Derek Rumpler (DerekGameDev)
@derekrumpler.bsky.social
Game developer for Alkterios Games. Platforms: Wii U, mobile, and more to come. Also in charge of YouTube channel Fast Facts in History. #gamedev #indiedev
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My #NintendoSwitch2Experience in New York City - a thread. #NintendoSwitch2
I'll be honest, I gave up focusing on consoles and focus on PC and (to some extent) mobile game development now.
That doesn't mean I can't release ports to console, I just suspect consoles will become increasingly niche as PC gaming becomes more affordable.
That doesn't mean I can't release ports to console, I just suspect consoles will become increasingly niche as PC gaming becomes more affordable.
US video game hardware total units sold and average price paid, Nov 1995 through Nov 2025.
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'll be honest, I gave up focusing on consoles and focus on PC and (to some extent) mobile game development now.
That doesn't mean I can't release ports to console, I just suspect consoles will become increasingly niche as PC gaming becomes more affordable.
That doesn't mean I can't release ports to console, I just suspect consoles will become increasingly niche as PC gaming becomes more affordable.
I played Wario World for the first time the past weekend and 100%ed it last night. It was my first time playing and I am ashamed I missed it, but enjoyed it despite some old-school jank. #NintendoSwitch2 #NintendoSwitchOnline #GameCube
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I played Wario World for the first time the past weekend and 100%ed it last night. It was my first time playing and I am ashamed I missed it, but enjoyed it despite some old-school jank. #NintendoSwitch2 #NintendoSwitchOnline #GameCube
Mission accomplished.
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Mission accomplished.
I forgot to mention my personal Games of the Year:
1) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2) Avowed
3) Donkey Kong Bananza
(based on games I've played)
My picks don't have to be yours.
#TheGameAwards
1) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2) Avowed
3) Donkey Kong Bananza
(based on games I've played)
My picks don't have to be yours.
#TheGameAwards
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I forgot to mention my personal Games of the Year:
1) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2) Avowed
3) Donkey Kong Bananza
(based on games I've played)
My picks don't have to be yours.
#TheGameAwards
1) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2) Avowed
3) Donkey Kong Bananza
(based on games I've played)
My picks don't have to be yours.
#TheGameAwards
I am mostly not offended by this list. With a few exceptions, I consider many of these to be among the greatest games of all-time.
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I am mostly not offended by this list. With a few exceptions, I consider many of these to be among the greatest games of all-time.
I suck at visual art and I rely on a lot of "programmer art" when developing and have to replace it later with someone else's art.
So I think next year I am going to get better at drawing and build on that foundation. Even if it is just to understand the process more.
So I think next year I am going to get better at drawing and build on that foundation. Even if it is just to understand the process more.
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I suck at visual art and I rely on a lot of "programmer art" when developing and have to replace it later with someone else's art.
So I think next year I am going to get better at drawing and build on that foundation. Even if it is just to understand the process more.
So I think next year I am going to get better at drawing and build on that foundation. Even if it is just to understand the process more.
Probably the closest thing to an "ethical company" is small businesses and corporations obliterated a lot of them. If you are in a position to support small businesses, do so.
Until you stop shopping at Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Publix and stop using apple products, google products and Microsoft products, I really don’t want to hear your opinion on me using Spotify. Ethical companies do. not. exist anymore or really ever.
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Probably the closest thing to an "ethical company" is small businesses and corporations obliterated a lot of them. If you are in a position to support small businesses, do so.
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I had a dream we were getting a live-action sequel to the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie and Nintendo was okay with it continuing as a separate narrative universe.
two men dressed as super mario are giving each other a high five
ALT: two men dressed as super mario are giving each other a high five
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November 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I had a dream we were getting a live-action sequel to the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie and Nintendo was okay with it continuing as a separate narrative universe.
Check out #MyXboxStory at @TrueAchievement www.trueachievements.com/my-xbox-stor...
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Check out Pitheos' lifetime Xbox stats
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November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Check out #MyXboxStory at @TrueAchievement www.trueachievements.com/my-xbox-stor...
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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finished the new defunctland
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
finished the new defunctland
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
What's the point of the X location feature if it doesn't work on certain accounts? I wanted to see if there was foreign influence on the US government.
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What's the point of the X location feature if it doesn't work on certain accounts? I wanted to see if there was foreign influence on the US government.
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ADVENTURES OF LOLO
HAL LABORATORY/DICE CO. 1994
(Captured on Gameboy Pocket)
HAL LABORATORY/DICE CO. 1994
(Captured on Gameboy Pocket)
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
ADVENTURES OF LOLO
HAL LABORATORY/DICE CO. 1994
(Captured on Gameboy Pocket)
HAL LABORATORY/DICE CO. 1994
(Captured on Gameboy Pocket)
The only physical Nintendo Switch game I didn't have from Nintendo's Black Friday sale and now it is mine.
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The only physical Nintendo Switch game I didn't have from Nintendo's Black Friday sale and now it is mine.
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
My only issue with fan games is you could have spent that effort making something you truly own and even sell it if you want to.
It looks cool and I'll check it out, I just hope it doesn't get DMCAed.
youtu.be/IfCL7ke7wEw?...
It looks cool and I'll check it out, I just hope it doesn't get DMCAed.
youtu.be/IfCL7ke7wEw?...
Mighty Final Fight Forever (2025 | RELEASE DATE TRAILER)
YouTube video by Bouncer Games
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November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My only issue with fan games is you could have spent that effort making something you truly own and even sell it if you want to.
It looks cool and I'll check it out, I just hope it doesn't get DMCAed.
youtu.be/IfCL7ke7wEw?...
It looks cool and I'll check it out, I just hope it doesn't get DMCAed.
youtu.be/IfCL7ke7wEw?...
I think I'll have enough Microsoft Points before January 8th to nab the Silent Hill 2 Remake for free.
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think I'll have enough Microsoft Points before January 8th to nab the Silent Hill 2 Remake for free.
The British when it is 70 degrees outside.
Mario Kart: Double Dash contains a bizarre "eternal European pain" glitch whereby being burned when entering a pipe will cause the character to remain in pain indefinitely, but only in the European version.
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The British when it is 70 degrees outside.
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The Nintendo Power Super Power Supplies Fall/Winter 1993 Catalog featuring the Star Fox Super Weekend Competition game pak, a personalized Star Fox comic, & a Andross T-Shirt.
#starfox #snes #supernintendo #Nintendo
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November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Nintendo Power Super Power Supplies Fall/Winter 1993 Catalog featuring the Star Fox Super Weekend Competition game pak, a personalized Star Fox comic, & a Andross T-Shirt.
#starfox #snes #supernintendo #Nintendo
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I don't know why it took forever to finally win a run in Balatro. I have played for 1 day 7 hours and 12 minutes according to the Xbox app.
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I don't know why it took forever to finally win a run in Balatro. I have played for 1 day 7 hours and 12 minutes according to the Xbox app.
LOL, nope.
Better off building your own "Steam Machine" and putting SteamOS on it at that price.
Better off building your own "Steam Machine" and putting SteamOS on it at that price.
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
LOL, nope.
Better off building your own "Steam Machine" and putting SteamOS on it at that price.
Better off building your own "Steam Machine" and putting SteamOS on it at that price.