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Indie game dev. Currently working on Eridin, a fantasy strategy game for GBA/e-reader and PC. Devlog at: @devlog.retrodotcards.com Anti AI. https://retrodotcards.com Please no DMs, but feel free to email me at matt@retrodotcards.com

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This magazine only has two ads on the front and back covers, printed on really nice paper, chock full of content (114 ad free pages!) It has a nice balance of old stuff and new games for old systems, and visual design that reminds me of game mags of 20+ years ago (a good thing). I'm jealous!

I am reviving my alt account. It's now a general dev log. If you want small, frequent updates as I work on my game (coding, graphics, music, all of it), check it out. This main account will be more focused on major milestones, announcements, and ereader/gba tidbits.

RetroDotCards dev log (alt account)@devlog.retrodotcards.com

I'm changing this account to be my dev log in general: coding, pixel art, illustration/drawing, music, the whole shebang. My goal is to post to this account regularly as I work on things. Posts will be raw and show early work. Like this video, where I just got a very basic walk animation in place.

The PC version of Eridin will largely be just like the GBA version. But it will get some quality of life improvements and graphical flourishes here and there. Here's a simple example. #gamedev #indiedev #whatbigpixelsyouhave

And if you look closely, just about every color is different across the two. The PC is how I drew the graphics in my pixel editor and the GBA color shift is due to it using 15 bit color (versus the PC's 24 bit).

The PC version of Eridin will largely be just like the GBA version. But it will get some quality of life improvements and graphical flourishes here and there. Here's a simple example. #gamedev #indiedev #whatbigpixelsyouhave

Scrolling a background on the GBA is quite chunky due to the low resolution and only 60 fps framerate. The PC has many times more resolution and an uncapped framerate. It's harder to see, but the character sliding is chunky on the GBA too.

I think an e-reader game that communicates over the wireless adapter might be possible. It would be just about the most asinine video game ever made, which intrigues me :)

I've started exploring this and plan to keep picking at it on the side. I still think it *might* be possible, but I don't think it will be easy. The main problem is the e-reader itself takes over hardware resources that the wireless game needs. I think there might be workarounds though 🤞

I think an e-reader game that communicates over the wireless adapter might be possible. It would be just about the most asinine video game ever made, which intrigues me :)

Hmmm ... nearly 5000 files changed. Oops, I had regenerated all of the random puzzles. Even when you're the sole developer on a project, code review is still good practice. #indiedev

Issue 66 of Return, a German retro gaming magazine, has an article on the e-Reader. They also added a side article about the Series One games. I never thought I'd be in a game magazine 😲

The image is low res as they would prefer I not share the contents of the article. It's in German and covers the history of the e-reader. My physical copy of the mag is still on its way, gotta cross the pond and all that.

If you are playing Pixel Pup but don't have the e-reader, head into the e-reader menu and enter the Konami code. It will unlock one puzzle. Not a big deal, but it will also add the e-reader puzzle environment into random, which is a nice plus.

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I wrote a #devlog to talk about the development of Pixel Pup and Taiyaki Fabulous Test Kitchen: objetdiscret.itch.io/tai-fab-muse... I'm so excited that #PixelPup is out TODAY, and I'm looking forward to bringing you #TaiFab 2 later this year! 🎉 #GBA #GBC #IndieDev #GameDev #homebrew

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