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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If we were to release a mini prequel to Chords on cart who'd be interested? Because it might already nearly be a thing 😇 and this might be a clip from it #sgdk #megadrive #segagenesis #screenshotsaturday

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Great to have seen The Transformers: The Movie for its 40th anniversary. The short at the end was a fitting tribute to Peter Cullen. I won’t spoil it, as others have here, but do seek it out if you get the chance.

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎸 Chords! is a cyberpunk visual novel where Akio & Scamp tackle puzzles, music, chaos… and some seriously questionable decisions. ⚡ 🎮 Wishlist CHORDS! on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4909120/... #ScreenshotSaturday #segagenesis #megadrive #SGDK #indiedev #gamedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🎸 CHORDS! is coming! Join Akio & Scamp in a cyberpunk visual novel packed with puzzles, music, chaos and questionable decisions. 🎮 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4909120/Ch… #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #SGDK #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #retro #game

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

🎂 It’s my birthday! Can we get my upcoming game to 1,000 likes? 💿 Snatcher-inspired adventure 🎵 OST by @superjet-spade.bsky.social 🎨 Pixel art by @108stars-pixelart.bsky.social 🌀 OutRun-level twists ❤️ A Kojima indie love letter 🕹️ At AdventureX this Nov! #SegaGenesis #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A little bird told me there's a rumour that something is being shown at #AdventureX www.adventurexpo.org/exhibitors

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

From time to time, I see people claiming the combined power of the Sega 32X and Sega CD could have taken on the PlayStation and Saturn in the 32-bit generation. Unfortunately, it's a bit like comparing a 386-era PC to a pair of early Pentium-class machines.

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Over the weekend, I worked on some more shadow/highlight effects in Chords Act 2. #gamedev #indiedev #segageneis #segamegadrive #sgdk

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Excellent piece by Fabien Sanglard about the technical aspects of Silpheed on the Sega Mega CD: fabiensanglard.net/silpheed/ind... #SegaGenesis #SegaCD #RetroDev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Back in 2004 I wrote an online MMRPG based on Shining Force 2. I presented it at the graduate showcase and Microsoft awarded it a runner up prize. I'd hoped it would result in me getting a job in the games industry alas it didn't 😅

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Given that Sega is celebrating Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th birthday, I felt it was only fair to show the Sonic easter egg we hid away in Chords. #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #IndieDev #GameDev #ScreenshotSaturday #SonicTheHedgehog

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Check out my Sonic The Hedgehog avatar! Make your own at sonic-me.com! Forever Fast. #SonicMe #SonicTheHedgehog #ForeverFast sonic-me.com

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Translations took 250 KB 😆 This is either bad or good news, depending on how you look at it. I've been racking my brain about how to save space, but it's increasingly apparent that Chords will need 64 MEG. Unless I cut back on music & SFX. #segagenesis #megadrive #gamedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I've been working so hard to get multi lauguage support into Chords and I think I've cracked it. These shots were taken before a Portuguese character update. Just the translations to go! French, German, Spanish and Portuguese. #segagenesis #megadrive #gamedev #indiedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Tester number 2 has just completed the demo due to hopefully drop in November 🎉 #sega #segagenesis #gamedev #indiedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Chords extensively uses the Sega Mega Drive Shadow/Highlight feature for lighting effects. Support us: www.patreon.com/Retrosegadev #segagenesis #segamegadrive #indiedev #gamedev #sgdk #screenshotsaturday

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Chords: - SEGA CD Snatcher-inspired adventure - Energy-filled OST by Super jet spade - Gorgeous pixel art by 108 stars - A Hideo Kojima indie love letter Support: www.patreon.com/c/Retrosegadev #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I've been working on Shadow/Highlight effects for Chords again. If you would like to see more exclusive updates like this one. Sign up to support me on Patreon ☺️ www.patreon.com/posts/158183... #segagenesis #megadrive #sgdk #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Today in Chords. Hedgehogs with running sneakers in a park... Whatever next! View on patreon: patreon.com/posts/157786... #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #segagenesis #megadrive

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

High octane speed in Konami Snatcher wannabe Chords. Why not join the Chords revolution and support us at: www.patreon.com/Retrosegadev... #gamedev #indiedev #segagenesis #segamegadrive #sgdk

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Another polished shadow/highlight effect we're using in Chords. No context and the same background as before. So spoiler free 😉 It's ironic that my Patreons pay to support the project and basically have the plot ruined for them! #segagenesis #megadrive #indiedev #gamedev #sega

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

For the last couple of weeks I've been focusing on how best to implement shadow/highlight effects in Chords. #segagenesis #megadrive #indiedev #gamedev #sega

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The Patreon post from earlier details how multi language support for the menus is now present in Chords. We'll look to better support languages in dialogue if ROM will allow us to 🙂 #segagenesis #megadrive #sega #gamedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I just finished updating the latest version of Chords with Vic's Sega CD Fusion Driver. It's now doing both streaming PCM speech and background music and it seems pretty good if you ask me. More devs should really use this! #gamedev #indiedev #sega #segagenesis #megadrive

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Another evening of scripting a ridiculous dialogue between ScAMP and ChAMP 😆 #SegaGenesis #SegsMegaDrive #IndieDev #GameDev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This is criminal! First my other half and now you! 😄 Are these @whathosnorkers.bsky.social mugs of excellence?

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

A huge thank you to those who came to see @chordsthegame.bsky.social at @computinghistory.org.uk. For those who didn't here's a bit of game footage no one outside Patreon has seen 👍

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Day two at @computinghistory.org.uk! Feel free to drop by and see Chords in action.

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Day one of showing Chords at the Cambridge Games Festival! 🕹️🔥 #segamegadrive #segagenesis #indiedev #gamedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Big day tomorrow! Two days of showing Chords at the Cambridge Games Festival! Let’s do this. 🕹️🔥 #segamegadrive #segagenesis #indiedev #gamedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I don’t think words can express how proud I am of how far we’ve come with this little game. There’s still a long road ahead, but with every step we take the love and support we receive grows. I can’t wait for the day we get Chords out on cartridge and on Steam. ❤️ #SegaGenesis #megadrive #indiedev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Looking forward to our first showing of Chords. We'll also be showing the first prototype run of our standee characters 😊 that's if they get off the production line in time 😄

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I think we've nailed the design of the banner for the event!

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Chords: - SEGA CD Snatcher-inspired adventure - Energy-filled OST by @superjetspade.bsky.social - Gorgeous pixel art by @108stars-pixelart.bsky.social - A storyline with more twists than SEGA OutRun - A @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp indie love letter #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #IndieDev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Speed ran Chords this evening! We're up to half an hour of gameplay if you know all the puzzle answers! #SegaMegaDrive #SegaGenesis #indiegame #ScreenshotSaturday

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Recently on X, I discovered Chords being shown alongside the amazing work of @badtasty.bsky.social Seeing people excited for what I'm doing frankly means the world to me ❤️ 16-bit love lives on! 🕹️

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Excited to showcase Chords at the Cambridge Centre for Computing History Retro Computer Festival 2025 (15–16 Nov)! 🎮 A visual novel style adventure for the Sega Mega Drive, inspired by classics like Konami Snatcher. #SegaMegaDrive #SegaGenesis #IndieDev #RetroDev

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Here at team @pixelpushergames.co.uk : @108stars-pixelart.bsky.social and @superjetspade.bsky.social are still working hard on Chords. I unfortunately couldn't resist sharing my favourite new location here on bsky. I present to you The Park! #segegenesis #segamegadrive #gamedev #indiedev

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