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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 6h

HOPE (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 13” x 10”

Ammonites have always been meant as a personal form of “memento mori” symbols in my art. They are cautionary reminders of our impermanence. 1/3

A woman in flowing robes stands on a mound of rock. In front of her, large ammonite fossils stack, unevenly fused together by coral. The s-shaped formation blocks vibrant blue night sky, but the ammonites are ancient and deteriorating. The woman holds a hand to her chest as she stares through the eroded spiral center to witness a bright shining star.

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Ramón Wilhelm @ramonwilhelm.bsky.social · 1d

My friend @darkcrowind.bsky.social and I are playing Quest for Glory VGA.

It's so much fun reading and explaining the German words and names for my friend. He now knows what Zauberberg means.

We also did voices for the characters.
My best voice work might be the voice for the Hermit. 🤣

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JC Darcy @jcdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Aight, guess I'm allowed to talk about the fact that I'm writing for Gallow's Corner

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Three Sails Studios @threesailsstudios.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so happy to have facilitated the finding of this wonder!

GALLOWS CORNER - Coming to a Goose Butt near you soon.

JC Darcy @jcdarcy.bsky.social · 2d

My favourite part of freelance writing work is getting to research new and wonderful things that I would never normally learn about.

This is a real place in the north of England.

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DOKI DOKI CRT PANIC @crtpixel.bsky.social · May 2

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA:
MAJORA'S MASK
NINTENDO EAD 2000
N64

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FantasyAnime @fantasyanime.bsky.social · 4d

"Do you want to check yourself for injuries?" ❤️‍🩹

- Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA)

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 5d

Putting Dante in everything: part 30

#pixelart #dante

Clock Tower: Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry™ Series

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 5d

I remember first reading Tomonobu Itagaki's interviews in EGM in the early 2000s and marvelling at the balls on this guy. Ninja Gaiden's Xbox revival came out around then and I'll always remember this ad which embodied all of his attitude. 58 is too young to go. A real loss for the game industry.

An ad for Ninja Gaiden on the original Xbox, showing a black leather-clad Ryu Hayabusa kneeling in a cool pose while the words "Back...in black" are draped above him.

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Three Sails Studios @threesailsstudios.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much to the ALA Games & Gaming Round Table!

We DO offer discounts on MAPPA MUNDI to libraries and education institutions all around the world.

Want to learn more about Mappa Mundi - An Exporation + Ecology RPG? Check www.mappamundirpg.com and email george [at ] threesailsstudios.com!

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 7d

An obscure piece of #Splatterhouse artwork most likely featured on a Japanese magazine, just in time for Halloween season. Removed a small element from the top left side, taking few liberties, applying the usual upscale/clan/retouch process. No clue on the artist.

Splatterhouse clean artwork most likely featured on a Japanese magazine. Image depicts the main protagonist Rick holding a 2x4 with both hands, sporting his hockey mask and blue outfit with a monster with huge sharp claws standing next to him. This monster strangely resembles the Tyrant from the Resident Evil series.

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NARFNra @narfnra.bsky.social · 15d

emulator filter called gameboy advance at night which looks like this

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 10d

I never had it but weirdly I had a novel spinoff of Dragon Strike that had black and white stills from the VHS.

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 10d

Wife overheard our movers apparently having a geeky geezer moment over my copy of HeroQuest which they had to box up. One of them said he loved the VHS of it when he was a kid. To the best of my knowledge Hero Quest never came with a VHS so I think he may have confused it with Dragon Strike, hah.

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 12d

Moving house and found the busiest character sheet ever for one of the many iterations of my first D&D character

He started out as an emo ranger suffering from PTSD who thought his dwarven wife was dead. Ended as a jolly fellow who rescued her from the Shadowfell and shot Demogorgon in the face

An extremely busy 5e D&D character sheet showing handwritten stats and notes for Dyne Cinderpaw, a human ranger

Two pages of meticulous, very packed handwritten notes and sketches showing Dyne’s abilities and the various encounters he had in his many quests. Somewhere along the line he reincarnated into a half-orc!

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · Aug 17

Powerful

Terranigma NPC: "I've shaved. I'm happy. I have no religion. Don't pray for me."

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 15d

Geralt and Ciri eating mooncakes is not something I would've expected to see on the feed, but it ain't bad

The Witcher @thewitcher.com · 15d

As the harvest season ends, families gather under the full moon to share stories, laughter, and love.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all who celebrate! 🍂🌕

Artwork by 巴纳德33号

Underneath a full moon, Geralt and Ciri share a platter of food. They sit across from one another, each resting their back against a white wolf that lies behind them. The sky is peppered with tiny bright stars. In front of it is a red window with ornate latticework. The ground beneath Ciri and Geralt is also red, with similar stars and clouds mirroring the sky above.

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 15d

Trudging through the snow, encountering giant Monsters as we go! Really cool to hear music inspired by Mappa Mundi 😁

Joshua Blum @13thhr.bsky.social · 15d

The Ice Giant! This is a track to accompany a section of a podcast playthrough @pixelgrotto.bsky.social & I did of the game he helped create, Mappa Mundi where the main character encounters a supernatural being. Tried to evoke the feel of wonder thru the sound effects & synths.

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DOKI DOKI CRT PANIC @crtpixel.bsky.social · Dec 3

WIZARDS & WARRIORS
RARE 1987
NES

Kuros the knight, wielding his blade in the matrix

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 16d

Happy 25th anniversary Eternal Arcadia, aka Skies of Arcadia, released in Japan on 5th October 2000!

One of my fave DC games. <3

I'll mark the occasion by sharing some sweet character concept sketches from its development.

Character artwork sketches with Vyse and Aika, two main characters from the game in various characrerful poses

The Japanese cover for Eternal Arcadia (Skies of Arcadia)

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 25d

THE EAGLES ARE COMING / AT THE END OF ALL THINGS (1978)
Acrylic - 28" x 27"

I suspect that watching this scene come to life in Peter Jackson's movie adaptation of THE RETURN OF THE KING was as thrilling for me as any fan of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. 1/5

With an arm draped over his shoulder, Samwise Gamgee props up an exhausted Frodo. The barefooted hobbits take refuge on a rock surrounded by burning orange lava flows. Sam cranes his neck, searching the skies in desperation as their shrinking island is about to be consumed. Dangling from a chain, Galadriel's gift flares in a brilliant starburst over Sam’s chest. The sun seems to be struggling to gain foothold burning through layers of despair as a patch of blue suddenly opens in the roiling gray skies over Mordor. Behind them, a trio of huge white eagles soar down at the last moment, swooping in with wings bathed in warm light and spread wide to glide over thermals of curling steam.

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Three Sails Studios @threesailsstudios.bsky.social · 20d

We are FOUR MONTHS (and a few days) away from Gallows Corner - A Peasants' Revolt RPG launching on Kickstarter!

As such, you're going to be seeing a lot more of me here talking about the game. So get ready!

First up: are you following on Kickstarter? Let's go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/thr...

A noose silhouetted against a white moon. The text reads:

Gallows Corner - A Peasants' Revolt RPG. Coming to Kickstarter February 3rd, 2026. Follow now!

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Watt 🔜 AX C5 @onemegawatt.bsky.social · 20d

My finished FFTactics piece, just in time for the The Ivalice Chronicle release. Excited to pour another 100 hours into this masterpiece all over again!!

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 20d

October is upon us. Truly the only month worth a damn

A screenshot from Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness showing the Hero standing outside of Mordavia's town gates at night. Pumpkins with Jack-o-Lantern faces shine in the darkness near him next to stays of hay and a scarecrow, exuding an eerie autumnal atmosphere

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CJ @ceejaydugan.bsky.social · 20d

A while back I played around with color 3D printing and had fun making my fav Sierra characters.

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 21d

You really gotta watch Freaks and Geeks; there’s a high school
Dance in the first episode that really evokes some of these feels.

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Pixel Grotto @pixelgrotto.bsky.social · 21d

Final Fantasy 1 was definitely influenced by Ultima, which had sci-fi and space travel in the first game.

On a related note, I’d also argue that the presence of a FF ninja class is due to Wizardry.

The line between “WRPG” and “JRPG” is much more blurry than they’d have you believe

Mattoid @duelistmattoid.bsky.social · 22d

"Final Fantasy before the sci-fi elements started creeping in" The strongest enemy in Final Fantasy (1987)- even stronger than the final boss Chaos- was a fully automated death robot you can find in the orbital space station you go to.

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