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Cristina Ramos

@saffroncr.bsky.social
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Gamedev, RPGs, retro gaming, electronics, boxing, and trolling 🎮🥊🤓👩‍🔧⚡🖥️ Making a metroidbrainia game about the end of the world before the end of the world Itch: saffroncr.itch.io/katavatis Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4843670/…

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Mike Piontek @robotspacer.online · 01/10/2026
New game dev post on Patreon: an overview of my Playdate adventure game engine. I explain the structure and include code samples to show how the game logic works. Also some illustrative GIFs, like this collection of pointer styles 👆🔍 www.patreon.com/robotspacer/... #PlaydateDev
Five different pointer styles shown next to each other. From left to right: a hand with the index finger extended, the same hand with a glowing white outline, an arrow pointing right, a magnifying glass, and a small watering can with an arrow in the top-left corner. In the upper-right corner is part of a text box, showing a prompt to press B to close it. In the bottom-left is part of menu, including options for “Look” and “Search”.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 9h
Etrian Odyssey is my happy place
Etrian Odyssey V on the 3DS
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VHS Vault @vhsvault.bsky.social · 9h
Ford-Sponsored Schindler's List Intermission NBC/WKYC 3 1997-02-23 : 74s
Screenshot from VHS tape, video frame at 74 seconds.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Can I have 8 hours more of just these two? Pretty please?
Lanterns Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I know a lot of people code the way they drive: stressed out, because they have no other choice, just trying to get from A to B. That's why they celebrate an algorithm that drives for them. I love programming. I enjoy practicing and learning every day. We're optimizing the fun out of programming.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ted Lasso... What a rollercoaster of an episode.
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Flip Satan @teawithphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I now have a Patreon! I'd love to build a community of people who love old retro gaming setups and keep making stuff for people to enjoy. If you love old consoles, CRT TVs, and hate that social media is dominated by AI slop setups, then I have you covered. www.patreon.com/flipsatan/po...
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Okay, let's do this | Flip Satan
Hi, I am Flip! I've been writing about video games, tinkering with retro consoles, and getting up to nonsense for a long time now. By day,
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I would like the feeling, I would like the feeling I would like the feeling gone I get caught looking in the mirror on the regular And what I see there resembles some competitor I see things behind things behind things And there are rings within rings within rings
Things behind things. Lanterns show.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nacer demasiado pronto como para que no me timasen con los masters de desarrollo de videojuegos pero nacer demasiado tarde y terminar teniendo que aguantar las IAs degenerativas.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
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Kalitro III @kalitroiii.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Imagen de Hal Jordan, en la serie Lanterns, un señor maduro y despeinado. Le he puesto una viñeta como si dijera el post citado.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Como se nota que los que diseñaron los cinturones de seguridad de los coches no tenían tetas.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Do you remember when all companies wanted us back in the office with the excuse that it was the only way for juniors to learn, only to stop hiring juniors as soon as they thought they could replace them with AI? Can't wait for when there are no new seniors to hire in a few years either...
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You can feel his pain in each episode. It hits hard when you've been there. Both Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre acting is superb. I love this Hal Jordan. I love the show. What a ride. Only one episode left. I can't wait 🫣
Hal Jordan
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Unas doce mudanzas he tenido en lo que llevo de vida. Y sé que a Madrid ciudad jamás podré volver a vivir porque a las familias humildes nos han ido echando.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
AD&D with a level 1 party can be brutal, but it's so much fun ❤️
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fucking Lanterns show man. It's so fucking good.
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Hal Jordan smile Lanterns
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Renfe pagando a una pyme de IA degenerativa para que organice un "hackaton" donde tengan a gente trabajando gratis intentando arreglar cosas usando genIA... Los premios? Un Curso de IA y una suscripción al chat gepeto. Una. No sé si reír o llorar. grupo.renfe.com/es/es/sala-d...
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Renfe reta a equipos de todo el país a imaginar la próxima generación de sus servicios y canales digitales
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
De verdad, no he conocido mayores garrapatas e inutiles que los caseros. Bueno si, los billonarios.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Etrian Odyssey V is a great dungeon crawler. They perfected the retro blobber formula, and it has so many options and QoL improvements that it's hard to go back to the earlier games. Also, the FM soundtrack is awesome 🎶
Etrian Odyssey V on the 3DS
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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unboxing NES Magic Johnson's Fast Break - the first NES game I worked on at Software Creations with Mark Wilson. This box has been sat on a bookshelf since 1989 and has never been played - it's an NTSC version and I can't play it here in the UK on a PAL system due to 'region locking'.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I'm at the science museum taking some reference pics for my Playdate game. There's some cool retro tech here to get inspired 🤓
Retro TVOld microscope Older microscope Anti piracy wheel
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Biggest crossover since Avengers Endgame.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Día de relax.
Lisbeth y Nikita descansando en el sofá
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PandaMonium @pandamonium.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In light of what I posted earlier, I want to encourage others to share retro translations and homebrew that do not use the slop machines. Saturn translations I recommend: Silhouette Mirage Grandia Sakura Wars 1 and 2 Linkle Liver Story Mobile Suit Gundam Bulk Slash The various Shining Force games
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DevilishGames @devilishgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Scholar Adventure: Lost Night is a narrative point-and-click adventure set in the Ruins of Azig, an endless desert where the sun has not set for a thousand years. By @ayosetrujillo.bsky.social Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/4677500/...
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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thrilled to be part of the Game Devs of Colour Expo this week. How Was Your Day? is a supernatural adventure set in 1988 Aotearoa, New Zealand. Find us on Steam! 🎮 #indiegame #indiedev #pointandclick #narrativegames #gamedevsofcolour #screenshotsaturday #supernatural #mystery #adventure #thriller
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One thing I find increasingly exhausting is having to restart the CI/CD conversation from scratch every time I join a new team. I understand the hesitation, uncertainty, and fear of change. Still, repeating the same journey over and over takes a toll. Need to learn how to be more zen about it 😅
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just solved a big problem in my Metroidbrainia Playdate game. I didn't want to fill the world with power ups you have to collect to unlock new abilities. I wanted progression to come from learning how to use abilities you've actually had from the very beginning. And the solution is crank related 😁
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Miro is pretty cool for organizing your reference pics. I'm creating different sections on the board for each area, so I can quickly take a look, get some inspiration, or remind myself of the vibe I was going for. This is the kind of tool that would've been unthinkable in the 90s or 2000s 😅
Collage of reference images for the Visitor Center Reception.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is so cool. One day I want to have a go at the Konami file formats from the PSX era and extract all data from Azure Dreams.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dicen que lo hacen por nosotras para darnos más derechos. La realidad es que hasta hace poco el nudismo o ir vestida como quisieras era nuestro derecho... ahora vayas donde vayas los ayuntamientos te prohíben y regulan tu vestimenta, incluyendo cuánto puedes enseñar, bajo pena de multa.
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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 25/09/2026
Playing Silent Hill: Townfall as authentically as possible That is, on the 2.2" screen of a 90s pocket TV that I'm broadcasting to wirelessly 📡📺
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
El otro día me preguntaba qué había pasado con todas esas figuritas de plástico que había por todos lados cuando era pequeña, cómo es que hoy día ya no hay nada igual. Resulta que eran todas de la misma empresa y eran españolas 🤯 Increíble su historia. youtu.be/nP2vncIauWQ
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COMICS SPAIN: EL IMPERIO DEL PVC | Historia de las figuras PVC que marcaron una generación
YouTube video by RetroPlastik
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
La publicidad no mentía, nunca habíamos visto nada igual. Y nunca volvimos a ver algo igual. A día de hoy sigue siendo mi entorno favorito para hacer juegos ❤️
Cartón con libro y CD del DIV Games StudioAnuncio del DIV
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Chris Perry @perridot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
OH!WARE, my first commercial release, IS OUT NOW! Your ancestors whisper guidance. The Gods all watch. They want you to check it out and give it a review 🙏♥️ store.steampowered.com/app/4121430/...
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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 24/09/2026
Her name was Kerri Moynihan www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Parents' suit alleges sexual harassment at Activision drove their daughter to suicide
Lawsuit filed by parents of employee who took her life at company retreat alleges Activision Blizzard failed to prevent pervasive sexual harassment.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you think making elevators in videogames is difficult, imagine creating a 4D elevator for my Playdate prototype 💀
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just watched today's Ted Lasso episode.
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Sad Hamster Girl with Pink Bow
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Maybe it was easier to fly, than to stay on the ground.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
La gente está tan destrozada por algoritmos perversos como el scrolling infinito, etc... Que cuando llegan a bluesky y ven que su timeline son unos pocos mensajes y ya, q no tienen que dedicarle el día entero, q escriben un mensaje y no se propaga artificialmente, piensan q esta red está muerta 💀
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Comprensión lectora del nivel de: <<En "Los que se alejan de Omelas" de Ursula K Le Guin se explica cómo el bienestar de la mayoría supera al bienestar de las minorías y cómo un pequeño sacrificio puede democratizar la vida en paz y prosperidad>>
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And this happened at the Nazi social media site???
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Fry: Shocked, Not That Shocked
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.
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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026
WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The uncomfortable truth about why genAI is permeating programming communities is that they're dominated by dudes focused on end results and short term gains, with little regard for the craft, ethics, or the humanities. AI isn't better at code than prose, guys in the industry simply just care less.
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5uki5en5or @5uki5en5or.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lanterns episode was really something.
Absolute cinema with Hal Jordan
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Viva el arte, por qué es humano.
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Cristina Ramos @saffroncr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Today I'm doing some level design for my Playdate prototype. I want to create the visitors center. I have some ideas and photo references, and I need to do some experimentation and investigation to see what translates well to the Playdate screen, while staying within the limits of the low polycount
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Jurassic Park: T-Rex Visitor Center
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