IndieGame #PixelPerfect #GamingCommunity #ArcadeVibes #OldSchoolGaming #GameDev #RetroRevival
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0xC0DE@0xC0DE6502Nov 8
I felt like trying my hand at some additional tiles for my untitled game for the Acorn Electron. At the moment there is room for 128 tiles. Each tile uses only 16 bytes, so 2K of storage needed for all tiles
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Jakub Wasilewski@krajzegNov 5
You know your game is getting close to fully baked when you're working on the Proper HUD Buttonsβ„’ πŸ’ͺ ...including such glorious features like "make sure buttons are clickable at the very edge/corner of the screen regardless of their actual shape" πŸ˜… #gamedev
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#RETROGAMING #8bit #oric Zezito and the Lost Stars for the Oric is in the works!... :) I will bring it to the level of the C64, ZX Spectrum and Thomson MO5 versions. youtu.be/DOp-vjVzQXo #8BitArt #IndieGame #PixelPerfect #ArcadeVibes #OldSchoolGaming #GameDev
Zezito and the Lost Stars ORIC - wip

Zezito and the Lost Stars ORIC - wip

I have started to code my Acorn Electron game, Zezito and the Lost ...

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Joachim Ljunggren (The Sarge)@j_ljunggrenNov 2
AMPLIFIER by me The Sarge. #pixelart on the #commodore64. I competed at Zoo party in Finland this weekend and it got 1st place. All border sprites and rasters. A first for me. #c64 #art #Retro
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0xC0DE@0xC0DE6502Nov 1
Unnamed Electrobots game for Acorn Electron (WIP). I'm a bit slow at the moment but I finally managed to add larger enemies and sprite clipping, which instantly makes it feel like a more lively game world
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The Wilds
@JohnHen65953721Nov 1
One of the finest cinematic sequences on the #C64 just dropped - This is simply magnificent! A standout section in the demo "Breadbin of Horror" csdb.dk/release/?id=265512
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rax@oric_raxOct 21
Another mockup from 2021 for a platformer in text mode on my Oric. Another project frozen in time. #8bit #gamedev #oric
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Planeta Sinclair@PlanetaSinclairOct 25
Planeta Sinclair: Shadows of Belial em vΓ‘rias lΓ­nguas planetasinclair.blogspot.com…
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Wanax@Wanax12Oct 25
Today I finished the multiplexer for TQII. Nothing fancy, just the usual double buffering and sprite sorting, but stripped down to the bare essentials (max 16 sprites). The sprites you see are conversions from images processed with Python. :-) #Commodore64 #C64
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I found a GIF of the animation. Color clash made this a real challenge, to keep the yellow center following a smooth arc.
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0xC0DE@0xC0DE6502Oct 25
Very early test with some enemies. No collision detection and no clipping yet. I shrunk the viewport a little in advance to create enough frame time for enemies, moving platforms, etc.
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0xC0DE@0xC0DE6502Oct 24
The little struggles... picking up coins or other things (& hence erasing the sprite correctly on all 4 buffers) when they are only partially visible at the left edge of the viewport... was pretty challenging. Also, no more preshifted tiles but on-the-fly shifting while plotting
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Here's the full launch trailer for Beep's Escape, featuring the waterfall animation, jumping fireballs and explosions, and a genuine loading screen, all fully ZX Spectrum compliant. Enjoy!
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rwx designs@rwxdesignsOct 23
Another GTW @fgasking Boneless.. which I'm pretty certain won't ever make an appearance on the C64 unless I manage to find the time in the future to re-awaken it. #c64boneless @rwxdesigns
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#RETROGAMING #8bit #vg5000 #philips #vg5k Lala Prologue for the Philips VG5000. Original #zxspectrum game by @mojon_twins . Get it now for #FREE while it is hot: iapetus2019.itch.io/lala-pro… . . . #8BitArt #IndieGame #PixelPerfect #GamingCommunity #ArcadeVibes
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All the noise about AI in games and all the slop in Steam's Next Fest has gotten me feeling a bit meh about making games again. When I was making Beep's Escape it felt magical. Not so much now. Might go back to drawing retro textures for a while. It feels like a safer space.
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Radek Burkat
@radekburkatOct 20
You guys are so SCREWED! Testing Spy skill level 15 combat dodge. This C64 version has about 8 spy combat metrics that grow with each building passed and with how long each spy is alive.
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rax@oric_raxOct 19
Another forgotten #ORIC project from 2022! A Pac-Man clone featuring multiple rooms (rather than just levels) and a custom room editor. Unfortunately, development only ever made it to the sprite testing phase. #Oric #PacMan #8bit #RetroDev
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0xC0DE@0xC0DE6502Oct 18
Unnamed Electrobots game (WIP) for Acorn Electron 🚫AI. Created more varied tiles and tile types. Next up: stats, enemies, moving platforms?
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Planeta Sinclair@PlanetaSinclairOct 18
Planeta Sinclair: Everest 2: the Climb planetasinclair.blogspot.com…
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