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Cameron Gazey

@skaarjslayer.bsky.social

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Senior software developer working in video games for 10+ years. I post about my raycaster game and the occasional bit of gamedev wisdom. #gamedev #indiedev #pico8

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · 3d

In other words, I'm not trying to directly emulate classic RPGs/dungeon crawlers, but rather thinking to myself: "what if we had a game with the retro RPG look but with modern game design sensibilities?"

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · 3d

I'm about 500 away from the limit but have a few changes in mind to save more.

The game's story will hopefully be more nuanced. It's heavily inspired by classic RPGs/dungeon crawlers, but I'm going for something that will also have a little more depth than those old games did :)

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · 4d

Yea and Arena :)

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · 4d

Can now load into different levels. #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · 17d

Another vibe post. Currently working on ability to transition between levels and save progress. Hopefully more to come soon! #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Aug 2

𝓪 𝓶 𝓫 𝓲 𝓮 𝓷 𝓬 𝓮

#pico8 #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Aug 2

Playing around with a star twinkle effect. Will probably reduce the frequency. #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Jul 28

my game that I'm currently making :)

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Jul 28

Vibe check. #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Jul 22

Blocking and strafing! Think it's time I actually worked on some combat & animation stuff. You know, gameplay? #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Jun 9

I have waited a decade for this.

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Tom van den Boogaart @tom.sokpop.co · Jun 8

hello 👽

announcing my new game: Bernband, a remake of the old Bernband from 2014

wander through an alien city, hang out with locals, find secrets, get lost…

check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2789170

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Jun 5

In learning; if you're focused on finding a shortcut, you've forgotten that the destination wasn't the point.

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · May 14

It's a good habit of the soul to listen more often than you act on the need to feel heard.

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Apr 20

Refactored and re-added the message log system to provide context for the game world. #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Apr 10

It's most certainly a love letter of sorts to old CRPGs.

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Apr 10

It's where I drew inspiration from :)

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Apr 10

Definitely possible! I had also thought about adding a Search action for objects in the world to get random loot.

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Apr 10

Correct!

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Apr 10

Secret push walls! Unsure if I'll keep the UI prompt but for now it's useful for development. #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Mar 29

You will be well prepared for this game when it comes out :)

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Mar 29

Feel like I should add this is non-trivial to do when walls must exist on grid boundaries for efficiency reasons.

Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Mar 29

Moving walls! One step closer to secret areas! #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Mar 29

Working on secret push walls! Not quite the effect I'm looking for but we're getting somewhere :) #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev

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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · Mar 21

Dismissing the relevancy of a programming paradigm which you don't understand is a force that acts against your growth and learning. All paradigms have their place; their positives and negatives.

#indiedev #gamedev

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