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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have to confess I am a little behind, but another great video from @whathosnorkers.bsky.social . At one point, I could have sworn Frank Sinatra was in the room.

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Oh la la! A bit late to the party, good job, there is another St George's day scheduled for next year.

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

It's finished! The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond's epic game, is now fully documented. * 41,902 lines of lovingly annotated source code * 51 deep dives (116,240 words) * Buildable repository * 100% handcrafted AI-free content * 7 months’ work thesentinel.bbcelite.com #retrocomputing #C64 #BBCMicro

Generating the landscape in The Sentinel

A panorama of landscape 0000 in The Sentinel

A contour map of the landscape in The Sentinel

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Back at the coal face, chipping away at the planned "Woolley Estates" update for The Corridor. True story, I went to a Little Chef once, and Boy George was there (may have been an impersonator), which confused the hell out of me, as he had been on television that very morning in the A-Team.

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

doginatank.itch.io/thecorridor It's finally blooming here, people! The Mad Jack's update for the Corridor! Enter and explore a flat roof pub in the exotic setting of Thorpe Heasley, just off the M1 Motorway! #IF #Ink #TextAdventure #CYOA #SoloDev #GameUpdate #InteractiveFiction #ThorpeHeasley

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The Corridor: A Search For Dave by Dog in a Tank

A post-apocalyptic story set on a motorway just south of Leeds in an alternative 1991.

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It's looking like green lights all the way for the upcoming Mad Jacks Update to the Corridor, this Sunday. Heres the trailer (again) youtu.be/m7gwaxq3SeI?...

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Mad Jacks Trailer

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A rare trip into the real world and expecting some good sidestep left-ing

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Into the final rounds of testing for the Mad Jacks Update (aiming to land this Sunday). Here’s a look at the corridor behind the scenes —or “naked,” for those of you that persuasion 😉 #Inkle #TextAdventure #CYOA #IF

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

So, the sequel to the Corridor will start in Colins. I am just trying to work out a scale, that I am not killing myself doing the isometric art for, but gets enough detail across. And I think that is 128 by 96. I am also realising I suck at isometric art!

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This is a peek as what is coming up in the Mad Jack's Update (which should be next week) #ScreenShotSaturday #CYOA #TextAdventure #IF

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Today, Mathew, I am going to be someone chopping up images of #milkfloats to get the angle, and right milk float, I want. #wip #procreate

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The Mad Jacks update is now in testing. Expected to land in April. Characters you have already met will be returning, and they remember what you said to them - the good and the bad. But which ones? Find out in the Mad Jacks Update. #TextAdventure #IF #AdventureGames #Inkle

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

For fans of Henry Newbolt's poetry, we've got your back in the upcoming MadJacks update on the Corridor. Coming soon! #TextAdventure #IF #CYOA #Adventuregames #Poetry

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Here is a treat for all of you who like badly formatted tables in #MSExcel. I am moving the Mad Jacks update over to live, and not quite finished yet, but it looks like the MJ update will increase the game size by over 30%. I am also fairly confident lines of dialogue will be over 1000 lines.

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

As the long-awaited Mad Jack's Update inches closer, here is something we haven't done in a while, a cheesy trailer! Enjoy! #CYOA #AdventureGames #InteractiveFiction #Inkle #SoloDev #GameDev #GameTrailer #IndieGames #TextAdventure

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

A spot the difference for #ScreenShotSaturday, and a reminder choices have consequences in The Corridor. #AdventureGame #IF #CYOA #Inkle #InteractiveFiction

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

It's taken six months (actually more!) and writing 5000 odd words (again, actually more!) to get to the point where clicking on this button works in the intended way (Previous choices have consequences!) . Now to start on what happens on the other side... #AdventureGames #CYOA #Inkle #WIP

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A good afternoon working on the writing side, for the upcoming Mad Jacks update for the Corridor. A gentle reminder that decisions in this game can come back and bite you on the bottom - even if they seem trivial. #SoloDev #AdventureGame #TextAdventures #Inkle #CYOA #InteractiveFiction

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Not too shabby if I say so myself. A long way to go, and eagle-eyed readers might notice I have stolen those windows from Syndicate, but I have to start somewhere! #WIP #GameArt #ConceptARt #IsumetricArt #Tiled #AseSprite

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Going around in circles a bit with this #isometric stuff, but each time i make a lap, there is just a little more progress. #GameArt #PIxeArt #WIP #Concept #TheCorridor #solodev

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

It ain't much, but step forward and behold, a section of the Corridor

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I'm (slowly!) releasing 50+ deep dives into The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond's epic #BBCMicro game Batch #4 is now ready: 5 new articles about 3D objects (defining, drawing, managing) thesentinel.bbcelite.com/deep_dives Batch #5 (drawing polygons) coming on Friday Enjoy! #retrocomputing #c64 #8bit

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Index of all deep dive articles - The Sentinel on the BBC Micro

Index of all deep dive articles about The Sentinel

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ZXVintage40 @zxvintage40.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Screen Shower for Aliens/Electric Dreams Software (UK) (1986). WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1NbNs7VrGo

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This is how the briefing scene for my #Aliens game is coming along. Lots to do, including coming up with another 128 bars of briefing music, but you get the idea. I am hoping Hollywood will be on the phone soon, in awe of my dialogue. #IndieDev #MadeInUnity #Lv426 #GameDev #Aliens1986

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

There haven't been many requests for the Corridor, but I imagine if there had been, one of them would be: "I would really like to see the table I am sitting at in Colin's." In the upcoming update, your wish becomes true — it's just a shame you're imaginary. #GameDev #GameArt #TextAdventure

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Still chipping away at the testing on my Aliens game, but realised I've neglected The Corridor (See pinned post). So, giving that a push along. This is a scene that will be set somewhere in the Hinterland... #Procreate #Wip #TextAdventures #IF #CYOA #IndieDiv

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Chance & The Lucky Aces @theluckyaces.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Wunderbar out now! song.link/Wunderbar

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Chance & The Lucky Aces @theluckyaces.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We borrowed a classic from Tenpole Tudor. We tipped it from major to minor, threw in the kitchen sink, kidnapped a coloratura soprano. This is how it sounds a la Chance & the Lucky Aces. Es gibt wirklich ein Wort im Deutschen, das alles sagt. Wunderbar. Preview now. Full track tomorrow. #Wunderbar

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I am still in the land of testing for my #Aliens game, but here is how the opening title sequence is looking and sounding. #LV426 #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev

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Chance & The Lucky Aces @theluckyaces.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

7 days to go. 🥃 First sneak preview of Wunderbar is here. Hold on to your whiskey. Pre-save link in our Linktree in profile. Die Wolke wusste zu viel! #NewSingle #LuckyAces #Wunderbar #MusicPreview #NeueMusic

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Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I've started writing a series of deep dives into Geoff Crammond's epic #BBCMicro game The Sentinel. Here's the to-do list. I will post a link here whenever I add a new one to thesentinel.bbcelite.com It's going to take a while! But it should be worth it... #retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #8bit

The list of deep dives that I am working on

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Lots of debugging is going on at the moment, and therefore, nothing exciting to report. Here is how it is looking behind the scenes. #Aliens #MadeInUnity #IndieDev #GameDev #LV426 #Unity #SoloDev

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Another cracking video and how I imagine Snorker's wardrobe must look!

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

In the original #ElectricDreams #Aliens, the map shows a few clearly marked exits. I assumed they were meant to be the easy way out. In my version, those exits are gone. Replaced with escape is an illusion and, as Newt so perfectly put it: “Everybody dies.” Welcome to LV-426. #IndieDev #GameDev

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I am always amazed at the travel budget on @whathosnorkers.bsky.social videos, must cost a fortune!

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I was originally planning to use the portraits from the original #Aliens game - I had my eye on the CPC versions. However, I thought I would create more work for myself (why do I keep doing this!!) and create my own. #WIP portraits in glorious 64 by 64. #asesprite #gameart #indiedev #pixelArt

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Deconstructing James Horners #Aliens score, so i can do my own take for my game. I admire his use of 'riser underpants' - I highly suspect there is also a g-string pad in there too.

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year to all. I am working on the AI today. A problem I have is that the aliens tend to come up behind the player, which doesn't make for a great experience. Hoping to create some pathfinding so they block your route - if that makes sense #IndieDev #LV426 #Aliens #GameDev #AI #Pathfinding

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

OK, very rough, but it's taken a bloomin' amount of effort. There is now a full briefing scene, and here is a snippet. I am expecting a phone call, any moment now, from #RidleyScott offering the job of writing the next #Aliens film. #LV426 #IndieDev #GameDev

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Doing some field research @horsforth brewery #beerandbytes. The #saturn alien trilogy has nothing on my game

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Not much to report on my nod to #Electricdreams #Aliens as I am in that horrible, boring, tidying-up phase. However, @samcoupe.com , you will be pleased to hear that there is now head bobbing. #GameDev #IndieDev #Lv426 #Alien #RetroGrames

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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 13/12/2025

This sucks.

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Dog in a Tank @doginatank.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Just a quick interlude before I dive back into working on my Aliens game. Save this date in your diary, because it’s when my band’s next single lands. Of course, you’ve already listened to our last EP, but if you haven’t, you can find it here. album.link/s/7coi6BRCoT...

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snow-kiss @snow-kiss.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Explore my new 1D Pacman game, that runs smoothly in your browser. Drop your thoughts or high score below! 🕹️ beep8.org #GameDev #indiegame #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #SoloDev

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