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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 15h

Done for the night! Thanks www.twitch.tv/ps_garak for the raid! I finished another Mini-Maple Mystery background, showed some treaures (including this Small Toby Lord Nelson creamer) and the last Ontario-grown strawberries! Raided @songbirder.social, playing Ogre Battle! Happy Crimson C'Tuesday!

Screencap of my livestream, with "Happy Crimson C'Tuesday" handwritten across the bottom. A screenshot of Gold Rush (Sierra, 1988) is in the background. There's a speech bubble containing a work in progress of a Mini-Maple Mystery background, EGA colours, double-wide pixel. Shows a two story building with a facade, wooden siding painted white, on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Small Toby Lord Nelson Creamer, bought at an antiques market for $10 CAD.

VanGo Farms Ontario grown straberries. Two 1 litre cardboard containers.

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 20h

Live now, it's Crimson C'Tuesdayyyy! Come hang out and let's do pixel art and look at photos of mushrooms and play games! www.twitch.tv/a_maplemystery

a_maplemystery - Twitch

Solo indie dev of The Crimson Diamond! I also stream EGA games, particularly EGA adventure games. Based in Toronto, Canada!

www.twitch.tv

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 1d

It's Crimson C'Tuesday! 8pm Eastern on Twitch! Antiquing treasures, new mushrooms, EGA pixel art, and more The Twilight Zone! Hope to see you there! www.twitch.tv/a_maplemystery.

✨The Crimson Diamond is 20% off on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/... and GOG! www.gog.com/en/game/the_...

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Francisco González - ROSEWATER OUT NOW! @grundislav.games · 1d

So I’ve been working on my next adventure game. This is the first background image I’m sharing.

I figured I might as well earn the inevitable comparison to Monkey Island 😈

A brick cabin on a beach with several old boxes and barrels around it. In the background is a lighthouse.

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 2d

Neither is Pixem! 👓🍦

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 2d

I actually haven't seen it! 😅 Should I?

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 2d

Pixem the ice-cream-cone-headed-alien may or may not have been inspired by Michael Douglas' performance in Falling Down. 😀

Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 2d

"...you'll see where I cashed out midway through. This baby rode the lightning at critical health for half its lifespan."

- A recent post by a dev in our internal Discord.

Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is out in 2026!

An alien child, green with large dark green eyes, has multiple alien creatures wearing suits scrambling up its head. Atop the babies head, where all the other aliens are reaching, is one alien holding a briefcase of cash. "Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator" is written next to the baby. Behind that text is a stock ticker arrow that has moved up and down but, at the end of it, is pointing up.

A furry looking baby floats in space. Beside them , text reads...

1 Pursued Night School
2 Survived a Suicide Mission
3 Punched Commanding Officer
4 Re-Drafted Into Service
5. Failed to defuse exposive

To the right of the baby is a stock chart, showing a good trend of growth on the investments made. Text by this chart reads

Baby Value
Invested Stock

Avg. Stock Price: 278
Avg. Sale Price: 335

Below it shows that after trading stocks on this baby the investory made 1427 and are now invited to continue.

Most of the screen is taken up by a line graph, charting the rise and fall in stock price of a babies life. At this point, thay are 46 and the line has had a big dip. Above the graph in red text in a box with arrows pointing down it says "Bitten by Horse". Which is, what has happened to the baby at this point of its life. The baby is called "Pollo" and the extra information to the right of this chart tells us they are "unwell". Which adds up, having being bitten by a horse. Who among us could claim to be at their peak post-horse bite? You? Well, honestly, I want to know your story. Did you develop powers? Did the collected germs in the horses mouth actually counteract some viral agent that had just recently hit your veins? Or were you just having such a bad time that the horse biting you was actually the best part of your day? Seriously, let me know!

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Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com · 2d

The updated demo for Perfect Tides: Station to Station is available now ahead of Steam Next Fest! We're getting ever closer to the full release in January! store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...

Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam

A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex ...

store.steampowered.com

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 2d

It should depend on continent!

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Kitfox Games 🦊 @kitfoxgames.com · 5d

Caves of Qud has been nominated for Best Indie Game at the 2025 Golden Joysticks!

✅ Get your votes in now: www.goldenjoysticks.com

Vote now for Caves of Qud in the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards for Best Indie Game.

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 4d

Heh awesome!!

Tim Rachor | The Jester and the Madman Point&Click Adventure @trgames.de · 5d

@juliaminamata.bsky.social I guess this should be up your alley? 😄

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vga256 @vga256.dialup.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 22d

today's software preservation task

one of the great crimes of the 21st century was that Mark Jones' (Core Design) Darkmere - an isometric adventure-RPG for the amiga - was poorly visually documented by the usual places like lemonamiga/mobygames/etc.

perhaps for […]

[Original post on dialup.cafe]

The wizard gildor, sitting in a stone throne, gazing into a crystal ball as electricity comes out of it.

A forest scene with a massive skull cavern, in greens and greys.

A comfy interior of a home, with a large wall fireplace and hearth; a fire burns cheerfully within it. In front of the fire sleeps a tan dog, alongside a human skull.

Around the room, torches burn.

A waterfall flows quickly along a river, spilling its water onto the rocks below. The forest around it is full of gnarly, friendly trees.

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 6d

Just putting out into the aether that despite coming out in December 2024, Caves of Qud is eligible for a number of this year's awards that have November cutoffs, like the Game Awards

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 6d

The Let's Play portion of the evening! I further explore the different zones of The Twilight Zone and encounter the Grim Reaper! youtu.be/NdHYoReHVao

Let's Play The Twilight Zone... in EGA! (Gigabit Systems, Inc., 1988). Part 2

YouTube video by Julia Minamata

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 6d

Latest VODs! More EGA Single Dragon, more mushroom photos, more artwork and more The Twilight Zone! Happy Crimson C'Thursday! youtu.be/i4aKzv8ZHQg

Art Stream -- Making The Crimson Diamond... September 30, 2025

YouTube video by Julia Minamata

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 6d

Yay! Thanks for playing, and thanks for this video!! 😄

AdventureGameGeek @adventuregamegeek.bsky.social · 6d

Finally got around to talking about The Crimson Diamond @juliaminamata.bsky.social over a year after its release...
Spoiler, it's lost none of its sparkle 💎
youtu.be/EZ4z5xfyoSM

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 6d

Folks who create videos about games on the internet: I have questions for you if you'd be so kind. I'm trying to determine the relationship between traditional media and those who create videos about games and have never worked for the games press. Sharing is appreciated!

forms.gle/cG3BEkGqwuoh...

Games influencer press relationship query

I'm trying to determine to what extend people who create videos about games engage with "traditional" press as a source for what games to cover. Please only answer these questions if you are someone w...

forms.gle

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/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · 7d

Did you miss out on any of these great games released last month?

Our first monthly noclip_2 Game Recommendation Newsletter is now live. Featuring game recommendations, wishlists, links and more.

Join noclip_2 for free to get it in your mailbox every month.

LINK: www.patreon.com/posts/noclip...

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Brad Smith @brad.rainwarrior.ca · Aug 31

If you're planning to play the Famicom survival horror game Sweet Home, I've made a complete transcription of its original Japanese manual, with scans and an English translation. #SweetHome

rainwarrior.ca/projects/nes...

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 7d

Ooh I forgot to mention — Happy anniversary!! 🥳

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 7d

Yessss gorgeous EGA! 🤩

WaveyGames @waveygames.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a special day! Melon Head turns exactly 1 year old! ONE year since release, whoopee!! 🎉📣😅🎉

Melon Head is a certified underground classic of modern #retro #pointandclick games! 😋

I'm hosting a SALE on itch to celebrate! 🔽
wavey-games.itch.io/melon-head

#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame

Po Boy! A working class part time thief loitering in a crumped down alley.

A scene from a date in a calm opening in the woods. A floating woman meets a young romantic. It went horribly.

An office building turned revolutionary headquarters. This corridor is VERY pink!

A desert scene with cactoids in the foreground. A vast plain opens behind them and mountains rise in the distance slightly faded by atmosphere.

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WaveyGames @waveygames.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a special day! Melon Head turns exactly 1 year old! ONE year since release, whoopee!! 🎉📣😅🎉

Melon Head is a certified underground classic of modern #retro #pointandclick games! 😋

I'm hosting a SALE on itch to celebrate! 🔽
wavey-games.itch.io/melon-head

#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 7d

Done for the night! Thanks so much for joining me. Got good work done and good progress in The Twilight Zone! Raided @robotspacer.online who is playing a Nancy Drew mystery. Happy Crimson C'Tuesday! :D

Screenshot of my livestream. Work in progress of a Mini-Maple Mystery background, EGA colours, double-wide pixel. Shows a two story building with a facade, wooden siding painted white, on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. That's all in a speech bubble, being said by me. "Happy Crimson C'Tuesday" is handwritten along the bottom and a screenshot of Sierra's game "Gold Rush" is in the background.

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 7d

Live now, it's Crimson C'Tuesday! Let's gooooo! www.twitch.tv/a_maplemystery

a_maplemystery - Twitch

The Crimson Diamond Live!

www.twitch.tv

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 8d

For your enjoyment: An 1896 art nouveau guide to using flowers as decorative elements.

digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/...

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