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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 21h

Little idle animation for the heck of it

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 21h

Tried making a kinda Inti Creates style character... How did I do? #pixelart

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Are you ready to crash this thing in act 1 and then proceed with the rest of your adventure...? #pixelart

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Do you have a preference between vertical or horizontal shoot em ups and if so why?

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My plans to have more emphasis on platforming than Zelda 2 & also to try to translate traditional Zelda dungeons, like lttp, into side view Picking up items has some Mario world influence but luckily you can carry a stack of items too! #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #retrogaming

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't know the first thing about flying machines but I gave this thing a little more structure and worked on the shading and I think it looks pretty good

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I may have taken a bit too much inspiration from ZeroRanger... (but hey at least good old fashioned human unoriginality is better than using AI) #pixelart

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you haven’t guessed I’m brainstorming ideas for a game with a cat character but I have gone from the character being a literal anthropomorphic cat person to this character wearing a cat mask/helmet. How do we feel about the design…?

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Had an idea for my new Zelda 2 inspired project, where in addition to the standard progression items, there could also be a roguelike inspired item system of small upgrades. I imagine they’d be all over but you’d lose one every couple hits or something idk #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #retrogaming

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I worked on this more and I'm pretty happy with it now. Included a version with a backpack I think is cute but I don't think I'll actually end up using. #pixelart

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm not sure if it's finished but I think this has significantly more sauce now just making the cat look a little pointier and scruffier and making the silhouette a bit bolder towards the top... #pixelart

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Idk I still feel like this character design is lacking in sauce? What could I do to sauce this thing up a little bit?

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We just released our retro rpg Destiny Spire on Steam! Go check it out! #rpg #jrpg #indiegame #retrogaming #gaming store.steampowered.com/app/3369150/...

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I worked on this black cat character design a little more. I'm not totally sure about the highlights on the cape but I realized there was a whole tone in the palette I was not using and wanted to try to add a little more dimension #pixelart

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Robin Poe @robinpoedev.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Zelda-like Dungeon footage

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This game is shaping up to be something special! Also, I’m doing the music for it! You can hear some of it in this clip!

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Destiny Spire is almost here. If u enjoyed the demo we definitely think youll enjoy the full game since it just gets better the further u progress Check it out if you like old school RPGs and active time battles! Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3369150/... #indiegame #rpg #jrpg #retrogames

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just a rough little mockup. But what could it be for...? (forgive the wonky wall tiles, I just threw them together by hand and was too lazy to draw the bricks properly...) #pixelart

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I like doing 8 bit inspired soundtracks but I really want to do a guitar-centric soundtrack for something…

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Less than a month away from the Destiny Spire release now. Try the updated demo we just released on Steam (link👇) and wishlist to be notified on release All that’s left to finish is the final cutscene (which I’m frantically try to draw 😮‍💨) #rpg #indiegames #gamedev #retrogaming #jrpg

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Good news! After extensive play testing we can’t find any more bugs in the updated Destiny Spire demo so I’ll be uploading it tonight. Full version is about a month away and files from the demo will be compatible with the full version. Wishlist 👇 #rpg #indiegames #retrogaming #jrpg #gaming

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Max @hyynma.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our chimney collapsed and some comms sent my roommate's way would greatly help! Our chimney is the vent for our gas emissions and the heater is turned off until it's fixed! I wanna take a hot shower again!

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ahh animating pixel art is so much work especially when you have a dozen other projects to work on and doing all the sprite work is only a small slice of that one project 😭

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

patreon.com/elliesprites/ Just a reminder that every dollar really does actually help me a lot, and if you like what I do and would like for me keep doing it, this is the best way to help with that!

patreon.com

@elliesprites — Pixel Art and Games

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Maps can be very helpful to solve the labyrinths in Destiny Spire but they’ll only show where you’ve been. If you use a vision orb though you can instantly reveal a large area of map around the character. Wishlist on Steam were aiming to release next month #rpg #jrpg #indiegame #retrogaming #gaming

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'm going to a little Melee tournament with some really good players from my region at the end of the month... I'm still relatively new so I expect to go 0-2 but it's motivating me to get better at least!

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Here's where my new game is at right now! If you like what you see, consider checking out my Patreon! I have free posts detailing the development so far, and if you become a member it really helps support future development and make sure I can keep working on it! www.patreon.com/c/elliesprites

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm looking forward to the idea of working on a soundtrack where I can play my guitar. I am so much better at guitar than keyboard!

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It turns out I really REALLY love composing soundtracks and it might be odd to say as a musician who has written songs for 20 years but… I think I really have a knack for it? Is this as much of a pipe dream as every other creative pursuit I’ve dreamed of turning it to a career? Maybe, but I love it!

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I haven't been able to find a book to hold my interest since finishing the Earthsea series and then Left Hand of Darkness recently... No author's writing seems to draw me in quite like Ursula K Le Guin... I've already read the Dispossessed too... Any recommendations...?

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Going from making NES inspired music on my phone with GarageBand to installing a DAW with the Magical 8-bit plug on my laptop with a midi keyboard is night and day for making chiptune-ish stuff… I probably should’ve done this before making my first soundtrack but I still like how that turned out!

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I got so many things to work on right now.. Sadfishing (solo) album, top secret platformer project (TBA), practice for end of August melee tournament, Porch Cat shows, hopefully more soundtrack work, not so top secret tiny tactics game I’ve been designing mostly in my mind… I need a schedule 😮

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Some people who made extremely cool games follow me and I’m not sure why but I do appreciate it 🤗

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Do you prefer momentum based platformers with acceleration and deceleration (N+, many Mario games, Super Meat Boy) or platformers where you speed up and slow down almost instantly with little to no momentum (Hollow Knight, Mega Man, Shovel Knight) or something in between (Celeste maybe?)?

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

And with that I am officially announcing that I am open for soundtrack work! I can do NES inspired sounds like this, something more modern but still electronic sounding, something with actual acoustic and/or electric instruments or pretty much anything in between!

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The soundtrack I made for the game Pyromancer by @elliesprites.bsky.social is now available on bandcamp! fuzzfish.bandcamp.com/album/pyroma...

fuzzfish.bandcamp.com

Pyromancer OST, by FuzzFish

7 track album

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Quick reminder that by playing Pyromancer you get to listen to @emilyminnow.bsky.social's amazing soundtrack! She did an incredible job and you should go check it out. elliesprites.itch.io/pyromancer

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

When it comes to videogame soundtracks being shared as albums where the original tracks are meant to loop and the sections don't repeat... do you prefer for the track to just play once, for it to be repeated all the way through once, or for it to repeat partially and then fade out?

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I composed the soundtrack to this little gem of a retro platformer so I was fortunate to play through various early builds while working on it, and I can tell you it is a lot of fun to speedrun! My personal best so far is 8 minutes and 16 seconds but I know I can do better... how about you?

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Are you ready to beat up skeletons and talk to birds?

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I think I came up with a name for my soundtrack work that continues the fish theme from Sadfishing and Emily Minnow... Introducing: FuzzFish! (bandcamp page coming soon)

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I don’t know what name to release my soundtrack stuff under… Hmmmm

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I think my biggest problem with Rivals of Aether 2 (as a melee player primarily) is that the constant patches/nerfs/buffs make it impossible for a stable meta to actually crystallize and evolve over time. Instead the whole meta and tier list shifts erratically every time a new patch is dropped.

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Have you ever hoped you could have a soundtrack for your game or animation project featuring epic electric guitar? Maybe lush and moody folk inspired soundscapes with bowed bass and acoustic instruments? Old timey music? Electronic/retro video game synth sounds? Some combination or all of the above?

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Envisioning a long and fulfilling future for myself as a perpetually broke door dash driver who writes and plays music in her spare time while dreaming of doing big things and never quite managing to do any of them (someone hire me please)

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I wish I could afford to go to digipen or somewhere to do a music program just to get connections because I so badly want to make music for a game or animation project it’s the whole reason I started trying to make games myself but as it turns out I’m bad at finishing those (but very good at music!)

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Jonathan Blow is an insufferable prick and the only decent thing about his shiny new $20 million bloated Frankenstein of a Sokoban project are the mechanics and concepts he licensed from other (now seemingly regretful) creators

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I just woke up and read an email from the library that mentioned "fun bowling and movies" but I read it as "fun bowel movements" and was like yeah that sounds pretty good right about now

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Emily Minnow (FuzzFish) @emilyminnow.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I think I have a solid idea for a game that’s a Sokoban meets Mystery Dungeon thing with multiple party members like Void Stranger meets the Lost Vikings but I have too many other things to do between Porch Cat and wanting to record a solo album I’ll be 50 by the time I finish a game by myself 😭

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