mattrified
@mattrified.bsky.social
Pittburgh-based Indie Dev, Creator of MerFight and soon-to-be 3D fighter, CupKick, Lead Dev of Battle High series, former Lead Technical Design of Drag Her! the Game
(Views my own and not that of any current or former employers/clients. Do I need this?)
(Views my own and not that of any current or former employers/clients. Do I need this?)
....I had an espresso martini on an empty stomach while oj my staycation...AMA until I sober up...
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
....I had an espresso martini on an empty stomach while oj my staycation...AMA until I sober up...
...They made him Caucasian?
ICYMI here is Mr. Big's character artwork render for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
...They made him Caucasian?
Help me. Sometimes I say "I don't care" but I really mean that I don't have a strong opinion and/or trust those in charge of the decisions to make said decisions. Like
"I don't care if the story goes X or Y way"
"I don't care if the story goes X or Y way"
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Help me. Sometimes I say "I don't care" but I really mean that I don't have a strong opinion and/or trust those in charge of the decisions to make said decisions. Like
"I don't care if the story goes X or Y way"
"I don't care if the story goes X or Y way"
Sorry about the silence regarding MerFight and HAFO. This November sucked, pure and simple. Started a Patreon post about it but may can it. I'm not sure.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Sorry about the silence regarding MerFight and HAFO. This November sucked, pure and simple. Started a Patreon post about it but may can it. I'm not sure.
Damn. I don't think I've ever seen a dog killing that brutal in a movie...ever...
Yes the dog was trained to kill people including a dead child off screen but a drill to the head of a dog (puppet). Damn.
Yes the dog was trained to kill people including a dead child off screen but a drill to the head of a dog (puppet). Damn.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Damn. I don't think I've ever seen a dog killing that brutal in a movie...ever...
Yes the dog was trained to kill people including a dead child off screen but a drill to the head of a dog (puppet). Damn.
Yes the dog was trained to kill people including a dead child off screen but a drill to the head of a dog (puppet). Damn.
Started watching a movie called Madhouse that is somehow a Thanksgiving (or at least November) movie.
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Started watching a movie called Madhouse that is somehow a Thanksgiving (or at least November) movie.
Ok, so I'll try to get my...
Female, Samoan zoner with braided hair and a gatling gun wearing Bell-Bottom pants, cropped shirt, and a short jacket, with pure white eyes, A Brash personality, who trains by eating raw potatoes, named The Rockette...OC...eventually...
Female, Samoan zoner with braided hair and a gatling gun wearing Bell-Bottom pants, cropped shirt, and a short jacket, with pure white eyes, A Brash personality, who trains by eating raw potatoes, named The Rockette...OC...eventually...
I should try this again...so...yea...
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Ok, so I'll try to get my...
Female, Samoan zoner with braided hair and a gatling gun wearing Bell-Bottom pants, cropped shirt, and a short jacket, with pure white eyes, A Brash personality, who trains by eating raw potatoes, named The Rockette...OC...eventually...
Female, Samoan zoner with braided hair and a gatling gun wearing Bell-Bottom pants, cropped shirt, and a short jacket, with pure white eyes, A Brash personality, who trains by eating raw potatoes, named The Rockette...OC...eventually...
I have complicated feelings about this subject as a whole, especially after having a small midl(ai)fe crisis. Might try to write a blog about it this week.
Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I have complicated feelings about this subject as a whole, especially after having a small midl(ai)fe crisis. Might try to write a blog about it this week.
Unity started as a mac only game engine.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Unity started as a mac only game engine.
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This is broadly true of every game with a large content creator following that I’ve experienced. It is vanishingly rare to get a genuine reaction from a player exposed to one of these online communities
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
This is broadly true of every game with a large content creator following that I’ve experienced. It is vanishingly rare to get a genuine reaction from a player exposed to one of these online communities
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Mermay was half a year ago, but we can start Mervember up now, right?? Got this beautiful commission back today! *Technically* an Eltrioch 2.0 spoiler, but I'm not revealing any of the outfit at least!
Check out the artist here: vgen.co/Yueshengshi
#EltriArt
Check out the artist here: vgen.co/Yueshengshi
#EltriArt
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Mermay was half a year ago, but we can start Mervember up now, right?? Got this beautiful commission back today! *Technically* an Eltrioch 2.0 spoiler, but I'm not revealing any of the outfit at least!
Check out the artist here: vgen.co/Yueshengshi
#EltriArt
Check out the artist here: vgen.co/Yueshengshi
#EltriArt
Ok! she's complete!
I should try this again...so...yea...
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ok! she's complete!
My female Samoan zoner with a gatling gun that loves to train by eating raw potatoes just needs a name.
Only need random fact and name
I should try this again...so...yea...
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My female Samoan zoner with a gatling gun that loves to train by eating raw potatoes just needs a name.
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Rashid streaming a fight against Kimberly and getting his account suspended because her level 3 started playing a copyrighted song on her Walkman
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Rashid streaming a fight against Kimberly and getting his account suspended because her level 3 started playing a copyrighted song on her Walkman
I gotta do some Partreon updates next week.
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I gotta do some Partreon updates next week.
...is there a term for this than financial gatekeeping?
Like "You don't deserve to exist or contribute to this space because you can't afford X and have to resort to a cheaper alternative?"
I can't think of one atm...
Like "You don't deserve to exist or contribute to this space because you can't afford X and have to resort to a cheaper alternative?"
I can't think of one atm...
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
...is there a term for this than financial gatekeeping?
Like "You don't deserve to exist or contribute to this space because you can't afford X and have to resort to a cheaper alternative?"
I can't think of one atm...
Like "You don't deserve to exist or contribute to this space because you can't afford X and have to resort to a cheaper alternative?"
I can't think of one atm...
I read this line by line and was like "Oh, it's gonna be "When it comes to game development..."
Gambling was not the g-word I was expecting...
Gambling was not the g-word I was expecting...
I really thought to myself "how bad could it be"
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I read this line by line and was like "Oh, it's gonna be "When it comes to game development..."
Gambling was not the g-word I was expecting...
Gambling was not the g-word I was expecting...
Liquid IV is just Gatorade powder, huh?
November 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Liquid IV is just Gatorade powder, huh?
@maxkriegervg.bsky.social - u r a bit of a soda head - thoughts on holiday cream vanilla coke?
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
@maxkriegervg.bsky.social - u r a bit of a soda head - thoughts on holiday cream vanilla coke?
Mamamamamamamamamama
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Mamamamamamamamamama
The double vax *grumble, grumble*
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The double vax *grumble, grumble*
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Flynn's Arcade published my 8-Colors Star Guardians last year and deserve a lot of respect! They are a small publisher which gives chances to smaller Godot indie developers thanks to their Switch ports. They deserve respect and support for this 🙏
Unto Deepest Depths, #RPG #action #adventure from
@theshaggydev
US nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
JP store-jp.nintendo.com/item/softwar...
#Release 11th December (20% #discount 1st week) #NintendoSwitch #indiedev #indiegames #IndieGameDev #gamedev #NintendoSwitch2 #GodotEngine #Godot
@RAWRLABGames
@theshaggydev
US nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
JP store-jp.nintendo.com/item/softwar...
#Release 11th December (20% #discount 1st week) #NintendoSwitch #indiedev #indiegames #IndieGameDev #gamedev #NintendoSwitch2 #GodotEngine #Godot
@RAWRLABGames
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Flynn's Arcade published my 8-Colors Star Guardians last year and deserve a lot of respect! They are a small publisher which gives chances to smaller Godot indie developers thanks to their Switch ports. They deserve respect and support for this 🙏
Only need random fact and name
I should try this again...so...yea...
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Only need random fact and name
I should try this again...so...yea...
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I should try this again...so...yea...
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freaking epic that's what
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
freaking epic that's what