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Jiggeh @jiggeh.bsky.social · 7d

I launched my new pixel art portfolio.
Check it out here! jiggeh.com/pixel-art/

#pixelart
#gamedev

I’m a pixel artist with many years of experience, and I’m currently looking to do more pixel art in a professional capacity! I specialize in character animation for action and fighting …

jiggeh.com

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 2d

Activision’s ”Park Patrol“ is a hidden #C64 gem for me - accessible gameplay and a beautifully crafted, peaceful setting. Raises environmental awareness without wagging a finger. Smart! 🥫

Screen rec. by Robotron 2084 for reference #retrogaming #80s #commodore64 #activision #8bit

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 2d

The track is awesome, and the creative video is too. Nice one!

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 2d

Super deep. Reminds me of Deepchord, blended with electronica elements in the rhythm. Totally love it! 👌

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 3d

„Finishing small games is the fastest way to start making good games.“
Word.

#gamedev #pico8

youtu.be/mbu_K7vYCyQ?...

Make Small Games | Why Pico-8 is a Game-Changer

YouTube video by Ross McCormick

youtu.be

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 4d

Buchu, Star, Nuncha, Pole, Chain … 🥋

mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 4d

Another TrueType recreation of a C64 font – this time from Konami’s Yie Ar Kung-Fu. I recreated this charset with TypeTool 3, and unlike yesterday’s Gauntlet, it stays crisp even at 8 pt/px.
 Download it here: www.mazeon.net/downloads/Yi...

#c64 #commodore64 #pixelart #retrogaming #typography #8bit

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 5d

Just remembered that the font only works well at 32 pt, so it’s more suitable as a headline font! ;)

I originally recreated it with Bitfontmaker 2, but for later charsets I switched to FontLab’s TypeTool 3 since it gave better results. Just saying …

mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 5d

I just dug up some old C64 charsets from my hard drive that I converted into a TrueType font over 10 years ago.

Here’s the charset from the game Gauntlet. You can download it from my server if you’d like:
www.mazeon.net/downloads/Ga...

#c64 #commodore64 #pixelart #8bit #retrogaming #typography

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 6d

Running, jumping, scrolling … my mini-game is taking shape!

Getting comfy with Construct 3, almighty ChatGPT’s quickly turning into my best buddy and massively speeding up the learning process.

#gamedev #pixelart #construct3

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 7d

Food for knights. Gives strenght. Guaranteed!

#pixelart #animation #gameart

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 7d

Loving the art direction of Brainlag Games’ upcoming Rootbound. Warm, desaturated colors, an isometric view and a not-too-dark fantasy vibe – right up my alley. Wishlisted!

store.steampowered.com/app/3453490/...

Sharing screens here for reference …

@brainlaggames.bsky.social #indiegames #games

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 8d

Today I doubled the width of the tileset and polished up a few details. I didn’t really plan to spend that much time on it, but pushing pixels is just way more fun than doing JavaScript.

#tileset #gamedev #pixelart

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 8d

Soup … or whatever this is!

@pixeldailies.bsky.social
#soup #pixel_dailies #pixelart #animation

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 9d

I also created the first tiles for an environment tileset. It was fun to make, but I’m not sure yet what the background should look like. I’ll take care of that later.

#pixelart

Showing some game art here: a knight and his hobby horse stand on a stony path.

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 9d

To get the knight and his hobby horse up and running, I played around with Scirra’s Construct 3 today. Getting started was easy - let’s see if it stays that way and how far I can get with the free version … #gamedev #construct3

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Ariel Coppes 🚀 PLAY Ship Miner DEMO NOW 🚀 @arielsan.bsky.social · 25d

I've just released the Demo of Ship Miner! Weeeee!!!🍻

Ship Miner is a relaxing mining game with some elements of combat. Explore procedural generated asteroids to collect minerals, survive threats and improve your ship.

Play the Demo Now on Steam! 🚀

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 23d

Looking for background art inspo for my little knight game and stumbled on Capcom’s beat 'em up „Knights of the Round“ (1991). The detail the art team put in is insane – a true masterpiece! 🙇

Sharing some screens here for reference & inspiration …

#pixelart #arcade #retrogames #capcom #gameart

Screenshot of „Knight of the Round“ for reference & inspiration purposes.

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 27d

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 27d

A knight, a hobby horse, and an obstacle. That’s already enough elements for a mini game. Let’s see if I can cook up something fun out of it …
#pixelart #gamedev #animation #gif

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · 28d

Just switched from Photoshop to Aseprite — can’t believe I didn’t do this way earlier! Runs smooth on my MacBook, super intuitive workflow, and the shortcuts feel familiar. Great tool! #pixelart #gamedev #aseprite

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mazeon @mazeon.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hobby Horse Lancer: I created this back in 2014. Now, over 10 years later, I’m thinking about turning it into a mini-game … #pixelart #medieval #jousting #hobbyhorsing

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