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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 14h

'SEGASonic Bros.' - let's talk about it!

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

OH! Also - Bloom Enemy hitboxes are now enemy-aligned and actually hit the player instead of other enemies.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There's also technically some changes to the game: - Cleaned up some minor animation issues. - Added new "Sun" relic to game. +1 ATK on pickup. - More respawn points so later in the level you can't auto-game-over for respawning offscreen.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Okay #swordtember2026 update. There's a mac build now. You might have to run "chmod+x" on it to make it run as an executable and also it's not signed so...you might need to get your hands dirty. There's a mac build though!

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Hunter R. @hunter-r.com · 07/10/2026

About a month ago, powmia99 discovered a way to trigger arbitrary code execution fully standalone in Animal Crossing GameCube with nothing but a controller. This was confirmed by Cuyler and I to work on vanilla hardware and we now have a setup that makes it 100% consistent.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ahhh! I'm so glad you liked it!! Thanks so much, haha

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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's never too late to stop using AI. It doesn't matter what you're using it for, however much you're relying on it, you can stop. There's nothing it does that can't be replaced by other, better methods. You can always learn new skills, it's never too late.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well it's something I intend to "fix" so I'll count it haba

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⚡️InazumaSosa/Bakemono🎃Sosa/Kurokami🖤 (Comms: Open) @inazumasosa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey do you like Sonic Heroes? I do too, that's why I made a li'l game demo! Feel free to try it out! pyrokidsosa.itch.io/blazing-heroes #BlazingHeroes #SonicFangames #Gamedev

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Oh, totally! Yeah, I'd definitely vote for that one. (Not biased or anything, nope)

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thanks!! Hope you didn't mind the tag, haha.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Other notes: - I don't have a mac build yet. I am *tired* but I'm getting to it, check back later! Windows only for now! - Big ups to MechanicalBlue for letting me use Mech Ant! - Shoutouts to @teeketch.art for the slick Human-Made Art icon. - There's only 1 level because there's only 1 modeler! 😂

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

OKAY IT'S DONE. Took a bit to close the loop but this year's Swordtember is COMPLETE! Big thanks to everyone who helped! You've got HUGE thanks in the credits! Made with 0% AI. I checked. You can give it a play HERE: spex130.itch.io/blades-of-sw... #swordtember2026 #swordtember #gamedev

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

(Featuring a logo designed by the FABULOUS @inazumasosa.bsky.social and the WONDERFUL voice talents of @nshooter.bsky.social )

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Okay I think I can finally start building this game for upload. Until then, I've got a neat treat to show. @tnhnebula.bsky.social is PHENOMENAL and cooked up some pro-tier tracks for this game, so try giving this Title Screen a listen!

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Whoa! Hey congrats!! All 30 is a feat, especially with animations and all that. Nice work!

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

YEAH You gotta take breaks or the the breaks will take you By surprise

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NOPE. Not done with the game. Tantalizingly close - like you can actually get to an end screen and get a score tally and there's like 8 enemy variants and all that But also to finish this tonight I'd have to pretty much burn myself out. We're gonna be healthy. I can sleep now and finish tomorrow.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Okay yeah today's the last day. Trying to powerbomb through what's left to make of the game. There's always so much more left than you think, even when you're "almost done" At least there's actually not much left to do. I hope. #swordtember2026 #gamedev

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also, this new character is Membrane! Super floaty and made of fresnel materials - ended up being a nice easy cap to the characters I'm putting together for this project bsky.app/profile/spex...

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Speaking of special moves, all characters have an aerial and grounded special move, which allows for some nice variety. Mech Ant for example has a gun and is not afraid to use it. Each one still costs you some health to use but they are great emergency buttons if you're surrounded!

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Still packaging up #Swordtember2026 but until then hey check out these cool super moves Featuring both 1) a new character (Membrane from 2025) and a special guest! @mechanicalblue.bsky.social is totally rad and let me use Mech Ant, because honestly that's what started all this!

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beka valentine @bekavalentine.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

wanna know one of the dirty little secrets of how to make a cool science fiction set? this bad boy right here, the NFS 4 Freezer Spacer. this fucker shows up EVERYWHERE in scifi set design ceilings? check! floors? check! walls? check! tables? check! instant scifi vibe

a black freezer pallet spacer made of wide-corrugated plastic with cross ridges and grid holes (the majority are square, but there are vertical strips of long rectangular holes as well)

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The other one here is #2 right after! Floral! Or, well, both of them actually had real names too. Wing's name was "Boardwalk Bane" and this one's name was "Lily Pitcher" bsky.app/profile/spex... I had a great time figuring out how to convert the procedural materials into textures lol

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The first blade here is #1 from 2024, where I did all Keyblades: Wing: bsky.app/profile/spex... I still had aspirations to make a character pose every day when I had started this. Eventually had to focus on just models instead haha.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bumping up against the very end of #swordtember2026. This game is gonna feel more like a really full-fledged demo than an actual game since I went all in on mechanics instead of content. Today I finished "Relic Blades", which are all keyblades from 2024 that give you permanent buffs. #gamedev

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Alfred Reinold Baudisch @alfredbaudisch.com · 24/09/2026

Pet project: 1) Advanced PS1/N64 game extraction (+all animations). 2) Website where you can browse and compare models, textures, animations, FMVs, for preservation. Already have FF7, Mega Man Legends 1 and 2 and MediEvil fully ripped. #FF7 #FinalFantasy #FFVII #PS1 #PSX #RetroGame #N64

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Embraceware @embraceware.com · 28/09/2026

Our custom Sega Genesis emulator, built in Unity, now supports dynamic touch regions and widescreen, and the ROM still runs on original Genesis hardware. We're using it to bring Alpha Pairs to desktop, TV and mobile.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ahh he looks great!! Thanks for the shoutout, haha ❤️✨

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Trying Blender again? It can be tricky, anything been giving you any issues?

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Pretty sure I've seen a PS1 devkit atound, but the closest fully fledged 3D engine I've scene recently would be Pyrite64, which is an N64 engine with an actual godot/unity styled editor. Not the right console but still cool. All the other homebrew engines I know of are 2D.

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#swordtember2026 Haven't been up to nothing! Been getting some level design stuff done before implementing the finishing touches like bosses and game flow. This is our miniboss arena for the Rodent prompted design, from 2025. Said design is a beaver, so you gotta fight him on a tree ofc. #gamedev

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opossumcarrion @carrion.0xpossum.dev · 20/09/2026

Hey #ocarina students and educators. I couldn't find a free blank sheet music with ocarina staves, so I made one. It's free and fit for printing: carrion.0xpossum.dev/ocarina_stav...

Blank sheet music with treble clefs and blank 12 hole ocarina tabs

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Cass (makes games) @cassmakesgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New blog post: How I Design Original Arcade-Style Games Arcade players kept telling me that Hyper Bun Buster's game mechanics felt arcade-like, despite it not playing like any existing arcade games. Here are some tips if you want to design arcade-like games too. duckberet.com/blog/how-i-d...

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How I Design Original Arcade-Style Games - DUCK_BERET

How I designed the original arcade-style game mechanics in my game Hyper Bun Buster: Rocket Hammer Action

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks man!! Yeah, felt like I had a lot of really cool stuff that could be used so I figured "why not do something with it all?" I've been having a BLAST. 12 days left, so we'll see how far I can push this thing

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This character is Bloom Bot, #13 from Swordtember 2025 bsky.app/profile/spex... Ingame, she's somehow turned into a slow heavy hitter with the strongest attacks in the game. No legs means she's super slow though, so don't miss. Her Pollen Burst special helps stun enemies, but it's not free!

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#swordtember2026 Okay, TONS done. New character (#13 - Bloom, 2025), SO many new mechanics, new graphics, and enough game that it needs balancing. There's now encounters, with enemy waves. VFX. Combos give you rankings. "GO!" flash when you finish fighting. It's...actually a game. #gamedev

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Always good to acknowledge what's good, right?

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

9 years?? Wow. Definitely need to take a look here.

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SkULLY 💀🎃 @artofsully.com · 15/09/2026

N64 and PSX artists rejoice - my vertex/normal painter tool POLYPAINT is now (finally) live on the Unity Asset Store!! 🎊 Grab it 30% off for the launch week - I can't wait to see what you all do with it! assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu...

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#swordtember2026 This is another Sword pickup I'm working on, and it's a special one. It's actually the first Swordtember sword I ever made, way back in 2021 - "Golden". Glad to finally be done with the sword spawning systems, now I get to have fun and make a bunch of stuff! #gamedev

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Oh totally If I do thjs right it should keep you in the blender until it launches for huuuuuuge damage!!

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#Swordtember2026 WE HAVE A SWORD USE ITEM And it's...not mine?? Yeah @inazumasosa.bsky.social has been helping with UI and since he ALSO did Swordtember 2023 he actually let me include one of his swords! So, meet Gurren D.Horn (Horn Sword), an equippable use item that drops ingame! #gamedev

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Crawler, The Question, and Static (of course)

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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yup, I feel that I would definitely look into seeing if you can get a diagnosis check - and also checking if you identify with any of the known types. Mine manifests as focus issues and really really terrible memory recall, instead of being hyper as an example.

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