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Mato @clydemandelin.bsky.social · 1d

Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay, so I hope you'll play my work-in-progress game demo about #Choctaw language and culture:
tomatogame.itch.io/halito-tomato

OR if you'd just rather read about the backstory instead, it would make me very happy:
halito.tomato.game/about/

Thanks for your time! YAKOKE!

From the About page for my game/blog - there's a lot more on this page, so please check it out sometime!

From the game - there's not much to the game right now but the Nanih Waiya burial mound is at the center of it all

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🍂Fweeblies🍂 --> TwitchCon @felisrandomis.bsky.social · 2d

I have been BUSY...

#twitchcon #badges

Picture of 21 printed and laminated badges laid out on the floor to show them off. All except two badges, shown on the middle left, were drawn by me.

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Johnny Cloverleaf @johnnycloverleaf.bsky.social · 4d

11. Milk

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Mato @clydemandelin.bsky.social · 6d

From my book about #Undertale 's official English-to-Japanese translation

I'd like to expand on this for an article on my site, so if you have any examples of "imprinting" situations in fandoms, please let me know

Some quick examples include FF4, FF6, Trails in the Sky, what else?

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Will - PushDustIn @will.pushdustin.com · 9d

That means in November it'll be 4 years since Sakurai posted his last column. When is Famitsu going to release a final compilation of all of the columns? I wonder if they will time it with Kirby to have BTS feature with the new title 🤔

Fighting Game Anniversaries @fganniversaries.bsky.social · 10d

On this day 4 years ago, it was announced that Sora was joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the game's final DLC playable character. Sora's reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, "The Last Key", can be watched below.
youtu.be/82Q2XTJ8jWk

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – The Last Key

YouTube video by Super Smash Bros.

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Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 12d

Our indie Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that rebuilds his brain back from scratch is over 50% funded on Kickstarter, with 2 weeks left to go.

We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!

(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)

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Onion Games @oniongames.bsky.social · 12d

Outside these walls, the Children say, the grown-ups are monsters, and nowhere is safe.

Discover our bittersweet fairy tale RPG #StrayChildren on October 30th, 2025, when it releases on Nintendo Switch and Steam!

Wishlist it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...

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Studio Kumiho @studiokumiho.bsky.social · 15d

"Cricket is one of those special games."

"Cricket has a lot of style and a lot of heart"

"...putting plenty of bigger budget competition to shame."

Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is 50% off during the #SteamAutumnSale!

store.steampowered.com/app/1381520/...

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blawnk 🔜 TwitchCon @blawnk.com · 18d

NO MORE DELAYS. This is happening, TOMORROW, 8:00am PT. And somehow amidst the trailer, the announcements, and all of these delays, there's one thing I neglected to tease............................

THE DEBUT OF MY FIRST-EVER 2D MODEL (twitch subs get a sneak peak in the discord)

see you there~

blawnk 🔜 TwitchCon @blawnk.com · 29d

My BIRTHDAY is next week, and I can think of no better way to celebrate than with a... ⚡ REVERSE ANTI-SUBATHON ⚡

📅 9/22 @ 8:00am PST
🕒 16 hours on the timer
🍉 Each dollar donated to PCRF makes the timer go down!
🚫 If you give ME money? YOU GET TIMED OUT

>> youtu.be/jlHNXrwZZAY <<
🎥: @jatta.zone

REVERSE ANTI-SUBATHON for PCRF on Sep 22 @ 8:00am PT

YouTube video by blawnk

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Reid Young @reidman.bsky.social · 23d

eye spy a special boy who was on-set for the flowey battle

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Lanie @missylanieous.com · 24d

Keep calm and spin on

Art by @jspinz.nokogodo.com

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blawnk 🔜 TwitchCon @blawnk.com · 29d

My BIRTHDAY is next week, and I can think of no better way to celebrate than with a... ⚡ REVERSE ANTI-SUBATHON ⚡

📅 9/22 @ 8:00am PST
🕒 16 hours on the timer
🍉 Each dollar donated to PCRF makes the timer go down!
🚫 If you give ME money? YOU GET TIMED OUT

>> youtu.be/jlHNXrwZZAY <<
🎥: @jatta.zone

REVERSE ANTI-SUBATHON for PCRF on Sep 22 @ 8:00am PT

YouTube video by blawnk

youtu.be

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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · Sep 15

For UNDERTALE's 10th anniversary, we are going to do 2 consecutive days of streams where we play through the game!

The event will be run across two days at 4PM PT on September 20 and 21.

You'll be able to watch it here.
undertale.com/10/

UNDERTALE 10th Anniversary Stream Event

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

undertale.com

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Game Garage ⚙️ @gamegarage.bsky.social · Sep 11

We’re thrilled to welcome Shogo Sakai as a Guest Composer for Star Garden to create two new songs if we reach our $180k stretch goal! 💫

He is known for composing Mother 3, and for his work on Super Smash Bros. Melee and Kirby Air Ride! Thanks Robert Sephazon for coordinating!

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GNOMONIC @nokogodo.com · Sep 2

If you want rocky milk because you're epic, play the GNOMONIC 1:00 demo later this year!!
whatisagnomon.com

blawnk 🔜 TwitchCon @blawnk.com · Sep 2

I'm in mild disbelief that the best hand I've ever drawn is in a Mario Paint of a rock (the milk rock) handing you a glass of chocolate milk.

Mario Paint art of The Milk Rock passing you a glass of chocolate milk.

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blawnk 🔜 TwitchCon @blawnk.com · Sep 2

I'm in mild disbelief that the best hand I've ever drawn is in a Mario Paint of a rock (the milk rock) handing you a glass of chocolate milk.

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blawnk 🔜 TwitchCon @blawnk.com · Aug 21

⚡ BIG CHANGES TO KAIZO BINGO ⚡

- EVERYONE gets their own card and if YOU get a bingo, YOU win a Mario Paint emote! 🎨
- Master of bingo herself @sharksided.live joining us while she plays Hypnospace Outlaw on her channel! 🦈
- NEW CUSTOM COMMUNITY ROMHACK???? 👀

>> twitch.tv/blawnk << #kaizoironmon

Stream promo image for blawnk's Pokémon FireRed Kaizo Ironmon BINGO stream happening on August 21, 2025 @ 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET.

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Nart @nartperson.bsky.social · Aug 20

BACK AGAIN, WAVE 4 OF BALAWNKTRO IN DUE TIME

one last batch of 12 cards remains until the balawnktro mod is released to the public and before i bawl my eyes out about this project,
ever grateful,
folks featured in this wave are linked below, left to right, jack to king
#art #balatro

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OFF @offtherpg.com · Aug 15

OFF is now available digitally on Nintendo Switch and Steam!

Launch Trailer on YouTube: youtu.be/OcPOkexZkHA

For more information, visit the official website: offtherpg.com

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Video Ditch Podcast @videoditch.bsky.social · Aug 14

our interview with the two of the minds behind @offtherpg.com ( @rofish.bsky.social and @jack-o.bsky.social ) is now out for you to consume

expand your mind beyond the confines of your skull with new OFF knowledge

here's a sampling of what to (probably) expect within the episode linked below

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Mato @clydemandelin.bsky.social · Aug 13

Testing testing, hopefully this works?

I started to study the Choctaw language last year - it's fascinating how it seems to connect to ALL of the world's languages, stretching back 1000s of years. I hope to keep studying it in unusual, modern ways: halito.tomato.game

#日本語 #choctaw #translation

Ancient languages seem to map to the Choctaw language quite interestingly in places, here we see a possible connection point with Ancient Greek, but Ancient Egyptian, Ainu, Latin + modern languages like Arabic, Japanese, and more - see halito.tomato.game for more info

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kody @kody.nokogodo.com · Aug 14

Yo, nice to see you on here! Not sure if you saw this, but in 2023 for an event I used to run called Mother Direct, lots of people sent in art to celebrate 15 years since the first fan translation: mother4ever.net/m3ft15/

Good luck with what you work on next, the latest LoL book was awesome!!

A collage filled with various MOTHER characters to celebrate 15 years of fan translations. It says "Thank you MOTHER 3 fan translation developers for 15 years of fan translation patches!"

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kody @kody.nokogodo.com · Jul 29

Samanthuel Louise Gillson AKA @splendid.land draws near in my latest RPG Potential interview!! Hear about how she began making games, which RPGs have inspired her, and how FRANKEN came to be!
youtu.be/nou6a0Et3KA

Play FRANKEN and her new game, Formless Star!!
splendidland.itch.io