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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 30/09/2026

Here are some of our favorites. ... And like half the n64 catalog.

A nine games collage with

Pokemon stadium
Ocarina of time
Mario kart
Pokemon snap
Majora's mask
Mario 64
Super smash bros
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Golden eye

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 29/09/2026

Happy birthday, to the Nintendo 64!!! Do you all have any favorite n64 games?

A picture of a Nintendo 64 wearing a party hat.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 28/09/2026

Happy Monday, y'all. Or youse guys if you prefer. New crossword puzzle made with the ridiculous headlines from the past 2 weeks! on this week's puzzle: "Wendy's releases new emo ____ with metalcore pop punk vocalists" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.

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itch.io @itch.io · 26/09/2026

Playing anything good this weekend on @itch.io? If not, our recommendation is to check out the 637 games that were published for GBJAM 14! itch.io/jam/gbjam-14

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GBJAM 14

A game jam from 2026-09-11 to 2026-10-05 hosted by Polyducks, chasehunter, DL, poltergasm, timconceivable, tatltuae, Traslo, arknano & batfeula. GBJAM is about making games inspired by the gameboy. Th...

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Khayyaam #LIUKANGGANG @khayyaamb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mario when SEGA cancels the Sonic franchise

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 14/09/2026

Answer: CYBORG This headline is made less terrifying by the fact that they are designed to administer medicine to people trapped in hard to get places... but it's still a cyborg cockroach injecting you with some unknown liquid.

A picture of a cockroach with wires attached from it's head to a small backpack.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 14/09/2026

New crossword puzzle made with the ridiculous headlines from the past 2 weeks! On this week's puzzle: "____ Roaches Can Stab You With needles" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 28/08/2026

Happy Friday! We have a new crossword puzzle made with the ridiculous headlines from the past 2 weeks! On this week's puzzle: "South Koreans turn to ____ to glean their pets’ thoughts" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 27/08/2026

If you're stressing about releasing your game on steam because you might mess something up, this should help your imposter syndrome: Ubisoft released Heroes of Might and Magic 3 on steam... without including the game. #gamedev #indiedev www.polygon.com/ubisoft-hero...

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Ubisoft’s Botched Release of Classic Might and Magic Game Was a Hilarious Blunder

Ubisoft accidentally launched Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete on Steam without the game files, while its new remake divides longtime fans.

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 27/08/2026

Wait. Eve online runs on Python??? I thought that was a joke! Also, good luck y'all migration is hard work. www.eveonline.com/news/view/th... #gamedev #python

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The Move to Python 3 Begins! | EVE Online

How do you migrate 2.4 million lines of code?

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 25/08/2026

This type of affordance design is actually really cool. Donald Norman has a great book on this topic which is recommended: www.goodreads.com/en/book/show... Also, not surprising this type of design would be used at nintendo given that Miyamoto had a background in industrial design.

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The Design of Everyday Things

The ultimate guide to human-centered design Even the sm…

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 25/08/2026

Ever wonder why the Super Nintendo was "bumpy" or "uneven" compared to the original NES? It was designed that way on purpose to prevent people from placing drinks on it, which apparently was one of the more costly and common repairs for the NES. #snes #nes #retrogames

A picture of the Super Nintendo showing off the raised sections in the front and middle of the unit.

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 25/08/2026

The Snes turned 35 recently (NA release) and Linux turns 35 today. Naturally, I had to see if anyone got Linux to run on Snes. Of course they did. chorman0773.github.io/SNES-OS/ #snes #linux #retrogaming

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SNES-OS

High level Linux-like OS Running on a SNES

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 21/08/2026

New Blog! What do blue shells, snowballs, and quitting have in common? A big reason why player stop playing or caring about your game is that they feel their actions don't matter. So, here we talk about catch up mechanics and keeping players in the game. #gamedev #indiedev #gameMechnics

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Players don’t need to win, they need to matter.

Designing Catch-Up Mechanics: Blue Shells and Snowballs

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 16/08/2026

This one goes out to anyone reproducing bugs on a QA report. Your computer was probably tired. Cannot reproduce. #Gamedev #Indiedev #qa #programming

A bell curve with a noob on one side saying "computer was tired" a person in the center with "I must fix this bug only seen once" and the person not the other end saying "computer was tired"

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Part of Nintendo's E3 1996 B-Roll (recently digitized by VGHF) includes early footage of Mario Kart 64, then known as Super Mario Kart R! In this clip you'll find a different title screen, different character icons, and Kamek the Magikoopa as a playable racer.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 12/08/2026

Answer: LAST because... I mean... of course.

A screenshot from Arrested Development with Micheal saying "I don't know what I expected"

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 12/08/2026

New Headliner! Can you finish all the weird, but real, headlines? "Man Who Drank Heavily and Took Steroids Without Working Out Finishes ____ in Bodybuilding Debut" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 12/08/2026

We took a week off to celebrate a year of weekly headliners (!!!) We're working on some some cool stuff and we're thinking about switching headliner to a monthly or biweekly format. But, for now enjoy bigger headliner cause a lot of stuff happened these past two weeks!

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, green trampolines make Mario jump so high he goes offscreen for 6 seconds. By extracting his position values from the code, we can "zoom out" the stage and visualize his actual arc, which reveals just how absurdly high the jump is.

Jump Height: 1186 pixels (5 vertical screens)
Jump Distance: 900 pixels (3.5 horizontal screens)
Jump Duration: 360 frames (6 seconds)
Source: info: Jdaster64, supermariofiles.wordpress.com

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 31/07/2026

Solve our puzzle about last week's weird headlines! On this week's Headliner: Study: Dinosaurs were ____ after Chicxulub impact #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 31/07/2026

We made it to 1 year of weekly headliner puzzles, and roughly one year since we started this company! Thank you all for talking game design with us!

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 25/07/2026

Answer: STOLEN ...a real cat burglar.

a picture of a cat with a makeshift burglar mask. yes, we know the burglar stole the cat, not that the cat is a burglar. it's kinda cute though.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 25/07/2026

What weird headlines did we have this last week? Find out on this week's puzzle: "Alleged Maryland bank robber brings ____ kitten along for attempted heist" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 15/07/2026

Our 50th (dang) puzzle is now live! Catch up on some of the weird, but real, headlines form last week. On this week's puzzle: "Catch a python? This Florida restaurant will accept it as ____" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 25/06/2026

Answer: Japanese *NINJA* certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad

A screenshot of Naruto struggling with an exam.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 25/06/2026

On this week's ridiculous crossword puzzle made of real headlines: "Japanese ???? certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 23/06/2026

Great question, cause what a shot!

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 22/06/2026

In case any of you all need weight references for your RPG weapons here's a handy guide: DM: "you swing your claymore and it hits with the equivalent force of a newborn!" #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

A visual image showing different swords and an equivalent weight reference. E.g. a rapier is about the weight of a can of beans and a claymore(?) is roughly equivalent to swinging a newborn.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 15/06/2026

Need a puzzle for Monday? Here's a crossword where all the answers are real headlines form last week! On this week's puzzle: "____ in Clown Wig Roundhouse Kicks Small Child" #crossword #puzzle #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 05/06/2026

Getting the QA bug report on a Friday afternoon #gamedev #indiedev

A picture of santa's little helper from the simpsons looking rough and smoking.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 03/06/2026

So, the true villain of the Legend of Zelda series is... game development. #gamedev #indiedev

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Dennispr @dennis.videogameworkshop.com · 02/06/2026

I learned that conservation of ninjitsu was a major design inspiration for z-targeting in Ocarina of Time. The issue? Players had a hard time following multiple enemies. One of the devs noticed something similar happened in martial arts movies. Why not copy them? 🧵👇 #gamedesign #gamedev #Indiedev

A screenshot of link form the ocarina of time z-targeting shadow link.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 01/06/2026

This is still one of the best visualizations of how optimizing draw calls looks like at run time! Horizon Zero Dawn's open wold is vast, but not all of it is in active memory or rendered while you play. Instead, just the chunks of the level that are needed are loaded. #gamedev #indiedev

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 29/05/2026

On this week's crossword puzzle of real ridiculous headlines: "Films more likely to star a ‘____’ or a talking animal than a woman over 60 study reveals." Play it now! #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #crossword

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 28/05/2026

Yacht Club is doing a series of design talks on their latest game Mina the Hollower! @yachtclubgames.bsky.social does a good job of explaining their design decisions. If you haven't seen them yet, we recommend their talks on Shovel Knight too!

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 26/05/2026

You're totally right. Nuance is hard with the char limit here. That said, I'm pretty sure it came from their playtests where they recorded which blocks people used/landed on the most. In theory, nothing "changed" cause the players just used those blocks but in practice it feels completely different.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · 26/05/2026

Our favorite example of how much psychology can change your play experience: Essentially the same (blocks are in the same place) psychologically it feels more dangerous. An efficient trick to increase difficulty in a level without making it mechanically different. #Gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

Mario form SMB1 jumping to a flagpole using the block ramp at the end of a level.

Mario form SMB1 jumping to a flagpole in a much later level. Here, the block ramp is missing almost all block but the places were players generally jump are still present.

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