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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 2h

yes, learning how to ask questions and find the answers yourself is a valuable skill, but if you want to make progress, spending thirty minutes a day just watching old JP Xrd videos and finding some stuff to copy in training mode will get you further than 30 minutes of journaling in a public Discord

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🌸Petal Crash 2 is OUT NOW!!🌸 @petalcrash.com · 22h

🌸Petal Crash 2 is OUT NOW!!🎉🌸 The freshest in arcade puzzle action blossoms again! The Early Access release has lots to enjoy, including a single-player Arcade Mode, local multiplayer, and a built-in puzzle editor! Check out the game on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2697670/...

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 25/09/2026

the only art advice that really matters is to keep doing it, you'll figure out the rest

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 23/09/2026

mostly puzzles but sometimes 3+2 games when the bus ride allows it

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 23/09/2026

omg fun !! chess is my alltimer phone activity

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 23/09/2026

yipee whats your fav time control?

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s @paellagenius.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Toby has been DJing this amazing “nighttime music“ KCHUNG show for 2 years.. highly recommend both this mix and the backlog

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 22/09/2026

new mix! two hours of pure ambient. my final KCHUNG show <3 www.mixcloud.com/brlka/sleepw...

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 18/09/2026

it's a totally fair reason to not want to play chess but if you DO play chess imo you gotta hold that

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 18/09/2026

"i don't want to memorize openings" is so "i don't want to learn combos"

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Cass (makes games) @cassmakesgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New blog post: How I Design Original Arcade-Style Games Arcade players kept telling me that Hyper Bun Buster's game mechanics felt arcade-like, despite it not playing like any existing arcade games. Here are some tips if you want to design arcade-like games too. duckberet.com/blog/how-i-d...

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How I Design Original Arcade-Style Games - DUCK_BERET

How I designed the original arcade-style game mechanics in my game Hyper Bun Buster: Rocket Hammer Action

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GP @mousefountain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

mound lord's settlement.

Perspective view, 3D scene of a low fi castle town with low saturation stony textures and cylindrical buildings with metal details.

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

illustration, popcom, magazine (1989) archive.org/details/popc...

big blue eyed cute lil kitty cat paws a keyboard of a computer (x68000) with love heart(?) keys.

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 17/09/2026

wrapping up my KCHUNG show tonight, tune in at kchungradio.org

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where the oleander grows @nonblnary.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

if youve known me for any length of time you have heard me bemoan the death of flash and with it the flash game ethos. i’m currently playing love eternal and this game is exactly the sort of thing i was talking about. long live the action puzzle platformer

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MONOMOON | Gentle Giant Games @gentlegiantgames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

MONOMOON, my non-linear game about exploration and discovery launches on Steam November 11th! With no proper instructions, you must deduce and achieve your goals as you solve puzzles, find mysterious items, and uncover secrets hiding right under your nose.

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lily hopkins @lilyhops.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

do what you can. just start, even one step is ok

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Cass (makes games) @cassmakesgames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New blog post: How to 1 Credit Clear (1CC) Arcade Games I get asked about this from time to time so I thought I'd write a post about it. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but hopefully it helps make arcade games feel a little less intimidating. They're just games! duckberet.com/blog/how-to-...

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How to 1 Credit Clear (1CC) Arcade Games - DUCK_BERET

Arcade games are fun! Here's how to learn to clear one of them without using any continues.

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 02/07/2026

📝 brlka.com/posts/2026-0... new blog post! this one's about designing "avoiders", the term i've been using for all my tiny arcadey games about dodging obstacles. imo these are really underrated design exercises, and i'd love to see more people give making them a shot (esp. since they're so easy!)

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 22/08/2026

🚨🚨🚨 NEW GAME 🚨🚨🚨 brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is 🚀🚀🚀 Today's Star Is... ⭐️⭐️⭐️ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is A new level every day to do your best in! 🗓️ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is ⏳👻 (What could the post-game be...?)

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Pangaea @toptwentynotes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

finally releasing a project i've spent a lot of time working on. a mod for Arcana Heart 3 XTEND which adds several improvements, including rollback! special thanks to @armonte.meltyblood.org for doing much of the reversing work download and install guide here: github.com/super-contin...

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GitHub - super-continent/Angel: An improvement mod for Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND

An improvement mod for Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND - super-continent/Angel

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 11/09/2026

im really hoping you return to this one someday, it was powerful

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 08/09/2026

i'm a mbaacc player so my stance is always four buttons should be enough for anyone lol

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 08/09/2026

ooh no i haven't, i'll have to check

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 08/09/2026

100%! also lowkey i find motion inputs less overwhelming than everything being on a macro and requiring 7-8 button binds lol

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 08/09/2026

wild to me this isn't front and center anytime the topic comes up! the whole point of 2d fighters is that cardinal directions map to different states and so the interplay with motion inputs creates tons of interesting risk/reward

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MinaSheep (Wishlist Sealed Fortress on Steam) @minasheep.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

MY DRPG SEALED FORTRESS IS COMING TO STEAM (and Itchio) SOON! If you could wishlist the game it would make my day 🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/...

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Sealed Fortress on Steam

A dungeon-crawling, turn-based RPG in which you take a party of 3 through the treacherous halls of a castle corrupted by wild magic.

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sylvie @sylviefluff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Grapplehook Midpoint Teleport Killer is out! Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow! sylvie.itch.io/gmtk

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Grapplehook Midpoint Teleport Killer by sylvie

Get Me That Kitten!

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

illustration, family computing, magazine (1987) archive.org/details/fami...

a calm looking woman is lying on the floor, a phone to her ear with the cord running all the way to her computer, sitting on a small round table. her dog is lying beside her, eyes closed. a rug is not far away.

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Intelligent Dunce Music @beamposter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hey so I have been having some health issues this week that I have just been informed Im gonna need at least two surgeries for. This is going to pretty severely impact my ability to do my gig work for the next 6 weeks at minimum so if you can spare anything I could really use the help.

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Pay Iris E using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/beamposter and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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Maggie Rudy @maggiemice.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Swan song❤️ #dolly

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Jack @jackturps.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

just finished Love Eternal!! whatever you think it is, its more im kinda awestruck, you gotta play this thing

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 30/08/2026

glad you've been enjoying it! thanks for the pb ghost idea, i've been having a lot of fun with it

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Zane @handcrushe.dev · 30/08/2026

been playing this almost every day since it came out. early on i would fight to climb the leaderboard (and try to beat the dev’s time) but now i’m having fun doing just one blind playthrough each day and seeing how i rank

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 30/08/2026

so happy you got a chance to play it! you always have really thoughtful observations, thank you for sharing them about love eternal - means a lot :)

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ZeDo @zedogica.neocities.org · 26/08/2026

just beat mine today!! really fun little game

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 25/08/2026

thanks for the heads up! should be fixed now

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 25/08/2026

💫 just pushed a small update that lets you choose different ghosts to race against - your best time, your closest rival on the leaderboard, or the current champ. play it in your browser here: brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

illustration, micombasic, magazine (1992) archive.org/details/mico...

a giant space being with a halo, wings, robe, holding a pace wand (with planets(?) on each end) is looming over a floating planet (floating over the entrance to a tube, leading to a device that is playing sim earth on a screen.
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sim earth in mars

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 24/08/2026

nice writeup of my new game from RPS :) (you can play it in browser here! brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is)

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low res rodent @ratttz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

you should play this NOW!!!!!!

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 23/08/2026

💭 i should give +r another chance

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