Stephen Kleckner
@sosadillatron.bsky.social
- Indie ゲーム Dev/Illustrator/Pixel Artist/Etc.
- No Generative AI/Scraping
- El Jefe 52 Pick Up/It Was Tuesday
- Bylines: VentureBeat/GameSpot/1up/other extinct websites
- ア-ケ-ド Junk Hoarder/Old man FGC/♥ Shmups
- He/Him
- Cara @sosadillatron
- No Generative AI/Scraping
- El Jefe 52 Pick Up/It Was Tuesday
- Bylines: VentureBeat/GameSpot/1up/other extinct websites
- ア-ケ-ド Junk Hoarder/Old man FGC/♥ Shmups
- He/Him
- Cara @sosadillatron
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08/2025 Sticky
初めまして
I'm a graying weeb-ass out of work Art/Game/Writing Jack-Of-All-Trades
I tend to follow folks in similar circles
I sometimes post NSFW stuff, but tag it when I can
Fuck Gen-AI. Fuck Fascism. Yay cool people doing cool shit
These are bad times, you are allowed to be mad/sad
初めまして
I'm a graying weeb-ass out of work Art/Game/Writing Jack-Of-All-Trades
I tend to follow folks in similar circles
I sometimes post NSFW stuff, but tag it when I can
Fuck Gen-AI. Fuck Fascism. Yay cool people doing cool shit
These are bad times, you are allowed to be mad/sad
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it seems lame that obituaries and eulogies and shit only happen after a person is dead. you should get a funeral once in life where your loved ones have to say all that stuff to your face
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
it seems lame that obituaries and eulogies and shit only happen after a person is dead. you should get a funeral once in life where your loved ones have to say all that stuff to your face
I am both extremely flattered and horrified that someone not only created a YouTube video of my unfinished Disc Master Game Jam project, Metal Clip S, but they played it for almost 12 minutes straight!
I am so sorry that I did not allow that enemy to at least be killable.
I am so sorry that I did not allow that enemy to at least be killable.
Metal Clip S : Disc Master 2025 プレイ動画サンプル
YouTube video by mokomaru aka
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I am both extremely flattered and horrified that someone not only created a YouTube video of my unfinished Disc Master Game Jam project, Metal Clip S, but they played it for almost 12 minutes straight!
I am so sorry that I did not allow that enemy to at least be killable.
I am so sorry that I did not allow that enemy to at least be killable.
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You're not alone tonight :P
December 25, 2024 at 4:03 AM
You're not alone tonight :P
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It's fascinating how Rebecca Heinemann managed to make Out of this World run on the SNES. Interplay, publisher of the console versions and the company she co-founded, wouldn't pay for Super FX/static RAM/FastROM chips. "I made a game using polygons working on a 65816 with pure software rendering."
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It's fascinating how Rebecca Heinemann managed to make Out of this World run on the SNES. Interplay, publisher of the console versions and the company she co-founded, wouldn't pay for Super FX/static RAM/FastROM chips. "I made a game using polygons working on a 65816 with pure software rendering."
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For the record, when the translation is distributed, you'll have:
* The translation itself, as a base
* Optional patches that can be applied on top of the translation, like this run button
* A combo patch that includes everything
* The translation itself, as a base
* Optional patches that can be applied on top of the translation, like this run button
* A combo patch that includes everything
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For the record, when the translation is distributed, you'll have:
* The translation itself, as a base
* Optional patches that can be applied on top of the translation, like this run button
* A combo patch that includes everything
* The translation itself, as a base
* Optional patches that can be applied on top of the translation, like this run button
* A combo patch that includes everything
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Added code for a run button :) Hold B to run. It moves the menu from B to Start, but B still cancels.
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Added code for a run button :) Hold B to run. It moves the menu from B to Start, but B still cancels.
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Watched the hell out of the Streamline release in my early teens. "I'm the true fist of the north star", was an inside joke among some male peers to start light sparring
It's the kitchen sink of that culturally universal manly melo-action-drama genre that western and kung fu movies occupy
It's the kitchen sink of that culturally universal manly melo-action-drama genre that western and kung fu movies occupy
I don't get it. Everyone loves anime. Everyone loves Mad Max. NOBODY talks about Fist of the North Star. What the HELL is going on? It doesn't add up.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Watched the hell out of the Streamline release in my early teens. "I'm the true fist of the north star", was an inside joke among some male peers to start light sparring
It's the kitchen sink of that culturally universal manly melo-action-drama genre that western and kung fu movies occupy
It's the kitchen sink of that culturally universal manly melo-action-drama genre that western and kung fu movies occupy
It's Friday, and I am making regrettable decisions revisiting old lost projects ...
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
It's Friday, and I am making regrettable decisions revisiting old lost projects ...
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'When somebody loved me..."
One year ago today I posted this miniature Toy Story 2 inspired photo I created using real figures and a cardboard box I fudged into a donation box.
#toystory #jessiethecowgirl #photography #miniatures
One year ago today I posted this miniature Toy Story 2 inspired photo I created using real figures and a cardboard box I fudged into a donation box.
#toystory #jessiethecowgirl #photography #miniatures
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
'When somebody loved me..."
One year ago today I posted this miniature Toy Story 2 inspired photo I created using real figures and a cardboard box I fudged into a donation box.
#toystory #jessiethecowgirl #photography #miniatures
One year ago today I posted this miniature Toy Story 2 inspired photo I created using real figures and a cardboard box I fudged into a donation box.
#toystory #jessiethecowgirl #photography #miniatures
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One day I woke up and decided I wanted to do a stop motion animation. So I animated a simple run cycle, printed each frame and stuck them around my city ✨️
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
One day I woke up and decided I wanted to do a stop motion animation. So I animated a simple run cycle, printed each frame and stuck them around my city ✨️
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
Here is your reminder to back up your work. I just had my laptop crash and now won't get out of bootloader. Trying to use Hirens. I haven't been in a living situation to make backing up easy, but still should've been better at it
I may lose a lot of work, including the crank prototype I just posted
I may lose a lot of work, including the crank prototype I just posted
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Here is your reminder to back up your work. I just had my laptop crash and now won't get out of bootloader. Trying to use Hirens. I haven't been in a living situation to make backing up easy, but still should've been better at it
I may lose a lot of work, including the crank prototype I just posted
I may lose a lot of work, including the crank prototype I just posted
Update on the "Train Arrives at Ciotat" side #indiegames project. In lieu of a crank controller, I coded it to crank on stick rotation. Added a 2nd level!
Main idea is game rewards scaring-the-crap-out-of-the-audience by maintaining 24FPS
I missed Alt.Ctrl 2026 deadline. Might try next year
Main idea is game rewards scaring-the-crap-out-of-the-audience by maintaining 24FPS
I missed Alt.Ctrl 2026 deadline. Might try next year
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Update on the "Train Arrives at Ciotat" side #indiegames project. In lieu of a crank controller, I coded it to crank on stick rotation. Added a 2nd level!
Main idea is game rewards scaring-the-crap-out-of-the-audience by maintaining 24FPS
I missed Alt.Ctrl 2026 deadline. Might try next year
Main idea is game rewards scaring-the-crap-out-of-the-audience by maintaining 24FPS
I missed Alt.Ctrl 2026 deadline. Might try next year
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November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Virtua Fighter Remix (1995) by Sega. Art by Katsuya Terada.
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Virtua Fighter Remix (1995) by Sega. Art by Katsuya Terada.
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Les Lye of “You Can’t Do That on Television” fame was born on this day 101 years ago.
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Les Lye of “You Can’t Do That on Television” fame was born on this day 101 years ago.
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Can we take a moment to appreciate the sheer majesty of the JP Side Pocket 2 artwork?
(cc @sickcombos.bsky.social)
(cc @sickcombos.bsky.social)
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Can we take a moment to appreciate the sheer majesty of the JP Side Pocket 2 artwork?
(cc @sickcombos.bsky.social)
(cc @sickcombos.bsky.social)
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Demonschool comes out tomorrow! Get that purchasing finger ready! Sounds gross that way, but that’s what you have, a purchasing finger. And it’s time to use it
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
Demonschool on Steam
Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mys...
store.steampowered.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Demonschool comes out tomorrow! Get that purchasing finger ready! Sounds gross that way, but that’s what you have, a purchasing finger. And it’s time to use it
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
Turning around a 3DO port of DOOM so quickly, for a stereotypical VG/tech "get rich quick ideas guy" with no source code, is a favorite nightmare dev story
PS I love her explanation around 27:00 about working around the 3DO's Fixed Point variables and hex values to act as Floating Point variables
PS I love her explanation around 27:00 about working around the 3DO's Fixed Point variables and hex values to act as Floating Point variables
Rebecca’s video telling her account of this story is what made me follow her on all my socials. She leaves behind an incredible legacy, yet always seemed so genuine and humble… even to her last day.
RIP Burger Becky 😢
youtu.be/rBbIil2HPSU?...
RIP Burger Becky 😢
youtu.be/rBbIil2HPSU?...
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Turning around a 3DO port of DOOM so quickly, for a stereotypical VG/tech "get rich quick ideas guy" with no source code, is a favorite nightmare dev story
PS I love her explanation around 27:00 about working around the 3DO's Fixed Point variables and hex values to act as Floating Point variables
PS I love her explanation around 27:00 about working around the 3DO's Fixed Point variables and hex values to act as Floating Point variables
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With the passing of Rebecca Heineman today, I wanted to share some images from her last, now forever unfinished project. She was working on amazing stuff right up until the end.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
With the passing of Rebecca Heineman today, I wanted to share some images from her last, now forever unfinished project. She was working on amazing stuff right up until the end.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
Every time the placeholder excuse is told, thousands of game developers simultaneously roll their eyes ... generating enough natural energy for one data center
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Every time the placeholder excuse is told, thousands of game developers simultaneously roll their eyes ... generating enough natural energy for one data center
It's like canned dog food, but for lonely divorced Dads
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
It's like canned dog food, but for lonely divorced Dads
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...