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Max Caulkins

@smaxophone.bsky.social

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I’m Max (she/her). Couple years ago was head of DANG!, composer and co-lead on 'Boomerang X', soundtrack and design/art for 'Australia Did It', need a snack 🥪 https://maxophone.wixsite.com/smax https://www.instagram.com/karendazzler

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Mar 19

If yer curious about what all ive done ya can check out my website maxophone.wixsite.com/smax

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · 14d

A little 3d practice, ascended myself to the digital exosphere

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · 14d

YESSS 🔥🔥🔥

castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 14d

what I do best :D a space sim in 73x40px 1bit color.
#pixelart #art #gamedev

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 21d

Phenomenal write-up of Palestinian Voices in Games by @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social. Still very proud to be supporting the initiative, and happy to see attention for it. If you want to help out, check out the link via the article!

www.rockpapershotgun.com/creators-of-...

Creators of Reigns, Streets of Rage and Saturnalia launch Palestinian Voices in Gaming to support indies from Gaza and the West Bank

Several prominent indie game studios have launched a support network for Palestinian projects such as Being 2, RiYafa, Pomegranates and Dreams on a Pillow.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · 20d

She does 🔥🔥🔥 hire her

castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · Aug 13

hire me! I know what I'm doing 😊

castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here's Archery, Badminton, and 100meters.

I made this in 4 weeks. Handled everything from code to character design, from background art to animations to gameplay. It was a promotional sports game for a big advertising agency.

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22 Panels Podcast @22panelspodcast.bsky.social · 23d

Now Playing on 22 Panels:
A discussion with @cerealpancake.bsky.social & @fellhound.bsky.social

jcd22panelspo.podbean.com/e/micheleabo...

Support their book FUNeral Home on Kickstarter now!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cer...

FUNeral Home: a 30 Page One-Shot Comic

A story about chosen family, processing grief, and sapphic assassins. It's not burying your gays if your gays are burying everyone.

www.kickstarter.com

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 6

Made a Lego tile print for my Dad 💜

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 5

While listening to one of the GOATs open.spotify.com/track/7ENRS3...

After Hours

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 5

Lil morning stroll 🌳

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Aesthetician Labs (AeLa) @aesthetic.games · Sep 4

Imagine: You're a cow with no legs.

Imagine: You're a human with a Steam account and a craving for tiny one-button endless runner games.

Stop imagining. Face reality. Udder is here! Now with leaderboards! 🐮🏆

store.steampowered.com/app/3934200/...

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 4

💜🙏💜

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 4

Christina turned this game from a bunch of 3d mush into a tightly wound pixel machine with tons of aesthetic vision 🔥🔥so pretty!

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks Christina🥹🥹it helps that the directions was so specific and from great directors 💜

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 4

Version of the “Australia Did It” trailer with my score only, went full sax ‘toot’ for this one!! Thanks to @mysticforgeinc.bsky.social for giving permission 🙏

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks sammm 🫶💜💜 appreciate you

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 3

thanks christinaaa 🔥

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 3

I can be a pretty stone-headed person for someone who hasn't done a lot of projects (one shipped game and another on the way), and Rami was nothing but generous in allowing me and the team the creative freedom to be our best, and was always ready to hear any suggestions from anyone at anytime 💜

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Sep 3

I will be talking about the game to no end, but I wanted to take a moment now to spotlight the core team:

We have @aesthetic.games on development, @castpixel.bsky.social on art, @smaxophone.bsky.social on design/music, and @jackgutmann.bsky.social on VFX

@mysticforgeinc.bsky.social is publishing.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Sep 3

Adam. Pottery beard. @thatbeardoadam.bsky.social · Sep 3

But what did Australia DO???

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks so much for digging the music! Can't say I've heard this soundtrack before but this track is a total banger, def hearing the overlap 😎 biggest influences for me on the score we're probably the band MAGMA, Ennio Morricone's soundtracks, and HEALTH! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nehp...

Call from the Dark (Remastered)

YouTube video by Magma - Topic

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wow I guess I should update me website huh

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 3

Was initially hired by @ramiismail.com as a designer to build the paper prototype which eventually snowballed into various 3d art responsibilities and also the soundtrack! There’s also @jackgutmann.bsky.social @aesthetic.games @castpixel.bsky.social to name a few of the other lovelies in the proj 💜

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Sep 3

Rarely post on here but it’s a special day when a trailer for a game you worked on comes out! youtu.be/g_eFhY6KPDY?...

Australia Did It - Announce Trailer

YouTube video by Gematsu

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Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Aug 27

Big deli meat strikes again

whet moser @whetmoser.com · Aug 27

used to be you could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. now you can't even indict a guy who throws a ham sandwich. folks, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

www.nytimes.com

Max Caulkins @smaxophone.bsky.social · Jun 20

What about… da pub

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