Adrian Sandoval
@adriansandoval.net
He/him. Game dev professor @ Drexel U/UArts, IGDA Philly Chair, Lead designer for Little Nemo & the Nightmare Fiends, Cake enthusiast. Opinions my own. http://www.adriansandoval.net
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Adrian Sandoval
@adriansandoval.net
· Oct 19
Hi! I'm Adrian Sandoval, a game designer currently working on Little Nemo & the Nightmare Fiends, a 2D action-adventure game based on the Little Nemo comic strip from the early 1900s. Consider wishlisting on Steam, please and thank you! store.steampowered.com/app/2229030/...
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this essay about the importance of in-person gaming communities (DDR specifically, but it pertains to a lot of similar fandoms) is really lovely imo www.mothership.blog/love-letter-...
A love letter to the rhythm game communities that helped me find myself
It was in the arcade around DDR machines that I first met people like me — kids picked on for being "weirdos," for being neurodivergent, for being queer.
www.mothership.blog
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
this essay about the importance of in-person gaming communities (DDR specifically, but it pertains to a lot of similar fandoms) is really lovely imo www.mothership.blog/love-letter-...
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A super easy to use game engine for Nintendo 64 released! ✨ I tried loading in my #gameassets to see if they're compatible but it seems they'll need some manual adjusting, hope that gets fixed in the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BCm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BCm...
Pyrite64 - N64 Engine & Editor [Release]
YouTube video by HailToDodongo
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM
A super easy to use game engine for Nintendo 64 released! ✨ I tried loading in my #gameassets to see if they're compatible but it seems they'll need some manual adjusting, hope that gets fixed in the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BCm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BCm...
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Do you dream of revenge on billionaires? THEN WE HAVE THE GAME FOR YOU. Back our indie game made with rage + love on Kickstarter NOW and play our BRAND NEW DEMO on Steam
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
February 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Do you dream of revenge on billionaires? THEN WE HAVE THE GAME FOR YOU. Back our indie game made with rage + love on Kickstarter NOW and play our BRAND NEW DEMO on Steam
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
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well, shit
February 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM
well, shit
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it's all just a marketing pitch for normies who don't engage with actual creative communities - either because they just never tried to engage or they just find artists icky and distasteful. making music with no resources is as easy as ever: it's getting anyone to notice or care that's the hard part
What do we think about the assertion in this meme? I know, we think it's asinine, but I'm looking for specific arguments as to why it's asinine.
February 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
it's all just a marketing pitch for normies who don't engage with actual creative communities - either because they just never tried to engage or they just find artists icky and distasteful. making music with no resources is as easy as ever: it's getting anyone to notice or care that's the hard part
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Today's Load-bearing Tomato addresses the age old question:
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
Why chasing twitter's approval doesn't work
The opinions you believe are universal are being fed to you by an algorithm designed to show you what you want.
loadbearingtomato.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Today's Load-bearing Tomato addresses the age old question:
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
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i have to imagine selling games on steam makes you feel like you, personally, are being trapped in a satanic world of illusions every single day of your life
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
i have to imagine selling games on steam makes you feel like you, personally, are being trapped in a satanic world of illusions every single day of your life
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how it started: hot brown girl fights intergenerational trauma
how it's going: hot brown girl fights billionaires
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
how it's going: hot brown girl fights billionaires
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM
how it started: hot brown girl fights intergenerational trauma
how it's going: hot brown girl fights billionaires
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
how it's going: hot brown girl fights billionaires
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
Final note on this as I don't usually share these meetings on BlueSky:
Doors open at 7pm Eastern. The actual talk will begin at 7:30pm if you're joining remotely!
Doors open at 7pm Eastern. The actual talk will begin at 7:30pm if you're joining remotely!
I'm extremely excited for this month's IGDA Philly meeting featuring @hthrflwrs.bsky.social of Unfair Flips and Fish Fear Me fame! We won't be recording this one, so if you can't make it in-person check the link below for details on joining the livestream.
igda.org/news-archive...
igda.org/news-archive...
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Final note on this as I don't usually share these meetings on BlueSky:
Doors open at 7pm Eastern. The actual talk will begin at 7:30pm if you're joining remotely!
Doors open at 7pm Eastern. The actual talk will begin at 7:30pm if you're joining remotely!
Tonight!
I'm extremely excited for this month's IGDA Philly meeting featuring @hthrflwrs.bsky.social of Unfair Flips and Fish Fear Me fame! We won't be recording this one, so if you can't make it in-person check the link below for details on joining the livestream.
igda.org/news-archive...
igda.org/news-archive...
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Tonight!
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station has been nominated for two IGF awards:
-Excellence in Narrative
-Seumas McNally Grand Prize
This is such a tremendous honor, and what a nice hurrah as and the team and the playtesters and I race towards the finish line.
Nomination list: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4
-Excellence in Narrative
-Seumas McNally Grand Prize
This is such a tremendous honor, and what a nice hurrah as and the team and the playtesters and I race towards the finish line.
Nomination list: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4
January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Perfect Tides: Station to Station has been nominated for two IGF awards:
-Excellence in Narrative
-Seumas McNally Grand Prize
This is such a tremendous honor, and what a nice hurrah as and the team and the playtesters and I race towards the finish line.
Nomination list: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4
-Excellence in Narrative
-Seumas McNally Grand Prize
This is such a tremendous honor, and what a nice hurrah as and the team and the playtesters and I race towards the finish line.
Nomination list: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4
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This is an excellent recent article that adds further nuance to Sega's misfortunes and the reasons why they happened.
It's not TK bashing, so please don't just react to the thumbnail. It's an analysis of SoA and SoJ (and a little SoE) and the market conditions involved and the practices of both.
It's not TK bashing, so please don't just react to the thumbnail. It's an analysis of SoA and SoJ (and a little SoE) and the market conditions involved and the practices of both.
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
This is an excellent recent article that adds further nuance to Sega's misfortunes and the reasons why they happened.
It's not TK bashing, so please don't just react to the thumbnail. It's an analysis of SoA and SoJ (and a little SoE) and the market conditions involved and the practices of both.
It's not TK bashing, so please don't just react to the thumbnail. It's an analysis of SoA and SoJ (and a little SoE) and the market conditions involved and the practices of both.
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Jerry Lawson Portrait
February 9, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Jerry Lawson Portrait
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Video game intros and voice acting peaked in this moment
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Video game intros and voice acting peaked in this moment
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Join us TONIGHT for our monthly Playtest Night!
Along with our usual Playtest Night, we will be honoring our Global Game Jawn participants with various awards! Come play the 19 stunning games that came out of Philly's section of GGJ 2026.
Join our discord for more information! Link in bio 👾
Along with our usual Playtest Night, we will be honoring our Global Game Jawn participants with various awards! Come play the 19 stunning games that came out of Philly's section of GGJ 2026.
Join our discord for more information! Link in bio 👾
February 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Join us TONIGHT for our monthly Playtest Night!
Along with our usual Playtest Night, we will be honoring our Global Game Jawn participants with various awards! Come play the 19 stunning games that came out of Philly's section of GGJ 2026.
Join our discord for more information! Link in bio 👾
Along with our usual Playtest Night, we will be honoring our Global Game Jawn participants with various awards! Come play the 19 stunning games that came out of Philly's section of GGJ 2026.
Join our discord for more information! Link in bio 👾
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I want smaller newspapers with actual fact-based reporting made by people who are paid more to work less and I'm not kidding.
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I want smaller newspapers with actual fact-based reporting made by people who are paid more to work less and I'm not kidding.
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The console wars, as told by 90s Nintendo and Sega advertisements
aftermath.site/console-wars-n...
aftermath.site/console-wars-n...
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The console wars, as told by 90s Nintendo and Sega advertisements
aftermath.site/console-wars-n...
aftermath.site/console-wars-n...
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I'm extremely excited for this month's IGDA Philly meeting featuring @hthrflwrs.bsky.social of Unfair Flips and Fish Fear Me fame! We won't be recording this one, so if you can't make it in-person check the link below for details on joining the livestream.
igda.org/news-archive...
igda.org/news-archive...
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I'm extremely excited for this month's IGDA Philly meeting featuring @hthrflwrs.bsky.social of Unfair Flips and Fish Fear Me fame! We won't be recording this one, so if you can't make it in-person check the link below for details on joining the livestream.
igda.org/news-archive...
igda.org/news-archive...
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Upset how accurate these prices are in 2026
February 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Upset how accurate these prices are in 2026
I'm extremely excited for this month's IGDA Philly meeting featuring @hthrflwrs.bsky.social of Unfair Flips and Fish Fear Me fame! We won't be recording this one, so if you can't make it in-person check the link below for details on joining the livestream.
igda.org/news-archive...
igda.org/news-archive...
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I'm extremely excited for this month's IGDA Philly meeting featuring @hthrflwrs.bsky.social of Unfair Flips and Fish Fear Me fame! We won't be recording this one, so if you can't make it in-person check the link below for details on joining the livestream.
igda.org/news-archive...
igda.org/news-archive...
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anyways, make video game
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
anyways, make video game
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I'd love to write about Resident Evil Requiem (PC) this month, pouring my nerdy heart and soul into a timely article... but to be honest I can't afford the game, never mind think about paying myself for the actual work - can anyone help, even just a little?
ko-fi.com/kimimi
ko-fi.com/kimimi
Support Kimimi
Videogame archaeologist and explorer: Player of the untranslated. Lifter-upper of the unloved and misunderstood.
ko-fi.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I'd love to write about Resident Evil Requiem (PC) this month, pouring my nerdy heart and soul into a timely article... but to be honest I can't afford the game, never mind think about paying myself for the actual work - can anyone help, even just a little?
ko-fi.com/kimimi
ko-fi.com/kimimi
I dunno that our first Playing Dread episode on Alone in the Dark is the best episode we put out, but it is very, very good. And now the supplemental material is free!
playingdread.libsyn.com/ep-1-alone-i...
playingdread.libsyn.com/ep-1-alone-i...
February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I dunno that our first Playing Dread episode on Alone in the Dark is the best episode we put out, but it is very, very good. And now the supplemental material is free!
playingdread.libsyn.com/ep-1-alone-i...
playingdread.libsyn.com/ep-1-alone-i...
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Hi, please give what you can
We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
Donate to Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers, organized by Victoria Song
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the Vox Media Union received news from management about … Victoria Song needs your support for Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers
www.gofundme.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Hi, please give what you can
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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM