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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

idk why, but I feel like sharing that I've joined the (not-so-)exclusive club of laid-off game industry workers today!!! yay?

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think my superpower is having the people walking in front of me to suddenly stop or do a 180° turn. It happens to me easily 2-4 times per day. Still don't know how people don't bump into others more often around here.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Damn. Very tempted to buy The Sims Legacy Collection. I was like 16 or 17 when it came out. The Sims 2 also is tempting as they include every expansion! Should I get them to never play? Although giving money to EA is not in my to-do list tbh...

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm a bit sad today because I saw a game released on Aug 1st VERY similar to one of the two games I was developing. Like, 100% the exact same concept, and very well executed (visually at least, haven't tried it yet). So... dump the project? keep it for the future? for now, just cry in a corner

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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 05/09/2026

Creating this no-ai indie games starter pack is one of the best things I ever did on BlueSky. Lots of great developers in here, making things with their own hands, some of whom I might not have found otherwise!! go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y

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Uncle Joe @sydseter.com · 19/08/2026

Uncle Joe‘s alternative game creator starter pack! Discover novel and alternative game creators and publishers. A must have for the n00b alternative game creator starting out on Bluesky. go.bsky.app/CC7rujy #games #gaming #boardgames

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I just got a package or two from the in-laws, direct from Akita. It's time to give them some love (after I move in a few months). How should I showcase them? 😁

A box full of Dreamcast hardware: The console itself, multiple controllers including the one for the fishing game and some fighting-game oriented joystick controller.
It also has the "fake" 8-bit Nintendo: the "Famulator" from Cyber Gadget.

A box full of 8-bit Nintendo and Dreamcast games.
The original Nintendo with its box is still included.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

To be honest, I haven't advanced much. Not even got the full layout yet... (not even half of it...) But also, I have like, zero time after work from one year ago 😭 I might have to outsource it? #gamedev #ineedtoleavemyjob

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Went the other day to take some quick reference photos for the pixel art I'm drawing. Thought I might share a few. The story of the current game happens in this kind of ambient, in case you are interested. #gamedev #japan #reference #hanpeki

An A/C unit on the street, near a shop wall covered by some logs creating a box or shelf. Over it there are a few Japanese bonsais.

A typical Japanese alley full of drinking bars, with lights, signs and A/C units.

An old coloured crystal lamp on a street pole, with a security camera and a city speaker. The pole also has the name of the street (花園一番街). The background is blurry and moody.

Close up of some shop signs from the 2nd floor of lots of street bars. One of them reads "Bali", other "Blue Dragon" and others are in Japanese.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I wonder if people still have interest in rogue likes. Like, the real rogue likes, not just random levels. As in rogue, angband, or more moderns like Izuna, Etrian Odyssey, Shiren the Wanderer, Dungeons of Dredmor (so good)... The few I know didn't do very well.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Anyone can explain me this kind of reviews? If you dislike it so much to take the time to leave a bad review... do you play 145 hours? (and then keep playing for 30+ more?)

Steam review: Negative but with 178.4 hours on record (145.2 hours at review time)

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm so tired of seeing AI-related commercials on the train... AI活用法 - a book for "having an extra salary" "AI、チームで使えますか？" - are you using AI properly in your team? Man, I understand everyone wants to jump on the trend but... (And I know Japan's adoption is still slow) So tiring 😭

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Tokyo Indies 次回9月16日 @tokyoindies.com · 08/04/2026

Tokyo Indiesはこんな感じのイベントだよ！

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Your bad art is better than AI slop.

four frame comic. first frame shows a typical AI poster that says : All chatgpt flyers look the same, especially with this font! the text above it reads : I won't go to your event if the poster was made by AI. second frame shows a still frame from a Hank Green youtube video. text above reads : I won't read your post or email and I won't watch your video if they were made with AI. third frame shows an AI restaurant poster of burgers and chicken in a window. text reads : I won't patronize your shop or restaurant if it is advertised with AI. last frame shows an MS paint window with badly written : Your bad art is better than AI slop. text reads : if you can't take the time or make the effort to interact with me yourself, then why should I do it?

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If you only have a 4K monitor (3840x2160)... how do you stream/record videos? A portion of the screen? (1080p) a nicely resized window? 🤔 I find this mildly annoying tbh

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I wonder who decided in Godot that handling the Input system in a different order than the rendering was a good idea. This means an element behind another could receive a click before it gets consumed by the node appearing in front of it .. No wonder everyone is confused with the UI system in Godot.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Going to the TOHO cinema in Shinjuku yesterday (yes, the one with the Godzilla head) was weird... - A sick guy that forgot he already paid and wanted to paid again for dinner - Two toyoko kids trying to hide from the police in the restaurant... and the police entering after them ofc. ... Shinjuku 🈲

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I just remembered, idk why, this game I played when I was a kid (ofc I couldn't clear it). I remember having the CD-ROM and the load times being crazy lol Anyone played it? I might give it a second chance.

Cover of the 1994 game "Who Killed Taylor French? The case of the undressed reporter". A blond woman with blond short hair, glasses and a pencil can be seen in a sepia photography.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I'm hating how Godot's UI system calculates container sizes in base of their children, and not in base of their parents like CSS... So hard to control them...

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I feel like I should talk a bit more about living in #Japan here. Even if my account is oriented to #indiegames and #gamedev, my games have a lot of connection with the country. a.k.a. My games are about Japan from Japan What do you guys think?

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Did I just ran out of the house because an earthquake alarm? Yes I did! It wasn't the biggest one but it was close =_= So many earthquakes recently... is kind of scary. I think this is the 4th or 5th strong one this week

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I should buy a laptop just to use this cover

Man carrying a laptop in a PlayStation-like cover

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I can see myself copying... I mean, being inspired by the CrossCode UI for menus and buttons in a future game. It's so good!

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

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@nluewmist / I’m finally reading Dune. This quote which in the first few pages hit hard; “once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only let other men with machines to enslave them.”

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Been working on the layout of this illustration for my game (details, colors, etc. still to come) I think it's the first thing I'm showing of it, even if coding is 85% done already... How is it looking? What do you think it is? #indiegame #saturdayscreenshot #gaming #indiedev #gamedevelopment

Aseprite screenshot showing the layout with the element positions and perspective lines to track a single vanishing point, for the illustration of what it looks the front of a building.

Aseprite screenshot showing colored layout in blocks for the illustration of what it looks the front of a building and an old style Japanese shop where "MESHIYA" can be read.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The internet is dead. I feel like everything I read (news, posts, LinkedIn, etc.) is written with ChatGPT: the same structure, the same phrasing, the same hooky way of saying things... 💩💩💩 I'm really tempted (again) on creating my own late-90s/early 00s internet 🤣

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I'm liking Blockbench a lot for creating low poly 3D models (i.e. NDS/GC/PSX style) but I have no idea of 3D. Is it worth it to invest more time in learning Blender?, or Blockbench should be enough if the project has this kind of visuals? 🫠 #indiedev #gamedev #3d

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Well, this earthquake was a bit bigger/stronger than usual...

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Genel Jumalon 🍉 Fan X Salt Lake @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.

CBS MORNINGS ON YOUTUBE (JUNE 4, 2026)

Interviewer: I read that you do not want to embrace Al.

Kane: Absolutely not.

For me the whole point of doing what I'm doing-art is a way of processing life. I don't see the value in outsourcing any element of that.

When I'm looking at someone else's project, if I see an element of the environment [where] they use generative fill or whatever to change something about the scene, it just shuts off the part of my brain that wants to know more about that world. Because I would assume if they're willing to make an arbitrary choice there, they could make an arbitrary choice with literally anything.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The X-Files S05E09 (1998) Playing MDK using what it looks like a SNES controller? 😁

Snap of the MDK game in a TV, from a scene of the episode 9 of the season 5 of The X-Files

Close up of a hands playing with a controller that looks like the one from the SNES

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

It doesn't matter how much pixel art I see in current games (and some of them are really awesome!), there's something about the games from the 90s... And this is an opinion I won't change no matter how many years pass...

Screenshot of Cannon Fodder 2 for MS-DOS

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Every time the piano enters the endingof Invisible, I just feel like playing Surviving Mars lol

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Sb @xtasbe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Useful thing to use here

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Dez Fenton @butisitart.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

You know how in a library no one’s trying to sell you anything? That’s how the internet was.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

みんな大丈夫？ Big earthquake with tsunami warning. Hope everyone is safe.

Map of Japan with the recent earthquake intensity distribution. Mostly 5 with tsunami warning around Iwate.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Ah... Bitter sweet feelings today... Going to work at 6am to make a release of a game (yay) that is not mine 🥲

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Yesterday, I started playing FF7R (at last!). I'm really liking it considering the original FF7 is one of the big games that made an impact on a 13-14 years old me (and half of the world). So I'm happy it hasn't been messed up (I've only played 4 chapters so far but still...) But, BUT... Tifa...

Jessie and Tifa from Final Fantasy VII Remake

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Small plate (まめざら) from the convinience store has just spawned at home 🥬

A box with a small plate shaped with the leaf from Animal Crossing

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

You would think than using Lightroom in a new computer (vs an 8 years old computer) would be faster. Wrong. Adobe is utterly shit. I'm not sure if it even feels slower. AI Slop 💩

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It doesn't matter what train of the Chūo line I take to work, it always has delays. Whoever said that Japanese trains don't get delayed sure it's laughing hard 🤣

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Watched 🎬 Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. Pretty good if you like Kung-Fu movies from the 80s and/or Kowloon Walled City :3 I enjoyed it, ngl.

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Is it just me or the way #Godot handles fullscreen/maximized windows is NASTY if the stretch mode is set to viewport with aspect keep? #indiegame #gamedev #killmeplease

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ᴆᴀᴎᴉᴋᴀᴢᴇ @danikaze.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Just finished Space Marine 2, and now I just want to play Final Liberation from 1997 again... 🥲 I remember wishing for a proper W40k movie around that year just because of the cutscenes (which were impressive at the time)

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