Tony Albrecht
@tonyalbrecht.bsky.social
Aussie Game Dev of 25+ years.
Principal Engineer at Riot Games.
Brews beer, plays games, lives life.
he/him
Principal Engineer at Riot Games.
Brews beer, plays games, lives life.
he/him
It feels like the 80s again. I'm going to see Suicidal Tendencies support Metallica on Wednesday, and at the same time I'm waiting on my newly ordered #C64 to be shipped.
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It feels like the 80s again. I'm going to see Suicidal Tendencies support Metallica on Wednesday, and at the same time I'm waiting on my newly ordered #C64 to be shipped.
This game scratches a llamatron shaped itch
Evil Egg comes October 30.
Infinite Twin-Stick Chaos.
100% Free Game.
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/...
Join the discord to play the beta:
discord.gg/sQb5agEYzM
Infinite Twin-Stick Chaos.
100% Free Game.
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/...
Join the discord to play the beta:
discord.gg/sQb5agEYzM
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This game scratches a llamatron shaped itch
One of the early Aussie Game Dec conference bags. (Early 2000s)
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
One of the early Aussie Game Dec conference bags. (Early 2000s)
Hello Melbourne!
October 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Hello Melbourne!
TFW you are furiously working on a presentation for a conference and you get the "Checkins are open" notification for your flight to said conference.
So you stop to post about it on Socials instead of working more.
So you stop to post about it on Socials instead of working more.
October 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
TFW you are furiously working on a presentation for a conference and you get the "Checkins are open" notification for your flight to said conference.
So you stop to post about it on Socials instead of working more.
So you stop to post about it on Socials instead of working more.
I'll be at #GCAP next week! If anyone wants to catch up, HMU.
Also, I'm landing in Melbourne Sunday arvo, so if anyone wants to catch up for a drink, let me know. Purely for jetlag remediation of course - that 30 minute difference can be a killer.
Also, I'm landing in Melbourne Sunday arvo, so if anyone wants to catch up for a drink, let me know. Purely for jetlag remediation of course - that 30 minute difference can be a killer.
October 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'll be at #GCAP next week! If anyone wants to catch up, HMU.
Also, I'm landing in Melbourne Sunday arvo, so if anyone wants to catch up for a drink, let me know. Purely for jetlag remediation of course - that 30 minute difference can be a killer.
Also, I'm landing in Melbourne Sunday arvo, so if anyone wants to catch up for a drink, let me know. Purely for jetlag remediation of course - that 30 minute difference can be a killer.
"Solving the Autism problem" You mean stacking the dish washer the CORRECT way?
"Solving the autism problem" oh you mean begging my coworkers to let me change the whole codebase to either "colour" or "color", I don't care which just not the current random mix.
"Solving the autism problem" oooooh dimmer switches that don't whine?
September 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"Solving the Autism problem" You mean stacking the dish washer the CORRECT way?
This. A thousand times, this.
September 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This. A thousand times, this.
This showed up in my feed yesterday. A snippet from a different time, hilariously understated.
1976: BIG JIM's Big BOOZY Bike Trip to Braemar | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This showed up in my feed yesterday. A snippet from a different time, hilariously understated.
I just spent 4 hours debugging something that I had previously documented as not yet implemented. At least now I know why it doesn't work.
sigh
sigh
September 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I just spent 4 hours debugging something that I had previously documented as not yet implemented. At least now I know why it doesn't work.
sigh
sigh
Getting back to my roots, doing some weekend programming..
August 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Getting back to my roots, doing some weekend programming..
Hello. I just realised that I much prefer Star Trek to Star Wars.
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
August 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Hello. I just realised that I much prefer Star Trek to Star Wars.
What does that say about me?
What does that say about me?
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for my C64 -- and I said "Fuck that, you suck" and made an angry post on social media.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for my C64 -- and I said "Fuck that, you suck" and made an angry post on social media.
August 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for my C64 -- and I said "Fuck that, you suck" and made an angry post on social media.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for my C64 -- and I said "Fuck that, you suck" and made an angry post on social media.
This is glorious. There is a real joy in building a creative product that you love, and we so often forget this. Deadlines, budgets, bad management, massive teams, and bad tools can all detract from this.
If you are a Game Dev, don't forget - you get to build games for a living! How cool is that?
If you are a Game Dev, don't forget - you get to build games for a living! How cool is that?
BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.
Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.
This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.
This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Why ‘Silksong’ Took Seven Years to Make
The highly anticipated indie game has been in production for so long that it’s become an internet meme
www.bloomberg.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is glorious. There is a real joy in building a creative product that you love, and we so often forget this. Deadlines, budgets, bad management, massive teams, and bad tools can all detract from this.
If you are a Game Dev, don't forget - you get to build games for a living! How cool is that?
If you are a Game Dev, don't forget - you get to build games for a living! How cool is that?
A friend recommended this game to me one week ago. It sounded good, so I bought it and started playing. I've now spent 40 hours on it in the last 7 days. 40 hours! Yeah. It's fucking good. It has depth - even it's layers have layers.
Do yourself a favour and grab this one.
Do yourself a favour and grab this one.
The Slormancer on Steam
Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hou...
store.steampowered.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A friend recommended this game to me one week ago. It sounded good, so I bought it and started playing. I've now spent 40 hours on it in the last 7 days. 40 hours! Yeah. It's fucking good. It has depth - even it's layers have layers.
Do yourself a favour and grab this one.
Do yourself a favour and grab this one.
Guess who's talking at GCAP 2025?
I'll be talking about rewriting a particle system which has been modified by dozens (100+?) of people over 15 years and is a critical part of a game that ships every 2 weeks to millions of players. Lessons learnt, problems found, solutions created.
It's a journey.
I'll be talking about rewriting a particle system which has been modified by dozens (100+?) of people over 15 years and is a critical part of a game that ships every 2 weeks to millions of players. Lessons learnt, problems found, solutions created.
It's a journey.
August 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Guess who's talking at GCAP 2025?
I'll be talking about rewriting a particle system which has been modified by dozens (100+?) of people over 15 years and is a critical part of a game that ships every 2 weeks to millions of players. Lessons learnt, problems found, solutions created.
It's a journey.
I'll be talking about rewriting a particle system which has been modified by dozens (100+?) of people over 15 years and is a critical part of a game that ships every 2 weeks to millions of players. Lessons learnt, problems found, solutions created.
It's a journey.
I just finished Death Stranding 2. Loved it. I loved the insane cut scenes, the crazy story lines, the stupid boss fights, the fact that you can skip boss fights if they're too hard (I didn't. I'm a big boy now). The game is beautiful and I cared about the characters. Now I'm off to build more roads
August 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I just finished Death Stranding 2. Loved it. I loved the insane cut scenes, the crazy story lines, the stupid boss fights, the fact that you can skip boss fights if they're too hard (I didn't. I'm a big boy now). The game is beautiful and I cared about the characters. Now I'm off to build more roads
Me At Work 2 weeks ago:
"This system has been stagnating for years. It seriously needs a refactor. I'll just change a few things..."
Me today:
"This system has been stagnating for years. It seriously needs a refactor. I'll just change a few things..."
Me today:
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Me At Work 2 weeks ago:
"This system has been stagnating for years. It seriously needs a refactor. I'll just change a few things..."
Me today:
"This system has been stagnating for years. It seriously needs a refactor. I'll just change a few things..."
Me today:
Damnit. Animals As Leaders have cancelled their tour. I'd forked out for the VIP tickets and was looking forward to meet them.
July 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Damnit. Animals As Leaders have cancelled their tour. I'd forked out for the VIP tickets and was looking forward to meet them.
Shroom and Gloom is a beautiful looking game! And it plays well too - First person Slay the Spire? The demo is out now - if you like rogue-lite deck builders (like I do) then you'll probably like this.
Shroom and Gloom on Steam
Gather and grow cards in Shroom & Gloom, a moody first-person, roguelike double-deckbuilder bursting with fungal foes and mountains of mega-combos!
store.steampowered.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Shroom and Gloom is a beautiful looking game! And it plays well too - First person Slay the Spire? The demo is out now - if you like rogue-lite deck builders (like I do) then you'll probably like this.
In October we're getting a new C64 and a new Tron movie. Both were inspirational and led to me eventually pursuing a career in game dev.
I'm really looking forward to October.
I'm really looking forward to October.
July 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
In October we're getting a new C64 and a new Tron movie. Both were inspirational and led to me eventually pursuing a career in game dev.
I'm really looking forward to October.
I'm really looking forward to October.
For your Wednesday listening pleasure (and the video is awesome too)
Electric Callboy - ELEVATOR OPERATOR (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Electric Callboy
youtu.be
July 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
For your Wednesday listening pleasure (and the video is awesome too)
This is not something I expected to be saying in 2025. I just ordered a new Commodore 64. www.commodore.net
Home | Commodore
www.commodore.net
July 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is not something I expected to be saying in 2025. I just ordered a new Commodore 64. www.commodore.net
Just had a horrible 20min. My steam deck wouldn’t boot. With 24 hours trapped on a plane WITHOUT A GAMING DEVICE looming before me, I was lucky enough to find the magical start up button sequence to resurrect my dead device.
July 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Just had a horrible 20min. My steam deck wouldn’t boot. With 24 hours trapped on a plane WITHOUT A GAMING DEVICE looming before me, I was lucky enough to find the magical start up button sequence to resurrect my dead device.