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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 2h

I don't know why the first 5 seconds of "silence" are so loud in this. The original clip doesn't have any filtering, and I suspect bsky is trying to level the audio at the beginning and weirdly heightening the ambient sound (just a wild guess).

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 2h

Testing out capturing sound with Louny Vtubey #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 2d

You know, Hidden Dinosaur maybe a scary jumpscare game, but even it's not afraid to tell a joke once in a while. #gamedev #indiedev

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 2d

You know, Hidden Dinosaur maybe a scary jumpscare game, but even it's not afraid to tell a joke once in a while. #gamedev #indiedev

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 3d

This clip has apparently the latest version of the flying ship sub-boss in Louny Balloony. I remember one of the last things I added was the little "POP" signifiers over the balloons to clue in the player as to how to defeat this thing. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 6d

My animation process from the cats I did a while ago!

1. Started with 3 distinct frames
2. Inbetween to 7 distinct frames
3. Inbetween again to 13 distinct frames
4. Add shading
5. Final result

#pixelart #animation

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 6d

My animation process from the cats I did a while ago!

1. Started with 3 distinct frames
2. Inbetween to 7 distinct frames
3. Inbetween again to 13 distinct frames
4. Add shading
5. Final result

#pixelart #animation

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 7d

Jumpscares ahoy!

It's HIDDEN DINOSAUR, the terrifying retro-inspired game where you have to navigate a maze to escape the dinosaur hidden about!

Be careful not to get caught by the dinosaur to avoid getting jumpscared!

#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 7d

Jumpscares ahoy!

It's HIDDEN DINOSAUR, the terrifying retro-inspired game where you have to navigate a maze to escape the dinosaur hidden about!

Be careful not to get caught by the dinosaur to avoid getting jumpscared!

#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 9d

How do I get rid of this damn dinosaur?! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 11d

Did the meme thing!

Yep, Louny started life as a game jam game a while ago, and has always been in development in one form or another over the years, with demos currently out on Steam and Itch!

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 11d

Did the meme thing!

Yep, Louny started life as a game jam game a while ago, and has always been in development in one form or another over the years, with demos currently out on Steam and Itch!

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 11d

Here's a breakdown of the level 1 background music for Louny Balloony.

All the music in Louny (demo on Steam!) is composed using FM synthesis, very similar to what you can hear on the Sega Genesis/Megadrive!

#gamedev #indiedev

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 14d

A helpful map can be quite useful in Hidden Dinosaur, the silly jumpscare game where you navigate a maze to escape a scary little dinosaur!

Demo available on Steam today!

#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 14d

A helpful map can be quite useful in Hidden Dinosaur, the silly jumpscare game where you navigate a maze to escape a scary little dinosaur!

Demo available on Steam today!

#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 16d

Revisiting the vtuber concept #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 16d

Revisiting the vtuber concept #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 17d

Here's the finished intro from yesterday as it appears in the Louny Balloony demo today (available on Steam and Itch) including custom background music! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 18d

Here's my scrappy process of creating the intro story cards for Louny Balloony! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 20d

Finally finished with this pixel animation:

It's the Sailor Moon cat things!

Anyone who knows what this is specifically referencing is a really real one.

#pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 20d

Finally finished with this pixel animation:

It's the Sailor Moon cat things!

Anyone who knows what this is specifically referencing is a really real one.

#pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 21d

Oh god, the exit isn't opening fast enough! AHHHH!!! #gamedev #indiedev

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clay-zulah @clayzulah.bsky.social · 21d

Rog & Roll's new demo is live for SAGE 2025! I'm excited for people to check it out 🍅✨

Available here 'til September 26th - sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc... 🌟

#indiegame #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 22d

A little side project I've been working on recently.

Almost looks like one of those vtuber things, heh heh. #pixelart

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Harold Krell @haroldkrell.bsky.social · 22d

Stop wasting water! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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