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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 28/09/2026

On Saturday, Oct 17th, As part of MoMI's Open Worlds 2026, Arcade Commons will be presenting a day in celebration of the science of building arcade games! We hope you'll join us @movingimagenyc.bsky.social for a free look at the intersection of science, play, and DIY movingimage.org/event/arcade...

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Arcade Science Day of Play – Museum of the Moving Image

Hear from HOVERBURGER and MASSIVE creators, other game designers and roboticists about the ways they use math, engineering, and other STEM fields in the creation of their works. Plus hands-on circuit ...

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allsee @allsees.online · 18/09/2026

QUALIA returns to MAGFEST this (next??) Jan 2027!!!!!! come touch it!!!!!!

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Kayla the Cutey @kaylakitty.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Overjoyed to see @arcadecommons.org showcasing a sea of new games, including @b0tster.yeag.gay Nightmare Kart >< Happy to see Long Island rejoining with the RetroCon, had fun with the photos and gf got to meet Kinger! Also Pennywise:)

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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 16/08/2026

We had a blast being a part of @liretro.bsky.social last weekend! Thanks to all the friendly folk that came by, played our games, chatted, joined our discord, picked up merch, and shared the joy of the arcade with us!

An image of people lined up to play a series of indie arcade games, including Dyebreaker, Nothing Good Can Come of This, HoverBurger, and Nightmare Kart.

An image from above, of the entire Arcade Commons setup, including the four arcade cabinets, and a table with the games Steam and Glory and Ziggurat of the Titan Beetle, as well as a merch booth in the middle with one of our crew chatting attendees.

Above the scene, there is a yellow biplane suspended on cables.

A group of four people are around the Ziggurat of the Titan Beetle control console, with the store screen for the game on the monitor behind them. In the background a person is locked in playing Nightmare Kart.

An image of some of our crew hanging out behind the AC merch/ info booth at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

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Munity Games @munity.games · 15/08/2026

We're starting this lovely weekend at #CEO2026 with the debut of Ladybug-on-Legs! Huge shout out to @construct.goblinmo.de for the original poster that inspired the side art!!!

Featured are Darcy, Sean, and Sav from Munity Games at the Indie Showcase in Jebaileyworld with the affectionately named Ladybug on Legs mini cab and a two fightstick set up .

A shot of Ladybug on Legs from the side, featuring side art inspired by a poster @construct.goblinemo.de made for MAGFest 2026

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 03/08/2026

We passed the initial goal in 4 days! So we've upped it - let's push forward to $200k!! Thanks to everyone for buying the bundle and sharing wherever you can.

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walt @runningjump.games · 31/07/2026

proud to include Dyebreaker in this bundle. seen so many talented peers lose their jobs and what strikes me is how often these people are the BEST at what they do, which draws them onto important new projects that need their skill, which are then vulnerable to cuts or cancellation. it's so backwards

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dustmop is over here now @dustmop.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm giving a talk at Brooklyn Web Workers this upcoming Monday, come on out and say hi!

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 22/07/2026

Rocket Dog v0.06 Beta is available now on @itch.io! There's been so much cool stuff added to make the game look and sound like a real thing in the last few months, it was killing me that the beta didn't reflect all of it! A lot of new art and music. Full credits on the page! indomitablerocket.dog

Screenshot of The Indomitable Rocket Dog where the dog is speeding through a green and blue tunnel, a wavy "+5 sec" appears on screen

Screenshot of The Indomitable Rocket Dog. It's a game over screen where the player got a B rank on the level. It is heavily posterized and uses a harsh green and white color scheme.

Screenshot of The Indomitable Rocket Dog where the level editor is open and an entity called "bouncer_spike" is selected.

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LI Retro @liretro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Experience the most original and unique arcade titles by the most dynamic collective of artists, developers, designers, and fabricators merging gaming and art in a special @arcadecommons.org showcase exhibit at LI Retro this August 7-9! LIRetro.com

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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 19/07/2026

We have a brand new website! It's chock-full of information about each one of our cabinets along with pictures, ways to get in touch, and more! arcadecommons.org

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Arcade Commons

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 15/07/2026

*New game* release event for @molleindustria.org's upcoming Future? No Thanks! Next Monday, July 20th at boshi's place RSVP here: pools.events/t/accw2dqp/

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Lina Franzine 🏳️‍⚧️ @franzinalina.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

at wonderville playing the transgender indie arcade racing machine @b0tster.yeag.gay

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walt @runningjump.games · 10/07/2026

happy birthday, Dyebreaker! we got you this digital soundtrack release with original art from Dyebreaker character artist Ramsey Haefner Devin Curry composed such a kickass OST and i’m beyond psyched to have it available on Bandcamp (more platforms soon) junglebirdrecs.bandcamp.com/album/dyebre...

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Dyebreaker Original Soundtrack, by Devin Curry

7 track album

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walt @runningjump.games · 09/07/2026

dyebreaker anniversary tomorrow 😈

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J0SIE Mostly @j0siemostly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Come help finish this amazing documentary! We need help from an amazing editor:

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 02/07/2026

If you're curious about Hypnogenesis, a video feedback space shooter, @allenriley.com edited our @exgs.bsky.social talk from @officialgdc.bsky.social into a clean video with lots of game footage! #indiegames #videofeedback www.youtube.com/watch?v=n38C...

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Hypnogenesis by Allen Riley and Andy Wallace

YouTube video by Allen Riley

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walt @runningjump.games · 02/07/2026

hey if you're in Austin come play my arcade game next Friday, July 10th, for the release anniversary don't worry if you've never played, seems like every tournament we have at least one finalist who had never played the game before. we'll have some fun prizes too. come through and bring a friend 🤝

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MAGFest Indie Arcade @mag-indiearcade.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

📣🕹️SUBMISSIONS ARE LIVE FOR MAGFEST 2027🕹️📣 Do YOU have an alt ctrl game? Or an art installation? Or somethin else cool? - Go here: super2027.reg.magfest.org/showcase/apply - Tell us bout your thing that you made and you want to show to people (form closes July 31st!) - See you @magfest.org, Jan 7-10

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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

for an alternate take on 90's nostalgia, you guys should check out the video of my talk i did earlier this year at @boshis.place if you haven't www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6wg...

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liz ryerson lecture - what doth videogame

YouTube video by boshi's place

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kc 💀 play TRUE LOVE'S CURSE! @npckc.net · 03/05/2026

📢 CALLING ALL NONBINARY GAME DEVS! 📢 i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day! if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9... please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!

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Nonbinary Coded Games Submission Form

This is a submission form for the Steam sale event, Nonbinary Coded Games, which will be happening from July 13 10:00 AM Pacific Time to July 20 10:00 AM Pacific Time. (July 14 is International Non-Bi...

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 15/04/2026

we're hosting a watch party for @gameworkerscon.bsky.social may 22-23! it's a free, online conference by & for workers organized by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. please use the qr code to rsvp! there will be snacks, swag, park hangs during breaks, & we can learn how to build worker power together.

a poster for the game workers conference, taking place on may 22-23. in the bottom-left corner, a red stream of game tools & iconography emanate from a sun composed of abstract shapes.

it's nestled, slightly askew inside another poster for a boshi's place watch party for the conference. boshi's face at the bottom left overlaps the conference poster slightly, with small illustrated decorations in pure blue scattered around the rest of the frame.

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 07/04/2026

Hypnogenesis has a wishlist page on Steam! After the response that @allenriley.com and I got at GDC we decided to make a home version! I think we're the only game on Steam that mentions Nam Jun Paik in the description. store.steampowered.com/app/4545390 #indiedev #videofeedback #indiegames

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Hypnogenesis on Steam

Hypnogenesis is an experimental video feedback bullet hell game in which arcade gameplay is integrated with the controls of a video synthesizer.

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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 05/04/2026

You all once again proved that your love of Nightmare Kart is too powerful for our humble contraption. The shifter base broke right off! So @mattfryed.bsky.social busted out the big guns. The new console has an all metal interior, soon to be welded together. Now it'll really be able to take a hit 🤘

the Nightmare Kart console, removed and taken apart, with its new metal bracket interior being applied

a back look at the console - you can see where the new shifter base has been placed at an adjustable angle

A welding mask sits on our workshop table, ready for use

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 02/04/2026

Come help us make arcade games! I’m hype as hell that we’re making a cab for Ziggurat and we want to give new people an opportunity to make handcrafted arcade machines! bsky.app/profile/arca...

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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 02/04/2026

🚨Volunteer position for a UX Designer🚨 Soon we'll be starting work on a sit-down cocktail cabinet for Ziggurat of the Titan Beetle. The existing UX will need to be converted to make sense for a cocktail cab. If that sounds like you and you want to get involved, please drop us a line!

Sample 3D render of the next Arcade Commons cabinet build - a tabletop style sit-down arcade cabinet, styled to looks like some sort of... Ziggurat...

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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 01/04/2026

As part of a brand new build for Super Rad Arcade in Lynchburg, VA, @mattfryed.bsky.social and Michael Consoli bring you a second version of Nothing Good Can Come Of This! Who says you can't make your own spray booth in a pinch? Refreshed art by @chriscariot.bsky.social :)

Matt and Michael receive the new wood for the side of the arcade

Matt prepares a homebrewed spray booth for doing a first pass of primer on the cabinet

the primed cabinet with buttons and lighting in place

The finished build with marquee, side art, graphics, and paint!

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Holy Wow Studios @holywowstudios.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

"Icarus Proudbottom's Typing Party," our two-player typing arcade cabinet, will be in the lobby of the Museum of the Moving Image (@movingimagenyc.bsky.social) for the next six months! Thanks to the museum for this opportunity and for @wonderville.nyc for making it happen!

A photo of the "Icarus Proudbottom's Typing Party" arcade cabinet in the lobby of the Museum of the Moving Image.

A photo of the "Icarus Proudbottom's Typing Party" arcade cabinet in the lobby of the Museum of the Moving Image, with the two developers.

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socks magocs @socksmagocs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

in 2017, I saw @arcadecommons.org at MAGFest and said "I could probably do that" Today marks 9 years since my very first project teaching myself to solder

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 13/03/2026

After the Experimental Gameplay Showcase we’ll be bringing Hypnigenesis to Boshi’s Place x Syzygy! checkout.square.site/merchant/ML1...

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boshi's place x SyzygySF: Fried Egg the 13th - Syzygy Co-op

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Allen @allenriley.com · 13/03/2026

Andy Wallace and I showed and discussed Hypnogenesis at a video game concept art exhibition curated by Steph Ng and Meha Murthy at Little Raven Gallery in San Francisco on March 12, 2026. The show also featured microtalks by game designers including Richard Lemarchand and Bridget Winn.

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Dexter Gramfors @dxtr.se · 06/03/2026

Doom Drop arcade cabinet release party at @wonderville.nyc in one week, on Friday the 13th! 🤘 www.wonderville.nyc/events/doom-...

An event flyer. The text reads:
Doom Drop cabinet debut
Friday March 13th, 7PM

Featuring a tourney with prizes followed by music
DJ Softserve presenting “Survival”
Goth, heavy, industrial set by RX-69

Wonderville 1186 Broadway BK - 21+ FREE

An arcade cabinet featuring side art of a hooded figure

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 11/02/2026

The NYU Game Center's hiring! A senior, tenure-track professor post for an experienced game designer, artist or industry pro with a notable body of creative work. Experience finishing games and mentoring/teaching more important than any kind of academic credential! gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...

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We're Hiring! Join the NYU Game Center Faculty as an Associate Professor! - NYU | Game Center

Description Associate or Full tenure professor position for the NYU Game Center New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Position Overview The NYU Game Center is seeking applicants to join its fa...

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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 17/02/2026

The refurbishment of Nothing Good Can Come Of This is complete, thanks to @chriscariot.bsky.social, @alexpanait.bsky.social, @mattfryed.bsky.social and developer Michael Consoli! Come through @wonderville.nyc on Sat. Feb 21st for a celebration featuring new game modes, tournament, and prizes!

Flier for the Nothing Good Can Come of This relaunch at Wonderville, on Saturday, Feb 21st at 6:30pm

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 18/02/2026

Exciting news: @allenriley.com and I will be showing Hypnogenesis at the Experimental Games Showcase at @officialgdc.bsky.social We'll be talking about using video synthesis techniques to make video feedback a core gameplay mechanic. We'd love to show the game at your GDC party! Drop us a line!

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Arcade Commons @arcadecommons.org · 17/02/2026

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IGDA NYC @igdanyc.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Feb 12 is the next play test. Open to the public, but you must be on the security list.

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The Bear @cs9bsky.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Finally got the poster for It’s Bunlith! in a nice frame, thanks to @b0tster.yeag.gay for signing it at MAGFest! (and @arcadecommons.org for the awesome setup they had there!)

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

#MAGFest is a reminder of why we love this space so much. So many brilliant indie devs, incredible conversations, and genuinely good humans building games they care about. Feeling grateful, inspired, and very excited for what’s coming next. 💙🎮 #IndieGames #GameCommunity

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 26/01/2026

Every year I make a little game for my partner's birthday, usually staring our dog Tuppy. This year I asked... could our dog run the @arcadecommons.org merch stand at @magfest.org? You can play it here: andymakes.itch.io/help-tuppy-r... (requires keyboard) Art by @chriscariot.bsky.social

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Help Tuppy Run The Merch Booth by AndyMakes

Play in your browser

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PinBot @pinbot.gg · 15/01/2026

New from Indie Arcade Wave: Dyebreaker at MAGFest 2026. www.youtube.com/shorts/e6BY_zkON1w

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Dyebreaker at MAGFest 2026.

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Armagaren @armagaren.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The indie arcade at magfest is spectacular as always. People immersed in the unique experiences offered on custom hardware, created with love and passion for the medium #photography #magfest #magfest26 #supermagfest #indie #indiegames #eventphotography #arcade

A modern looking desk with knickknacks strewn about with only the glow of a single desk lamp illuminating. The player sits down at a retro styled computer to play

A player hunched over scraps of paper with glyphs and drawings to try and decipher the text in the game. The game is played on a small CRT display. A box reads "THIS SCRAP PAPER IS NOT TRASH PLEASE DONT THROW AWAY"

A custom pinball and air hockey table combination with spinning gears in the center to create more random interactions. The player in cosplay at the opposite end has their mouth agape in a surprised and happy expression

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DizzyBum @dizzybum.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Nightmare Kart custom cab feat. @slowbeef.bsky.social

A custom arcade cabinet for Nightmare Kart, being played by slowbeef

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legalized gamboling @ohtazer.goblinmo.de · 20/01/2026

calling all nyc tech sickos: please introduce me and @arcadecommons.org to your "i got a guy" e-waste salvaging connection who knows to call you when they come across That Gem. do we have a ton of space? god no. but we want to help cool pieces of tech history find new life/homes!

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 17/01/2026

I finally got around to writing up my 2025 year-in-review post. This year I worked on high speed mutts, Robotron-inspired CRT psychedelia (with @allenriley.bsky.social), another alt control jam (with @mtylpg.bsky.social & @arcadecommons.org) among many others! blog.emma.coop/andy/andys-2...

Collage image showing several projects I worked on this year

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AndyMakes @andymakes.itch.io · 17/01/2026

Two rad pictures of @jfriedhoff.bsky.social and I running tournaments for @arcadecommons.org at @magfest.org courtesy of Nick Santaniello!

Black and white photo of jane holding a laptop while I talk on a mic

color photo of jane and I looking off to the tournament on the left

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allsee @allsees.online · 17/01/2026

its post magfest so now I can showoff my Qualia Machine, lovingly built & designed by @blazinkarp.bsky.social inspired by glass teletypes and retro PC from a future that doesn't exist yet. The booth was decorated by me to reflect a cubicle inside an Intellica office. Lots of secrets there too...

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