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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 2h

Its that time again. Lots of progress me thinks :) #ScreenShotSaturday #Pico8 #GameDev #Retro #Remake #StarQuake

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 1d

I turned it off. Don't need it and want to save power.

Nash @radiodeadair.com · 1d

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation.

"Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies.

Text and image generation
Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 3d

Few issues at home, but now back on track and things are getting real ;) #Pico8 #GameDev #StarQuake #Remake

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 6d

Woohoo ! When I'm happy with my map data I can crunch it down from a whopping 1120 tokens, to a rather impressive 160 :) Now that's a saving I'm happy with. Still occupies 15.1Kb of actual chars tho :( #Pico8 #GameDev

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 6d

Should I be the one to blame if the users of my software are idiots ? #GameDev

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 7d

a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him

ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 7d

Please don't limit it to just the Elk. Would love one for the range of Acorn machines (excl. Arch of course)

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 9d

cor blimey! Now thats a challenge and a half and no mistake.

Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 13d

That's me done for today. 256 rooms defined so far, just another 256 to go. GFX are subject to change, but looking OK for me so far ;)

#Pico8 #GameDev #Remake #Retro

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 15d

I've still got mine ;) And to this day I still read through it when I'm coding games. Relevant or not, I still believe it helps me :) I also got mine free, not the £1.95 asking price (can't remember which advert I applied to to get the free version tho :( )

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 16d

LOL, aye, maybe ...now its in position 1,203 :)

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 16d

Funny that. Was just looking thru my projects folder (its a huge list that could take weeks to go through !) and I stopped on my remake of Magic Mushrooms ;) I only got as far as defining the grafix (tiles where shrunk to 6x4 pixels) but still looked ok. Maybe one day ill get back and do it ;)

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 17d

That is a remarkable job. You look at some of the games for the Elk and Beeb back in the day and they suffer so much from flicker, but I've yet to see any flicker in this. Really is very nice and polished :)

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 20d

Q: Would a game such as Knight Lore or Head Over Heels or GunFright be classed as a (3d) physics engine ? #GameDev

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · 23d

This coding lark is like wading through treacle :(

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Sep 16

And that's one fully working attract screen done :) #Pico8 #GameDev #Remake #Retro

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Sep 14

Another obscure arcade tile from way back when that I've started a remake of. Can you guess what it is ? #Pico8 #GameDev #Remake #Retro

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Sep 8

I live in the UK. Its a shit hole. Its going to pot. The place is a mess and the government is shockingly bad. I'd say it could well be one of the worst places on the planet. But look on the bright side, at least I don't live in America.

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Sep 5

Blimey. Looking back over some of the WIPs I've let slip is a shame. Some of those games looked bloody gorgeous. Games like Zaxxon and BankPanic! and Gyruss and Wizadore and 1942 plus many many more. All well into development. I really should sit down and finish at least one of them ;) #Pico8

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Sep 5

Half way ? Wow, you really do get far in your games... I barely finish anything ;)

Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ive got a wip of this I can put to bed now ;)

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Sep 2

a chef is making a funny face in a kitchen while holding a pan .

ALT: a chef is making a funny face in a kitchen while holding a pan .

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Jul 17

Hope things calm down soon. Can fully understand. Damn this thing called life getting in the way of game dev !

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Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Jul 17

Can I ask, why was the review of my game taken down ?

Minion @minionsoft.bsky.social · Jul 2

Yup ... 12 issues. Just one year :( Shame cuz I enjoyed it, but it really was up against the juggernaut that was C&VG .... no competition really :(