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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“United Snakes of America” - the hardest diss track of all time

Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In the 90s, people would see stuff like this and think "this is the best a video game can ever look"... and they were right.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Finally tried out Little Noah: Scion of Paradise after having it on different wishlists for a while, forgetting why I was even interested in it, then finally buying it cheap on Switch, then leaving it unplayed for months. It’s quite cool actually! Very addictive loop and fun mechanics.

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eastasiasoft @eastasiasoft.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Highly anticipated vertical scrolling shoot'em up BIRDCAGE is now available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, XBOX and XBOX on PC! ow.ly/sn2I50ZQlhS Just US$14.99/€14.99 plus for a limited time, enjoy a 10% launch discount for select regions and platforms!

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Probably preaching to the choir here, but I side-eye anyone still on there at this point. Even if you're trying to promote something.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I have worked on two cancelled games, and they had one big thing in common…

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Earthbound. I rented it when I was like 7 and it was the first text-heavy game I played that I actually understood and made progress in. I rented it almost every weekend for like a year straight.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“I am not hungry now,” said the Dark Frog. “I have eaten too many tasty frog children. But after I jump rope one hundred times, I will be hungry again. Then I will eat YOU!”

The Old Dark Frog, wrapped in white shroud, threatens tiny Frog, who looks terrified.

From "Shivers"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Still thinking about that time in 2002 when I saw a forum user named "Son_of_Liberty" get called "Son_of_Puberty", and then he disappeared forever.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

20 year old me would be impressed by my job and the fact I managed to get married (or laid tbh). I had really low self esteem. I was just too stubborn to give up, even when I felt destined to fail at everything.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Silent Hill f has really been impressing me. The level design is exactly what I want from this kind of game. Excellent pacing and the combat is just enough to keep me on my toes. So many memorable moments already and I’m only like 3 hours in.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Checked out the Onimusha demo. People complained this is easy? The regular enemy mobs sure, in a fun way. The bosses and even big enemies? Uh... this shit is hard as hell for me, lol Maybe the whole gaming world has become ARPG melee combat champions due to Souls games? (which I am bad at)

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I tend to boycott most things that use AI art at all, but the unfortunate thing about being a parent is that so many school and childcare related notices I get use clear AI generated art. The actual teachers tend not to use it, but the admins do.

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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

this shit does not work on me. go try it on the centrists who call trans women "biological men."

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Jorb Art || Open for work @janipeippo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Surprising that Nintendo licensed Metroid Ravenous to Philips.

A crude flat colored pixel art image of Samus, a futuristic bounty hunter in a robotic looking suit stating to a tall bird man: "Oh boy, I'm so hungry that I could eat a Geemer!"

Made in style of the infamous CD-I zelda games.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wolverine reviews are hitting, and I'm honestly kind of stunned it's below 80 on Metacritic. It seemed like a game that press would love. I will say I wasn't convinced by the gameplay footage, and I'm not a fan of how gory it is (Wolverine can kill, but fatalities against mooks feels off to me).

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Enjoying Silent Hill f! Played a chunk of it last night that felt like the intro was over and I was finally in the “real” game. I did not expect the level design to be as open as it is. It feels good to explore the map, find little side stories and get a little reward. Combat loop is fun too.

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Calli Giovanini COMMS CLOSED @calligiovanini.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Bird of Prey (Samus Aran from Metroid Ravenous)

Digital painting portraying the Nintendo character Samus Aran, from the Metroid series, as a ravenous creature on top of a totem.
Samus, a woman wearing a full futuristic space suit with giant round shoulders and an arm canom, crouches on top of a totem while holding a pink flame with a off-putting bird claw shaped hand. Her arm canom on the other hand oozes a yellow substance. She looks at the camera like she has just noticed us.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Metroid Ravenous looks cool. I am a talking Samus proponent. I like that the mainline series continues to do new things in terms of settings/enemies/Samus herself. I wasn’t amazed by Dread, but it was good. I hope the world can be more open ended this time… but I’m also a Fusion fan so I dunno.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My biggest takeaway regarding Zelda graphics after today’s Direct: Every time they showed Wind Waker during the montage, I was amazed at how beautiful it is. Even/especially when contrasted with the other games. It still looks incredible.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

OOT characters mostly look weird. Dungeons and combat (animations, effects, etc.) look cool. A lot of the little QOL stuff they mentioned or showed (character chatter happening live as you walk by) seem good. It's probably a fine game. Certainly not the massive overhaul some expected. Epona is cute.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don’t play that many AAA games lately, but for some reason I’m interested in the horror ones and have bought a few over the last few years. I don’t often finish them and am extra limited in my time to play them (kids need to be in bed, etc). Currently chipping away at Silent Hill f.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My kids like Frog and Toad. My wife has the audiobook on her phone. This sequence goes hard in audiobook format. The music is dramatic and the performance (by the author!) is intense. Understand that “Shut up!” for a 5 year old is practically the F word.

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Wonder Momo arcade flyer

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’ve been playing Devil May Cry 1 for the first time. This is certainly a game of its era (complimentary) while still feeling very much like its own thing.

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Ruby (ft. Jimin) @lapsedbard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CANADIANS, this petition to regulate data centers in Canada is open until September 24, please sign! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Petition e-7550 - Petitions

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I have seen some counters to this sort of take, like "THEY WOULD BUT THEY KEEP GETTING FIRED!" But honestly, even amongst indie developers, there's waaaayyy too much "I made a game like a game I like. It's that game again, but made by me." and then wondering why nobody wants to play it.

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POLYGON BIRD Games @polygonbird.games · 31/08/2026

Take control of the HALCYON 🗡️ Defeat the RADON Daughters 🦅 Destroy the WORLD-EGG 🥚 BIRDCAGE launches on consoles, Wednesday September 23rd! ow.ly/XwGl50ZGIJG

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Matlock @keyofw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Gonna stay on the self-promo train for a bit because my first Steam game came out yesterday! A Metroidvania retro-style platformer about the meaning of life, probably. Check it out here! store.steampowered.com/app/4551640/... #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm not a big GTA person, but watched that extended look. Certain aspects of the setting and gameplay seem a bit more cathartic than they did to me last time a GTA was new.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Mike D solo album is out. Listening to it now. Strange to hear A Beastie Boy as the only voice for the runtime of an album. It overall has a kind of “futuristic lo-fi post-punk” vibe to it. I would say I don’t love his vocals, but his creativity is on full display.

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Matlock @keyofw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Alright I did it! Pressed the big "release" button on Steam. My game is live! Check it out here! If you like Metroidvanias, retro-themed platformers, and little games, then this is the thing for you. #gamedev #indiedev

store.steampowered.com

Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure on Steam

"Pod's Itty Bitty Adventure" is a short retro-themed open-world Metroidvania platformer that prioritizes movement and exploration.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I tried this game out a few weeks ago and had a great time with it! I’ll be buying it tomorrow for sure.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

LinkedIn: The place where you can see your respected former coworkers "celebrate" someone posting about how they vibe coded (their own words) a game with AI.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Yesterday, I wanted to fade out an entire layer in Game Maker. I had no idea where to start. I had to learn how to assign a script to a layer, use that script to call a shader, and write a shader that set the alpha of the entire layer. I had to do detective work to figure out all of this…

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Also no need to follow people that you don’t hate, but do find annoying. The “they’re not wrong but that’s the most annoying way possible to stay that” people. Just unfollow and you get to stop being annoyed.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Playing Fantasy Zone II on the Sega 3D Classics Collection for 3DS essentially kicked off wanting to make Chronoblazer for me. I have since played other, maybe “better” versions of FZ/FZ2. But I fired that one up last night and… it still has the juice. Probably some “first one I played” bias, but…

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The boring reality of the Wolverine game having a smashing arms boss fight is probably that they knew they wanted a Sentinel fight but had budgetary restrictions on it and had to just make a call on the design before really digging deep into possibilities.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"Most hated" feels strong. I don't know if I have a most hated game. But I have played a fair number of truly INDIE indies, like early 2000s freeware and stuff people put up on Steam for free. They kind of live in my head with a variety of "don't be like that one game..." lessons. Perhaps unfairly.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The new Spider-Man was pretty great, and I say that as someone who had basically written off the MCU. Optimistic about X-Men. May actually go back and watch the movies I skipped (almost everything after 2021 or so). Spidey and X-Men are the Marvel heroes I grew up with.

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

(Models Available For Subscribers) Federal Polling: LPC: 45% (+1) CPC: 27% (-14) NDP: 17% (+11) GPC: 4% (+3) BQ: 4% (-2) PPC: 2% (+1) EKOS / August 4, 2026 / n=3195 / MOE 1.7% / Online (% Change w 2025 Federal Election) Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I would keep my clandestine Wii U because I like the idea of one day being able to play Nintendoland again.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I’ve been posting Chronoblazer builds occasionally on the game’s itch page. The page itself is outdated and I’m not doing any sort of big feedback push, but always happy to hear thoughts. Also, I posted a Mac build today and I have no idea if it works for modern Macs. Testing is very appreciated!

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Spent some time today learning how to make a Mac build of my Game Maker game on an old Mac… now reading maybe it will only run on other similarly old Macs but not newer ones? Lame if true. I guess I at least like… learned how to do it.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Trying to get an older Mac (2015ish, MacOS Yosemite) up and running. I reformatted it because the disk was full of bloated system files. Quickly seemed to be impossible to update the actual OS through normal channels - Apple's website doesn't even load properly on the stock version of Safari!

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have only one draft. I think I just didn’t feel like making this statement the day I thought of it.

We are currently in “that thing The Clash sang about 45 years ago is happening again” times.

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I finally tried the new Game Maker UI stuff. It seems to have valid use cases for games targeting multiple screen ratios, but I found it to be a headache to use. Ended up making a new menu with the old methods. It has that "trying to arrange images in MS Word" unpredictable jumpiness to it.

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