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D0N MIGUEL (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-don.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Zabu beat 'em WIP up for Megadrive. Debugging grab attacks with better placeholders. More different attack are coming. #ゲーム制作 #ゲーム開発 #インディーゲーム / #インディーゲーム開発 #ホームbrew #MD開発 / #メガドラ開発 #SGDK

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

An important milestone today. 😎 Zabuyaki - old repo, Lua / LÖVE (2016 - 2021): 6827 commits Zabu - new repo, Sega Mega Drive / Genesis (2022 - 2026): 6828 commits So we got more work done, faster. The list of things we have not yet ported over to the new version has become tiny.

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D0N MIGUEL (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-don.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

CO-ZABU-NGA! Got some temp ripped gfx то test food items in action.

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Call me a buzzkill, but I think endless combos are boring as hell, especially when they don't require much skill. So we've been working on fixing endless juggle combos. First by tweaking certain attacks, then by gradually increasing the victim's gravity while juggling #sgdk #sega #genesis #megadrive

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

If you want to develop games for the Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis, that's cool. Just don't be like Kai Magazine. Thanks to @goatistream.bsky.social for calling him out again. youtu.be/ItQgSy_640w

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Most Evil Mega Drive Game

YouTube video by Goati_

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

My French translation of Sam Mallard - The Case of the Missing Swan is now live: www.romhacking.net/translations... romhackplaza.org/translations...

romhacking.net

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Sam Mallard by snorpung is a pretty cool little homebrew: snorpung.itch.io/sam-mallard-gb Awesome presentation. First time I see such cool light effects in a Game Boy game. Anyway, I've translated it to French so that my daughter can play it. Now she'll act as my localization beta tester.

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Sam Mallard - The Case of the Missing Swan by snorpung

A short and simple point-and-click inspired adventure game for the Game Boy.

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I'm looking for work. 21 years of experience. • any game art, isometric, top-down, side-scroll • stylized or realistic • characters, icons, key art, animation • Can build a style from zero or match yours • Big projects don't scare me • ex Minecraft DM here or email christina.neofotistou@gmail.com

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I backed Astebros' Kickstarter years ago. The game was released in 2023, but I had never taken the time to play it until now. I've been playing it for hours over the weekend. Gotta admit bugs have been spoiling the experience, but I still like it a lot. #sega #megadrive #genesis #sgdk

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D0N MIGUEL (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-don.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Just made the generic maps transition faster. The player and COM do their best to reach the exit ASAP. Zabu beatemup 4SEGA #Genesis #Megadrive WIP

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I made a virtual guitar instrument for android. Super low latency, very playable. I tried generating hype for it but my account is known for 2D art not music app, so it goes unnoticed. Do I know anyone who knows a publisher who can get it in the hands of users?

The main interface. All the useful chords for each key are always within grasp! No stopping the performance to customize anything

A finger keyboard synthesized to complement your performance or composition ideas is also easily available

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Cool video of a Brazilian gamer playing Zabu, on real hardware and CRT. I can't speak Portuguese, but could catch words here and there. I enjoyed hearing him yell Fatal Fury attack names while playing as Rick and Chai. 😁 (that AI thumbnail, though...) youtu.be/FrBlZittP8Y

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ZABU ,NOVIDADES NA DEMO DO MEGA DRIVE .

YouTube video by FJAMugenFGC

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

(🇫🇷🥖 French post. Sorry non-French speakers, you're missing out) Je viens de découvrir cette vidéo sur les jeux de baston, et elle est géniale. Je vous la recommande chaudement. Ça dure 1h40, mais ça se regarde tout seul, même si vous n'y connaissez rien : youtu.be/gv5tzFa2yBg

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"Ce n'est pas de l'esport, c'est la FGC"

YouTube video by TheGreatReview

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

We did not bother making a trailer for our new Zabu demo. Instead, we're lazily relying on others to do that work for us. Out of all of the videos posted over the last week, this is my favorite, as it nicely shows everything with no modification. youtu.be/OcYRxZj5g0w #segagenesis #megadrive #sgdk

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Zabu - Beat 'em up (Sega Genesis) Demo 2

YouTube video by Hack Games Longplay Channel

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The Flying Kick @theflyingkick.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Checking out Zabu, from my good friends at @zabu-team-don.bsky.social, an upcoming #beatemup game for the Sega #megadrive! You can try the demo right now on their site: zabu-team.itch.io/zabu

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Had this weird AI bug today. Twister just decided to keep moonwalking against the wall, for some reason. Now that demo 2 is out, you might stumble into it, too. We'll fix that whenever we figure it out. 😇 #sgdk #megadrive #genesis #segagenesis

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy new year, and stuff. We've just updated Zabu's itch.io page, with some sweet new screenshots: zabu-team.itch.io/zabu We're getting ready for the release of a new demo, coming later this month. The first stage will be playable. 👊 #sega #megadrive #genesis #sgdk

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Zabu by Zabu Team

Zabu, beat 'em up for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive

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Digital Foundry @digitalfoundry.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The cable-TV powered Sega Channel for Genesis/Mega Drive has been preserved and over 140 ROMs recovered. Here's the remarkable story: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/12...

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Sega Channel Preserved: Over 140 Mega Drive ROMs Recovered

Unreleased prototypes, never-before-seen MD web browser.

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

BizHawk is a multi-platform emulator that we've recently discovered. It has scripting capabilities that let you easily display additional information, which is very helpful for debugging. I wish we found out about it years ago. www.youtube.com/shorts/hSQ7h... #sgdk #megadrive #segagenesis

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Zabu beat 'em up game and BizHawk's Lua API

YouTube video by Zabu Team

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Today, Telegram decided to promote a bullshit interview of Telegram's founder, Pavel Durov, conducted by Tucker Carlson. That's my signal to drop Telegram. 👋

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D0N MIGUEL (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-don.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Ok. Got to my PC at last. Fixing shiet. Love some garbled tiles glitches. It reminds me of my MES/MD faulty carts 🙃

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

A pretty good article I've come across, "To Kill a Dragon: Video Games and Addiction": blog.joeyschutz.com/to-kill-a-dr...

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Zabu initially proposed 3 palettes per character. At some point we thought it could be fun to go up to 4. Why not? The answer to that question is: ROM space. We want our game to fit within 4MB, so we decided to reduce our characters to 2 palettes only. Here's some of the scrapped content.

The scrapped alternative color palettes for Rick and Chai.

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A normal game dev day with @zabu-team-don.bsky.social: - Stifu: we should do this. - Don: no. It is not possible. - Stifu: it should be possible, because of this and that. - Don: no. I repeat, it is not possible because something something. *half a day later* Don: it is done. Stifu: cool.

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Did you know we have a mostly dead blog? I just published a short article about how Streets of Rage has influenced the beat 'em up genre, and my desire to break free from its formula. medium.com/zabu/the-sho... #zabu #sgdk #megadrive #segagenesis #beatemup #indiegame

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The shortcomings of Streets of Rage

I couldn’t let 2024 end without a new blog post.

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Zabu Team @zabu-team.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Sup! We've improved both Rick and Chai, polishing their movesets and animations. Moveset wise, Chai has caught up with Rick a while ago. Chai's animations and moves have changed to fit him better (more unique and muay-thai-ish). #zabu #sgdk #megadrive #segagenesis #beatemup #indiegame #pixelart

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

Sakurai's YouTube channel is coming to an end with a nice tribute to Iwata: youtu.be/o2wYKkqhkG0 For over 2 years, I've watched every short video that Sakurai has put out, and it has definitely helped us make Zabu a bit better. I'm thankful for that.

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Mr. Iwata [Grab Bag]

YouTube video by Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Ah. Now that videos are supported here, here's the animation that I've drawn back then. Not refined or shaded yet, I'll take care of that much later. #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

I waste time and procrastinate too much. Lately, I've been on YouTube way too much. The number of videos I wanted to watch kept growing instead of shrinking. I've recently installed this Firefox extension to block the rabbit hole effect of YouTube. It helps a lot. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

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Unhook: Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Comments – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download Unhook: Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Comments for Firefox. Hide YouTube related videos, comments, video suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending tab, and other distractions.

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 05/08/2024

I've recently discovered @coffeezilla.bsky.social. He's got a great YouTube channel, fighting the good fight against crypto scams. Now he needs our support because he's getting sued by some jackass. youtu.be/ogtrkO1iqFU

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Logan Paul Sued Me

Coffeezilla Defense Drop (available until AUGUST 19TH) : https://coffeezilla.store Patreon: https://patreon.com/coffeezillaThis video is an opinion and in no...

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

Additional context: 1- Now your character flashes when a charged attack is done charging 2- Now attacks can send people flying in different ways (we put a vertical value that's much too high here, just for the lols)

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 19/05/2024

When drawing an animation, I usually look for a good reference (sometimes I completely make things up, like for unrealistic anims, but that's rare). Using a ref tends to save time and give better results. Here, I'm drawing a kick anim for Chai, using this video as reference: youtu.be/KbSYt5pPWzg?...

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SPIN KICKS: How To Throw Spinning Back & Hook Kicks - Episode #113

Today's episode, we're revisiting the spin kick. Even at the highest level, fighters have trouble throwing them properly. Work on the progressions outlined i...

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Stifu (Zabu Team) @zabu-team-stifu.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

Hey folks, I'm Stifu. Checking out if the weather is nicer under this blue sky. 😎 Here to share news about our Sega Mega Drive / Genesis game in the works, Zabu, and to follow other indie devs and artists.

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