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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It turns out that the #Mausitron tunnel sub-game is a lot more fun than I expected, so I turned it into an endless mode. #retro #gamedev youtu.be/4eDKrcfK3kY

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Mausitron Tunnel Sub-game, Endless mode.

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm adding "data caches" (unless I can think of a better name) to #mausitron that need to be unlocked via yet another minigame to get various goodies. This unlock minigame was my original prototype for the grapple game. I think it's better this way though. #retro #gamedev youtu.be/Q53Rh2GYoDY

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Mausitron: Entering a password

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0xC0DE @0xc0de.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I took some time to make sure all tiles (and their specific properties) are correct for all 21 rooms in my conversion of Wanted: Monty Mole from ZX Spectrum to Acorn Electron... sharing this pretty picture for those who may attempt their own conversion of this classic game in the future 😎

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0xC0DE @0xc0de.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Wanted: Monty Mole" (WIP) on Acorn Electron. Took longer than expected because movement code is quite convoluted. Not perfect yet. Slowed down to target 25fps. Funny quirks in original game (and in mine): 1. No eye when walking right, 2. Walks slower on some tiles because constantly "falling"

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So, I'm working on a specific feature and... I think I'm going back to the drawing board with this one. #mausitron #retro #gamedev #whoops #nicedayforpissing

It looks like the bloody robot is pissing into the water!

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

You Lost The Game. #mausitron #gamedev #retro www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWQi...

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Core Run

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's a bit long at twenty minutes, but I've put together a rough playthrough video of the first sector of #Mausitron. Feel free to have a skim through and let me know what you think. #retro #gamedev youtu.be/21oF82lMs40?...

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Mausitron Sector 1 Test Play-through

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Undrium seems to be getting a bit of love at the moment, according to the download figures. Not sure why, but seems like an excuse for a shameless plug. #undrium #gamedev #monogame #indiedev #pixelart #zxspectrum www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJgG...

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

An arty shot of Melkhior's Tower, live in the field, courtesy of one of the members of the elite testing team. 😄 bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Haven't posted for #screenshotsaturday in a long time, so here's a little clip of Melkhior's Tower, coming soon to the Playdate. Currently on the 3rd iteration of tweaking 'n polishing the levels. bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I've been playing around with a quick testbed for something I might take further, time permitting. Five points for guessing the inspiration. youtu.be/6JpGOpEUxF4 #retro #gamedev

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Tech Testbed

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I've released the v1,0.0. release candidate of #Oids for PC and also the v0.9.7 #ZXSpectrumNext version. The PC version now has the editor built in. It'll be coming soon to the Next. #retro #atarist #gamedev mausthekat.itch.io/oids/devlog/...

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Two Oids

Oids ZX Spectrum Next v0.9.7 Oids is FTL's 1987 Atari ST gravity shooter: thrust, shoot, rescue the little android Oids, try not to redecorate a cliff with your ship. Sadly, you don't get points for s...

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

15 seconds of in game action from Melkhior's Tower, my upcoming title exclusive to the Playdate. Can't give too much away, but the first iteration of all levels is now complete. 221 rooms in total. bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Now I've finished the PC version, I've also been working on a #ZXSpectrumNext conversion of #Oids. It should be ready some time this week once I get the last few bugs and performance issues sorted out. It's nearly feature complete and seems to run at a steady 50fps. #retro #GameDev #AtariST

A screenshot of the WIP ZX Spectrum Next conversion of Oids, running in the MAME emulator.

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Development continues on Melkhior's Tower for Playdate. Here's a quick fire selection of clips. Pixels by @craigstevenson.bsky.social and music by @mcalby.bsky.social bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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zingot @zingot.itch.io · 18/06/2026

This is Monty Mole. Taken from Dream time Monty on the Spectrum Next. Here my sprite is busy running on my Smart watch 🥰

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Major milestone today! Basic multiplayer comms between a ZX Spectrum Next (on the left) and PC (on the right) Jet Set Willy: Redux client via a headless server on PC. Still early days yet, but this is promising... This might just be doable! #ZXSpectrumNext #JetSetWilly #Retro #ZXSpectrum #GameDev

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Finally! Got the #JetSetWilly Redux in-game map working more or less how I want it on the #ZXSpectrumNext. Just a few more tweaks and optimizations needed and it will be at parity with the PC version (downloadable as jetsetwilly.net). #Retro #Gamedev

JSW:R Single player mode, running on MacOS, showing the in-game map.

JSW:R Single player mode, running on ZX Spectrum Next, showing the in-game map.

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

So, the PC/Mac/Linux version of JSWR is approaching the 1.0 release and, barring a few bugs, seems pretty stable. That means its time to work on phase 2 of my evil plan (TM). #JetSetWilly #ZXSpectrum #ZXSpectrumNext #GameDev #Retro

The Bathroom from Jet Set Willy: Redux running within the CSpect ZX Spectrum Next emulator, using the "Gorgeous" tileset.

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Doors in Melkhior's Tower are fairly simple things, but there are situations that need to be considered. More info on my latest devlog post: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Been a while, so here's some footage of it as is! #Pico8 #GameDev #ScreenShotSaturday #Retro #Remake #SabreWulf

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Blackford PI, an unfinished project that I may go back to one day. It's an isometric "puzzle 'em up", inspired by MOVIE on the ZX Spectrum. There's a demo available to download at bitglint.itch.io/blackford-pi #blackfordpi #gamedev #monogame #indiedev #pixelart #isometric

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Added a bit of lever action to Melkhior's Tower. 😀 bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Here are some boring screenshots of tools I've built for JSW:R. The first two show a test case for the path finder. The second is an asset pack exploration tool. See alt text for more. The latest pre-release can be downloaded at jetsetwilly.net. #JetSetWilly #Retro #Python #Rust #gamedev

Test case 1: going from the top of this room (The Wine Cellar) to The Beach its a short hop.

Test case 2: However, going from the bottom of The Wine Cellar to The Beach, is a much longer route as you can't get back to the top of the room to take the shorter route.

This is an explorer program for the pack file format of the game. Total overkill, but fun to play with nonetheless.

It's also helped me find a couple of obscure bugs, so it wasn't a total waste of time!

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Colin Hoad @colinhoad.com · 26/04/2026

Here's some 6502 to brighten your Sunday! youtu.be/MOEmQ79nA38 Special thanks to @musicvsartstuff.bsky.social for the amazing backing music

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Thinking in 6502 - Hello, World!

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

New multiplayer trap types for Jet Set Willy: Redux. In addition to mines, we now have banana skins, whisky bottles, orchids, glue, and springs. The video shows the effect of each. (It also shows off a Custom Willy designed with the in-game editor.) #JetSetWilly #retro #gamedev #Python

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Stephen Smith @stevecsmith.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Venturing into the caverns in Atic Atac 3D.

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Isometric rendering optimisations, what an exciting topic! Read more at bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I've been working on how the A and B buttons will work in Melkhior's Tower. It's been a headache! Read more at bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Amano @amanogames.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Devils on the Moon Pinball is out!!!! What a time to be alive!! get it here: play.date/games/devils... Only on @play.date #pinball #indiegames #pixelart #playdate

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I spent some of today working on custom map/tileset support. This tileset was extracted from an old mobile phone version of the game. #JetSetWilly #retro #Python #gamedev

One of the rooms from the original Jet Set Willy rendered using a gorgeous tileset from an old mobile phone conversion of the game.

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I figured out a sensible way to handle the crumbling platforms in a multiplayer context for the multiplayer #ManicMiner map in #JetSetWilly #Redux: I have them "uncrumble" after a few seconds. #Retro #Gamedev #Python

A zoomed in portion of the first Manic Miner level (The Central Cavern) showing some partially crumbled platforms.

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Some of the special baddies from the original Melkhior's Mansion will be making an appearance in Melkhior's Tower. Not 100% sure what they'll do yet, I need to figure that out. bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Ludonarrative dissonance. WTF is that? A new Melkhior's Tower dev log entry: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A little browser based Space Invaders clone that I wrote as a test project for beefing up my Unity skills. Play for free at bitglint.itch.io/retro-invaders #IndieGameDev #spaceinvaders #unity

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Been tinkering with the title screen and screen transitions in Melkhior's Tower. More info about the game in the devlog: itch.io/dashboard/ga... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

First (real) playthrough of StarQuake. Need to play it a few more times till I'm happy with it (plus I'm really crap at it !) #GameDev #Pico8 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jwx...

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Pico8 StarQuake Gameplay

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I managed to get the first "official" test session going today thanks to the #JSWO crew at the #RGDS Discord. It went about as disastrously as expected, of course, but on the bright side I did gather lots of juicy diagnostics. I still detest network code. #JetSetWilly #Retro #GameDev #Python

I added some useful diagnostic commands to help with the next testing session: "/sendlogs" sends all of the client log files up to the server :)

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I still despise debugging network code, but at least I got the multiplayer victory screen working... (I managed to break a bunch of stuff related to teams, and I also found a weird bug where 3/4 players froze and forgot to have logging turned on. Sigh.) #JetSetWilly #Retro #Gamedev #Python

The victory screen. The winner and two runners up stand in first, second, and third place on the winners podium. They're all me.

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

More #JetSetWilly. This time with alternative graphics from a mobile conversion from about twenty years ago.

Above the West Bedroom from Jet Set Willy

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MauS @mausthekat.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

So, I spent a lot of today writing a unified build script to build the game for multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac and Steamdeck), but I did get to do some fun stuff too. #JetSetWilly #Retro #Gamedev #Python

In-game lobby screen framed by a white border. A blue banner at the top reads “WELCOME! PRESS ENTER TO CHAT.” The center shows a small monochrome character standing on a red platform between four large colored panels labeled G (green), O (orange), R (red), and B (blue). At the bottom, yellow text reads “Select Your Team,” with “Room ID: 182,” “Items collected: 0,” and “Time 7:03am.” Small multicolored character icons line the bottom edge, representing the player's lives.

Game screen titled “The Podium,” showing a small character standing on a yellow first-place block labeled “1,” with second and third place blocks labeled “2” and “3” beside it. The podium sits on a pink platform with green patterned ground below. A blue banner at the top reads “WELCOME! PRESS ENTER TO CHAT.” Bottom text shows “Items collected: 0,” “Time 7:01am,” and “Room ID: 181,” with a row of small colored characters representing the player's lives.

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Craig Stevenson @craigstevenson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Aces to see a Melkhior’s Mansion screen on the latest Retro Gamer subscriber cover. The love that went and is still going into the making of that game could power a 1st world country for decades. You’ll also see those characters again soon as they’ll be appearing in Melkhior’s Tower.

Retro Gamer magazine with Melkhior’s Mansion on the cover.

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

In Melkhior's Tower, Lester the Serf will have the special ability of being able to fire weapons. More info in the devlog: itch.io/dashboard/ga... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A behind the scenes demo of the map editor used to edit the Melkhior's Tower game world. Written in C# using Monogame. #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #monogame More info here: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to...

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Each object in Melkhior's Tower now has a weight property. This is to facilitate Sir Stamperlot's special ability of strength. #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart More info here: bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to...

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SarahJaneAvory @sarahjaneavory.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

#C64 #Kouyate #RPG progress: here's a short WIP video clip showing the end of The Hidden Way, and a quick visit to Pirate's Cove (it's still a bit empty for now) to visit some vendors who are none too happy... They suggest visiting The Captain, arr...

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

My new Playdate project, Melkhior's Tower, has a new home on Itch, where I'll post more frequent dev updates to avoid spamming the socials with too many updates. #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to...

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Melkhior's Tower Playdate by BitGlint Games

A Playdate exclusive Melkhior's Mansion spin-off

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