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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

tiny portrait study "Northernlion, in the style of Mina the Hollower's character portraits" - suggested by @tetraminose.bsky.social

Pixel art portrait of twitch streamer Northernlion, using the style and restrictions of character portraits as they appear in the game Mina the Hollower: 32x32 pixels, 4 colors (from darker to lighter, black, pink, light gray, pale yellow), clean rendering with large color chunks and minimal texturing.

The subject is a bald white mean with beard stubble, wearing a pair of headphones, glasses, and what appears to be a hoodie. He has a "pogging" expression, appearing surprising and excited. He looks left and slightly down. A square yellow border with a pink "drop shadow" frames the portrait.

A tiny stamp of a green goblin is displayed at the far bottom right corner of the canvas, standing for the artist's signature.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

portrait study "Andy Serkis as portrayed in Andor, rendering style inspired by Deceiver's⁽¹⁾ work" - suggested by @livvyglizzy.bsky.social ⁽¹⁾ bsky.app/profile/dmit...

Pixel art portrait of the Andor character Kino Loy (Andy Serkis), in a muted, near monotone palette of low saturation purples and oranges. The image is composed as if it were a dialog interaction in a video game.

The subject is a middle-aged man, has slicked back hair, and a close trimmed beard. He wars white and orange overalls similar to a prisoner's jumpsuit. He appears to lean in, staring directly at the viewer with a serious expression, and mouth slightly open.

A textbox of while text on a black background below reads:
"now hop in that ship and find Glup Shitto."

The name "Glup Shitto" is highlighted in orange, and an orange downwards arrow appears in the bottom right corner, implying there is more text to follow, upon player confirmation.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🕯️ what a wonderful night to have a curse 🕯️ wishlist Eldritch Tactics, a tactical auto-battler by @malvexisgames.bsky.social with a bunch of my spookiest art to date ! store.steampowered.com/app/4437080

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

when will game engines finally let me eat the Normal Mango™

screenshot from unity showing a sphere shaded to display its normals as colors, making it look like a mango

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

small bday piece for the glizziest of internet mommies, @cathwizard.bsky.social ! HAPPY BURPSDAY, and thank you for welcoming me into your lovely community of bespoke freaks

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

[ COMM FULFILLED ] new set of animations for the Ribshield, a warder brought to life by the Bonebinder, ready to spread chaos in your name in @malvexisgames.bsky.social's upcoming Eldritch Tactics!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

1. art w/ mixed resolutions, off-grid pixels, nonsensical diagonals 2. small variations of the exact same image 3. calling sprites "landscapes", senseless terms line "legacy-inspired dot art" 4. random chars used in the alt text (which i find PARTICULARLY evil) 5. about 270 posts every day (!!!)

Two different images posted by user "snow-kiss" about a month apart, claiming to be unique original pieces. They both show a seemingly pixel art rendition of a wizard in a robe and had, holding a cane and casting a spell. The sprites are remarkably similar, with only random variations made without a clear motivation. They also display pixels with mixed resolution, non-square pixels, off-grid pixels and diagonal lines that would be impossible at the suggested resolution. Beneath the images there are random characters added as supposed "alt text".

Three separate posts by user "snow-pixe", showing very similar drawings of a pixel-art knight holding a sword in their right hand, and a round shield on their left. The knight dons full armor and has a red plume on their helmet, and all have the same pose in which they appear to be bracing for combat. The pictures differ mostly in color and resolution.

Highlighted in the post's texts are the strange terms used to describe the pictures: "pixel landscape", "pixel scene", and "legacy-inspired dot drawing".

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

me when a little treat (full anim coming later!)

anticipation frame of a white skull with large teeth about to take a bite. The skull sits inside a green circular portal, surrounded by spinning bones and vertebrae. Rib-like appendages are splayed out to the left and right.

smear frame of a white skull with large teeth right as it takes a bite. The skull sits inside a green circular portal, surrounded by spinning bones and vertebrae. Its rib-like appendages Move in an arc towards its mouth.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

brain still on GB mode, so the party must grow

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

"wingy boy" sprite for an art trade with @sparkblade.bsky.social ! had a lot of fun with the colors on this one ✨🪽

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

this started out as a little 4-color portrait study but i just couldn't help making these little guys walk around

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

[ COMM FULFILLED ] idle animation for @finessefantasy.bsky.social's Kolossekin character Jyambazi! tried to capture the contrast between her good-natured demeanor and the immense power conferred by her Behemoth ancestry a lot of fun getting to work on this character again!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

heyo folks, i'm datagoblin! i make games, pixel art, shaders and all sorts of things on my computer check out more of my stuff over at datagoblin.itch.io #portfolioday #pixelart #gamedev

A pixel art illustration showing, from a fist-person perspective, a green hand hovering above a purple shiny orb, setting on a red cushion. The background is a dark dungeon room, where a set of stone stairs lead into a backlit archway, where the silhouetted green goblin stands with their arms to their sides and hands extending slightly forward.

Pixelart illustration containing tiles and props from the top level of the tower in the game Torment Hexus. The scene shows a room made out of gold-trimmed black marble, flanked by a pair of statues depicting a man with wings for arms, perched on top of a globe. The statutes are each underlit by four small spotlights on the floor. At the center of the room, there is a hexagonal command station made out of golden colored metal, projecting a cylindrical display of six holographic screens, each with an assortment of indistinct symbols and information. To the north of it, there is a computer desk, made out of the same materials, and projecting a a flat display of four tiled screens. The central screen shows a world map, and the other sub-screens show small pieces of indistinct assorted information.

A textmode pixel art scene of a dungeon, where a goblin sits beside a campfire. To its north is a small room containing a chest and a locked door, beyond which there is a stairway leading down. On the top left corner of the screen, a minimap shows the player's current location and some of the adjacent rules. On the top right, a gold counter indicates the player has 25 gold. A CRT filter is applied over the scene.

Pixel art illustration for one of the panels of the intro sequence of upcoming game Huedini. The image shows a psychedelic multi-colored skull approaching three gems from screen center. The gems are red, green and blue. Tentacles and tendrils extend from the skull and wrap around the gems, pulling them into the skulls open maw.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

thank you! he's modeled after my stupid son

Picture of a gray dog standing in the grass with his tongue out, looking at the camera. A dirty tennis ball can be seen half-covered by the grass in front of the dog. A few trees and bushes can be seen in the background.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

[COMM FULFILLED] fresh batch of animations for the human resistance in Eldritch Tactics by @malvexisgames.bsky.social !

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

dusting off this old, never before posted 1-bit mock from yesteryear #screenshotsaturday

1-bit black and white pixel art mockup of a 2D side scrolling game, depicting an industrial setting, with metal platforms suspended by chains against a star black background. On one of the upper platforms, a small character with a glass dome covering their head stands holding a tiny gun. On the platform below them stands an imposing security mech, holding a large rifle. The mech appears to guard a pedestal, atop which a floppy disk floats. The picture is framed by a white border, on the top left corner of which a UI element indicating the player's health shows two out of three little orb icons filled in.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

god DAMN the colors and clusters on this little nook

little cutout of the picture in the original post showing a small nook where water meets the icy terrain

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

[COMM FULFILLED] idle and attack animations for an Emberwelder striker! a first look at the units of Eldritch Tactics by @malvexisgames.bsky.social in motion ✨

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

[ COMM FULFILLED ] a friendly reliquary to keep all your little freaks in! commission for @malvexisgames.bsky.social's Eldritch Tactics - and one of largest single pixel art assets I've made to date!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

[ COMM FULFILLED ] here are some of the opulent tiles and props I've designed for the later levels of Torment Hexus by @byobattleship.bsky.social go wishlist it at store.steampowered.com/app/3238420 #screenshotsaturday #pixelart

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

i mean the top right one looks almost exactly like a brazilian "bala de coco", so i'd have to disagree with you there

Photo showing several "balas de coco" (roughly, "coconut candies"), a traditional Brazilian sweet usually served at children's birthday parties.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

spooky season 🦇🍷 QRT com as suas arte asquerosa, sinistra

Pixel art illustration for one of the panels of the intro sequence of upcoming game Huedini. The image shows a psychedelic multi-colored skull falling like a meteor from space. To the bottom left, at the corner the skull is falling towards, there's the faint glow of three light sources: one green, one blue and one red.

Pixel art rendition of a scene of the anime Dungeon Meshi, in the style of the video game Fear & Hunger, in which an elf mage (Marcille) performs a blood magic ritual to bring a human woman (Falin) back to life. Behind them a red magic circle shines against a black background.

A JRPG-style battle screen in a style inspired by the game Fear & Hunger, that shows a pink cat (Bob, from Animal Crossing) holding a bloody axe. The options available to the player are "HARM", "TALK" and "FLEE". A textbox displays the message "bob emerges from the dungeon..."

Pixel art head-on self portrait with a limited palette and harsh lighting against a dark background. A faux-scanline effect is applied to the piece.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

nice, thanks! a full export template seemed overkill to me since the binary in the end is just a standard arm64 linux build. My current approach is an EditorExportPlugin that just wraps the result of the normal export process into the required portmaster structure.

Cropped screenshot of a Godot 4 export window showing extra options added to a Linux export dialog, under a section labeled PortMaster Export. This section contains additional data needed to prepare this binary for PortMaster support, such as the name of the directory and boot script, and the Godot runtime it relies on.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

finally: i can gamble on the go datagoblin.itch.io/bone-scrambler #screenshotsaturday #gbjam #fallingblockjam

Photo of a portable gaming device (a yellow Powkiddy RGB30) running my game Professor Gambler's Bone Scrambler, a mix of yahtzee and puyo puyo, designed to look like a Game Boy game.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

sound on for* Olive's sick tunes, goddamnit

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

a bit of gameplay from our #GBJam + #FallingBlockJam entry - Professor Gambler's Bone Scrambler! 🔊 sound on @livvyglizzy.bsky.social's sick tunes~!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

to leave a rec of my own, this is the mono font I use in my text editor to display my textmode stuff - Fairfax HD. no hard data on how it compares to others in terms of unicode completeness, but it has served me well www.kreativekorp.com/software/fon...

Pixel art mock-up reimagining Dark Souls or a souls-like game as a low resolution roguelike, rendered in a textmode font. The player, represented by a blue knight, is seen beside a campfire, in a structure built in the middle of a cemetery. Purple skull enemies can be seen outside, among the graves. A log of messages to the right reads: "3 heal, 1 dmg, 1 dmg, BONFIRE LIT". A CRT shader is applied on top of the screen.

Text representation of the previous scene in a text editor with a monospace font lacking proper Unicode coverage, showing how it needs to fallback to characters and emojis of uneven widths, hindering legibility.

Another text representation of the same scene, this time using the Fairfax HD font, showing how its extensive Unicode coverage keeps the characters evenly spaced and the general composition far more readable than the previous example.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

how else is an alchemist expected to get powdered brick, if they don't have a pristine, immaculate brick to crush first

Two lines in a Unicode table showing the code values for the "Alchemical Symbol for Brick" and the "Alchemical Symbol for Powdered Brick"

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

[ COMM FULFILLED ] just had the pleasure of translating @finessefantasy.bsky.social's beefy character Jyambazi into a (somewhat compact) pixel sprite! Jyambazi is a Kolossekin - a stout, beast-like folk whose veins course with Behemoth blood. please check my pinned post to commission me yourself!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

i admit i'm no ux genius, but isn't it a bit awkward that we've landed on the exact same icon for "double check that this program isn't malware" and "just let this one go wild lmao"

Context menu for right clicking an application on Windows 11 showing the options "Open", "Run as administrator" (indicated by a checkered blue and yellow shield), "Pin to Start" and "Scan with Microsoft Defender" (indicated by a near identical checkered blue shield)

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

[ COMM FULFILLED ] mana token for the Formwork domain - the elemental force of bureaucracy, the power to turn chaos into order at the push of a pencil. wishlist Torment Hexus by @byobattleship.bsky.social at store.steampowered.com/app/3238420 check my pinned post to commission me yourself!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

no but don't worry, i've come prepared

An atomic purple Game Boy Color with a matching atomic purple Worm Light attachment clipped to the side of it. A true marvel of engineering.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

me clocking in at the abandoned project factory like

A rough drawing of a figure I'm a hardhat in front of an assembly line looking at the rough sketch of a red circle (like the one in the quoted image) coming out of a machine, surrounded by red triangles.

The figure says: "I guess we make it exist more"

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

"the best to ever do it" according to the GMTK man himself

A screenshot of GMTK's video on the GMTK Jam results, showing the title of our game BOOTLOOP with the close captions reading "But no one did it better than the developers behind Bootloop"

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

yo please check out my portfolio, I'll make pixels bounce around like nobody's business datagoblin.carrd.co

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

never forget what they took from us

smug-ass little pixel turtle who we all love

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

[ COMM FULFILLED ] mana token of the Riot domain - the raw force of the will of the masses, a final warning before protest erupts into revolution. wishlist Torment Hexus by @byobattleship.bsky.social at store.steampowered.com/app/3238420 see my pinned post to commission me!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

yo #7 in graphics this is NUTS thank you so much for playing our little game

Screenshot of the ranking of the game BOOTLOOP in the GMTK 2025 jam, showing it placing #7 in artwork, #8 in enjoyment, #14 in audio, #61 in creativity and #1412 in narrative.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

voting period for #GMTKJam is nearly over, so if you haven't given ⚡BOOTLOOP⚡ a try yet, please consider playing & rating! tetraminose.itch.io/bootloop

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

i've made these for an 8x8 textmode font recently and it's frankly unreal how much i struggled with the first and last one

8x8 pixel representation of a five-point star, followed by the suits of a standard deck of cards, as represented by the Unicode characters: ★ ♥ ♠ ♦ ♣

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

[ COMM FULFILLED ] mana token of the Cyber domain - the magic governing the boundary between flesh and data - for upcoming match-3 roguelike Torment Hexus by @byobattleship.bsky.social wishlist it at store.steampowered.com/app/3238420 check my pinned post to commission me yourself!

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

seems like it's #PortfolioDay again, so let me highlight some #pixelart commissions and contract work i've done since last time around!

Pixel art illustration for one of the panels of the intro sequence of upcoming game Huedini. The image shows three 12-sided gems, colored blue, green and red. From their center, three multicolored light beams extend outward in different directions. The gems are displayed in front of a starry space background. At the edges of the background, blue, green and red nebulas appear, each matching the color of the nearest gem.

Pixel art sprites for a collection of units for the upcoming game Eldritch Tactics: Apocalypse Rising. On the top half of the screen, 10 monstrous units are displayed representing the eldritch attackers. On the bottom half, 8 human units are displayed, representing the human resistance.

Pixel art illustration of mana tokens for the upcoming game Torment Hexus, representing the elements Engram, Body, Unison and Cyber. The tokens are displayed against a dark gray checkerboard grid.

Pixel art mock-up of a "run and gun" style shooter game, where two player characters - stylized green and red robot soldiers labeled P1 and P2 - battle against bug-like robot enemies in an industrial environment. At the center of the screen, the head of a large mechanical insect labeled "Mecha Mantis" can be seen, being pelted by the shots of P2's Blaster. Mecha Mantis's body looms threateningly far into the background. P1 wields a laser sword labeled "Saber", and is mid-swing about to strike one of the minor drones assaulting the party.

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datagoblin @datagoblin.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

[ COMM FULFILLED ] To those intent on drawing forth forbidden eldritch knowledge, no possession is quite as valuable as a hefty grimoire. Art made for Eldritch Tactics: Apocalypse Rising by @malvexisgames.bsky.social! See my pinned post to commission me yourself!

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