iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Me after walking around all day at PAX and then going home on the light rail at 11:59pm:

slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

just filled out a class action settlement form for some sweet Google AI-enabled money since I got a Pixel phone that listens to me poop

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I'm going to be a guest on @elfybean.bsky.social 's stream tomorrow around 1pm PST. We're going to be playing original and GBA games on real hardware! Maybe even printing if I can find a link cable.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

such a good book that is still hyper-relevant today to the underground indie gamedev scene and people looking into making games.

Rise of the Videogame Zinesters by Anna Anthropy

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Assembling some light anti-cap discord-ditching zines with @elfybean.bsky.social and @zoomzang.bsky.social

Folding, cutting, and gluing zines titles "breaking up with Discord" on a crafting table.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

just learned today that SNK's Crystalis on the NES was called GOD SLAYER on Famicom!

famicom box art for God Slayer (crystalis) stylized raised gold font with some anime-lookin' characters on it.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

wow I like this silly website.

after submitting the contact form:
screenshot of a office-happy dude thumbs-upping my form submission with maximum effort with the caption "Awesome! We're excited to work with you!"

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I'm just goofin' but maybe I'm serious.

a sort of ARG style contact form I filled out that I'm submitting to a similarly ARG-like web site run by modern muzak artists.
my letter reads:
Company Name: Mangotronics Entertainment Software Group
Contact Name: John B. Isnismann
Contact Email: info@mangotronics.com
Type of Business: Software Consultancy
Your Business Goals?: Hello, fellow business professional! We at Mangotronics are planning the launch of our new Employment Collection Volume 2 and would love to have you onboard and welcome you to the new and improved Mangotronics Employment Collection Family (tm).
Thank you for your continued cooperation and we wish you Good Business.
-John B. Isnismann of Mangotronics
President, CEO, and Sales Guru
(No generative AI was used to craft this formal letter.)
(Demo to be provided upon request.)

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Okay we're having fun on Sat. night in Puyallup.

Idk some bad decisions like fireball and $10 Canadian whiskeys in a cheap motel with some ants and streaming UnsanityLive on twitch on questionable motel wifi in a Washington state Fair grounds adjacent motel...the vibes are cursed and blessed at the same time. Who knows what will happen. We will probably not return to our booth until 11am.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

making some progress on prototyping the physical boxes for the indie games! #physicalmedia #indiegames

picture of my messy desk and the first 4 rough draft box designs for some indie game bundles, printed on 8.5x11 inch paper, B&W

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

there is only one true father of indie games

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

making some progress (10% reviewed!)...at this rate, I'll get to 788 reviews in about 164 years.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

the pirate design from FF2 was peak

an adorable blue and green, beefy, dumpy pirate with an underbite snarl and pants pulled up to his chin.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

A Powerful Karnovember to all comrades who celebrate!

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

my cat really likes to sit like a shawl on my shoulders on #caturday morning

large tuxedo cat draped across my shoulders falling asleep. white snack rack in the background, me on a chair zoomed in so the camera angle is pointing to my back, showing me wearing a black tshirt in the morning light.
side note: this is actually very uncomfortable for me, hunched over in shrimp mode, but he likes to fall asleep there, so you know...cats.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Idk why I can't quite place it but this boss reminds me of something, kind of like the alien statue from the last boss room in Xanadu 2.

Screenshot from Xanadu Scenario 2 in the final boss room showing a very caked up statue of an alien. What

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Removing the PAX and SIX from my name for another year. It was an amazing meeting up and talking with so many cool people! I was also able to swing by the Indiepocalypse booth and grabbed some tape club physical media from @pizzapranks.bsky.social by @goosewho.games @linker.itch.io

@goosewho.games's I Get This Call Every Day and @linker.itch.io's Elephantasy Flipside and Indiepocalypse issue #6 tape club tapes sitting on a hotel room table.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

The MIX fall game showcase 2025 onsite event in Seattle was a blast. We didn't realize what time it was and had to run at closing teardown. Shoutouts to the devs of Asocial Giraffe, Below the Crown, Order Automatica, Cat Secretary, and Bloodhrounds and Woodo!

A hand holding a red press and green industry badge from The MIX fall showcase 2025. The hotel is out of focus in the background.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

It took nearly all day to complete, but it is done. They're ready for PAX 2025! 🎉 #physicalmedia #indiegames

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I usually have a cup of coffee or black tea in the morning, but it's been so hot lately that I can't do that. I remembered that I bought a tub of energy drink powder that magically leaves no residue/grittiness, has zero taurine, no aftertaste like monster, and is easy on my sensitive slime tum too.

portrait mode format photo of Freshen Up energy tub of Sparkle Shock flavor sitting on my desk.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

something something steam summer sale percent meme. go buy the games: store.steampowered.com/bundle/47933...

the steam sale meme with a glorious-looking Gabe Newell on a shiny background of green sale percents floating around.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

cat knocked over my storm trooper during the indie game showcases today, so I positioned him (st) behind my monitor, pointing directly at me in a totally non-threatening way to remind me that I need to get back to helping my teammates with their games. #indiedev (bonus #caturday pip of the culprit)

photo of my desk with large stormtrooper figure pointing directly at me from behind the right monitor. there is a dual monitor setup showing a copy-pasted photo of my tuxedo cat on the left monitor and BIG Summer Showcase 2025 window in the foregront and a vscode project in the background on the right monitor. some stickers and posters are on the wall in the back.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

oh yes, this looks good thanks you. is that what the youth are calling them these days?

pictured: me looking for "roguelike FPSes" on AOL in my bifocals.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Yes it wasn't a team of 30, and luck factored in but CO is even more impressive that it was completed in the way it was because it required multiple teams of people working remotely to complete and having all those parts come together required great planning in coordination/production/direction/etc.

screenshot of the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on mobygames showing credits of roughly 412 people.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

some day may we all be so lucky to experience the pinnacle of Saturn games, the 巨大クリムゾン (Giant Crimson)

absolutely bonkers hand-made functional sculpture of the Giant Crimson from Death Crimson.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Indie Game Review #37 submitted, bringing the total to 37! 🫡 This is a good review omen.

Review for Purgatory Dungeoneer by me, including itch.io review numbers. "It's so intriguing. The concept around a home for adventurers, and helping them work through things and remember parts of their past lives is something I haven't seen before. I feel like the minimalist style is a good choice for something like this. The game doesn't hold your hand too much and lets you figure things out on your own which is a nice bonus. It takes place in a strange and unique world where the common fantasy races don't exist (there are a couple like gnoll but not a lot) and the variety of jobs/classes is enormous. Also big bonus for being able to have a slime in my party!"

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Game #36 rated and bumped up to 10 total reviews (itch at 7). Hopefully this helps out the Steam algo for discoverability a bit. Onto Game #37 rating 🫡

steam reviews showing Positive (10) and my review for the game.
disclosure: I was not paid or endorsed by the creator of this game.

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slimehunter @slimehunter.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I'm not sure exactly how to describe the gameplay, but the player was at the center, and the camera controlled sort of like other 3D tank-platformers of the time, kind of like a hybrid of Mario 64 and PS1 games that could only shift 1 axis with the shoulder buttons.