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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open)

@alanmcmillian.bsky.social

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Freelance cartoonist and graphic artist. Currently main artist on Mega Knockdown.

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · Sep 10

Going to have some urgent medical expenses coming up soon so I'm actively seeking commission work.

So, commission list and samples to follow. This will be one long thread of examples of my work

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · Dec 6

Here's my #commission #price list, finally. I guess this means I'm open for business.

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 15h

Dru Struzan is dead. Today especially I have no patience for anyone who would attempt to replace an actual artist with AI.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 15h

The fact that there is a Turing Test at all means that the actual inner workings of the mind are so poorly understood by those who actually have one that that gulf will never be bridged.

And an LLM is a parrot that watches YouTube all day.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 16h

This ties back to what we were discussing earlier: If mental health/balance/personality is intrinsically linked to physical nature, doesn't converting consciousness into a data pattern change the personality if isn't running inside something that simulates the original physiology?

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 16h

#Emulator people, I have a kind of weird one: I'm looking for the #j2me for a port of #Valis that was released exclusively in Japan?

Anybody know where to find it?

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 1d

I think the reason they didn't is that producing each new cart with an additional chip would have made production too expensive. Offloading the 3D processor to a one time purchase add-on kept the cost per cart lower.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 1d

This is precisely the fighting game for people who aren't much into fighting games.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 1d

Why?

VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 2d

Both PS6 and the next Xbox are planned for a 2027 release, according to separate reports.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps6-and...

PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC

Both companies are reportedly planning to release their next-gen consoles within two years…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 1d

Also, got some Nils action finished as well.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 1d

More @megaknockdown.com #animation going in and I'm on my Darkstalkers kick for this one (animations is a little jankier than I tended, maybe because of the conversion to .mov file.)

#indiegamedev #gamedev #FGC #gameart #indiefightinggames

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RyyBOOdo @ Vacation Oct 8-22 @ryyudo.bsky.social · 2d

This game is a LOT of fun. Especially if the execution of fighters keeps you, or friends, away from embracing the brainiac parts of them.

Please take the time to showcase this, y'all!

Mega Knockdown @megaknockdown.com · 2d

Trying some outreach to streamers using a new alternative to Keymailer (which is kind of useless these days). I'll let you know how it goes.

If YOU'RE a streamer or creator and wanna try out the game, cut out the middleman and shoot me a dm! I have plenty of review keys. #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

Pole Position opening is one the all time banger OP themes from that era.

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

Broadly, what you're experiencing is part of a trend. Its discussed pretty extensively here...

youtu.be/P1EKQidRooc?...

The Ensh*ttification of Everything with Cory Doctorow

YouTube video by Adam Conover

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

This looks interesting...

youtu.be/nboz6eLKoaQ?...

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game - Official Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

I think Alan Moore and Eiichiro Oda should issue a joint statement calling this guy an idiot.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

Tangentially Related:

Release all clipping masks.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

a white cat is eating food on a wooden floor

ALT: a white cat is eating food on a wooden floor

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

Designed this in Canva.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

and we might have gotten releases of some System32 ports like Spider-Man and Burning Rival.

Not a bad investment if you already owned a Genesis and weren't ready to go all in on a new system yet.

But I'm probably in a minority there.

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

(Also, fun fact, the game that became SotN was originally slated to come out on the 32X)

Would it have competed with the PS1? Probably not. But would it have kept SEGA from botching the Saturn release? Theres a chance...

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

But the ports of Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racing and Virtua Fighter proved that there was some muscle in that add-on. The ports of MK II and NBA Jam were major steps up from their Genesis counterparts, and games like Chaotix meant that there was a willingness to try new things.

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

I think if it had come out in early '93 instead of late '94, and been given a little more time on the market, it might have done what it was intended to do: Keep SEGA relevant while they got the Saturn ready for a proper launch.

SEGA's home consoles were always waaaay behind their arcade tech...

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

With my cursed obsession with #retrogaming, I'm currently thinking about the #SEGA #32X

I partly blame @jparish.bsky.social for this, since his Segaiden series has had the power balance between SEGA's arcade and home divisions knocking around in my head, but hear me out.

I think the 32X is neat...

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Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

And somewhere in all of those complex biological interconnections (probably underneath the dance hall made of pin heads) is what could be characterized as a soul.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

Also, whichever Heinlein novel was right in front of them.

Alan McMillian (Commissions Open) @alanmcmillian.bsky.social · 2d

Tangentially this is a BIG deal in coping with mental illness. How much of a person's inability to function in the world, or even the personality, is a result physical change in the brain and how much is skewed thought process?

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