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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Michiel was invited to the Gangelt Games Festival to showcase our #shmup Schildmaid MX. This small event is focused on #retrogaming and local multiplayer, with collectors bringing in some of their more rare hardware and software for visitors to enjoy. We also made new friends and Schildmaid fans!

2 monitors and 2 Nintendo Switch consoles showing the title screen of Schildmaid MX at Gangelt Games Festival.

Overview shot of the floor space at Gangelt Games Festival 2026

2 kids playing Schildmaid MX at Gangelt Games Festival with their parents looking on.

2 adults participating in a Chimera Mode highscoring competition in Schildmaid MX at Gangelt Games Festival.

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Cranky Chibi Cthulhu🐙Steam Demo Available NOW!! @littletlalocinteractive.com · 27/08/2026

The only #SHMUP #STG starter pack on Bsky! Are you a #gamedev in the genre or a #streamer that does mostly SHMUP/STG content? Reach out! 😀 No AI in your stream, artwork, music or design! Passable if the game engine discloses it, such as Godot. 'Cause that's the kind of hell we live in now... 😒

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Listening to this right now and loving it!

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

With the boy Hans in Heidelberg. Send him all your spirit energy!

Michiel and his kids with Hans of HitP Studio in hospital bed.

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I had my PS2 Slim region modded and grabbed me a copy of Arika's excellent port of Espgaluda. Trilogy complete! I played it in MAME in the past, but now I'm naturally more invested and diving in.

A vertically oriented PVM displaying the PlayStation 2 port of Espgaluda and the boxes of the ports of Cave's ESP trilogy in front of it.

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Some of you know, but we haven't made a public statement yet... The past few months we've been going at 50% strength as programmer Hans (pictured left) has been hospitalized with a brain tumor. Results from his treatment are positive and I hope beyond everything that my friend recovers - Michiel

Hans & Michiel of HitP Studio on a metro car, on the way to Tokyo Game Show in 2024.

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MidiRiots @midiriots.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Game development Insight Story from @hitpstudio.bsky.social 💜 youtu.be/cuEP0JgdI6k?... #indiedev

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How we made our INDIE SHMUP Schildmaid MX

YouTube video by HitP Studio

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Scowsh @scowsh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Love that when Hans does something he does it right! Kudos to that man 🫡

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

How we made our #shmup #indiegame Schildmaid MX in #unity Find the link to the full video on our YT channel in the reply below 👇

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フラッグさん @pixelflag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

irem #ドット絵

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Oddarette @oddarette.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Windex Xenomorph 💦

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Will Freeman @spadgy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I mentioned it as it was a perfect example for that part of the writing… a wonderful part of the genre’s evolution! Part of its history!

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We made history! 😮 In the newly released book Arcade Adventures by @lostincult.co.uk, writer @spadgy.bsky.social graciously mentions our Schildmaid MX in an illustrious lineup of #indiegames that he thinks successfully build on the foundation of arcade #shmups to explore new directions.

Cover of book Arcade Adventures by Lost in Cult.

Page from the chapter "All We Owe to Arcade Shooters" from the book Arcade Adventures by Lost in Cult.

Photo page from the book Arcade Adventures by Lost in Cult.

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Cαrínα ᓚᘏᗢ @carina.delachancla.com · 16/06/2026

oh hey, just realized it was 4 years ago that I went to Dudley's stage :v ﾐ 🥀

Me standing on the sidewalk throwing a peace sign at Knightsbridge Station in London UK, 2022

The same intersection as depicted as a background in the game Street Fighter III 3rd Strike.

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Banana Bytes @bananabytes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

So you are saying @mkstayontarget.bsky.social was there, he was in contact of what my childhood was even though I never set foot in Netherlands? Cool. Snake It was awesome. Everything Ronald Pieket Weeserik made was awesome. Hype had a BIG influence on me as a shmup developer.

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Videowizardspod @videowizardspod.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our @mkstayontarget.bsky.social was invited to the Local Dutch Institute of Sound & Vision to talk about preservation of his game Schildmaid MX. And while he was there, he got a tour of the massive media vaults... and stumbled across the works of the Byte Busters!

Various MSX games published by Aackosoft/Eaglesoft in the 1980s in the Netherlands.

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Scowsh @scowsh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Catching up on some magazines that arrived this week, love seeing pixels in print! Always enjoy @spadgy.bsky.social copy & an article about my favourite @hitpstudio.bsky.social Schildmaid MX? Yes please! Lovely evening reading, whilst the little ones enjoy a movie #print #indiegames #mags #shmup

Psyvariar 3 article by Will Freeman, from Retro Gamer #285

Debug Magazine #14 article about Schildmaid MX, from the In Case You Missed It section

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Becoming the guy who thinks the best thing a game designer can do is to pick a shmup they like and learn to 1CC it. So much game design juice there, just marinade in that stuff

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The Character Issues Podcast @characterissues.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We have very talented and cool friends. Check this and Schildmaid MX out.

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

As you may or may not know, we’re featured in the docu Press Start for Nostalgia by Bruno Ramos. After real life premiere events in both the Netherlands and Brazil, Press Start for Nostalgia will premiere on Youtube tomorrow. It's a worthwhile watch and not just because we're in it! 😉 Link below.

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Scowsh @scowsh.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Wicked selection there! Personally, I fell in love with the Mayflash F500 & never looked elsewhere 😅 I’ve swapped out various levers & buttons, only got new art for one though. Favourite lever right now in LS-40 with sanwa buttons, my shmup go to stick 🕹️

Mayflash f500 with schildmaid mx artwork by Aaron Kraten. On top of a small wooden cabinet with a mister and monitor attached. Esprade continue screen is pictured. An acoustic guitar & various CDs can also be seen in the background.

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AlviEao @alvieao.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Schildmaid MX HAS PASSED Debug Magazine!

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Will Freeman @spadgy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Yes - a great game and a great mag. What a pairing! (Print forever! :) )

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We’ve been featured in a real life paper magazine yet again! And it’s in the beautiful quarterly #indiegames focused @debugmag.com Considering the amount of indie games that come out each quarter, we’re extremely happy that our #shmup Schildmaid MX got a 2 page spread in this cool publication 🙏🏻

2 page spread of Schildmaid MX in Debug Magazine's 2026 March issue.

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

We're in the upcoming doc "Press Start for Nostalgia" by Bruno Ramos, about the relationship and fascination of older gamers with the media of their youth. In this video we talk about the film, why Schildmaid MX is in it and about Bruno's profession as a colorist (EN subs). youtu.be/Hv0quKgd2Gs?...

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O trabalho invisível que muda TUDO no filme 🎬 (Colorista – Press Start For Nostalgia)

YouTube video by Bitsman

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Dann Sullivan @isleofdann.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I'm back in print again, this time for Debug #14! Grab a copy to read my reviews of Cairn (@thegamebakers.com), Into The Grid (@flatlinestudios.bsky.social) & Menace (@overhypestudios.bsky.social). Those reviews were joined by an ICYMI feature on @hitpstudio.bsky.social's Schildmaid MX!

One page review, Cairn, opposite an Into The Grid review.

Menace review. I gave it a five star because I'm a sucker for it.

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

R.I.P. to a legend

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This weekend I’m recording a podcast about #PanzerDragoon II Zwei with @caneandrinse.com, so it’s time to pull my collection of games in the series off the shelf for a group pic… and play a bunch of Zwei, of course!

Collection photo of all Japanese SEGA Saturn Panzer Dragoon games and Panzer Dragoon Orta for the original Xbox.

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Retrogamepapa @retrogamepapa.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Press Start for Nostalgia. A doc about retro games and nostalgia feels is coming out soon! It will have a screening in NL first on may 3rd, after that also in Brazil and eventually on YouTube. Very professionally made, and it has me in it as well! A must watch, of course. #retrogaming

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Scowsh @scowsh.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

mod skills +1 cables, schematics & fitting all present & CORRECT woop

Mayflash F500 Elite Arcade Stick with custom artwork by Aaron Kraten - inspired by Schildmaid MX. Modded with sanwa buttons and a seimitsu ls-32 lever.

Close up of the wiring of a seimitsu ls-32 arcade stick lever

Wiring of the arcade buttons in a Mayflash f500 elite.

Default plate removed from a seimitsu ls-32 lever. Removed to ensure proper fitting in the Mayflash f500.

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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · 09/03/2026

Debug #14 arrives like a blanket on a cold winter’s day with one of our most enchanting features to date… Join Vince Pavey as he dives deep into Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth with the team at Hyper Games! Available March 14: debu.gg/14

Promotional image for Debug magazine issue 14, featuring artwork from video game Moomintroll

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Why are we in an upcoming documentary by Bruno Ramos on what role nostalgia plays in the world of video games? He talks about it here. www.youtube.com/shorts/Hyk-3...

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Entrevista: Criador de Press Start for Nostalgia fala sobre SchildmaidMX

YouTube video by Bitsman

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Creepy Peach twins in the Shining Mario Kart 64

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Some (but not all) of the games that were most important to me, over the years. #My9Games #私を構成する9つのゲーム my9games.com/s/9b7efc9c00...

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Level 9999 @lv9999pod.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Partiu #podcast! Neste episódio, falamos de R-Type Delta: HD Boosted, Schildmaid MX, Ghetto Zombies, Possessor(s) e um longo papo sobre remakes, remasteres, nostalgia e o videogame GF1 Neptune da GamesCare. 🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3ZHggs9... 📺YouTube: www.youtube.com/@lv9999pod

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It’s far from an Indie Game: The Movie type of singular promotion piece, but my @hitpstudio.bsky.social buddy and I made it into this upcoming documentary film. 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmRt...

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Press Start For Nostalgia - Final Trailer

YouTube video by brNLsp

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Typical. The first 2026 video game release I’m adding to my collection is a reissue of a 1993 port of a 1986 arcade game. Slap Fight MD is notable for its arrange mode featuring a @yuzokoshiro.bsky.social OST. We also covered the arcade game in the 1st year of @videowizardspod.bsky.social.

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Fantom Iris @fantomiris.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

One of my beloved games, Final Fight. I was in elementary school back then, and didn't clear it for the first time until I was in college. Today I played it again at the arcade mecca, Game Center Mikado. Also, being a game actor in the Japanese anime High Score Girl is great memory! Bass.kyo-ji

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Spooky Blaylock 🎃🕷️ @velodus.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Burnout 3 is underrated as one of the very, very best games of all time because you can show Burnout 3 footage to people two decades later and their reaction will still be "hell yeah, this rules. I wanna play this right now."

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Fantom Iris @fantomiris.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Fantom Iris drummer Yamaoh will perform the classic song "Power of Anger" used in Stage 1 of LIFE FORCE. In Japan, it's famous under the title "Salamander(沙羅曼蛇)" Have a great day, everyone!

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Scowsh @scowsh.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

In with some good company, if a little cramped and disorganised (as well it should be when they’re often played 🫡)

Schildmaid MX physical in with lots of other ps4, xbox 360 and switch shmups crammed in a shelf (sorry Michiel).

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Schildmaid MX out on all current consoles and PC @hitpstudio.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Space is becoming a tiny bit of an issue. Where did you store your physical copy of Schildmaid MX?

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

It was such a cool thing for me to have @jazrignall.bsky.social on here. Mean Machines and CVG were my introductions to proper video game critique and analysis and he and his fellow editors helped shape my tastes. Oh yeah, Defender is pretty awesome as well. 😁

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Scowsh @scowsh.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

New DFK & Schildmaid MX pbs - good evening’s shmupping 🤘

Nintendo Switch in handheld mode with the last boss of Schildmaid MX’s Krieger mode displayed. High score of 44million is shown on the top right.

DFK’s high score ranking screen for xbox360. Scowsh is rank 728 with 3.8 billion

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スイッチセール情報 @switchsale.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Schildmaid MX 2500円 ⇒ 2000円 switch.joytown.info/sale/7001000... #Switch #Switchセール #Switchsale #eastasiasoft

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Schildmaid MX 俺のSwitchメモ

Schildmaid MX Switch ソフトの情報

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Retro Brewz @retrobrewz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I hope you’re enjoying this #ScanlineSunday everyone! #RetroGames #RetroGaming

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Michiel Kroder @mkstayontarget.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I made a (EN language and EN subtitled) youtube ahh youtube video about our shmup/STG Schildmaid MX to help newcomers dig below its surface. youtu.be/ZXbDTcpo4dM?...

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11 THINGS you probably didn't know about our indie #shmup Schildmaid MX

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WBB @wbrandonbell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

If two hours of Directs are allowed for Kirby Air Riders, then 27 min about Schildmaid MX seems OK! Though I can’t believe @mkstayontarget.bsky.social passed up the chance to start the video with “What’s SHMUP guys”

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