Mack
@imackshundevs.bsky.social
He/Him | Game Programmer | Graphics/Game Engine Enthusiast | Developer of MEngine | Lover of Android, Homebrew, & Handhelds
Another small update on the Kingdom Hearts-like prototype. I added basic menus, magic, and abilities. Combat is feeling pretty good so far. I may make jump/dodge cancelling an ability, but we’ll see.
#gamedev #blackgamedev #indiegamedev #opengl
#gamedev #blackgamedev #indiegamedev #opengl
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Another small update on the Kingdom Hearts-like prototype. I added basic menus, magic, and abilities. Combat is feeling pretty good so far. I may make jump/dodge cancelling an ability, but we’ll see.
#gamedev #blackgamedev #indiegamedev #opengl
#gamedev #blackgamedev #indiegamedev #opengl
Currently working on a Kingdom Hearts-like prototype and blocking out what I’d like the character to be able to do. I’m really trying to get a similar game feel to KH1 mixed with KH2, and I’d say that’s going pretty well so far.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #android #opengl
#gamedev #indiegamedev #android #opengl
October 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Currently working on a Kingdom Hearts-like prototype and blocking out what I’d like the character to be able to do. I’m really trying to get a similar game feel to KH1 mixed with KH2, and I’d say that’s going pretty well so far.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #android #opengl
#gamedev #indiegamedev #android #opengl
I made a quick Android port of my one of my old prototypes and wanted to see how it runs on the Xperia Play. It is playable, but I’ll see if there are areas I can optimize for better performance. #android #opengl #opengles #gamedev #xperiaplay
September 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I made a quick Android port of my one of my old prototypes and wanted to see how it runs on the Xperia Play. It is playable, but I’ll see if there are areas I can optimize for better performance. #android #opengl #opengles #gamedev #xperiaplay
I was having some performance issues with Phong lighting on older Android devices, but I forgot Gouraud shading exists. After implementing it, performance is MUCH better, especially on the Xperia Play. #android #androidndk #opengles #gamedev
September 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I was having some performance issues with Phong lighting on older Android devices, but I forgot Gouraud shading exists. After implementing it, performance is MUCH better, especially on the Xperia Play. #android #androidndk #opengles #gamedev
Being chased in horror games is so funny to me. 😭 In general, I’ll aim to make every enemy feel like a constant threat, because that level of anxiety is terrifying. I used the naive approach as a base, and will add actual pathfinding soon. #gamedev #indiegamedev
March 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Being chased in horror games is so funny to me. 😭 In general, I’ll aim to make every enemy feel like a constant threat, because that level of anxiety is terrifying. I used the naive approach as a base, and will add actual pathfinding soon. #gamedev #indiegamedev
I experimented with lighting, and somewhat sorted out how I want the light sources organized within the environment. As to be expected, this drastically changes the atmosphere of the game 😭. Now things are getting spooky. Will add shadows next. #gamedev #indiegamedev #opengl
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I experimented with lighting, and somewhat sorted out how I want the light sources organized within the environment. As to be expected, this drastically changes the atmosphere of the game 😭. Now things are getting spooky. Will add shadows next. #gamedev #indiegamedev #opengl
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feels like game devs gave up on putting games on smartphones.
maybe caused by a combo of terrible store discoverability, the UX challenges of touch, low-end hardware compatibility, and tiredness of common business practices like f2p & subs.
all to say: i miss playing good games on mobile :(
maybe caused by a combo of terrible store discoverability, the UX challenges of touch, low-end hardware compatibility, and tiredness of common business practices like f2p & subs.
all to say: i miss playing good games on mobile :(
March 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
feels like game devs gave up on putting games on smartphones.
maybe caused by a combo of terrible store discoverability, the UX challenges of touch, low-end hardware compatibility, and tiredness of common business practices like f2p & subs.
all to say: i miss playing good games on mobile :(
maybe caused by a combo of terrible store discoverability, the UX challenges of touch, low-end hardware compatibility, and tiredness of common business practices like f2p & subs.
all to say: i miss playing good games on mobile :(
Now I have the Arduino serving as the Master, while the two Gameboys are Slaves. Logic analyzers really are a godsend! Being able to record and then view the signals as SPI is INSANELY useful 😭 Now I’ll swap Yellow with Pocket Monsters Midori and do some translation. #arduino #pokemon
February 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Nintendo, Atari, & Sega happened because of him, Jerry Lawson. #BlackHistory
February 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Nintendo, Atari, & Sega happened because of him, Jerry Lawson. #BlackHistory
Another step forward 🫡 In this setup, I extract data from a Pokemon Yellow Save and store it on the Arduino, where you can trade with it through the link cable. Now that I understand how this works, I’ll look into making trades between ENG and JPN Gen 1-2 games possible. #gameboy #pokemon #arduino
January 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It looks like the amount of Preamble(0xFD) bytes really are arbitrary? That complicates things. 😭
January 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
It looks like the amount of Preamble(0xFD) bytes really are arbitrary? That complicates things. 😭
After using an Arduino to monitor the data coming from Pokemon Yellow and looking at the disassembly and other sources, I’ve gathered that this is the structure of that the data being sent between Gen I Pokemon games, right before the trade party menu gets displayed. 👀 #gameboy #pokemon
January 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
After a few issues with interrupts, I was able to get the Gameboy to exchange data with an Arduino.
Now, I'll move on to checking out data transmission between Gen 2 Pokemon games, and from there, placing the Arduino in the middle of the communication to modify some properties. #gameboy #arduino
Now, I'll move on to checking out data transmission between Gen 2 Pokemon games, and from there, placing the Arduino in the middle of the communication to modify some properties. #gameboy #arduino
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
To debug a data issue between my Gameboy and the Arduino, I took a look with an oscilloscope and noticed the bits were off there too. As it turns out, the interrupt on the Arduino triggered twice on a rising edge of the clock. Odd. #gameboy
January 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
To debug a data issue between my Gameboy and the Arduino, I took a look with an oscilloscope and noticed the bits were off there too. As it turns out, the interrupt on the Arduino triggered twice on a rising edge of the clock. Odd. #gameboy
The chat program I wrote seems to work well when running on actual hardware. (Got some communication issues on Sameboy core?) Now, the plan is to replace one of the Gameboys with an Arduino, and have it respond based on what message you send to it. 🫡 #gameboy
January 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The chat program I wrote seems to work well when running on actual hardware. (Got some communication issues on Sameboy core?) Now, the plan is to replace one of the Gameboys with an Arduino, and have it respond based on what message you send to it. 🫡 #gameboy
The amount of assembly instructions needed to draw a dynamically sized box was way more than I imagined. 😭 I’m still waiting on the second GB flashcart to come in. Once it does, I’ll wrap up this simple chat app and try sniffing the link cable data with an Arduino. #gameboy
January 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The amount of assembly instructions needed to draw a dynamically sized box was way more than I imagined. 😭 I’m still waiting on the second GB flashcart to come in. Once it does, I’ll wrap up this simple chat app and try sniffing the link cable data with an Arduino. #gameboy
Lately, I’ve been exploring writing Gameboy games in assembly, overall just to observe how data flows through the link cable, and ultimately hook it up to an Arduino and apply what I learned about communication protocols. This is step 1. 😤 #gameboy
January 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Lately, I’ve been exploring writing Gameboy games in assembly, overall just to observe how data flows through the link cable, and ultimately hook it up to an Arduino and apply what I learned about communication protocols. This is step 1. 😤 #gameboy
I felt inspired after watching a few Indie Horror games, so I’m taking a slight detour to make a simple horror game. I'm currently just making a framework that will serve as a base for the various horror games l'd like to make in the future. #gamedev
January 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I felt inspired after watching a few Indie Horror games, so I’m taking a slight detour to make a simple horror game. I'm currently just making a framework that will serve as a base for the various horror games l'd like to make in the future. #gamedev
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I'm Bryan, a VFX artist and Founder of Let's Make FX! I've been in games for 10+ years and worked on games like Metroid Prime: Remastered & Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.
I love seeing the FX community rebuild here ✨ Thanks for having me! Here's a Matrix effect I made!
#vfx #realtimevfx #gamedev
I love seeing the FX community rebuild here ✨ Thanks for having me! Here's a Matrix effect I made!
#vfx #realtimevfx #gamedev
November 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
I'm Bryan, a VFX artist and Founder of Let's Make FX! I've been in games for 10+ years and worked on games like Metroid Prime: Remastered & Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.
I love seeing the FX community rebuild here ✨ Thanks for having me! Here's a Matrix effect I made!
#vfx #realtimevfx #gamedev
I love seeing the FX community rebuild here ✨ Thanks for having me! Here's a Matrix effect I made!
#vfx #realtimevfx #gamedev