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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 9m

This looks absolutely fantastic by the way!

Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 35m

Ah yes I follow you but we haven't spoke much (if at all), nice to meet you ☺️ partying, music, art and civil rights all sound like things I enjoy haha

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 42m

Reintroduction post to find more mutuals! Hi 👋 I'm Daniel and...

🎮 I'm an indie game developer
🎨 Making free game dev assets
⚙️ GameMaker user
✒️ I also make fonts!
🌻 Green-left politics
🏳️‍⚧️ Trans rights
🌍 Migrants rights

Let's hang out ☺️ #promosky #gamedev #indiedev

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 15h

Today we released our 8-bit Adventure Pack! Over 1400 graphics, made by humans, including tiles, NPCs, enemies, bosses, items and a hero character. Everything you need to make a Game Boy-style adventure game 100% FREE for commercial use ci.itch.io/8-bit-advent...

#gamedev #pixelart #indiedev

710 Tiles - overworld, animated and indoor tilesets

346 frames of NPC sprites with all kinds of different characters represented

The main character - Papantzin - with 107 frames of animation

Other enemies, bosses, items, effects and more to make 1489 assets in total!

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 8h

Petition for all social media to be landscape mode so videos and pictures have more sidey side again and less uppy down

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 23h

New Free Graphics Pack - make your own top-down adventure game in the style of the Zelda GameBoy games! Over 1,400 sprites including a hero, tiles, enemies, bosses, items + more. Basically everything you need! #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev chequered.ink/8-bit-advent...

8-bit Adventure Pack - Chequered Ink

A massive pack of 1,489 sprites for use in your top-down adventure games. With a limited retro color palette for that authentic feel!

chequered.ink

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 9h

I'm creating game assets if you're still adding to the pack :) chequered.ink/category/gam...

Game Assets - Chequered Ink

We make fonts, games & assets for your own creations!

chequered.ink

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 9h

I'm creating a bunch of gamedev assets :) would love to be in the pack if you're still using it chequered.ink/category/gam...

Game Assets - Chequered Ink

We make fonts, games & assets for your own creations!

chequered.ink

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 9h

I hope not, I just actually started to enjoy using affinity designer after ditching Adobe products 😭 (although at least Affinity is one off payments so I can continue to use without updating or giving more money)

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 10h

This looks lovely 😍

Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 13h

If they continue to rise in the polls over the next three years they will *be* the tactical vote!

Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 13h

Join the Greens Clive, now's the time you know you want to

Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 13h

Steam should make it so you can block customers from buying future titles

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Dan Steen @dsteen.bsky.social · 22h

Game Idea 075: A tortoise racing game.
The core experience is slow, chill, and focused entirely on the unremarkable.
#100gameideas #indiedev #gamedev

Critical AI Acknowledgement
The image was created by a generative AI model based on the provided prompt ("Mode 7 type racer for snes where a series of tortoises at racing"). It is a non-functional, conceptual rendering intended to visualize the game idea's aesthetic.
Alt Text (Image Description)
A pixel-art screenshot depicting a SNES Mode 7-style racing game. The camera looks down a straight, pseudo-3D dirt track with a central strip of grass, stretching toward a low-resolution horizon. Four colorful tortoises (blue, red, green, and yellow) are racing neck-and-neck in the center of the screen, kicking up small dust trails.
The user interface features a retro SNES aesthetic:
Top Left: "SPEED 5 MPH" and "LAP 1/3".
Top Right: A mini-map showing the racers as colored dots on a simple track layout.
Bottom Right: A lettuce leaf icon is displayed with "500 PTS" below it, indicating a power-up or score.
The background shows a blue sky with one small white cloud and a continuous line of pixelated green trees and brown mountains flanking the track.

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 15h

Yes please do! Would love to see them put to good use and it seems like it would be a good fit :D

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Chequered Ink - Wishlist Nildigo @chequered.ink · 18h

Draw an analog clock in your game with one script. The clock will show the current time on the player's device. #gamedev

Draw an Analog Clock in GameMaker

Draw an analog clock in your game with one script. The clock will show the current time on the player's device.

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 15h

Thanks :) Nope - we are juggling too many other projects, that's why we wanted to release these to the public in the hopes that someone else might put them to good use!

I'm hoping to write an overview of the project we *would* have made in case that can inspire anyone to use the sprites!

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 15h

Today we released our 8-bit Adventure Pack! Over 1400 graphics, made by humans, including tiles, NPCs, enemies, bosses, items and a hero character. Everything you need to make a Game Boy-style adventure game 100% FREE for commercial use ci.itch.io/8-bit-advent...

#gamedev #pixelart #indiedev

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 20h

Greens on more than the lib Dems and 2% away from overtaking Labour and the Tories?????

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20h

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Chequered Ink - Wishlist Nildigo @chequered.ink · 23h

NEW! Over 1,400 sprites for use in your top-down adventure games, with a tile size of 16 x 16 and a limited retro color palette for that authentic feel. Every graphic you need to make your own GB-style adventure! #GameDev #PixelArt

8-bit Adventure Pack

A massive pack of 1,489 sprites for use in your top-down adventure games. With a limited retro color palette for that authentic feel!

chequered.ink

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 22h

These apps absolutely need to be just web apps, hosted on some server out of the US admin's reach.

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 1d

Happy #WishlistWednesday! Nildigo is mine-sweeping puzzle roguelite with power-ups, perks and an infinite amount of cash sloshing around. If you like Picross, Minesweeper or Balatro - why not give it a try? Demo available now! store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/... #gamedev

A screenshot of Nildigo showing the full game board and a whole bunch of cash, perks and multipliers on the left.

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 23h

This pack was originally designed for a game about the Aztec princess Papantzin, who would go on a quest to calm various enraged deities. I had the whole thing planned but I'll never get around to making it. I'll maybe do a blog post soon with the game's outline as inspiration!

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 23h

New Free Graphics Pack - make your own top-down adventure game in the style of the Zelda GameBoy games! Over 1,400 sprites including a hero, tiles, enemies, bosses, items + more. Basically everything you need! #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev chequered.ink/8-bit-advent...

8-bit Adventure Pack - Chequered Ink

A massive pack of 1,489 sprites for use in your top-down adventure games. With a limited retro color palette for that authentic feel!

chequered.ink

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 1d

We've changed the font. Does this work better for you as well?: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

The Game Dev's Guide to Publishing Agreements - Deviant Legal

Learn the essentials of video game publishing agreements with this guide. Discover key clauses, negotiation tips, and expert insights from René Otto, a leading video game law specialist.

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