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MAGFest Indie Arcade @mag-indiearcade.bsky.social · 2d

9 days remain before our annual alt.ctrl game jam kicks off!
There's still time to get your parts and get in on the action!

More info @ itch.io/jam/flip-out

Flip Out! - An Alt Ctrl Jam

A game jam from 2025-10-16 to 2025-10-19 hosted by Matt! & AndyMakes. Welcome to Flip Out, an alt ctrl game jam and controller workshop by the MAGFest Indie Arcade and Arcade Commons ! Join us for a r...

itch.io

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 5d

A ghost dog followed me around for awhile (you can pet the ghost dog)

Screenshot of a little ghost dog in Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 8d

#weirdWebOctober 1: transparency #weirdWebOctober 1: transparency

blargfest.neocities.org/transparency

Weird Web October: Transparency (ORB)

blargfest.neocities.org

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 8d

happy October 1

A screenshot from Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival. It's a selfie-style picture of a ghost wearing a firefighter hat in a spooky nighttime forest. A group of ghosts cluster in the background.

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 8d

TONIGHT! See you at the White Owl for Art/Code Night and also HAPPY OCTOBER 🍂🌬️🎃🎉
pigsquad.com/events-list/...

PIGSquad In-Person Social: Art/Code Night — Portland Indie Game Squad

Share your projects, chat with the community, and play games at an in-person Art/Code co-working night!

pigsquad.com

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 9d

Let's gooooooo

Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 9d

The games that will be at our @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social booth are now live! Check out all of the awesome community projects & devs you'll be able to hang with 🤩
pigsquad.com/portland-ret...
See you on October 17-19 ~

Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad

Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!

pigsquad.com

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 10d

This is the first farming sim whose characters I liked enough to bother romancing. If you like the genre you should check it out

Fields of Mistria ✨ Out Now in Early Access @fieldsofmistria.bsky.social · 10d

Fields of Mistria is 20% off for the Steam Autumn Sale 🍂
The sale lasts from September 29th to October 6th!
🔗 bit.ly/Mistria

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 10d

The hubris of getting double vaccinated over lunch

I will not be programming any more today

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 11d

I am the ten percent

The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 11d

Fascinating study. Note that this is 1 in 10 adults. Factor in children and the percentage of non-driving Americans is much higher. Cities and towns need to account for their mobility needs too.

1 in 10 Americans rarely or never drive a car

Among U.S. adults, those who live in the Northeast (17%) are more likely than those in the South (10%), West (8%) and Midwest (7%) to be nondrivers.

www.pewresearch.org

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 12d

So I found this lamp on the curb. It works. I really wanna give it a makeover but I'm not sure what to do. Suggestions?

A brass floor lamp with a big circle for a coffee table. The table part has totally worn away its veneer. Shade is a neutral textured cloth.

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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 12d

Geocities from 1997, back when we surfed the web.

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A Crunchy Leaf @ragonia.bsky.social · 13d

Me shop, it dropeth
💀 Ragonia.com/shop 💀

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 13d

Happy Friday! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. We're also looking forward to next week - this coming Wednesday, October 1st, we're hanging out at the White Owl in SE to kick off the month with a chill coworking night 😊🍂
Details here: pigsquad.com/events-list/...
Let us know if you have questions!

PIGSquad In-Person Social: Art/Code Night — Portland Indie Game Squad

Share your projects, chat with the community, and play games at an in-person Art/Code co-working night!

pigsquad.com

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 15d

Yooooo congrats

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MAGFest Indie Arcade @mag-indiearcade.bsky.social · 15d

WE'RE DOIN ANOTHER ALT CTRL GAME JAM Y'ALL
Flip Out!
October 16-19
Order your parts and build your controller now, have your game on a ~fancy~ custom controller at MAGFest!

More info @ itch.io/jam/flip-out

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 16d

Slowing down a little before PRGE hits, it's nice 😅
If you're interested in some chill coworking online tomorrow or an in-person meetup next week, check our calendar!
pigsquad.com/events
Volunteer applications for Portland Retro Gaming Expo are also open now 👾
forms.gle/2jYMcEyah5wW...

A snapshot of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo show floor - PIGSquad's booth has purple-clothed tables backed by purple PIGSquad walls. Numerous monitors, TVs, laptops, and table dressings are arranged on the tables, sharing multiple different games with expo goers playing on controllers and keyboards. Developers of the games sit behind the booths to chat with attendees and other devs.

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 18d

Finally, an October art challenge laser-targeted at me

weirdweboctober.website

Weird Web October

A challenge to try and make a website every day of October, based on the theme for each day

weirdweboctober.website

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 20d

Always apply that second coat of paint.

luna @imlunahey.com · Jan 30

people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 21d

Ps: I hear Bucoda is adding a "pumpkin week" to their 2025 calendar, anyone who wants to get in on a day trip hmu

Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 21d

So I'm finally listening to the Magnus Archives and I about fell out of my chair when they set one in Bucoda, WA. The tiny town that celebrates Halloween all month long. Like, they change their name to Boo-coda and have casket races.

DID THEY KNOW. IS THAT WHY THEY CHOSE IT. It can't be coincidence

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 23d

Game Devs of Color Expo is here, and talks started today! Pop in to see some wonderful presentations from gamedevs all around the world. Tickets are at ti.to/GDoCExpo/2025/

Schedule at app.swapcard.com/event/2025-g...

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 26d

Dining room update

A small dining room. It has a newly teal ceiling and a new black and white checkered rug

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · Sep 9

Update on tonight's event! We're moving Talent Talks across the street due to a last minute complication, but you can still bring food in from the carts if you were looking forward to dinner there :)
pigsquad.com/events-list/...

A map pointing from the Midtown beer Garden to the Bank of Expensify, 401 SW 5th Ave

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · Sep 9

This Friday is the big end-of-summer jam showcase! I'll be bringing the whole actual ARCADE CABINET my friend and I built in July, so you should definitely swing by.

pigsquad.com/events-list/...

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · Sep 8

I feel like it must be possible to 3D print a frog phone case. I should get a 3D printer.

Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · Sep 8

This landline phone is shaped like a frog. We need more frog phones.

A corded landline phone, with the receiver shaped like a simple, green frog

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