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Polyducks

@polyducks.co.uk

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Freelance Indie Gamedev • Pixel Artist • Textmode • TTRPG • pixelart • Lowpoly • GBStudio • JS/HTML • Dungeon Master #ドット絵 To contact me, visit my website: polyducks.co.uk

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · Aug 20

GBJam 13 is starting next month! Get your coding keyboards and your pixel pushing fingers ready for September the 12th!

itch.io/jam/gbjam-13

#GBJam #gamejam #gbstudio

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 1d

Being a heavy book owner, my heart goes out to you.

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 2d

What's happening? Are you moving house?

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PixelArtJourney @pixelartjourney.bsky.social · 2d

It's #portfolioday ! Does anyone like pixel art? 😊

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 2d

You have a real majesty for colours. I like the forms of the macarons and the light work on the gate.

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RPG in a Box (Bring Your Ideas to Life!) @rpginabox.bsky.social · 3d

I'm getting old... I turned 43 today! 👴 Want to get me a birthday gift? Tell someone about RPG in a Box today! It's the quickest and easiest way to help it grow and improve, and enables me to add cool new features so everyone can make their dream game! ❤️🕹

#rpginabox #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 2d

Natural History Museum, London - featuring the new(ish) whale skeleton!

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Mistigris computer arts @mistfunk.bsky.social · 6d

Mistigram: this portrait of #Hellraiser's Cenobite #Pinhead, titled "Solve the Cube", was drawn by @polyducks.co.uk and El Hombre Lombre for the Flash Party demoparty (coming up again in a bit over a week), whose #ANSIart compo it took second prize in.

A pale bald man with pins driven into his head from all angles grimaces in the darkness as he sparks a flash of light by rotating a Rubix cube he holds in his hands into completion.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 6d

You can do it! Make sure you make it easy to update for the future.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 7d

No I don't think so. Unless it was the afternoon haha!

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 7d

Are power play superiority good mornings something that happen? I've never experienced this.

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 10d

I loved reading this. Thank you for such a thorough writeup!

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 10d

From personal experience, there are some places in the UK, notably Richmond Park, where the ground is entirely covered by ferns.

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 13d

I thought fanzines were for an existing IP and a zine is either an editorial voice in its own right or about something broader than a specific brand or piece of media.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 13d

I'm having a good notDrawingtober.

A comfy restingMyWristober.

An avoidingRSItober.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 13d

Sounds like you're recovering

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 14d

If I have one lesson to teach, it's that if someone is making your community a not-nice place to be in, you have every right to remove them, regardless of who they are, how popular they are, or how sad they are by being removed.

Moderation is not easy.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 14d

You have such a good eye for shape. Love the fanta one.

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 14d

Year 1 artist: using references is cheating

Year 10 artist: maybe I should check how lizard scales look...

Year 20 as an artist: This is due tomorrow, I'm just going to photograph my husband and trace it.

Year 30 as an artist: I'm going to get a regular job and pay another artist to do it.

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 17d

Yeah I saw this and thought "this is definitely DaaWeeD's work" haha

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 18d

Sick art this year guys. Loving the gameboy cube.

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Nick Westwood @retrobreak.co.uk · Sep 1

The GB Compo Game Jam has finished!

itch.io/jam/gbcompo25

119 entries! I’m on the judging panel again this year, looking forward to checking out everyone’s games!

Game Boy Competition 2025

A game jam from 2025-05-31 to 2025-09-30 hosted by avivace, bbbbbr & Larold's Retro Gameyard. Stay updated on https://bsky.app/profile/gbdev.io Create original games, demos, homebrews tools and music ...

itch.io

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bbbbbr @bbbbbr.bsky.social · 18d

I'm only an organizer for gb compo and not a judge, but I still try to play all the games.

GB Compo entrants - I have now played through all ~119 of your games! Thank you for participating and making so many cool and delightful games / tools / music! Had a lot of fun!

#gbcompo25 #gbcompo

Nick Westwood @retrobreak.co.uk · Sep 1

The GB Compo Game Jam has finished!

itch.io/jam/gbcompo25

119 entries! I’m on the judging panel again this year, looking forward to checking out everyone’s games!

Game Boy Competition 2025

itch.io

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 19d

GBjam 13 submissions are now closed and we've entered into the rating period! Play some of the 173 gameboy-themed unlucky games while they're being rated!

itch.io/jam/gbjam-13...

Submissions to GBJAM 13

itch.io

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 19d

Omg I looked it up and it's so small. Yeah, very cool. I thought it was definitely too small for a nokia 3410 🫠

Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 19d

It's much better to use something like that for all the export options and modularity it gives, but you've really made it your own.