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Xubiod @xubiod.net · 26/09/2026

got to 50 patterns, good enough nonogravs is now publicly released on itch! html5 only at the moment, pico-8 BBS later prolly xubiod.itch.io/nonogravs

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Nonogravs by Xubiod

A gravity-based, block-based pattern fill-em-up

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My father-in-law is a Capcom dev. He is insanely gifted. We were playing Final Fight years ago and I asked him what it would cost to make a combat system with a limited moveset and hyper aggressive enemies today. I will never forget his answer… “We can’t, we don’t know how to do it.”

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Final Fight: Cody's Classic Beat 'Em Up

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

robots gotta be one of the goats for video game enemy design, there's so much crazy bullshit you can do with em

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

funny how out of all the bmups i've played, the ones whose enemy roster stood out the most are also the ones with the more limited movement and arsenal hmmm, what could this mean......

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

bit of a shame whenever ppl bring up crazy taxi it's mostly just to mention the music and visual which are really awesome but man, from a pure gameplay perspective it's just so well made and unique

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

y'know, something i wish modern wave-based games did more is find ways to make the end of a wave more interesting a common problem i have with these kinda games is as the wave dies down it gets kinda boring since you'll usually have like 1 fodder enemy running around that can't really pose a threat

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

some people say rock paper scissors isn't skill-based because the moves aren't telegraphed, but the truth is it's extremely skill-based it's THE "trying to get in your opponent's head and predict their moves" game

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

watched a certain youtuber's video on scoring and it just made me realize just how limited and narrow a lot of people's view on scoring systems can be like go play a game with good well implemented scoring systems instead of 2d mario and sonic PLEASE

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

i wonder why so many run n guns held back on any significant randomization so much i like a lot of the games in the genre but more randomized chaotic stuff like GnG is very much the exception rather than the norm

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

@boghogstg.bsky.social i started playing some bmups and i gotta ask any thoughts on captain commando? people seem to like it overall but i don't see much discussion surrounding it and are there any 90s home console bmups worth checking out, most of what i'm currently playing are arcade titles

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

started playing knights of the round and i'm actually surprised at this game's scoring system, it's pretty interesting and it also has a good parry/blocking mechanic? in a beat 'em up? wow!

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

@boghogstg.bsky.social ik this random as hell but didn't you make a post about "euro beat 'em ups" i can't find it anywhere

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

armed police batrider is very cool so far! really unique compared to a lot of other shmups i played

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

i wish more classic beat 'em ups had good scoring systems

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

just had a discord debate with a friend about whether arcade game devs when designing their games prioritized pro players who want to 1cc or newbies to eat quarters from was a fun talk, i ultimately STRONGLY leaned into the former but the other perspective was intriguing to hear

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

been thinking way too much about static elements vs rng ones in games particularly i wish there were more platformers with rng elements tied to em? ghouls n ghosts and spelunky scratch that itch very well but there's just not that much else i can find sadly

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

currently playing 2 different sega genesis games alien soldier is really interesting and starting to grow on me, very eager to try out 1ccs with that sor2 is really fun but i feel bad woth spamming infinites and it's a bit too slow paced imo

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

panel de pon is pretty incredible ngl i should play more action puzzle games

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

please play this it's very fun

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ELE⚡- WISHLIST SPRING ESCAPE @electrodev.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

SPRING ESCAPE - DEEP DOWN DEMO OUT NOW ON STEAM electrodev.net/deepdowndemo

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

i've been playing either elasto mania or ketsui these past couple days it has been very interesting

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

y'know, it's always good to revisit a game every now and then even if you didn't like it that much last time you played who knows, maybe you'll like it way more than you did last time

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

classic doom is one of those games whose quality can vary wildly at its worst it can be very rough, but at its best it's one of the most fun fps experiences ever oh how i love you...

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

wow ok, so ketsui IS as good as everyone says it is

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

i think i reached a point where i genuinely do no care about how long a game is it doesn't matter if your game takes 50 hours or 50 minutes to beat, what REALLY matters is what you do with that time if anything judging whether a game is worth your time or not by sheer length kinda sucks

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ELE⚡- WISHLIST SPRING ESCAPE @electrodev.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🌺SPRING ESCAPE: DEEP DOWN DEMO💎 COMING OUT JULY 9TH

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Tarbyart @tarbyart.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I know it's late but I really don't have a choice, need to get a cheap hotel room since sleeping outside is illegal where I live, last thing I need is a fine. Any donation is greatly appreciated, need roughly 80 for a hotel room (prices scuk here). ko-fi.com/tarbyart

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

when people talk about the alltynex trilogy it's mostly regarding kamui, which is fair since that is a very good shmup but alltynex second is my personal favorite the clean ass sword mechanic is definitely a big reason as to why lol really underrated game trilogy in general

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PotatoHead @mrpootatohed.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

guess who just beat magenta horizon? took me a good while though but yeah good game, i have quite a lot to say about it expect a text wall review on backloggd possibly?

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