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Lee Jackson

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Senior QA @PlaytonicGames.com He | Him Lover of all things SEGA, especially the Saturn! #SEGASaturnday

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · Oct 19

QA manager at Playtonic Games.

Been working in the industy since 2007, with my first role being a tester based at Rare.

Been involved in the development of things like Viva Pinata:TiP, Xbox 360's NXE update/avatars, Kinect Sports, and the Yooka-Laylee series.

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GC Vazquez @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 3h

59. Yooka-Replaylee
THIS is what I wanted from Yooka-Laylee. Better collectathon design, better use of the worlds, less padding, and new challenges = a MUCH more confident game with way more charm, variety, and consistency. MORE. GIVE. ME. MORE. (They left the plinko machines in but I'll acquiesce.)

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1h

Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear that. Thoughts are with you.

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 12h

Great version of the game. Also love that it doesn't shy away from incorporating DS into its name.

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks for the kind words and support! 🙇‍♂️

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 17h

The positive feedback has been so heartwarming to see.

Forever proud of everyone who was involved in the development and release of the game.

@playtonicgames.com

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 18h

A mix of Viva Pinata and Gears of War. Polar opposites in terms of tone, but both really felt next-gen at the time, and a good showcase of the types experiences available on the platform.

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

Trying to figure out how to will one of these into my possession 😅 @doublefine.com

Greg Miller @gameovergreggy.bsky.social · 6d

Cheers to 25 years, @doublefine.com!

How about another Costume Quest?

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty sure our game soundtracks are forever burned into my memory.

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Nick Hanchet @noodlesource.fyi · 1d

I don't know what to say about Yooka-Replaylee except that you should go and play it. Now. It's terrific fun. Or read my review first, and then play it. Your choice.

Yooka-Replaylee Review + Steam Deck Performance - Steam Deck HQ

Yooka-Replaylee is a fantastic upgrade over the original, and while it still has some shortcomings, a lot of the modern enhancements needed are now here.

steamdeckhq.com

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SEGA City @segacity.bsky.social · 1d

Bonus Stage 2 - Ready... Go!
'Ristar'
SEGA Mega Drive
Tomoko Sasaki

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 2d

#SEGATUNESday

@sega-west.bsky.social @sega.jp @ohtanitter.bsky.social #MarikoNanba @okunari.bsky.social

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 1d

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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site

Design Room

Video game oral histories

designroom.site

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

Certainly got my interest. Obviously, it's still early days, but would love to see printed works of the oral histories...like the ones done for FF7 and Street Fighter :)

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait! 😊

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 1d

For the Shadow of the Colossus story, we interviewed 14 people including project leads Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido, hired Gravity Rush concept artist Takeshi Oga to illustrate the cover, and put together a 10,000-word story with help from @milkman.bsky.social @shmuplations.bsky.social and others.

Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Team Ico’s masterpiece by looking back with 11 people who worked on it (and three who didn’t).

www.designroom.site

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

That's so cool...and now I really want one 😅😭

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #Portfolioday I'm Rebecca, a writer and narrative designer from the UK.

I've worked on games like Yooka-Replaylee, Gears Tactics and Dirty Bomb as well as smaller indie teams.

I'm available for projects of all sizes. From advice & consultancy to full contracts.

gameswriting.coffee

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

Free. Friend lives abroad nowadays so they generously gave me their GBA and Gamecube collection as they didn't want to take it with them.

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

Alternatively...

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 1d

a black background with a drawing of a clock and the words well done way to go

ALT: a black background with a drawing of a clock and the words well done way to go

media.tenor.com

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Chadical✨🪩✨ @chadical.bsky.social · 2d

Yooka-Replaylee

What an absolutely stacked year for amazing 3d collectathons.

This is probably singlehandedly the best remake I have ever played it turns a game I was completely unable to finish back on its release into a game I 100% completed

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 2d

#SEGATUNESday

@sega-west.bsky.social @sega.jp @ohtanitter.bsky.social #MarikoNanba @okunari.bsky.social

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Shirobon @shirobon.bsky.social · 5d

NEW TRACK ALERT!

🌀 ILLUZION 🌀

Stream/download: li.sten.to/illuzion

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Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 2d

Post you from a different era.

Lee Jackson @gungfuduck.bsky.social · 2d

What game is this?

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