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Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖

@kurasiu.bsky.social

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I like to code things. Especially dinosaurs of cartoon variety. Co-creator, programmer and writer of Zniw Adventure and Zid Journey @zidandzniw.bsky.social 🦖 I like to toy around and fix old hardware too. DOS/Windows 95 era my beloved

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Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖 @kurasiu.bsky.social · Jul 2

Guess it's time for a proper introduction here!

I'm the co-creator, programmer and writer of Zid and Zniw Chronicles games. Me and my girlfriend released Zniw Adventure in 2020, now working on Zid Journey!

In other words - if you're looking for cartoon dinosaurs content, we can definitely deliver.

Zid Journey screenshot - Small Bay's docks with the Unescoceratops' boat

Zid Journey screenshot - Magmosia forest during the day

Zid Journey screenshot - mysterious dinosaur settlement at night

Zid Journey screenshot - backpack view with the hatchling

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cofffee @ffffcoffee.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Liam Tasker @liamtasker.bsky.social · Jan 26

A lot of Skinner and Sephiroth dialogue is interchangeable

Principal Skinner from the Simpsons with a Final Fantasy 7 text box saying "out of my way, I'm going to see my mother".

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Zid & Zniw Chronicles @zidandzniw.bsky.social · 22h

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Zniw (waving at player), Tra, Albert and Agu, from Zniw Adventure

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infinite brians @infinitebrians.neocities.org · 1d

this sword appeared to me in a vision

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Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖 @kurasiu.bsky.social · 1d

" *sigh*..... yes honey, I will morb for the third time"

Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖 @kurasiu.bsky.social · 1d

Lizard time

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Radiant Rodent @radiantrodent.bsky.social · 1d

Zid Journey... But DOOM two...! I mean too!

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Kenny Lauderdale @kennylauderdale.bsky.social · 1d

Some Guy in the 90s:
"I think is says ljidkijidk Sun."

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Darkonius Mavakar @darkonius-mavakar.itch.io · 2d

Simon Belmont: "ah dang, I have low health, what will i do?!"

The ever so useful wall chicken:

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Dak @dak.myatproto.social · 1d

🎶Whoa, Black Betty🎶

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Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖 @kurasiu.bsky.social · 1d

I was meaning to check the English translation/performance patch for the Final Fantasy 1 MSX port anyway, and now that I have a working VCR, I decided to go one step further...

Including floppy disk load times, VHS noise and FM audio. Played on Panasonic FS-A1WX

Also hi @pyral.dinoleaf.com

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

Spyro is playing some Crash Bandicoot

A digital art of Spyro the dragon playing Crash Bandicoot on playstation. He has a smug smile.

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Ramón Wilhelm @ramonwilhelm.bsky.social · 2d

Hey! Happy #PointNClickFriday!

How about a free little kobold game called Gurk in Trouble?

You must save the world from the evil wizard Banannan!

🍌 ramoramainteractive.itch.io/gurk-in-trou...

#retro #kobold #yip #indie #indiegame #game #pixelart

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Dragonwolf Games @dragonwolfgames.bsky.social · 2d

The sky environment is finally starting to look like something nice. These may not be the final assets, but I like the way it is looking. Tomorrow I will work on some ground objects that will randomly spawn. Also, first screenshot of the actual game finally.

#indiedev #gamedev #solodeveloper

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Zid & Zniw Chronicles @zidandzniw.bsky.social · 2d

Fun thing - back when we were developing Zniw Adventure, there was only two of us for all code and art, so we didn't really need any sort of official ref sheets.

But now that we have additional help with Zid Journey, we had to do them... and decided Zniw should get one as well 🦕

Zniw official character/animation reference sheet, done retroactively for Zniw Adventure

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Zid & Zniw Chronicles @zidandzniw.bsky.social · 3d

"To Apple or not to Apple..."

...in terms of Late Cretaceous, what even IS an apple?

Zniw holding an apple, and being quite confused by it. Promo artwork from Zniw Adventure

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🦊 Full-time Fox 🍪 @foxinajacket.bsky.social · Apr 25

🖌️Okami style: Growlithe 🔥

Here's an upcoming Patreon print... ;3c

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#Pokemon #Fanart #PokemonArt

Growlithe the fire Pokemon drew in a style of Okami Amaterasu artworks (Japanese sumi-e paintings inspired)

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Cookies Milkmen @lachm.page · Apr 21

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Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖 @kurasiu.bsky.social · 4d

Ample backpack space to store a dinosaur hatchling or two as well....
Dang, looks mighty fine in 3D!

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Chey @chey-bsky.bsky.social · 4d

lizard!
#b3d

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SandstormerArt @sandstormerart.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tomatee! 🍅
#DiscCreatures #Art

Tomatee - An orange tomato like creature. They have a large smile on its face.

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Richard Moss @mossrc.bsky.social · 24d

The delightful 1980s Mac game Continuum is now playable in a browser. Originally released under a joke "send us beer if you like it" licence after issues with its publisher, it's a Gravitar and Asteroids-inspired black-and-white space game that even John Romero told me was awesome. continuumjs.com

A screenshot of the beginning of the first level of Continuum.

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Amby - Play Dragon March Demo! @ambystoman.neocities.org · Jun 9

Check out Dragon March's first trailer!
Play the new DEMO on Steam out now!
#dragonmarch #steam #indiedev

store.steampowered.com/app/3617120/...

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Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖 @kurasiu.bsky.social · 4d

Love all my art friends too, keep up the wonderful work everyone

Łukasz Mikołajczyk 🦖 @kurasiu.bsky.social · 4d

Being friends with absolute gigachad artists making wonderful artworks (even often industry professionals) is absolutely funny to me, as I'm just sitting here like "hi, I make runtime errors and later bang my head against the wall trying to fix them"

MS Paint doodle of Zid telling he makes pagefault errors for a living

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