Reminiscent64
@reminiscent64.bsky.social
Taking what I've learned from the games I've grown up with and making the video games that I want to play! 😎
Currently working on the Dark Fantasy kinetic novel A King's Genocide!
Currently working on the Dark Fantasy kinetic novel A King's Genocide!
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Reminiscent64
@reminiscent64.bsky.social
· Feb 14
A little about me: I’m a software engineer who USED to work on some of the worst code in the train industry.
I’ve been laid off.
I’m still working on A King’s Genocide, but finding a job is my main concern now.
I can’t make a game if I don’t have money!
#gamedev #indiegamedev #vndev
I’ve been laid off.
I’m still working on A King’s Genocide, but finding a job is my main concern now.
I can’t make a game if I don’t have money!
#gamedev #indiegamedev #vndev
November 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Currently creating a demo for A King’s Genocide using what I have. Then I’m opening a Patreon.
Either it succeeds and I get enough funding to finish my game, or I have to keep job searching and waiting for someone to hire me.
Game gets done either way. Win-win.
#gamedev #vndev
Either it succeeds and I get enough funding to finish my game, or I have to keep job searching and waiting for someone to hire me.
Game gets done either way. Win-win.
#gamedev #vndev
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Dispatch is good!
It has just the right ratio of gameplay to scenes when played as a whole.
On one hand, weekly releases probably didn’t help it. The gameplay felt sparse without all the episodes.
But at the same time, the story was so engaging that I was left engaged each week!
#gamedev #vndev
It has just the right ratio of gameplay to scenes when played as a whole.
On one hand, weekly releases probably didn’t help it. The gameplay felt sparse without all the episodes.
But at the same time, the story was so engaging that I was left engaged each week!
#gamedev #vndev
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Indie development is the future. That’s why if you have an idea for a video game, you should do what you can to bring the game to life.
Don’t wait on a publisher to pick you up. Set aside some of your income and make that game.
The world waits for your magnum opus!
#gamedev #vndev
Don’t wait on a publisher to pick you up. Set aside some of your income and make that game.
The world waits for your magnum opus!
#gamedev #vndev
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Reposted by Reminiscent64
One of the many many dangers of Python for inexperienced programmers is that when you search online for something, often the solutions people provide are way overengineered or just straight up insane.
You'll end up with 70 haphazardly installed packages and at least one will break every update.
You'll end up with 70 haphazardly installed packages and at least one will break every update.
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
One of the many many dangers of Python for inexperienced programmers is that when you search online for something, often the solutions people provide are way overengineered or just straight up insane.
You'll end up with 70 haphazardly installed packages and at least one will break every update.
You'll end up with 70 haphazardly installed packages and at least one will break every update.
I hope all you software engineers on the job hunt find a job soon so you can get back to making your video games!
But it would be a mistake not to prepare for a long search. Save money where you can. I’m on month ~8 of my search and I have no bites.
Your life comes first.
#gamedev #vndev
But it would be a mistake not to prepare for a long search. Save money where you can. I’m on month ~8 of my search and I have no bites.
Your life comes first.
#gamedev #vndev
October 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reposted by Reminiscent64
I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but to any indie devs feeling bad because their game didn't sell or wasn't played as much as you wanted:
You still made a god damn video game. You did it, and that's harder than anything most people will do. I'm proud of you, you did great.
You still made a god damn video game. You did it, and that's harder than anything most people will do. I'm proud of you, you did great.
October 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but to any indie devs feeling bad because their game didn't sell or wasn't played as much as you wanted:
You still made a god damn video game. You did it, and that's harder than anything most people will do. I'm proud of you, you did great.
You still made a god damn video game. You did it, and that's harder than anything most people will do. I'm proud of you, you did great.
Don’t ever use generative A.I. in your video game.
It calls into question your ethics and morals, and that’s the last thing you need holding back your game.
Besides, there are too many people out there who’d be making awesome things for you if you’d just give them a chance!
#gamedev #vndev
It calls into question your ethics and morals, and that’s the last thing you need holding back your game.
Besides, there are too many people out there who’d be making awesome things for you if you’d just give them a chance!
#gamedev #vndev
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I finished Shin Megami Tensei V, and I gotta say… it’s definitely better than the original.
The sluggishness is gone at least on Steam. The difficulty absolutely got toned down in places, but it’s still there for super bosses. Specifically True Masakado.
Definitely an improvement.
#gamedev #vndev
The sluggishness is gone at least on Steam. The difficulty absolutely got toned down in places, but it’s still there for super bosses. Specifically True Masakado.
Definitely an improvement.
#gamedev #vndev
October 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by Reminiscent64
You don't need a publisher. A publisher will only want you if your game is going to succeed anyway.
And even then, they'll take way more than they provide.
And even then, they'll take way more than they provide.
Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
You don't need a publisher. A publisher will only want you if your game is going to succeed anyway.
And even then, they'll take way more than they provide.
And even then, they'll take way more than they provide.
So, how did I get Aracelia to blink and move her mouth during her dialogue?
State machines, animations, and a little bit of C# in Unity!
Read on to learn more!
#gamedev #vndev
State machines, animations, and a little bit of C# in Unity!
Read on to learn more!
#gamedev #vndev
October 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
For those who need the refresher, this is Aracelia. She's the main character of A King's Genocide!
This is how she'll look in-game. Her eyes and even other character's eyes will blink at random intervals and her mouth moves when she speaks.
I'll explain how I did it later!
#gamedev #indiedev
This is how she'll look in-game. Her eyes and even other character's eyes will blink at random intervals and her mouth moves when she speaks.
I'll explain how I did it later!
#gamedev #indiedev
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There’s nothing like the sound of putting the N64 cartridge into the console and hearing a game (Mario 64 is first in mind for me) start up.
Remember to make a good start up sequence for your video game! Someday, a person will fondly remember starting yours!
#gamedev #vndev
Remember to make a good start up sequence for your video game! Someday, a person will fondly remember starting yours!
#gamedev #vndev
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Reposted by Reminiscent64
Dear fellow indie game devs,
If your game is single player and someone discovers some broken strat that is against the way you intended the game to be played, you don't need to patch it.
You can just leave it. It's okay if people want to use the broken strat to make it easy.
If your game is single player and someone discovers some broken strat that is against the way you intended the game to be played, you don't need to patch it.
You can just leave it. It's okay if people want to use the broken strat to make it easy.
September 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Dear fellow indie game devs,
If your game is single player and someone discovers some broken strat that is against the way you intended the game to be played, you don't need to patch it.
You can just leave it. It's okay if people want to use the broken strat to make it easy.
If your game is single player and someone discovers some broken strat that is against the way you intended the game to be played, you don't need to patch it.
You can just leave it. It's okay if people want to use the broken strat to make it easy.
To the game developers out there who’ve lost your job and are job searching:
Let your friends and family know you love them in these troubling times!
If I didn’t have my parents right now, I’d be homeless. This job market’s just so incredibly bad.
It’s crickets.
#gamedev #indiedev
Let your friends and family know you love them in these troubling times!
If I didn’t have my parents right now, I’d be homeless. This job market’s just so incredibly bad.
It’s crickets.
#gamedev #indiedev
September 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM