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David Amador

@djlink.bsky.social
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Indie game developer (like that movie) running Upfall Studios. Maker of Quest of Dungeons, Vizati and other weird games. www.david-amador.com www.upfallstudios.com 📍Portugal

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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Candy!!
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Firefox updated to the rounded tabs, I don't dislike it visually, but it's making my mouse muscle memory aiming precision go wonky, not a big fan, although I'm sure I'll adapt.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great read on memory allocation/malloc in games and benchmarks with some drop in memory allocation replacements like tlsf, mimalloc etc #gamedev
forrestthewoods.com
Benchmarking Malloc with Doom 3 - ForrestTheWoods
Benchmarking worst case malloc performance with Doom 3
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great read on memory allocation/malloc in games and benchmarks with some drop in memory allocation replacements like tlsf, mimalloc etc #gamedev
forrestthewoods.com
Benchmarking Malloc with Doom 3 - ForrestTheWoods
Benchmarking worst case malloc performance with Doom 3
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Aseprite (a pixel-art creation tool) is 40% off on Steam. I purchased this 8 years ago and it's an incredible value for it's price even at full price. Actually even if it was double the price. Steam: store.steampowered.c... Directly from Dev (DRM-Free): aseprite.org/buy/
store.steampowered.com
Save 40% on Aseprite on Steam
Aseprite is a pixel-art tool to create 2D animations, sprites, and any kind of graphics for games.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How many printers would a marmot chuck if a marmot could chuck printers?
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nice. I do wonder if this will break Script-IDE plugin due to the tabs and the other enhancements. Gotta try it
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
September 28th, daylight. The monsters have overtaken the city. Somehow, I'm still alive...
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm going to play modular synth music tomorrow on twitch. It'll start at Monday 01:00 UTC (this will still be during Sunday for most who follow me) 03:00, Swedish time www.twitch.tv/nifflasgames
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NifflasGames - Twitch
he/him, making a game called Rhythm Doggo, it's about my dog, Hotdog. She's a good dog. — NifflasGames streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So cool, good luck!!
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Been testing iPhone Duo simulator and added response to fold/unfold/rotation events for various layouts. Instead of scaling the game, I increased the view when unfolded which works out like an iPad version. I like it. Will have to be one of those "I only tested on the simulator though" updates.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Alan Wake 2 has an invencibility option too, I used it for some parts 🤫
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
exactly, that's why I still very much enjoy the traditional Zelda dungeons. The boss was often easily defeated once you mastered that dungeon weapon/item.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
and the framerate at launch was bad on consoles (PS4 at least) which wasn't helping xD
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ran into a “multiply blend state runs on x11 but not on Wayland” Linux situation but I’m now convinced my base assumption on the alpha channel was wrong and before x11/windows/other platforms were just ignoring it. Or maybe it’s too late/early in the day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Love CONTROL and I finished it but the boss dif spikes are atrocious for the rest of the game. Want to play this new one too but already could predict this. Alan Wake 2 has some rough ones too.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m surprised people still use chrome, not saying there’s a good one, but this is probably the worst browser to have installed given the current landscape?
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
chunky switch!
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m afraid to search that
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Who orders?
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💯
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As a millennial a lot of slang already flies over my head, but it seems everyone is the world is either cooking or cooked. Where’s all the ppl who are just … chilling?
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It is, directly from @grapefrukt.com Using them for cool stuff
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I need to grab some Godot stickers.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Of course I grabbed a bunch of stickers I had around to put on my Steam Machine, that’s part of the use.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interview I gave for a Polish website about QoD Switch 2 launch, it's been so long that my most recent "not that bad" photo was from the Wii U
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
companies legal defense moving forward
The Mask screenshot showing Jim Carrey as the Mask on the floor saying "No, it wasn't me, the AI escaped the sandbox"
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It changes from “we can only survive from customers liking us” to “we need to keep investors putting money”. Very often I think that Gabe not wanting to go public with Valve is probably keeping a whole ecosystem of developers alive that would not last long as public company.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is also the reason I never got rid of my own blog, including the RSS feed and following other devs that way. Social networks come and go, and while a blog is never as popular as having a bunch of followers in any given site, at least you’re not 100% dependent on that.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don’t think the majority of people in the world understand how damaging this is, and I’m not simply talking about sites not getting the direct traffic, effectively all that reaches them is already filtered, parsed and charged to them by a third party
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Several studio merges here if I get this right. Activision developing Halo on a new separate team, Bethesda absorbing (?) Obsidian, Playground and Turn 10 into one studio.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wait until 32 to 42 it’s even faster
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
DLC ANNOUNCEMENT! Just when you thought the card-flipping horrors were over... new secrets are unearthed. Introducing a brand new story-driven DLC, Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded! Please wishlist and share: store.steampowered.com/app/5238350/... New levels, enemies, jokers, sigils + more!
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/djli...
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh damn I misread, I’m so more used to having bug reports lol. Sorry and thank you, glad you like it.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Is the menu that doesn’t change the values? Tv mode or portable?
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Games are still amazing these days, but I feel many of the higher productions ones are starting to have their “100 camera cuts to show an action scene” movies moment. Let it breathe. That’s what I think also helped the cozy-relaxed genre flourish.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sounds silly and hard to describe these days, but when I started playing games decades ago a simple background moving when you reach edges on a point n click adventure was a great feeling, after the 1 screen scenarios.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wicked!
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It was a discussion between me, Nintendo and the publisher of the new S2 version in finding unique things for Switch 2 version, but I also wanted to give/update some things to the existing player base, for the S1 for which I’m still self publishing.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I imagine between release of DX1 and DirectX 9 these were breakneck speed to pack in features every year, but with DX9 release it had a big impact in gamedev and became a standard. There are still hundreds of games today running on DX9 on latest Window versions.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Because of that “you can see everything” trailer that was circulating a few days ago, I was curious about who the reporter was, discovered Nathan For You tv show and this is brilliant, already on 3rd season. Top tier comedy.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We want to tell this story bit, but it's been a while since the player pressed anything... QUICK TIME EVENT!! now, where were we...? ah yes, about the giant squid!
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I had this idea the other day. Someone creates a steam game that just plays the Rick Astley rickrolling video, we funnel up all fake key requests to that “game”. Kinda tempted to see how many would end up in gray markets.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A Godot, a Unity and an Unreal walk into a bar …
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sarah Connor smoking in a screenshot of the movie Terminator 2
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
well, still small sample, but I'm not much surprised since I know "my bubble" a little bit. might change if it goes out of it though.
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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Only one can exist! 1️⃣ Final Fantasy 7 Revelations 2️⃣ Grand Theft Auto VI 3️⃣ Zelda Ocarina of Time (2026) 4️⃣ Resident Evil Veronica 📊 Show results
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