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Ellie

@elliesprites.bsky.social

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Pixel art and video games. 🏳️‍⚧️♾️

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · Mar 2

Dinosaur game! I'm putting it on hold for now, but I had a lot of fun animating all these guys.

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 19h

Very cool!

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, I'm very curious about the new project!

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 1d

the pixel art in that episode was so upsetting haha. Very cool to see your take on it!

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 2d

jesus christ...

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WangleLine @wangleline.com · 3d

Wishlist Vividerie, my crazy bullet nightmare:
store.steampowered.com/app/1769200/...

#gamedev

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 3d

(I'm not doing that right now, I'm taking a break from making games at the moment. I did get the urge to do a thing, and though I'm resisting said urge, I figured I could at least talk about why the thing would have been fun to do.)

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 3d

My favorite game design thing: animating creatures and programming their behavior. It's so satisfying watching them come to life and trying to make them feel believable, to give the impression that they are more aware of their environments than they actually are.

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 3d

So good!!!!

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🎴squp @squp.bsky.social · 3d

It's raining, it's pouring...
With @thewaddle.bsky.social !

#memamorkin #gamedev #indiegame

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 4d

merpworld's sound design is great, everyone should listen to it

maybell🌻 @maybell.itch.io · 4d

i love the sound this thing makes so much. #merpworld #screenshotsaturday

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 4d

That's what first got me to learn how to code! I can definitely recommend GameMaker, it's very easy to use, can make any kind of 2d game, and pretty much every question you might have, someone's already asked it online so you can always find an answer by googling it.

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 8d

looking great!

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 8d

When in doubt, make the entire thing, then go back and rework the protagonist. Once you know everything about the project it's easier to know what your protagonist needs.

There's no need to get it right in the first try, iteration is a huge part of the process! And it's free practice too.

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 10d

that's a very funny thing to say to someone who makes games that look like they're from the 90s

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 12d

hi, one of them forty million followers here. I think you should be allowed to make games as sloppy as they need to be and I'll be glad to play them regardless!

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 12d

I was on my way to do that as soon as I heard about this whole thing, but I was half an hour too late as the thread was locked.

Really frustrating stuff all around.

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 12d

relatable

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 12d

tiny mockingbird. might delete eventually.

acrylic painting of a mockingbird on a scrap of yellow paper.

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Not Jam @not-jam.itch.io · 15d

💀💀💀HEADS is out now!💀💀💀

Heads are required for the process. If you cannot provide, we shall have to take yours.

Flip coins, upgrade your build and try to stave off the advance of Headhunter Harry in my free spooky October game :)

not-jam.itch.io/heads

#indiedev #indiegames #godotengine

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transmutrix @transmutrix.bsky.social · 16d

This is VERY IMPORTANT ok? VERY. I wanted to port a game I played when I was 9 and when I finally tracked down the creator he was surprised anyone remembered or cared, and didn't think it was worth the effort. A tragedy. LET PEOPLE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!

Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 16d

Give folks their flowers

No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier

"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 17d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 17d

...was that a thing? Maybe I'm on the wrong corners of the internet. Or the right ones.

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 17d

They should be a deliberate choice and not just "well, making a pixel art game is cheaper than the alternative". You can really tell when it's the latter.

Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 17d

Couldn't agree more! Pixels deserve respect.

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 19d

I'm sorry to hear that, if you want to talk about it more in depth feel free to message me.

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Ellie @elliesprites.bsky.social · 20d

to earn a living wage 🙃