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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Pixeltober day 16: Skeletron #pixelart #pixeltober #inktober
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Omniclause @omniclause.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
#boots #pixel_dailies #2bit @pixeldailies.bsky.social
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Matthew @matthewpixl.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Wario's Woods, starring blue toad #mario #warioswoods #pixelart #lowpoly #crocotile3d
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Pixeltober Day 15: Slasher #pixeltober #pixtober #inktober #pixelart
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Pixeltober day 14: Lil pumpkin #pixeltober #pixelart
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Bobby Schroeder @ponett.dog · 14/10/2026
when new people show interest in your interests you're supposed to encourage that, not go "holy larp" and publicly shame them for not already being in the deep end like you are
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jai @lowercasejai.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
i hate all this cockwatching that happens for art now. this movie is a giant flop at the box office, this game only has this many players!! are you a stock broker or a human with a pulse and a heart?? DID YOU LIKE IT OR NOT??? GOD DAMN
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Pixeltober Day 13: Bomb ghost #pixeltober #inktober #pixelart
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Pixeltober day 12: Skeleton key #pixeltober #inktober #pixelart
Pixel art of a skeleton themed key surrounded by a keyhole
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Pixeltober day 11: Will-o-wisp #pixtober #pixelart #inktober #pixeltober
A stylized pixel art of a will-o-wisp smiling devilishly
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Pixeltober day 10: UFO #pixeltober #inktober #pixelart
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Pixeltober day 9: Sense no evil? #pixeltober #inktober #pixelart
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pixeltober day 8: Toxin #pixeltober #inktober #pixelart
Pixel art of a boiling flask and an eye of smoke billowing from it
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Stuff like this is kinda why I cant do a My 9 Games. Just impossible for me
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Of course I specify "grew to appreciate more" because there are games I have known since i was a kid but revisiting them as an adult with a fresh perspective has made me like them a lot more like SMB1 or Sonic 1 which at this point probably inspire more in me than my favorite games as a kid
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
People always talk about the games that influenced them being the iconic stuff they loved as kid but honestly i feelmlike my gaming tastes/influences have dramatically changed by games that i played/grew to appreciate more in recent years. If in got to make racing game it'd be influenced by this
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pixeltober day 7: Ghoulish green ghost #pixeltober #inktober #pixtober #pixelart
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pixeltober day 6: Malware #pixeltober #inktober #pixelart
Pixel art of an old bleeding computer infected by malware
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pixeltober day 5: Full moon #pixeltober #pixelart
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pixeltober day 4: Treat #pixeltober #pixelart
Low res 8 bit style pixel art of a chocolate bar
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pixeltober day 3: Serpent #pixeltober #pixelart
Pixel art of a purple winged serpent breathing a green flame
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pixeltober day 2: tiny monsters #pixeltober #pixelart
4 8x8 pixel art monsters
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pixeltober Day 1: Haunted pumpkin #pixeltober #pixelart
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
While (very slowly) working on piece generation ideas for my puzzle game project I accidentally made this sort of procedural art piece in #godot . looks kinda cool #gamedev #proceduralart
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Regulus @sirknightbot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I wish people would realize that there aren't really any universal truths when it comes to both how pixel art was and is displayed or was and is enjoyed. Different devs did things in different ways because they had different tools or equipment or objectives or techniques.
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've got a leak to share with you ahead of tomorrow's #nintendodirect . remember this post...
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Is this THE HARDEST post on this site????? (Ive never played the ooze)
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Cannot sleep so what if i just started fuckin posting Judging by my follower count and stuff nobody reads my posts so i shouldnt bother But what if i did
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
by the way: i noticed the tiling on the rocks of my mario redraw looked rough so i improved it. here, have a lakitu too (i did this months ago and never posted it
Custom pixel art of Super Mario Bros
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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
getting mad at people who think “games are art” because you want some games to be silly and fun too instead of too serious is the same thing as only praising “artistic” games both are treating artsy games as the exception meaning you don’t actually think all games are art puyo puyo tetris 2 is art
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
realizing that the people who followed me followed because they wanted to see stuff i make and then i have just been Ranting about Thoughts. i havent gotten a lot done bc tbh i've been in a bit of a slump. Sorry! i will post cool stuff when i have something to show
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
what I was talking about in the previous thread kinda ties into what happened with TADC/gooseworx. this growing idea that art should be made for the audience primarily, and that the audience is allowed to dictate who is Eligible to make stuff. bothers me (but similar ides around art always have)
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
(i will spin more thoughts off into a second thread, but for this, platform fighters are a great example. an entire genre to be explored and the human mind is physically incapable of thinking of it beyond the scope of "this is like smash!!!", apparently)
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Im kinda talking around the idea of "im glad you didnt make ultrakill" but thats sorta where im coming from. a lot of gamers who are hardcore and therefore super smart are actually kinda myopic in the viewpoint. they like L cancelling and think its good design cuz they like Melee and Melee did it
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I say this as somebody who cannot claim to be a professional but i do have a pretty positive view on video games and respect people who make cool ones a lot, and i value their work a lot and i dont only want stuff that caters to certain audiences (or me) to exist. we should just have more cool stuff
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
like do we want people just making stuff thats about being the genre its in exclusively and its for a bunch of people that will pocketwatch the dev's steam hours and skill check them? do we *want* to cater to that bc i kinda think about that when i see like, eventhubs commenters that are never happy
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
OBVIOUSLY you should have an exposure and understanding of games but thats different from grinding. studyin by playing with intent can tech you a lot about something and measuring in like raw hours is dumb. also something something creatives having broader perspectives is better
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
like isnt a natural consequence of this that we get a bunch more games that are more similar to each other and their inspirations are more blatant? (tbf i think this is genre dependent and it takes some genres quite a while before you get some solid grips, but that can also be across various games)
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I feel like Gamers™️ have this annoying thing where they think the only people who should be around games/have opinions are nolifers with thousands of hours in a single game (or very small set of similar games) and Provable Skill Cred and like I dont know if I agree man
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
this has been talked about extensively you're just 9 + 10
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
call me immature but I still think the ending of Super Princess Peach is funny
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
the platonic ideal of video games is not Grand Epics with Deep Story and Impressive Graphics. its just funny mechanics you can play around with and quirky graphics. once you realize this you will enjoy more games but you wont get there just focusing on westernized AAA stuff
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
i havent gotten around to playing them but Mina and Deltarun 5 just came out. guys pay attention. I know they're a couple years old now but I had a lot of fun with like Pseudoregalia and Gravity Circuit. cool games still exist!!!
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
it is not that hard to find new games worth playing guys cmon
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
if your response to the physical games stuff is "WELL I GUESS I'LL NEVER PLAY A NEW VIDEO GAME AGAIN!!! DO WE EVEN NEED THEM?" you are honestly kinda dumb
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Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.net · 07/07/2026
Famous pixel art web comic of the 2000s
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
honestly spitting the entire thread
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
this is a really long winded way of saying that level design can communicate ideas deeper/more complex then "go from point a to point b. complete objective." #sonic 1 is really cool too and people should meet it in the middle and complain less. enjoy marble zone
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Marble Zone is not a level made for sonic to run around in. Marble Zone is a place in his world that sonic has to be clever about traversing, and that's awesome. it even has little hidden rooms with treasure! it might be one of the most well drawn locales in the classic trilogy.
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DrTock @drtock.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
also, the physical geometry of shapes that make up the levels are different. green hill has flowing curves and open skies, marble is very blocky and has tight corridors. it looks different and physically FEELS different to play AND communicates ideas about the location beyond looks. that's GOOD!
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