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Data scientist, game enjoyer, & occasional game dev. 📍 Chicago

My finest work: https://sparrowsolitaire.com/
Video game ratings: https://www.backloggd.com/u/vogelscript/
Board game ratings: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/madvogel
This year I'm excited to get back into gaming more and want to stay on top of logging what I play on Backloggd. To keep me motivated, I'll continuously update this thread with impressions or a brief review of every new game I play in 2025! 🧵

More details here: www.backloggd.com/u/vogelscript/
vogelscript's profile | Backloggd
Keep a virtual backlog of your video game collection, then rate and review the ones you've played to share with your friends!
www.backloggd.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reposted by Mac
【C105 新刊情報】
冬コミケ、出ます!!
今回は本です!!
「英語がわからなくても遊べる! PLAYDATEソフト100選」

Playdateがもっと日本で流行って欲しいので本を書きました!!

12月30日月曜日、
西う31bです!!
宜しくお願いします!!
#Playdate #Playdatedev #c105 #1bit
@play.date
December 19, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Spotify wrapped is nice but how about letting us see our listening stats year-round like the old Google Play music and iTunes used to do?
December 4, 2024 at 8:29 PM
👋 Hi, I'm Mac! I've been lurking for long time now without introducing myself properly. I'm a data scientist based in Chicago and I love design, data visualization, urbanism, all forms of gaming, and game dev. I may not post much but I try to follow & share along these interests 🙂. Cheers!
November 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Reposted by Mac
The results of the @play.date Community Census 2024 are ready to view.
playdate-wiki.com/wiki/Playdat...

Once again, this data science and summary wouldn't have been possible without @vogelscript.bsky.social.

Now let me share a few highlights.

#playdate
Playdate Community Census 2024
Over the period July 1st, 2024 to August 1st, 2024, the unofficial Playdate Community Census was open for submissions.
playdate-wiki.com
September 26, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Thought I was being cool by throwing the orb... it had other plans.
November 18, 2024 at 8:08 PM
📣 I just open sourced and released the⚙️Options menu we use in #SparrowSolitaire https://t.co/LkUriO9Q8H

This a stand-alone class with many common menu features like dirty tracking, reset to defaults, toggle switches, sliders, and more! Lmk if you have questions or comments! https://t.co/xwQcg...
GitHub - macvogelsang/pd-options: A portable and robust options class for the Playdate Lua SDK
A portable and robust options class for the Playdate Lua SDK - macvogelsang/pd-options
github.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
#TearsOfTheKingdom is my favorite Pilotwings game
November 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
This is such a cool list! I've played 46 of these games, how about you? https://twitter.com/samwrite/status/1656283318499913728
November 18, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Incredible to see our dock support in the wild, thank you! https://twitter.com/StivX_/status/1653053104747687938
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
All the games in this drop are great but ART& is the standout for me so far. Feels like a mini open world experience on Playdate. So much to do and see! A Pulp technical marvel 🧐 https://twitter.com/LDBR_art/status/1650910803497828385
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I hope people find this little new cursor shortcut useful. I added it by accident when @gingerbeardman originally described his "charging the cursor" concept. https://twitter.com/gingerbeardman/status/1649809657047728128
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
➡️Out now: a large v1.1 update for #SparrowSolitaire! Includes new tile designs, rebalanced audio, weather effects, a docked music playing mode, advanced cursor shortcuts, bug fixes, and more!

📝Changelog here: https://t.co/qcDyDYYgNS https://t.co/ExuIZL4UPX
Thank you for purchasing or playing the full release of Sparrow Solitaire! The launch went smoothly, and since then we’ve only found one crash and a few minor bugs. That would have been enough for a...
vogelscript.itch.io
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
While Matt was writing this *excellent* post, I wrapped up edits on the official #SparrowSolitaire wiki page! https://t.co/KZJj78O6hy

It includes things like
- 📝strategy tips
- 💡trivia
- ⚙️how to mod the game with your own tileset or background designs

Check it out! https://t.co/yEF3t41heU
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Not too different from what we ended up with! https://twitter.com/gingerbeardman/status/1355460562143113218
November 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I hope the world will appreciate @gingerbeardman's dedication to "font tweaks" over the last 24 hours 😂(there's an entire second page to this)
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Opened the source code for my 8 month old prototype for the first time in a while... 🤔
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Admiring the golden gate scenery and the @strangestIO physical copy of Shining/Shadow Gadget while catching ghosts on my Land's End hike. #totallynotanad #notsponsored #playdate #gdc
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
So glad it (kinda) worked out! Great photos! It was an honor to carry you guys around on my iPad, and the battery only drained 60%! https://twitter.com/Guv_Bubbs/status/1638347036511842305
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Today is a great day to buy #SparrowSolitaire! Not only is it @itchio creator day, but the early-access discount will end in a few weeks. The amount of content in the release version (for a measly $2 extra) is mind-blowing; I can't wait to show it off! https://vogelscript.itch.io/sparrow-solitaire
Elegant mahjong solitaire with a Playdate spin
vogelscript.itch.io
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
I spent too much time playing all the new #playdate Catalog games over the past few days. There's plenty of variety and likely something for everyone, even if they weren't all my jam. Check out my reviews here: https://www.backloggd.com/u/vogelscript/list/playdate-catalog-games/ #indiegames
'Playdate Catalog Launch Titles' a list of games by vogelscript | Backloggd
Heres every Catalog game as of March 9th ranked by how much I enjoyed my time with them I believe I completed all of the games that have endings and I feel I played enough of the rest to write an informed review My star ratings arent visible here but see my profile description for more information on my criteria for those
www.backloggd.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Timelapse of using the #SparrowSolitaire built-in level editor to create a brand new layout (featuring our new un-removable "barrier" tiles). #screenshotsaturday #playdate #gamedev https://t.co/Xuh0FRsNCN
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Great discussion and highly recommend listening if you want to learn more about Sparrow Solitaire before buying. Or, wait a bit longer and get the full release when it's ready which will incorporate a lot of the feedback mentioned in this episode! https://t.co/fMrZHBOkFb
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Super cool to be featured here! And good timing too, since we're hoping the full release will be out in a month or so. I also recently started a devlog detailing more of the new features on the Playdate Squad Discord here https://t.co/61zgH0XOBT https://t.co/dS4ctgAqRN
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
discord.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
I can't stop buying purple gaming accessories😍
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM