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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hello everyone! SAGE has come and gone again. Me and @defnotreal.com have spent the whole summer grinding away on Mr. Shootem. Please play the new demo and wishlist it, def did a wonderful job and it is absolutely worth your time! sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! - THE Demo

LITERALLY level the playing field in this brick-breaking, heat-packing arcade party game for 1-4 players.

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! @shootem.biz · 19/09/2026

And now, a word from Shootem's lead developer.

What's up, party people.

SAGE 2026 ended as of last night, and my one and only patch for the event is now out in the wild, so I just wanted to take a minute to do a little post-mortem, I guess you could call it.

This demo, needless to say, was vastly different from what SAGE had in the past. I mentioned it a little going into the new year, but what you played was quite literally the work of moving what I had in GameMaker to Godot, then taking a chainsaw to it and completely uprooting the gameplay, UX, etc., and I did it all in roughly six months. As someone who has almost no real game development or design chops, I personally think everything I did in that frankly short timeframe was pretty goddamn impressive, and I'm VERY happy with what you got to play. Obviously, it's still a little rough around the edges, but this demo truly is as representative of what the final game should be as it ever has been. In what's been a good yet tumultuous year for me so far, especially filled with a super healthy dose of gamedev impostor syndrome, I'm glad this mostly went super well.

I obviously can't take all the credit, though. I need to give huge props to my friends in PA for helping make my move go as smoothly as possible, as well as all of the friends I've made through SAGE that I've been able to truly rely on for making Shootem as good as it can get, and in turn entrusting me to do the same for their games. I also want to, like always, extend an especially great thanks to my amazing team for working as hard as they have to bring the game to life. We unfortunately didn't have time for quite a few things in this demo, even some things that I was super excited to have ready for SAGE that I think people would've lost their minds over, but at the end of the day, it's nothing to stress over too much.

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Though, I want to really give one person in particular their flowers, something I think doesn't happen nearly enough. If it wasn't for Mr. Freaks, even with all of his works-in-progress, stepping up to the plate, doing a shitton of art, guiding me through development by helping with time management/workload stuff, and so many different things that I can't name off here just to respect your time, I am absolutely CERTAIN that this demo would not have made it out on time. For that, he's without a doubt the MVP of this game's development, from now until well after the full game comes out. And now, not only has he gotten me in on boilerplate work for Strato Freaks DX, an amazing project that I've fawned over even since murmurs of its existence started cropping up, we're about to take that game to fucking MAGFest, an opportunity I never thought I'd be able to partake in this early in my journey as an actual gamedev. Needless to say, I've enjoyed every second of working with you, hanging out, just about everything. I honestly feel like we're fantastic business partners in the making.

With that said, I'm sure you could've gathered from the booth, but yes, this is the last time you're gonna see Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! at SAGE. I think I'm in a position now where the whole rest of the game just gets built on top of what's already here, so it's time to get serious with this project, put a bigger and even better demo up on Steam, and get this true Ship of Theseus of mine finally out to the people after almost 10 years. Will I return to SAGE? Probably, but it's gonna be a little while, I think.

Whether you've been following that silly Mr. Shootem since my old prototypes from back in high school, or are just now hopping on after SAGE 2026, I thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you're just as excited for this as I am.

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I hope this SAGE was a good one for you, whether as a player or a developer, because there were a lot of heavy hitters this year, and it's not just about my game. If you haven't checked out the list yet, I highly recommend taking a few hours to comb through and see what you might like. I'll give a list of recommendations in the next image.

UNTIL NEXT TIME!

- Ryan / defnotreal_

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Check out these games at SAGE this year!

Artius: Pure Imagination
Blocks for Babies
Fox Stamps
The Galactic PAC-MAN Brothers
HEX POP
Pomeraider
Prototype N
Slashbang
Strato Freaks DX
Total Destruction 2Dee
Witchfall: Secrets of Emotica
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Mr. Freaks @mr-freaks.itch.io · 18/09/2026

mr-freaks.itch.io/super-freaks... Alternatively, while Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition Turbo is free, it's actually pay what you want on itch. for anyone who ever wanted to give me money and were baffled that I made this game free, now's your chance. Any money will be appreciated!

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Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition Turbo by Mr. Freaks, phiIRaco, defnotreal_

It's super! It's freaky! It's the ultimate co-op platformer experience!

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Mr. Freaks @mr-freaks.itch.io · 18/09/2026

ko-fi.com/mrfreaks Hello! If you haven't seen the good news I'll be demoing Strato Freaks DX at MAGFest 2027! One small step for freaks, one big step for freak-kind. This is of course pretty costly though, so I might need a little extra. I've just made a ko-fi if you're willing to donate!

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Support Mr. Freaks

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Sonic The Hedgeblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

'Super Freaks Side Story: Scruffy Minus' by Riegel25 A whole new version of Scruffy Minus. sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase…

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhZt... STEAM: tinyurl.com/2s545rt2 STRATO FREAKS DX HAS JUST BEEN ACCEPTED FOR MAGFEST 2027! Grab three friends (or not), blast every goofy killer robot who even looks at you funny, and grab rainbow monkeys! Play the current demo on Steam now!

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Strato Freaks DX - Ludicrous New Levels (Demo 4) Full Playthrough

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Sonic The Hedgeblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

'Strato Freaks DX' by Mr. Freaks Take flight in your Grand Gyro and shoot down every robot in your path to save the Powerful Monkey Council! sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase…

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! @shootem.biz · 11/09/2026

Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! - THE Demo has softlaunched at SAGE 2026! Break out in Milky Way City and the new Supernova Stadium, and check in every now and then, as the demo will receive updates over time! Enjoy!! sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! - THE Demo

LITERALLY level the playing field in this brick-breaking, heat-packing arcade party game for 1-4 players.

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhZt... STEAM: tinyurl.com/2s545rt2 SAGE BOOTH: tinyurl.com/mum6v25s Strato Freaks DX Demo 4: Ludicrous New Levels is at SAGE 2026! Grab three friends (or not), blast every goofy killer robot who even looks at you funny, and grab rainbow monkeys in this 9 level demo! #indie

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Strato Freaks DX - Ludicrous New Levels (Demo 4) Full Playthrough

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

SAGE 2025 is among us! Strato Freaks DX Demo 4 and Super Freaks Side Story: Scruffy Minus: The Rise of the Anti Freaks Demo 3 have booths this year. Catch the premiere in a couple of minutes!

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Riegel25 @riegel25.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The next Scruffy Minus demo is now available! Find information of all of the changes at the itch changelog, and download the game at the upcoming SAGE '26 booth! Cheesy Chambers is here, and Nadine from Prototype N, Ashley from Pomeraider, and Clifford from Danger Cliff are now in multiplayer!

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Alpha Demo Release 3 is out now!

Oh yeah, a new update! Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Super Freaks games, and releasing for SAGE '26! Added Cheesy Chambers, the next Campaign Stage! Nadine from Prototype N is now available...

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We’ve been hard at work on Mr. Shootem Breaks Out. Here’s some of the excellent music tracks! If you recognize BARRELMETAL, it was composed for Mr. Shootem first, but I also used it for Ultimate Turbo’s trailer last year. Stay tuned, we’re doing a bit of grinding to get the demo ready!

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Miles Games (Moxxie) @milesgames.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Y O U - REVEAL TRAILER + SAGE DEMO youtu.be/QNZKJN0p7k8 I was super excited to reveal this game! This is probably my most personal project so far. I really hope people enjoy it ^^ #gamedev #indie

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Y O U - Reveal + Sage Demo trailer

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BobsChannel @bobschannel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Super freaks fanart for @mr-freaks.itch.io the game is peak play it mr-freaks.itch.io/super-freaks...

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✨Witchfall: Secrets of Emotica✨ @witchfallgame.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Super Freaks!! You all have to try this gem out, made by some of my greatest friends from sage! @mr-freaks.itch.io Get it here: mr-freaks.itch.io/super-freaks...

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defnotreal_ 🔜 Super MAGFest 2027 or something lol @defnotreal.com · 30/08/2026

I'm gonna make a grand announcement soon, but I went ahead and soft-launched Shootem's Steam page. This will be our little secret. store.steampowered.com/app/2968300/...

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! on Steam

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

August 31st marks the 4th anniversary of Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition. It is also the 20th Anniversary of Super Freaks! Ultimate 4.0 will likely arrive next year but for now, tell all of your friends to download it and play with you over parsec! mr-freaks.itch.io/super-freaks...

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💿LUA🐸🍉 @lua-computa.neocities.org · 22/08/2026

CHARACTER REVEAL #2: Scruffy from Super Freaks! @teamulminac.bsky.social Gain temporary invincibility whenever you double jump, and sneak past foes with ease! We have 3 more days until Astral Court DX comes out, go ahead and wishlist the game now! #indiedev #gamedev #y2k

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! @shootem.biz · 17/08/2026

We're less than a month away from the demo, and things are coming along great! Also, expect the Steam page to go live within the next 30 days, and be ready to tell your friends to try the game out and wishlist! See you in September!

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! @shootem.biz · 17/08/2026

While the demo is mainly focused on refining our existing characters, we were still able to get at least one new addition to the roster! Home Runna is a cocky Little League prodigy who can use his trusty bat in the heat of the moment to send the ball FLYING towards bricks and/or his mortal enemies.

Home Runna, a young baseball player, running to the side with his bat and a ball in hand, in front of a slanted brick background.

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I also recorded some new footage of Strato Freaks DX. Here's some multiplayer action! WISHLIST ON STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/3957840/... #gamedev #indie

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I had to record some Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition Turbo footage for something so I figured I'd upload it here too. Here's some multiplayer gameplay! DOWNLOAD: mr-freaks.itch.io/super-freaks... #indie #gamedev

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

For two years now I've been taking every character back to the drawing board and redesigning them to be both simpler to draw and much slicker looking. You can probably tell Antonblast was an influence here. You'll see these new designs in pretty much everything after Ultimate Edition!

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I found this secret room in Toy Block Secret but I don't remember ever programming this!

Totally a super secret egg room in Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Very sorry for being so quiet after this demo; things are happening, but it involves writing a new codebase—I expect that in August you’ll see some more progress. I may or may not have some insane news to share in the near future; I was told I’ll know early autumn. Cross your fingers!

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Super Freaks is what happens when a early 2000’s indie gaming series evolves into modern times, and we’ve never used AI to do it! Play Ultimate Edition on itch.io and the Strato Freaks DX demo on Steam with your friends!! mr-freaks.itch.io/super-freaks... store.steampowered.com/app/3957840/...

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Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition Turbo by Mr. Freaks, phiIRaco, defnotreal_

It's super! It's freaky! It's the ultimate co-op platformer experience!

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Riegel25 @riegel25.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy Twentieth Anniversary to @mr-freaks.itch.io' absolutely wonderful franchise, Super Freaks!

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhZt... STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/3957840/... ITCH: mr-freaks.itch.io/strato-freak... Happy 20th Anniversary Super Freaks! To celebrate, here's Strato Freaks DX Demo 4: Ludicrous New Levels, now on Steam and Itch. Try it out and wishlist us!

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Strato Freaks DX - Ludicrous New Levels (Demo 4) Full Playthrough

YouTube video by Team Ulminac

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0lg... WISHLIST ON STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/3957840/... Coming to the demo tomorrow: Techno Tomb, a mechanical pyramid with surging electric conduits and stinging robot scorpions! Now featuring music that goes HARD by @phiiraco.lhlgames.com

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Strato Freaks DX (Techno Tomb WIP 2)

YouTube video by Mr. Freaks

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Tomorrow, June 4th, is the Super Freaks 20th Anniversary. Stay tuned because something is dropping!

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg0G... WISHLIST ON STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/3957840?... New Strato Freaks DX demo drops in a few days! Get an early look at Woodchop Workshop, and its towering trees and terrifying tracksaws! Now with music by @milesgames.bsky.social and @phiiraco.lhlgames.com!

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Strato Freaks DX (Woodchop Workshop WIP 2)

YouTube video by Mr. Freaks

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBtB... Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition 4.0 is being worked on! Here's a preview of the upcoming Anti Freaks Story. Fill your Rage Meter with yorbs and violence against Kranibots, and fire yourself in the air with your Rage Rocket ability!

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Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition (Post-Release 28, Anti Freaks Story Showcase)

YouTube video by Mr. Freaks

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Sonic Amateur Games Expo @sagexpo.org · 06/05/2026

It's that time again! The dates for this year's SAGExpo 2026 is now up! Event takes place, September 11th - 28th 2026! A call for help and the media kit for this year's EXPO will be released in the near future! Follow us and stay tuned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtIV...

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SAGExpo 2026 Announcement

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Riegel25 @riegel25.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It's so Minus! riegelsoft.itch.io/scruffy-minus

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Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! @shootem.biz · 25/04/2026

LITERALLY LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. MR. SHOOTEM BREAKS OUT! STEAM PAGE LAUNCHING VERY SOON UPDATED THREE-WORLD DEMO COMING 2026 TO STEAM, ITCH.IO, AND @sagexpo.org

Five characters striking various poses on pillars of colorful bricks, in the middle of a city intersection.

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Hey all! @riegel25.bsky.social has released a new demo for Super Freaks Side Story: Scruffy Minus: The Rise of the Anti Freaks, featuring loads of new stuff and QOL patches. Things happen one after another without a chance to catch your breath. A lot of nostalgic characters show up too!

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RbU... WISHLIST ON STEAM: store.steampowered.com/app/3957840/... Hello freaks! Here's some new stuff we're working on for Strato Freaks DX: - a WIP jukebox feature coded by @defnotreal.com - a new level, Woodchop Workshop, which is almost done!

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Strato Freaks DX (Dev Log - Jukebox, Woodchop Workshop WIP 1)

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Riegel25 @riegel25.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The next Scruffy Minus demo will include a few Challenge Stages: short, themed levels or challenges! Including the first boss rush, driving the Scrapmobile into targets, and flying around Kranion Construction with a jetpack

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Riegel25 @riegel25.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Scruffy Minus Alpha Demo 2 is coming soon!

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Calling all freaks! Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition has received a hotfix, v3.1.2a. Please download it again to fix a multiplayer crash that Game Maker sprung on me! ITCH: mr-freaks.itch.io/super-freaks... SFGHQ: sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc... www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Ic...

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Super Freaks 1 Ultimate Edition Turbo (v3.1.2) NEW METAL PIPE MODE [DOWNLOAD LINKS IN DESCRIPTION]

YouTube video by Team Ulminac

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Exclusive new photo of Earth and surrounding planets from NASA's Artemis II

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🧵 (1/2) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is here, and we know you've seen the post credits. We're happy to announce that John "Scruffy" Super Freaks is in it, and will appear in the teased Super Smash Bros. event film! This is a fantastic way to leverage the Super Freaks brand for its 20th anniversary.

The actual best cameo in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, John "Scruffy" Super Freaks

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