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John Ricciardi @johntv.bsky.social · 3d

Somehow our little company turns 20 years old today. Time is weird! Thanks and <3 to everyone who has supported us over the years~

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SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social · 8d

"When we release a game, we don't fully understand it, right? People playing it and talking about it we learn more about it and ourselves." @maddymakesgames.com + @noelfb.bsky.social share the story of CELESTE ahead of their talk at ACMI next week
INTERVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/celeste...

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chloe @ccezra.bsky.social · 9d

Game Garden 2025 was a resounding success!! We had roughly 3300 attendees this year and even hit the ppl cap for some of the talks.

If you attended, we have a short public feedback form available. Any and all feedback is appreciated!
forms.gle/78u1aCRE8MCp...

And now I am in HIBERNATION 💤

2025 Game Garden Public Feedback

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Vancouver Game Garden @vangamegarden.bsky.social · 10d

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 IS NOW OVER!! Thank you to all of our lovely attendees, exhibitors, and volunteers for making this event such a welcoming and fun time for gamers and game devs of all ages and walks of life.

We’ll see you next year for more local indie games, art, and talks! 🌻✨

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Denis *B*L*M* @quaidrayn.bsky.social · 11d

My kids enjoying the games on show at @vangamegarden.bsky.social.

My son playing a 2d exploration game on the monitor in front of him.

My daughter playing an aquarium simulator.

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Liam Berry @liamberry.ca · 11d

cityofnone.com is at the @vangamegarden.bsky.social! Come by and play and check out a bunch of cool local games this weekend

City of None

An upcoming adventure game by Noel and Liam Berry

cityofnone.com

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah, that's what makes it even more ridiculous to me. As the amount of mail drops it will be even less profitable, but still required. It doesn't make sense as a business.

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 13d

canada post went 120 years as a public service before being turned into a corporation in the 80s

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 13d

genuinely, who cares? public services aren't businesses. it provides services that should be accessible to the entire population. it should not be expected to make that profitable.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

screenshot from the article: "Canada Post is now facing an existential crisis," Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said in a statement on Thursday. "Since 2018, the corporation has accumulated more than $5 billion in losses. In 2024 alone, it lost over $1 billion, and in 2025, it is already on track to lose close to $1.5 billion."

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 14d

It's everyone else's loss because they won't hear your banger songs

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jenny @qdork.bsky.social · 14d

actually i changed my mind store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/... #gaming #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogames

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Liam Berry @liamberry.ca · 14d

I stomp you... you stomp me?! O_O

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 15d

I tried to just do what was recommended (since I never use JS) and even that was an annoying process haha bsky.app/profile/noel...

Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · Jul 6

trying to make something small in javascript and this language is so stupid lol. just trying to parse a json file, apparently "import" is the easiest way now. except it's so janky!

screenshot of the following code:

// this doesn't work for "reasons"
import data from './levels.ldtk';

// everywhere online says you need to assert the type
// except, wait! this doesn't work in browsers anymore?
import data from './levels.ldtk' assert { type: 'json' };

// it's been changed to "with" for whatever reason, OK.. fine..
// except, wait! this still doesn't work and fails to load?
import data from './levels.ldtk' with { type: 'json' };

// oh it needs to have a .json ext EVEN THOUGH i tell its type
// this one works
import data from './levels.json' with { type: 'json' };

Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 16d

Hey that's cool! Is that running in a gameboy emulator?

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 16d

haha thanks, that's my partner Yvonne :)

Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 16d

it doesn't use any libraries because I find them all complicated and overkill. I just wrote like 800 lines of javascript with webgl for this

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 16d

I'm not gonna have time to make anything with this but I started on a tiny interactive web thing for Vancouver Game Garden using @pietepiet.com's art and LDtk (arrow keys): vangamegarden.com/events/02/ga...

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Olivia Haines @livvy.itch.io · 17d

screenshot monday

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 20d

I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius

Mark Zuckerberg presenting his Pervert Glasses for perverts

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Ari Arnbjörnsson @flassari.bsky.social · 27d

Profile.

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 28d

yeah I don't think it is usually that consequential in terms of actual resources, but I do think it has a huge impact on how often you'll try the same thing over and over before exploring other things you can do, almost regardless of how much is at stake.

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 28d

yeah, Silksong actually does do this more than I remember Hollow Knight doing it. I've encountered several bosses where this is possible, even when it feels like it's not.

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 28d

that said I don't have an answer for delivering a similar mechanic ("oh no I wasn't careful and lost everything!") and not having to go back the same way over and over to where you died.

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 28d

I agree - I like the stakes it creates... the threat of losing everything is great. But I don't like that it pushes you into doing the same thing over and over in games about exploration.

zaratustra @zaratustra.bsky.social · 28d

i didn't like the "corpse" system in hollow knight, i didn't like it in any of the countless ripoffs of hollow knight, and i don't like it in silksong

it encourages sunk cost fallacy and butting head against bosses, instead of trying to find an alternative path

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Seckswrecks @seckswrecks.bsky.social · 29d

Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of the first Celeste classic run I felt like submitting to src :3

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