Touya
@mooglecoffee.bsky.social
Indie dev, artist, writer.
Voice behind the "History of Japanese TCGs" videos.
https://lost-worlds.neocities.org/
Voice behind the "History of Japanese TCGs" videos.
https://lost-worlds.neocities.org/
I'm going through something right now, but I've got an article cooking about Card Hero.
Late 90s Nintendo IP that predicted some mid-2000s Trading Card Game mechanics, then got rebooted on DS in 2007. It's well-designed for both tabletop & digital, and has some convergent ideas with Battle Spirits.
Late 90s Nintendo IP that predicted some mid-2000s Trading Card Game mechanics, then got rebooted on DS in 2007. It's well-designed for both tabletop & digital, and has some convergent ideas with Battle Spirits.
March 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I'm going through something right now, but I've got an article cooking about Card Hero.
Late 90s Nintendo IP that predicted some mid-2000s Trading Card Game mechanics, then got rebooted on DS in 2007. It's well-designed for both tabletop & digital, and has some convergent ideas with Battle Spirits.
Late 90s Nintendo IP that predicted some mid-2000s Trading Card Game mechanics, then got rebooted on DS in 2007. It's well-designed for both tabletop & digital, and has some convergent ideas with Battle Spirits.
Normal RPG: "The door is locked."
King's Field:
King's Field:
January 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Normal RPG: "The door is locked."
King's Field:
King's Field:
Making games, you never really know if what you're making is good or not; that's something you only learn from your players.
But when I get my head out of the docs and the debug console, I know I made this. And some days that's enough.
But when I get my head out of the docs and the debug console, I know I made this. And some days that's enough.
December 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Making games, you never really know if what you're making is good or not; that's something you only learn from your players.
But when I get my head out of the docs and the debug console, I know I made this. And some days that's enough.
But when I get my head out of the docs and the debug console, I know I made this. And some days that's enough.
To make a great RPG, you have to be well-versed in great RPGs. Games like 7th Dragon 2020, Digital Devil Saga, Fantasian--the state of the art has changed since 1995. (1/6)
December 16, 2024 at 9:20 AM
To make a great RPG, you have to be well-versed in great RPGs. Games like 7th Dragon 2020, Digital Devil Saga, Fantasian--the state of the art has changed since 1995. (1/6)
The Nintendo Power I grew up with was always going to bat for weird little games you never heard of. Riviera, Sigma Star Saga, Nanostray, Yggdra Union, Elebits--they spent so many issues trying to get us on board with Gunstar Super Heroes.
Every day I wish it lived.
Every day I wish it lived.
December 6, 2024 at 4:38 AM
The Nintendo Power I grew up with was always going to bat for weird little games you never heard of. Riviera, Sigma Star Saga, Nanostray, Yggdra Union, Elebits--they spent so many issues trying to get us on board with Gunstar Super Heroes.
Every day I wish it lived.
Every day I wish it lived.
Meanwhile, in Gundam--
November 1, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Meanwhile, in Gundam--
Wrapping up October with a round-up of some Halloween highlights and obscurities: lost-worlds.neocities.org/blog/2024/10...
October 31, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Wrapping up October with a round-up of some Halloween highlights and obscurities: lost-worlds.neocities.org/blog/2024/10...
Bluesky filetype issue. This one should work:
October 22, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Bluesky filetype issue. This one should work:
And then, like one of its characters abruptly slain in the fog of war, it was gone forever. Vibrant high-saturation pixel art gave way to grainy digitized sprites moving with all the grace of a dump truck. The fans never quite forgave Shadow Dragon—and probably never will. (3/4)
October 22, 2024 at 12:33 AM
And then, like one of its characters abruptly slain in the fog of war, it was gone forever. Vibrant high-saturation pixel art gave way to grainy digitized sprites moving with all the grace of a dump truck. The fans never quite forgave Shadow Dragon—and probably never will. (3/4)
When Fire Emblem 7 went global, animation was its centerpiece. It opened by rigging a crit to sell players on afterimages and impact frames; the E3 reveal highlighted this same sequence, and Nintendo Power soon latched on to the battle screen to convey its appeal. (1/4)
October 22, 2024 at 12:32 AM
When Fire Emblem 7 went global, animation was its centerpiece. It opened by rigging a crit to sell players on afterimages and impact frames; the E3 reveal highlighted this same sequence, and Nintendo Power soon latched on to the battle screen to convey its appeal. (1/4)
Unpacking Fire Emblem's battle animations, frame by frame: lost-worlds.neocities.org/blog/2024/10...
October 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Unpacking Fire Emblem's battle animations, frame by frame: lost-worlds.neocities.org/blog/2024/10...
Ninja animation take 2!
October 18, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Ninja animation take 2!
Hobby anime RPG Plamo Gear is nominally about 5th graders battling with tiny plastic model robots, but it's really made for the adults that grew up with Medabots, Danball Senki, and other transmedia games: lost-worlds.neocities.org/blog/2024/10...
October 6, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Hobby anime RPG Plamo Gear is nominally about 5th graders battling with tiny plastic model robots, but it's really made for the adults that grew up with Medabots, Danball Senki, and other transmedia games: lost-worlds.neocities.org/blog/2024/10...
We got video? I've been waiting 5 months for this ninja to move!
September 13, 2024 at 9:32 PM
We got video? I've been waiting 5 months for this ninja to move!
Cleaning up sprites for a turn-based RPG. The 🌱 Sprout is a support class that doesn't do much on its own, but can double up on allies' skills.
July 13, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Cleaning up sprites for a turn-based RPG. The 🌱 Sprout is a support class that doesn't do much on its own, but can double up on allies' skills.
My girls. Prim is 12 and only leaves the floor if it's important, Bug is 6 and moonjumps to nap in the highest places possible.
(Bug is also half Prim's size.)
(Bug is also half Prim's size.)
June 19, 2024 at 4:50 AM
My girls. Prim is 12 and only leaves the floor if it's important, Bug is 6 and moonjumps to nap in the highest places possible.
(Bug is also half Prim's size.)
(Bug is also half Prim's size.)
love when Clip Studio Paint corrupts a dozen files and sends me scrambling for viable backups
anyway look at these sprites while I fiddle with cloud storage
anyway look at these sprites while I fiddle with cloud storage
May 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
love when Clip Studio Paint corrupts a dozen files and sends me scrambling for viable backups
anyway look at these sprites while I fiddle with cloud storage
anyway look at these sprites while I fiddle with cloud storage
So it turns out different rooms actually line up seamlessly, even when there's a hard screen transition cutting them off in-game. Seems Capcom wanted to have large continuous zones, but had to break them up for loading purposes.
May 1, 2024 at 8:27 PM
So it turns out different rooms actually line up seamlessly, even when there's a hard screen transition cutting them off in-game. Seems Capcom wanted to have large continuous zones, but had to break them up for loading purposes.
Ripping El Dorado Gate's backgrounds for an art study.
Real gorgeous Dreamcast series. Wish Capcom would rerelease it.
Real gorgeous Dreamcast series. Wish Capcom would rerelease it.
April 27, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Ripping El Dorado Gate's backgrounds for an art study.
Real gorgeous Dreamcast series. Wish Capcom would rerelease it.
Real gorgeous Dreamcast series. Wish Capcom would rerelease it.
Feeling the loss of 3DS online real hard now.
For the past 7 years, my multiplayer time was focused on the Cardfight!! Vanguard 3DS trilogy.
These are Japan-only tabletop sims with carry-over saves that had a thriving community right up to the moment servers closed. A thousand hours wasn't enough.
For the past 7 years, my multiplayer time was focused on the Cardfight!! Vanguard 3DS trilogy.
These are Japan-only tabletop sims with carry-over saves that had a thriving community right up to the moment servers closed. A thousand hours wasn't enough.
April 9, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Feeling the loss of 3DS online real hard now.
For the past 7 years, my multiplayer time was focused on the Cardfight!! Vanguard 3DS trilogy.
These are Japan-only tabletop sims with carry-over saves that had a thriving community right up to the moment servers closed. A thousand hours wasn't enough.
For the past 7 years, my multiplayer time was focused on the Cardfight!! Vanguard 3DS trilogy.
These are Japan-only tabletop sims with carry-over saves that had a thriving community right up to the moment servers closed. A thousand hours wasn't enough.
We got GIFs yet? ...No? APNGs? ...Still no?
Someday, this ninja will move...
Someday, this ninja will move...
March 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
We got GIFs yet? ...No? APNGs? ...Still no?
Someday, this ninja will move...
Someday, this ninja will move...
Laying down colors. I'll redraw Link in a full cel at some point.
December 6, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Laying down colors. I'll redraw Link in a full cel at some point.
Zelda redraw I need to find time for. I was an Oracle of Ages kid, but was always borrowing my friend's copy of Seasons.
November 27, 2023 at 8:10 AM
Zelda redraw I need to find time for. I was an Oracle of Ages kid, but was always borrowing my friend's copy of Seasons.
RPG map icons I've been iterating on.
November 18, 2023 at 6:08 PM
RPG map icons I've been iterating on.