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Phantomcompass.com studio head. 30+ yrs in the #gamedev biz & still learning. He/him/ratboy. 🌎 tonywalsh.fyi ✍️ #artist + #writer 👾 #videogames + #tech 🎲 #ttrpg + #minipainting 🎤 #karaoke 🦝 #Toronto

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · Jan 31

tony-coded characters

Photo of Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley.

Movie still from “Raising Arizona” featuring Nic Cage as H. I. McDunnough

TV still of “Gravity Falls” featuring Grunkle Stan.

TV still of Paul Reubens as Pee Wee Herman.

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 12h

welcome aboard 🍁

Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 12h

and not in a good way

Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 13h

"just nudging this up your inbox"
says the sales email

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

How’s it going at the Riyadh Comedy Festival aka Just Four Laughs

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 1d

well we need some non woke games to play on our way to Mars, Dan

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 4d

looks amazing, I’m very jealous

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 5d

I hope everyone enjoyed my Debut Devs showcase this week. If you're interested in me having a look at your debut game, sign-ups are open forms.gle/JymML2ypjgoK..., as long as we keep getting interest, I'll be happy to keep checking out games from #indiegamedev

Debut Devs Showcase Sign up

A little project I would like to try for Game-Wisdom is providing more ways of showing off games from first time developers and students. The Debut Devs Showcase is a once a month, 2-hour stream, show...

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 5d

Had completely forgotten about these characters until I saw this, recognized them immediately. Lovely work!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 5d

Timeline cleanse:
himb sleempy 🐾

Portrait photo of a black labradoodle reclining while wrapped in a blanket.

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Revy but spoopy @catgirlfingies.quest · 6d

Once again reminding everyone to please leave steam reviews on indie games.
It helps out the devs SO MUCH

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Adam Hartling @xenosns.bsky.social · 6d

This year's Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is live!!
adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver

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Anthony Ruttgaizer | Comic Book Writer @anthonyruttgaizer.bsky.social · 7d

HEY! COMIC BOOKS NERDS of #BLACKSKY! (Comic nerds in general, really.) I recently assembled a list of brick-and-mortar comic book shops across the United States and Canada. Please check out the list and then go check out these stores!

ruttgaizer.com/the-almost-d...

THE (ALMOST) DEFINITIVE LIST OF BLACK OWNED COMIC BOOK SHOPS – Ruttgaizer Dot Com

ruttgaizer.com

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 7d

it's legendary Canadian rockstar Burton Cummings!

Publicity photo of legendary Canadian rock star Burton Cummings from the 1970s or 80s. He sports a bushy mustache, puffy hair and stripey jumper.

Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 7d

seems about wight

Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 8d

Wow another game announced by Ontario, Canada team @gamesbystitch.com right on the heels of a recent launch.

Pew pew pew go get ‘em!

Games by Stitch - Out Now: Elsewhere Electric ⚡️ @gamesbystitch.com · 8d

It is 2066: 36 years after a catastrophic geomagnetic storm disrupted the world’s power supply and caused world-wide chaos.

You are tasked to keep a solar mission on track, and secretly, to discover a saboteur. Will you trust the right people?

Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/4006340/...

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 8d

Kind of?
The top of my feed invited me to post on the topic they provided.

Like Facebook asking "What's happening?" except in this case "Tell us all how great AI is!"

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 8d

LinkedIn prompting me to post about how useful AI is. 👎

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 8d

Got away from my desk and into a fast and furious 4-player game of #Gaslands last night.

Almost everyone blew up. Delightful.

Overhead photo of a Gaslands tabletop wargame in progress. Tiny post-apocalyptic cars and pieces of battlefield scenery adorn a desert playmat.

Closeup photo of a Gaslands tabletop wargame in progress, focused on two tiny post-apocalyptic cars. One is a performance car, the other is a small tractor with jacked-up suspension.

Closeup photo of a Gaslands tabletop wargame in progress with two post-apocalyptic cars in the foreground and a large industrial tower model in the background.

Closeup photo of a Gaslands tabletop wargame in progress showing a team of two blue post-apocalyptic cars outfitted with spikes and roll cages.

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Hawkun @hawkun.bsky.social · 9d

my game Questy Chess is a massive 50% off in the Steam Autumn Sale! Make your move before October 7th.
store.steampowered.com/app/3562220/...

Save 50% on Questy Chess on Steam

Enter the world of a Chess computer, navigate through the electronics and beeps and bloops until you find yourself on the grid, battling 1s and 0s to reclaim Chess after a rogue virus installs itself.

store.steampowered.com

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Hilltop Studios @playhilltop.bsky.social · 9d

You can get our weird and wonderful indie hidden gem Lil' Guardsman for 60% off as part of the #SteamAutumnSale right now!

store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/...

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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 10d

polishing his lantern

Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 10d

Jurassic Shart

Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.fyi · 10d

more R2D2
less C3P0

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 10d

iRobot’s co-founder says humanoid robot hype is misplaced.
- Unlike AI for text or video, we lack touch data to teach dexterity, videos alone can’t teach using a screwdriver
- Two-legged bots risk injuring people when they fall
- He expects wheels and pragmatic designs to replace human-shaped robots

Why Today’s Humanoids Won’t Learn Dexterity – Rodney Brooks

rodneybrooks.com