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Niko Niko chan

@nikodevdude.bsky.social

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Indie dev, pixel-art, retro, retro gaming, Solodev, old-school programming, anime, Japanese, coffee snob, mental health worker,classical stuff, old knowledge, Python, open source, ASD1/ADHD, Mental Health worker and advocate.

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 13h

Update! Yūsuke: Chasing Dreams🌈

A heartfelt tribute to the C64 that blends nostalgia and artistry with a twist of being a slice-of-life anime visual novel.

More updates much later as I'm working on a demo!

#indiegame
#RetroGame
#anime

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 13h

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青空ニュース🦋 @newnews0320.bsky.social · 3d

【苦悩】「自分を見失いそうになる」きょうだい児ゆえの悩みや孤独
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両親と重い知的障害などがある弟と暮らしている女性は、一人暮らしをしたいと相談したが、両親から「弟の世話を一緒にしてほしい」と懇願された。「きょうだい児」は特有の悩みや課題を抱えやすいという。

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 4d

In case anyone is wondering the second image is an auto-generated image fall back in case no image is found. 🤓

The screen size on here really does not give the ANSI its true shine but if you zoom in you can see it.

Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 4d

Super alpha running in real-time rendering in ANSI mode.

Yūsuke; Chasing Dreams.

Basically what we see here is the fresh retro render and a second image that is basically a placeholder for now that's auto-generated.

Yep the dunk engine can do ANSI real-time rendering 👌🏼

#Indiedev
#ansiart

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 5d

Yūsuke; Chasing Dreams.

Dropping December 2026!

More info later.

#indiedev
#ascii

Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 10d

In case anyone else is curious this is a sneak peek at an Ascii slice of life style anime game that's a text-based adventure game. 🤫

This is one of many projects, but this will have a demo soon.

Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 11d

Ascii art is a lost art that is making a comeback.

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · 18d

Final build of the Dunk engine.

Now we build the game!

#indiedev
#upcoming
#dunk3dengine

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青空ニュース🦋 @newnews0320.bsky.social · Aug 29

ゴディバ秋限定「マロンクラシックショコリキサー」“まるでモンブラン”栗香るチョコレートドリンク www.fashion-press.net/news/137697 @fashionpressnetより

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · Aug 21

At this stage very much so and i would love to do something similar so at this point in time i may freeze and fork this snapshot and keep building but that's a great point.

Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · Aug 21

This little engine has evolved so much this year,

started in 1998 as a rogue classic project.
Rediscovered this year.
Then updated to create outdoors type of rogue style with lakes and trees.
Added gauntlet elements.
Forked it to 3D 👌🏼

Probably will be a fusion of all, Rogue/gauntlet/doom cross

Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · Aug 21

So last night i forked over my little engine in LUA from 2D to 3D to a similar engine to classic Doom.

This is a very early Alpha sneak peek of what's to come and i have not even added the advanced stuff yet.

#indiedev
#upcoming
#dunk3dengine
#Lua

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Chromatic Conundrum @chromaticconundrum.bsky.social · Aug 6

I'm making a puzzle game where you manipulate light! #gamedev #indiedev

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3081690/...

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · Jul 30

Looks like it works

link from the video game breath of the wild is giving a high five .

ALT: link from the video game breath of the wild is giving a high five .

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Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · Jul 30

This engine will be available for free once the game is built around it, allowing you to create your own unique Rogue experience.

With plans to complete it by the end of the year, it will be fully open source, and the game itself will also be free. ❤️

I ask nothing in return.

Niko Niko chan @nikodevdude.bsky.social · Jul 30

I'm revamping my 1995 project, The DUNK engine, which focuses on rogue RPG endless map generation with natural landscapes. It's currently in zero graphics mode, but I'm excited to bring it to life and make a game out of it.

Stay tuned for updates!

Barebones 2D map generation, zero graphics starting point

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Ian Fay @ianfay.bsky.social · Jul 30

huge fan of the new Donkey Kong design

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Treechcer (dev) @treechcer.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚨Raycasting Minigame Update!🚨

✨ Added the ability for billboarding sprites to change texture depending on your angle.
🎯 I'll fix the fish-eye effect next.

🧪 Repo: github.com/Treechcer/ra...

#Lua #Love2D #GameDev #IndieDev #OpenSource #RetroGaming #ProceduralGeneration #PixelArt #WIP #TechThursday

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Jun 20

I've been adding some special enemies to my #pico8 game to provide a little bit more of a challenge. These are probably my two favourites so far; an enemy that summons and invulnerable wall of googly eyes, and another that pressures the player by advancing EVERY turn (instead of every 2nd turn).

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snow-kiss @snow-kiss.bsky.social · Jun 20

Alright, from here I'll convert it into the 16-color palette compatible with #beep8 and #pico8!

#IndieGame #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #MadeWithUnity #Unity3D #GameDesign #WIP #Devlog #IndieGameDev #IndieShowcase #IndieGames #IndieLove #InDevelopment #GamedevLife #GameTrailer #PixelArt

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koipond @koipondx86.neocities.org · Jun 20

little preview of a level with all mechanics in it! (made tiles less crazy to save on cpu as well :p) #pico8 #gamedev

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Keys - Making Umbra with pico8 @eliasdoesathing.bsky.social · Jun 21

The gatehouse level is properly dificult now, how many wisps is too many wisps? Still lots of blancing to do and playtesting but the final stretch is stretching ever so slightly less!

#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame

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Crumble @nitnatman.bsky.social · Jun 21

First day learning pico8!! Only really gotten the basics of player movement and sprite draw down. Animation is pretty tricky too. I cannot wait to learn how to properly use the music tool.
Any pico8 devs out there pls recommend any good learning materials :))

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Jess 🌺🥚🐞ΘΔ& @cyansorcery.com · Jun 21

🐭now we wish we had a pico8 version of Blobun... 😎
🦨wish no longer, because it's happening next month. Play over 50 brand new puzzles in Blobun Mini, all absolutely free! Add it to your Steam wishlist so you can know the second it comes out

s.team/a/3827340

#indiedev #gamedev #pico8

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tashizuna @tashizuna.bsky.social · Jun 21

this week I decided to start learning Pico-8
OMG ITS SO CUTE, reminds me of the gold days of using Mario Paint when I was a kid

still don't know what I'm doing but I'm excited to try it more, any tips are welcome
#pico8 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #pixelart #noob

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