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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 6h

Absolutely love this: youtu.be/F9zYiHllEcU

Jeff Vogel: Making Games Alone For 30 Years, Unity vs Custom Engine, Indie Survival | Ep. #046

YouTube video by Thomas Brush

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 10h

Retro Racing 2 adapted for desktop and coming to #Steamnextfest
Be sure to play the demo and wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/3739960/...
#indiegames

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 3d

How should a solo indie dev approach marketing? DIY or get help? How to split your time, what % of time on game dev, what % of time on marketing. Also, most effective marketing activities for a small solo dev?

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Mark; good to hear your op was a success. I’m almost 3 weeks since my op now; my wound (looks like 3 incisions) is still healing and I have my first physio session this coming Monday!

Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Mark. Hopefully life will be better for me with the replacement ankle. How did it work out with your new knee? Did it help matters?

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks! :)

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 16d

So I recently had an ankle replacement. All went well, but looks like a lengthy recovery period. Not in the best place to release demo and game on Steam, but it’s coming soon, demo on the 30th!

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Jul 14

Trailer for Retro Racing 2, soon on steam and probably Mac appstore: youtu.be/uv_YFARbQvM store.steampowered.com/app/3739960/...

Retro Racing 2 - Desktop Trailer 1

YouTube video by Mr Qwak

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Jul 14

Retro Racing 2's steam page live for a few weeks now. Wishlist it now... store.steampowered.com/app/3739960/...

Retro Racing 2 on Steam

From the developer of Amiga classics Nitro and A.T.R. Retro Racing 2 is a frenetic top-down arcade racer with power-ups and wild tracks. Pure retro-speed! Race solo or in split-screen multiplayer, and...

store.steampowered.com

Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Jul 2

Retro Racing 2 - Steam - Should be able to wish list it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3739960/...

Retro Racing 2 on Steam

From the developer of Amiga classics Nitro and A.T.R. Retro Racing 2 is a frenetic top-down arcade racer with power-ups and wild tracks. Pure retro-speed! Race solo or in split-screen multiplayer, and...

store.steampowered.com

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Jun 18

Yeah, it may be illegal (not sure) but deffo the appropriate thing to do, and I imagine the owner would be grateful. It looks like the cop just wants to play the ‘I am the authority here’ game.

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · May 8

I'm thinking about keyboard input for RR2 on Mac and Windows PC. Imagine most people will use joypads? If not, maybe 1 or 2 players on keyboard, which keys should be default?

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 14

Ah yeah. The little notices, like speech bubbles from the car, I use them for all sorts, position changes, damage indicator, lap number, taunts from AI cars etc.

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 14

New level, Practice 4, coming soon to Retro Racing 2 (iOS and Android): www.mrqwak.com/games/retro-... #indiegame #indiedev #indieracers #racing #amiga #gamedev

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 3

Yep, that's the one. It's not my original game, I was just paid to port it to the Beeb, I think it could have been a C64 game, can't remember.

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PypeBros @pypebros.bsky.social · Apr 3

If I had to pick a game I know that could be the one-year project of a pair of students, that would rather be sylvainhb.blogspot.com/2009/04/quid..., though. Fairly fun to play, reasonable amount of features.

Its developer @mrqwak.bsky.social might have a different opinion, of course ^^"

Quid de Qwak ?

Qwak is a particularly well-crafted game in the style of Lode-Runner / Bubble Bobble / Bombjack era, but with the level of polish of the Amiga era

sylvainhb.blogspot.com

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 3

Yes, that's that one. It's probably over 40 years old that game.

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 3

Original Qwak was on the BBC. Before that, I made the BBC version of Dead or Alive for Alternative S/W and before that I had a number of unpublished games on the BBC, including ‘Zap!’ which was later released. The earliest game I remember making was space invaders on the BBC but with only 1 invader!

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hey that’s a cool article thanks, and I think they understand the game well, it’s design elements etc. I can’t read the French (is that right?) bits though, are they translated to the purple text?

etc.th

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 2

Actually it's a total Hot-Rod ripoff, don't tell SEGA! :)

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 2

Is Retro Racing 2 a blatant rip-off of Micro Machines?

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 2

🏁 Final Day - 40% Launch Discount 🏁
Retro Racing 2 Pro available NOW on Google Play
Please Share :)
mrqwak.com/y/3
#indiegame #indiedev #indieracers #racing #amiga #gamedev
🚗💨

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 2

Getting some nice user reviews, really appreciated thanks, may post a few anonymised ones.

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thanks Lee, any size is good if they’re likely to be interested in my games! Thank you for the tip! ;)

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Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · Apr 1

Hi. I'm looking for YouTubers / Influencers who may want to check out my game. Any suggestions?

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