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Mario Dederichs

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📝 Lead writer & composer for Frameland 🎹 Composer for Vampires Dawn 🎙️ Rock singer 👾 Obsessed with chiptunes & old synthesizers 😱 Scared MIDI hero from the Rhineland, Germany ☕ could use a coffee 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ ally

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Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Oct 19

Hey, I'm Mario! In case you don't know me, here's a pinned thread to change that.

My two arguably biggest passions are video games (that includes #gamedev) and music. Luckily, I've had the opportunity to combine the two! (🧵)

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Sabboo Tabboo | Check out Bubsy 4D! @sabakudoesart.bsky.social · 3d

Waiting

ko-fi

#traditionalart

A black and white artwork of a person in armor, standing between tall grass and under a tree. The person looks to the left, seemingly waiting, while holding a long spear. They also seem only be partly human, as long fluffy ears stick out of the side of its head

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 5d

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A Purple person is standing holding a clipboard. A Blue Person sits at a laptop.
Blue Person: Woohoo. I’m the CEO of a social media platform.

Panel 2:
Purple person: We should hire a PR person to interact with the public
Blue Person begins to type on laptop and says: Nope. Gonna do all that myself

Panel 3:
Purple person looks concerned and says: Really…but…

Panel 4:
Purple person: You’re such a whiny little fucking baby

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The Blake Box @theblakebox.de · Sep 11

Neues Retro Review! Ich greife ganz tief in die Nostalgiekiste und krame Kirby's Adventure hervor. 🫴✨

Das erst zweite Kirby-Spiel war ein später NES-Titel und hat einige Neuerungen gebracht, die das Franchise für immer verändern sollten! 😱 #kirby #retrogaming #review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKU...

Kirby's Adventure im Retro Review 🩷 Nintendos unterschätzter Klassiker?

YouTube video by The Blake Box

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Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Aug 25

Using a tracker feels like Excel but for music

(I love it.)

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 18

Nein, liebe SZ. Felix Baumgartner hat sich nicht 'gelegentlich auch mal verrannt', er hat faschistische Positionen vertreten, frauen- und fremdenfeindliche Aussagen getätigt, FPÖ und Identitäre Bewegung unterstützt und die auf Ärgste beleidigt, die ihm widersprachen.
Sowas macht kein "Held".

Ein Screenshot von einem Teaser der Süddeutschen Zeitung. Dort ist ein Schwarzweiß-Foto von Felix Baumgartner in einer Art Raumkapsel zu sehen. Darunter steht:
Nachruf auf Felix Baumgartner
Der Grenzüberschreiter
Der österreichsische Extrem-Fallschirmspringer Felix Baumgartner lotete in seinem Leben nicht nur sportlich immer wieder aus, wie weit man gehen kann. Zum Tod eines einsamen Helden, der sich gelegentlich auch mal verrannte.

Von Korbinian Eisenberger und Martin Zips

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 15

I wouldn’t bet on it, sadly. 🙁 I’ve confronted them about it over 8 months ago, and all they did was block me and continue as if nothing happened.

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Tbh I was kind of surprised it didn't snowball

Art theft this blatant should be called out, and we shouldn't rest until crumpie has no platform whatsoever anymore

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 15

how do you feel as part of the pixel art avengers

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Or they'll just cut out the middleman and generate the AI slop they trace over themselves.

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Absolutely! Either traced or just shameless recolors from other pixel artists.

I'm convinced there is a handful of original pieces on their account tops – and for those we can't find via reverse image search, we just haven't looked hard enough.

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Seems like they deleted their AI-traced Meowth over in the other place. Must've hurt with 52K likes and thousands of retweets.

Now the usual patterns begins: once they're caught, they delete the images we've proven are stolen, lay low for a while, then continue as if nothing happened. Infuriating.

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❄️Beth ❄️ @rollinrabbit.bsky.social · Jun 30

SNOOSHIS 🍈🍎🍇
#art #yoshi #snoopy

an assortment of yoshis that are drawn in the style of snoopy

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Fabraz - Demon Tides & Bubsy 4D @fabraz.bsky.social · Jul 14

THE DEMON TIDES 2.0 DEMO IS LIVE NOW!

Massively improved performance, new content, gameplay & cutscene polish, new graffiti features and so much more. Check out the huge patch notes below and tell your friends to check it out!

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 14

I don't get this. They seem to be very actively engaging with their followers, and building some sort of community, esp. over in the other place.

Why would you do that if it's all built on stolen art? Where's the benefit?

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 14

100 % agree, great thread!

Also wanna note that there is merit in making game design decisions that align with your overall vision of the game, even if its uncomfortable.

Silent Hill 2's deliberately clunky combat is meant to make the player feel powerless and greatly contributes to the atmosphere

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Matthew Hocker @coo.games · Jul 14

There's some traditional game design advice that rotates around satisfying players and removing feel-bad moments. I think a lot of that advice is stuff I've taken to heart and continue to do so in my own game design journey.

However . . . I think this can also get in the way of great design. [1]

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 14

Yep, their "artwork" usually falls into one of three categories:
- Traces of AI-generated images on Pinterest
- Traces of traditional artwork without credit for the original artists
- Lazy palette swaps of other pixel art with minor edits (color, composition, background)

This is so egregious.

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 14

As this is getting some traction (thanks!), please check out @sabakudoesart.bsky.social who not only did the original research, but is a brilliant (and original!) pixel artist.

bsky.app/profile/saba...

Sabboo Tabboo | Check out Bubsy 4D! @sabakudoesart.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm a concept- and pixelartist for games and enjoy drawing characters in all sizes! In my free time I create free Sprites and Tilesets
linktree | ko-fi.com/sabbi_tabbi
Games: #DemonTides #ProjectZwilling #Skellboy

Pixelart illustration of two boys in suits sitting on a bench in a dark moody room. They are illuminated by the window behind them. They look very deep into each others eyes. I think they may be in love!

This image shows two pixelart illustrations:

On the right is a pixelart illustration of a bald pale character with dark eyes and yellow pupils. He is fairly muscular and wears some leather armor in combination with a black cape. The fur of a muzzled creature is attached to the capes collar and the character is wearing it around his shoulders. He also has a big dark red axe with golden details in his right hand. On the same image are icons and text that are similar to the status screen in an rpg, with stats for attack and so on. The Attributes section says "Undead" and "Ruthless".

The right illustration of the two part image is a pixelart that simulates an ingame screen of an action rpg, similar to "Dark Souls" or "Elden Ring". It shows the described character now from the back, holding his axe and standing in something that looks like dark ruins that are overgrown with grass and a tree, that is arching over an exit that floods the ruins with light.
On the top right are two bars for values like health and maybe magic or stamina. In the lower left corner are four item slots for health potions, the Weapon and another for a magical item or a spezial ability.

pixelart of a bath room in top down perspective, with two woman chilling in a bath tub. The room has a toilet, a sink and some more decorative stuff.

mockup for testing a pixel tileset in mostly white,black and red. The scene shows the crime scene of a shooting, maybe, in front of a café.

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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · Jul 11

Entweder Friedrich Merz will die CDU zum Steigbügelhalter der rechtsextremen AfD machen, oder er sorgt dafür, das Spahn zurücktritt (an Gründen herrscht kein Mangel).

Dritte Möglichkeit: Er würde Spahn gern los, ist aber zu schwach.

Andere Möglichkeiten gibt es nicht.

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 6

Lowest price ever, my friends! Get it while it's hot! 🥵

Frameland – A short RPG with a big heart @frameland.bsky.social · Jul 6

Frameland is on sale for 8.99$ as part of the Steam Summer Sale ☀️

❤️ A short (j)RPG with a big heart!
⚔️ Timed turn-based combat
⏱️ 10-15 hours of playtime
📖 A story told from 2 perspectives

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2137750/...

#jrpg #rpg #SteamSummerSale #JRPGJuly

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 5

He’s surprisingly good today.

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 5

Axl, please. This is undignified. #BackToTheBeginning

Mario Dederichs @blakeinc.bsky.social · Jul 5

Steven Tyler is 77. Incredible.
#BackToTheBeginning

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · Jun 30

I wanna be personally responsible for all the bad writing in my games, thank you very much. Why would I let a large learning model have any of the fun of wilfully inspiring a groan?

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Jun 16

I've said it many times before and Andrew Cuomo is making me say it again: we don't have a cancellation problem. We have never had a cancellation problem. To the contrary, we have a problem that "disgrace" is a very temporary embarrassment— an brief entr'acte more than an intermission.