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CptBacon

@cptbacon414.bsky.social
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Dad, husband, drummer, and DevOps/Platform/Data engineer. Play testing indie retro games in my spare time. He/him

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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 32m
One of my favorites already, even before the additions
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Looks like NES to me
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ve updated my top 10 modern game boy games list with Trigwa and Fall From Space  backloggd.com/u/CptBacon/l...
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'Top 10 Modern Game Boy Releases' a list of games by CptBacon | Backloggd
My favorite Game Boy releases that have come out since Nintendo stopped licensing games This is continuously updated
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don’t know if it tracks ratings, but all lists and watched dates do. Not sure how it handles rewatches though.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yeah it imports it all. I’m running it now with all my old data
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My 9 games #My9Games my9games.net/en/share/daa...
Nine retro games grid
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’ve played it through 4-5 times. Worth every penny.
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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 22/09/2026
'Game Boy Museum' Curator Squeezes Entire Exhibition Onto Game Boy Cartridge
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'Game Boy Museum' Curator Squeezes Entire Exhibition Onto Game Boy Cartridge
'Contains the entire museum and plays nothing at all'
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Are you going to update the itch.io version with the same updates?
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congrats on the release!
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My ★★★★★ review of Fall from Space (TBD) on @backloggd.com : This game feels too big for the Game Boy platform (in a good way). It has RPG decision trees like classic BioWare games and really fun platforming and action sequences. The DMG-inspired palettes are wo... bckl.gg/wzG5
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CptBacon's review of Fall from Space | Backloggd
This game feels too big for the Game Boy platform (in a good way). It has RPG decision trees like classic BioWare games and really fun platforming and action sequences. The DMG-inspired palettes are w...
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
On a related note, I’ve updated my itch.io game boy release bot to tag projects marked AI Assisted as such.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is crazy. Are people actually paying this much for AI slop game boy games?
Screenshot of a vibe code devs game boy games.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Picross 2 is… interesting
Screenshot of a Picross 2 puzzle called “Peeping Tom”
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This was one of my favorites from #gbcompo2025. Looking forward to playing the release.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This one is really fun from the Self-Simulated dev
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Sure 🤔
Screenshot of published games by Eris GamesHighlighted screenshot saying no generative AI was used
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Also, *leo pointing meme*
A Modretro Chromatic and Lego Game Boy showing the same scene from The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Playing through Link’s Awakening for the first time in years, and the first time since learning more about the Game Boy’s limitations, and just marveling at how it reuses the same areas of the map by directing the player through acquired skills/items. I hadn’t been able to appreciate that previously
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Plus they released several games within a short period which is usually a big indicator
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thought the same thing
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Looks great
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Looking forward to playing pixel pup and can’t wait for taifab 2
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
And that @beatscribe.bsky.social soundtrack is 🔥🔥🔥
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This game is really great. Cant wait for more people to play it.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Did I miss any?
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Plus GLUF Tesla Frog but it’s not on itch: github.com/untoxa/GLUF
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GitHub - untoxa/GLUF: SMS/GG/GB remake of GLUF by RetroSouls
SMS/GG/GB remake of GLUF by RetroSouls . Contribute to untoxa/GLUF development by creating an account on GitHub.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Games by @2bitcrook.bsky.social @metagamemike.bsky.social @timbojay.itch.io @rikoclon.bsky.social @wyattoons.bsky.social @sillschu.bsky.social
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Because it seems like this is a trend now, my latest @itch.io collection, GB Frog Games 🐸 itch.io/c/8002162/gb...
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GB Frog Games - Collection by CptBacon
A collection by CptBacon
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This looks fun, but I wish there was a demo to try
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
boxd.it/fQmxGr
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A ★★★½ review of Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear (2026)
I thought this was really well put together. I knew about a lot of it but seeing him talk about the plane crash was really intense, especially how they intercut it with his playing. Feels like it coul...
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
That was really fun. I’m amazed that it evokes the same frantic feeling you get playing an FPS on a more modern system.
Win screen from Wolf for GBC
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Pretty great thread on the @gbstudio.dev discord where a user developed a game to propose to their partner: discord.com/channels/554... We just got the final update 😊
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Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Looks like I need some practice.
Game over screen for Wolf for Game Boy Color.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Any plans to upload the rom?
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My ★★★★ review of The Year After (2020) on @backloggd.com : This was a really inventive way to tell a story. I loved all the little details in the world that filled in the blanks left by the sparse dialog. bckl.gg/vFpZ
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CptBacon's review of The Year After | Backloggd
This was a really inventive way to tell a story. I loved all the little details in the world that filled in the blanks left by the sparse dialog.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It’s a link to a thread in the GB Studio discord where they posted it
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No, the dev just has an obvious agent generating all the copy for the game and most likely is using the api via the agent to publish too.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I appreciate drymouth but nonogram games with timers (that actually matter) stress me out too much. Same goes for Pokemon Picross. @kirbyking186.bsky.social did a Puzzle Quest style nonogram PoC that was really cool discord.com/channels/554...
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Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
And now Kero Kero Cowboy 🐸
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@lmk-dots.bsky.social @geonjaha.bsky.social @greencube.bsky.social
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Glory Hunters is too, and I think Black Tower Enigma is on there or coming soon.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I was the same way until I played great greet on game boy where it’s required to counter and respond to enemy moves. That made me think that on some level it’s just a failure in game design to not want or need to use buffs or debuffs in other games.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
If your AI agent can’t even figure out how to do a sale, what hope does it have of making something even remotely playable? I didn’t even know a negative sale was possible on @itch.io.
Screenshot of the SecondBrain game boy color game on itch.io.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
That will probably be me after I finish playing through all the game boy ones
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My ★★★★★ review of Trigwa (2025) on @backloggd.com : Everything about this game was great. The core gameplay was really fun and the puzzles had a nice variety of simple to challenging. But the big standout is the vibes. From the color palette to the sound effects, i... bckl.gg/u72t
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CptBacon's review of Trigwa | Backloggd
Everything about this game was great. The core gameplay was really fun and the puzzles had a nice variety of simple to challenging. But the big standout is the vibes. From the color palette to the sou...
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EGVroom @egvroom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Wow!👀 Check out this crazy impressive #gameBoy port of Celeste -> joshop.itch.io/celeste-game...
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Celeste Classic port to Game Boy by joshop
This is a port of CELESTE (for the PICO-8, also known as Celeste Classic) to the Game Boy.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Someone started a Celeste Lite for GBC in the gbstudio discord that was really good but it got abandoned so this is really exciting
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This looks really great. Picked up your wizkid games in the summer sale. Looking forward to playing them.
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CptBacon @cptbacon414.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Pretty satisfied with my decision to sell my Series X a few months ago. I’m mostly playing new retro games and most of the new stuff that I actually want to play is on Switch 2 that I can “borrow” from my kids.
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