Sandy Morrison
@yoshinpixels.bsky.social
Pixel Artist, amateur programmer and romhacker, lover of all things fighting games. Creator of SSR Goku Black Z2i, and devout follower of the Church of Third Strike
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Made a mockup for Thundercats as a 90s Capcom styled Beat-em up! Really wanted authenticity, 3 SCR layers + Sprites, 16 colours per tile, SCR1/3 uses 8x8/32/32 tiles as opposed to 16x16, etc. The one inaccuracy is the palette (bitdepth), but hey, still happy with this!
#pixelart #thundercats
#pixelart #thundercats
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For those that didn't follow along/need a refresher, it's a small series of photo-based drawings based on random ideas that popped into my head, including improbably cross-overs. Used it as an excuse to try different things.
Take care, enjoy yourself, shoot for the stars and aim for the moon.
Take care, enjoy yourself, shoot for the stars and aim for the moon.
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
For those that didn't follow along/need a refresher, it's a small series of photo-based drawings based on random ideas that popped into my head, including improbably cross-overs. Used it as an excuse to try different things.
Take care, enjoy yourself, shoot for the stars and aim for the moon.
Take care, enjoy yourself, shoot for the stars and aim for the moon.
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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while I'm taking advantage of everything stopping US-side for their thanksgiving to finish the current queue, opening a couple slots for the usual grocery and meds money. DM or mail if you want a sketch, or consider just tipping on ko-fi if you like my work normally and can afford to
made a new commission chart image! as usual I still got a work queue to do but also still got groceries to buy and so am trying to balance things. doing two commissions here, DM if you want, and if not and you just like my work, feel free to just throw in a tip on the tip jar- ko-fi.com/ppdppl_art
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
while I'm taking advantage of everything stopping US-side for their thanksgiving to finish the current queue, opening a couple slots for the usual grocery and meds money. DM or mail if you want a sketch, or consider just tipping on ko-fi if you like my work normally and can afford to
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murdering millions at the altar of moloch not even for any reason, racist or not, just total apathy
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
murdering millions at the altar of moloch not even for any reason, racist or not, just total apathy
Not only do I think saying so should be MANDATORY, I wholeheartedly believe there should be some kind of penalty for failing to do so
Idek what, but SOMETHING. You'd get in trouble for not disclosing fuckin anything else. Love AI so much then say it with ya fuckin chest, twat
Idek what, but SOMETHING. You'd get in trouble for not disclosing fuckin anything else. Love AI so much then say it with ya fuckin chest, twat
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Not only do I think saying so should be MANDATORY, I wholeheartedly believe there should be some kind of penalty for failing to do so
Idek what, but SOMETHING. You'd get in trouble for not disclosing fuckin anything else. Love AI so much then say it with ya fuckin chest, twat
Idek what, but SOMETHING. You'd get in trouble for not disclosing fuckin anything else. Love AI so much then say it with ya fuckin chest, twat
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It's really easy to fall into 'There's nothing good anymore' doomerism right now. That's just your depression talking. Take out the gremlin running your brain and beat it with sticks.
There is an OVERWHELMING amount of cool stuff being made in every medium right now. Algorithms just won't help you.
There is an OVERWHELMING amount of cool stuff being made in every medium right now. Algorithms just won't help you.
Someone in my Discord this morning went "there's no good music being made anymore"
Don't give in to thoughts like that, for any kind of art. Even as AI slop is shoved into the forefront, there is, and will always be, actual art that is being made
And tbh its been a great decade for music so far.
Don't give in to thoughts like that, for any kind of art. Even as AI slop is shoved into the forefront, there is, and will always be, actual art that is being made
And tbh its been a great decade for music so far.
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's really easy to fall into 'There's nothing good anymore' doomerism right now. That's just your depression talking. Take out the gremlin running your brain and beat it with sticks.
There is an OVERWHELMING amount of cool stuff being made in every medium right now. Algorithms just won't help you.
There is an OVERWHELMING amount of cool stuff being made in every medium right now. Algorithms just won't help you.
A heap of optimization is still needed, and have to pinpoint what the specific deal is with the balck bits on SCR3, but DUDE
We are gaming!
#retrodev
We are gaming!
#retrodev
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A heap of optimization is still needed, and have to pinpoint what the specific deal is with the balck bits on SCR3, but DUDE
We are gaming!
#retrodev
We are gaming!
#retrodev
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Just to add something: there are at least 2-3 dozens of active in-development indie fighters from all subgenres, but unfortunately it's hard for them to emerge. I've seen a lot and there's *a humongous number of titles* worthy of attention. Sad that they don't get time in the limelight
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Just to add something: there are at least 2-3 dozens of active in-development indie fighters from all subgenres, but unfortunately it's hard for them to emerge. I've seen a lot and there's *a humongous number of titles* worthy of attention. Sad that they don't get time in the limelight
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
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Arieta from Cyberbots done TEN YEARS AGO.
I'm in the webcomic trenches right now so will continue posting old things that I think still hold up for the most part.
Symmetry tool was the MVP here. Older, wiser me would've tried to break up the symmetry in more places.
I'm in the webcomic trenches right now so will continue posting old things that I think still hold up for the most part.
Symmetry tool was the MVP here. Older, wiser me would've tried to break up the symmetry in more places.
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Arieta from Cyberbots done TEN YEARS AGO.
I'm in the webcomic trenches right now so will continue posting old things that I think still hold up for the most part.
Symmetry tool was the MVP here. Older, wiser me would've tried to break up the symmetry in more places.
I'm in the webcomic trenches right now so will continue posting old things that I think still hold up for the most part.
Symmetry tool was the MVP here. Older, wiser me would've tried to break up the symmetry in more places.
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A moment of appreciation for the camp food illustrations by George Kamitani for Dragon's Crown, it really set an insane standard for fantasy food illustration.
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A moment of appreciation for the camp food illustrations by George Kamitani for Dragon's Crown, it really set an insane standard for fantasy food illustration.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is gonna be dope! Just saw the opening today, and can't help but think this
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is gonna be dope! Just saw the opening today, and can't help but think this
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Time to retell the story about how I didn't realize what really named Upski Daisy after until almost a decade after I made her up. 🧵
Here's the sprites of Upski Daisy and Almighty Grandmaster Wizard (from my Beans vs. Cornbread project) that I added to the Illmosis site over the weekend!
More coming to that site and ScrollBoss this week, including that Nutroll thing I teased in the site link.
More coming to that site and ScrollBoss this week, including that Nutroll thing I teased in the site link.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Time to retell the story about how I didn't realize what really named Upski Daisy after until almost a decade after I made her up. 🧵
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This #ScanlineSunday is in honor of Rebecca Heinemann:
🕹️ Out of this World, Delphine/Interplay, 1992
🎮 1CHIP SNES via 🟥🟩🟦
📺 Sony BVM-20F1U
Éric Chahi’s masterpiece was a breakthrough with it’s cinematic ambitions, and programming genius Burger Becky made those polygons run decently on stock SNES.
🕹️ Out of this World, Delphine/Interplay, 1992
🎮 1CHIP SNES via 🟥🟩🟦
📺 Sony BVM-20F1U
Éric Chahi’s masterpiece was a breakthrough with it’s cinematic ambitions, and programming genius Burger Becky made those polygons run decently on stock SNES.
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This #ScanlineSunday is in honor of Rebecca Heinemann:
🕹️ Out of this World, Delphine/Interplay, 1992
🎮 1CHIP SNES via 🟥🟩🟦
📺 Sony BVM-20F1U
Éric Chahi’s masterpiece was a breakthrough with it’s cinematic ambitions, and programming genius Burger Becky made those polygons run decently on stock SNES.
🕹️ Out of this World, Delphine/Interplay, 1992
🎮 1CHIP SNES via 🟥🟩🟦
📺 Sony BVM-20F1U
Éric Chahi’s masterpiece was a breakthrough with it’s cinematic ambitions, and programming genius Burger Becky made those polygons run decently on stock SNES.
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And here's Rebecca Heinemann herself telling how she freaking LEARNED JAPANESE just to read SNES dev manuals from NCL. The whole hour-long stream on Out of this World is a delight. Thank you, Becky. You'll be missed.
youtu.be/tiq0OL8rzso?...
youtu.be/tiq0OL8rzso?...
Burgertime 8/9/2015: Out of This World
YouTube video by Rebecca Heineman
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
And here's Rebecca Heinemann herself telling how she freaking LEARNED JAPANESE just to read SNES dev manuals from NCL. The whole hour-long stream on Out of this World is a delight. Thank you, Becky. You'll be missed.
youtu.be/tiq0OL8rzso?...
youtu.be/tiq0OL8rzso?...
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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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All I want for Christmas is the GenAI bubble to pop so we can move onto the next tech bro scam.
Maybe some socks too
Maybe some socks too
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
All I want for Christmas is the GenAI bubble to pop so we can move onto the next tech bro scam.
Maybe some socks too
Maybe some socks too
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Fellas i got a $0 dollar idea for some sicko
fighting game book club
every month the community plays a poverty fighter and shares tech for a month straight and revitalize the netplay
fighting game book club
every month the community plays a poverty fighter and shares tech for a month straight and revitalize the netplay
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Fellas i got a $0 dollar idea for some sicko
fighting game book club
every month the community plays a poverty fighter and shares tech for a month straight and revitalize the netplay
fighting game book club
every month the community plays a poverty fighter and shares tech for a month straight and revitalize the netplay
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@patstaresat.bsky.social on ＡＩ doomerism
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@patstaresat.bsky.social on ＡＩ doomerism
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200%
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
200%
So with just a few code tweaks, the SDK now supports SCR1/2 tiles!
Obviously still need to work on automatic palette assignment, but just look at this! I'm within spitting distance of putting this old CPS1 mockup on THE ACTUAL HONEST TO GOD CPS1! Well excited!
#retrodev
Obviously still need to work on automatic palette assignment, but just look at this! I'm within spitting distance of putting this old CPS1 mockup on THE ACTUAL HONEST TO GOD CPS1! Well excited!
#retrodev
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So with just a few code tweaks, the SDK now supports SCR1/2 tiles!
Obviously still need to work on automatic palette assignment, but just look at this! I'm within spitting distance of putting this old CPS1 mockup on THE ACTUAL HONEST TO GOD CPS1! Well excited!
#retrodev
Obviously still need to work on automatic palette assignment, but just look at this! I'm within spitting distance of putting this old CPS1 mockup on THE ACTUAL HONEST TO GOD CPS1! Well excited!
#retrodev
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The original version of Xanadu for the PC-88 had its character creation shops blatantly plagiarizing graphics from Ultima III and Falcom was sued as a result/forced to change it for later releases.
The version with the plagiarized graphics is also the most common one/on the Switch eShop.
The version with the plagiarized graphics is also the most common one/on the Switch eShop.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The original version of Xanadu for the PC-88 had its character creation shops blatantly plagiarizing graphics from Ultima III and Falcom was sued as a result/forced to change it for later releases.
The version with the plagiarized graphics is also the most common one/on the Switch eShop.
The version with the plagiarized graphics is also the most common one/on the Switch eShop.
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eyeing every game that is saying the same "We're listening to the community" shit and politely asking you to stop doing that actually
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
eyeing every game that is saying the same "We're listening to the community" shit and politely asking you to stop doing that actually
We fuckin got em bois
Still need to implement proper attribute assignment to get it displaying correctly, but this is a big chunk of the battle!
Also learned that backgrounds on CPS1 are 64x64 definitions, but are handled in 8 tile high strips. Need to interrogate that later
#retrodev
Still need to implement proper attribute assignment to get it displaying correctly, but this is a big chunk of the battle!
Also learned that backgrounds on CPS1 are 64x64 definitions, but are handled in 8 tile high strips. Need to interrogate that later
#retrodev
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
We fuckin got em bois
Still need to implement proper attribute assignment to get it displaying correctly, but this is a big chunk of the battle!
Also learned that backgrounds on CPS1 are 64x64 definitions, but are handled in 8 tile high strips. Need to interrogate that later
#retrodev
Still need to implement proper attribute assignment to get it displaying correctly, but this is a big chunk of the battle!
Also learned that backgrounds on CPS1 are 64x64 definitions, but are handled in 8 tile high strips. Need to interrogate that later
#retrodev
After a lot of rewriting, got SCR3 tiles implemented for real!
Only thing left to do is generate draw_calls, and we functionally have BMP loading for SCR3 layers done!
So fuckin chuffed dude, this took way too long to figure out lol
#retrodev
Only thing left to do is generate draw_calls, and we functionally have BMP loading for SCR3 layers done!
So fuckin chuffed dude, this took way too long to figure out lol
#retrodev
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
After a lot of rewriting, got SCR3 tiles implemented for real!
Only thing left to do is generate draw_calls, and we functionally have BMP loading for SCR3 layers done!
So fuckin chuffed dude, this took way too long to figure out lol
#retrodev
Only thing left to do is generate draw_calls, and we functionally have BMP loading for SCR3 layers done!
So fuckin chuffed dude, this took way too long to figure out lol
#retrodev