Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I can relate! I wrote and sketched a short graphic novel but when it came to inking it just looked terrible and I gave up. Keep going though. I love those relaxed little folk. 110
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here's the newsletter where I mentioned the tiny books I had seen online. I love making stuff for the computer but I also love making things in the real world. Hopefully my next book or two will be a bit neater 😊 ninjasparks.com/2026/issue-4...ninjasparks.comThings You Can HoldLast week was the launch of the 30th anniversary Pokémon Celebrations set. So on Wednesday morning I found myself, at 6am, in a queue with about 200 other people waiting to get some cards. 001
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Inspired by the newsletter I sent on Monday and a nudge from a friend I made a tiny book today. Making a small app that lets you design your own book then print it out so you can cut it out and glue it all together. #papercraft #crafting 130
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It has now been submitted. Learnt a lot doing this. I've been making online games for 20 something years, but this is the first time I've worked within strict guidelines. It's been fun, and challenging! #js13k #gamedev #javascript js13kgames.com/games/unicor...js13kgames.com 083
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Oh. Looks like I updated the URL and didn't add a redirect from the old page. Unicorn Escape is here now: beepmini.com/games/unicor... #js13kbeepmini.comUnicorn EscapeYou are a happy unicorn, but you have fallen down a big hole and find yourself in some caves. So you need to jump around the cave system to regain your rainbow powers so you can escape. 111
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Have updated this a few times since I first published it. It's a lot more full featured now so if you tried it maybe try again. Unfortunately realised its a bit slow on older hardware so going to try and work out why tonight and then submit it. #js13k 020
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Got a nice little group of games on beepmini.com now. Am really pleased with the games list, looks nice and retro but also like they are all from the same developer/ era. I have another 4 or 5 games that I made when making beepmicro so I will tidy and release them too #gamedev #indiedev #javascript 1162
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I don't think it's impossible for the ai. The ai does what it's told. If they could come up with an original idea ai would build it, obviously stealing from everything. But the original idea could be human. But these people act like an ai and copy what they've seen. Maybe it's impossible for them. 140
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026They got the power of ai and all they do is rip off other peoples stuff. Not even the imagination to make something original with it. If you're going to use it at least do something different. 2300
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Have put the game online. Please tell me what you think! #gamedev #indiedev #js13k #videogame #javascript beepmini.com/games/unicorn/beepmini.comUnicorn EscapeYou are a happy unicorn, but you have fallen down a big hole and find yourself in some caves. So you need to jump around the cave system to regain your rainbow powers so you can escape. 282
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026God I hate scalpers. I would probably get the special version if I could but you're probably right that we're out of luck. Fingers crossed for the regular version from somewhere else. 010
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Oh no 🙁 I didn't realise it was available to order. Definitely want a physical copy. Hopefully I'll get it next time round. 110
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The haters can get in the sea. I loved the original in the 90's and I'm really excited for this, plus my 10 year old watched the intro with me and was also really excited for it. We played through BOTW and TOTK together and now I get to show him one of my fave games of all time. 060
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Oops. Maximalist not minimalist.static.klipy.comTingle in Zelda GameAlt: Tingle in Zelda Game doing a dance 010
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Looked amazing. Very minimalist as you say but kept the essence of the original. So pleased it's a reimagining rather than a port. 110
Reposted by BenNoa 🪻 @noahbogart.com · 07/09/2026i'm bored while my kids play in the front yard and i don't feel like reading my book, so i'm gonna post a thread of my favorite iphone games, which i think is a under-discussed demographic in games 1262
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026When I had designed a chunk of the world I printed it and gave it to my 10 year old son who helped me to work out the position of the rainbows and the doors and keys to try and make it an interesting experience. #gamedesign #js13k 141
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Here's a screenshot of the game and the splash screen. It's almost done now. A bit of level tidying and then some play-testing but I'm pretty happy with it. #js13k #gamedev #indiedev #javascript 1104
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I fixed a lot of bugs this evening, and I now have a little unicorn character. He doesn't animate but he does look cute I think. I may add simple animations in the future but everything is restricted by the 13k size limit. #js13k #gamedev #javascript 1113
Reposted by BenAnnie @badgrgrl21.bsky.social · 29/08/2026From Tim Curry’s autobiography that came out last year: #frightclub 151333279
Reposted by BenRichard Moss @mossrc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This is such a bad faith and fallacious argument from Sony. It's perfectly intuitive to think that you are buying a (digital) copy of the binary data and that that copy should work for as long as you have the compatible hardware. (Text clipped from @stephentotilo.bsky.social's Game File newsletter.) 37024
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Started building the actual world this evening. It's a bit slower going than I imagined but it is working, which is the main thing. I want to finish the first version tomorrow and then I test it a lot! Then make it look prettier, and hopefully add music if the budget allows. #js13k #gamedev 191
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is a horrible drawing I scribbled on my tablet but it shows my early thoughts for the level layout. It will change since I haven't worked out any critical paths or puzzles or tested anything, but I am trying to work out how to make it look interesting and be enjoyable to explore. #gamedev 1123
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is a simple vector editor I made for the map editor. It's based on another simple editor I made for drawing shapes for my vector game library. I can basically just add squares and then split them up and draw the points around, or add lines. It outputs json for the engine to consume. #indiedev 171
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This image shows our hero, the unicorn (currently a pink square). Once fully powered up it leaves a rainbow trail everywhere it goes, which is can bounce off of to reach higher locations. #gamejam 110
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Haven't done any updates on my #js13k game. It's slow going and I may have bitten off more than I can chew. I'm making a metroidvania! 😬 Here's a few early pictures. #javascript #gamedev #indiedev #gamejam 1174
Reposted by BenThe Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Professional wordsmiths at the BBC are mixing up their modal auxiliary verbs, accidentally positioning Reform as a government in waiting. The use of 'will' signals the future tense carrying implied certainty, rather than the hypothetical scenario suggested by 'would.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housingLabour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division". 40556178
Reposted by BenKotaku @kotaku.com · 17/08/2026Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods kotaku.com/3d-model-markets-are-bei…kotaku.comReport Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated GoodsA classic conundrum of 'why would I buy something you didn’t make,' platforms like CGTrader has shelves of AI made models collecting dust 1002120543
Reposted by BenAndrzej Mazur @end3r.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Fifteenth edition of #js13k, web game development competition where you have to fit your entire game into a 13 kilobyte zip, starts NOW! The 2026 #theme is... #UNICORNS AND #RAINBOWS! 🦄🌈 js13kgames.com/2026/blog/co... #gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #codegolf #JavaScript #HTML5 0158
Reposted by BenH I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Go on Clacton, you can do it!!! 231300227
Reposted by BenTQ 🌿 @witchytq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026they know we don't want it. they do not care. 17053362463
Reposted by BenParis Marx @parismarx.com · 12/08/2026In the 2010s, we were told new tech would revolutionize transportation. As BMW faces backlash for sticking a Spider-Man ad on its center console, we can see what it really amounted to: cars that collect vast quantities of data on us and which automakers are desperate to use to push ads on us too.disconnect.blogBMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is a warning signWe were promised a transport revolution. Instead we got cars tracking us and serving us ads. 15594158
Reposted by BenGrace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 12/08/2026Developers backed by American asset managers want to dredge up Falmouth harbour, spilling toxic chemicals into local waterways, just so mega cruise ships can drop off tourists who barely visit the local area. STOP THE DREDGE graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-dredge...graceblakeley.substack.comThe Dredge: The battle for the future of Falmouth BayThe biggest seabed dredge in over 80 years is being proposed for Falmouth Bay. Campaigners claim local democracy is being overridden. 613375
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Added custom fonts to the engine, so it uses a vector drawn using the same system as everything else. Lightweight and looks pretty unique! #gamedev #indiedev #javascript 061
Reposted by BenBen @binarymoon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In preparation for the js13k game jam I am making a small vector game library that I call BeepMicro. It mostly draws vector shapes from an array and takes care of timing and input. See some screenshots of test games I've made below. #gamedev #js13k #javascript 185
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In preparation for the js13k game jam I am making a small vector game library that I call BeepMicro. It mostly draws vector shapes from an array and takes care of timing and input. See some screenshots of test games I've made below. #gamedev #js13k #javascript 185
Reposted by BenParis Marx @parismarx.com · 10/08/2026sounds like Apple sticking U2 in people’s libraries and having to promise never to do that again 511815
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026This looks like a lot of fun. Would love to play it with my son on the Switch 😊 I know it's not there yet, just a vote for a possible future release. Hope it does well for you. 030
Reposted by BenPolitics UK @politicsuk.com · 09/08/2026🚨 NEW: A pilot has traced the shape of a bin over Clacton days before the by-election 16314
Reposted by BenNed Hartley @nedhartley.com · 07/08/2026Look, Death Stars exist now, a Death Star is just a tool that people use. If we don't use it to blow up a planet then someone else will. It doesn't matter if you have ethical concerns about Death Stars, it's too late, they exist, you just have to use them now. 815237
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It keeps happening. Went to a museum the other day paid for 2 adults and a child and was given tickets for 1 adult and 2 children. Went to a restaurant a couple weeks ago and was given 2 child menus without asking. 🤦 000
Ben @binarymoon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Ever since my 10 year old got to the same height as my wife everyone thinks she's my daughter. Just been charged for 1 adult and 2 children on the bus. She's in her 40s 😬 she's flattered but I don't feel great. My son has started calling me grandad. 110
Reposted by BenSurprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Just gonna go ahead and share this again, 'cause it keeps being annoying relevant. 217861