Mando
@mrmandolino.itch.io
Game and narrative designer, sometimes I draw, sometimes I write. Italian
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a vast majority of my stuff is PWYW and I'm forever grateful for everyone's support. for creators outside of the US like me, even $1 can be worth 3-4x more, so even the tiniest bit of monetary support matters!
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
a vast majority of my stuff is PWYW and I'm forever grateful for everyone's support. for creators outside of the US like me, even $1 can be worth 3-4x more, so even the tiniest bit of monetary support matters!
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TODAY IS BLACK FRIDAY
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL
DO YOUR PART! TODAY MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY ❤️
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL
DO YOUR PART! TODAY MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY ❤️
Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
TODAY IS BLACK FRIDAY
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL
DO YOUR PART! TODAY MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY ❤️
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL
DO YOUR PART! TODAY MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY ❤️
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Please check out this cool story created, written, and drawn by Maxi Molina!! Lots of cool characters all fully voice acted!! (My voice ~may~ be in there as well. Totally not biased)
If you ever felt like giving me all the money, you can give me all the money in fact today and today only
maximjdev.itch.io/the-hayseed-...
maximjdev.itch.io/the-hayseed-...
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Please check out this cool story created, written, and drawn by Maxi Molina!! Lots of cool characters all fully voice acted!! (My voice ~may~ be in there as well. Totally not biased)
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People who think translation is just "replacing words" (because that is all a machine translation can do) clearly don't understand how language works. Who wants to read a book by an author who doesn't know how language works?
🤖 Colleague Isabelle Nanni shared some AI-translated book titles and their back #translations.
🤷♀️ Some of these authors think professional #translators are "costly & untrustworthy", others have been scammed by 3rd parties.
But what's the cost in terms of reputation?! 🤦♀️
linkedin.com/posts/isabel...
🤷♀️ Some of these authors think professional #translators are "costly & untrustworthy", others have been scammed by 3rd parties.
But what's the cost in terms of reputation?! 🤦♀️
linkedin.com/posts/isabel...
It has come to my attention that indie author Roxanne St Claire commented the news of Amazon launching their AI translation service with these words: “For decades, indie authors have been unable to… |...
It has come to my attention that indie author Roxanne St Claire commented the news of Amazon launching their AI translation service with these words: “For decades, indie authors have been unable to fi...
linkedin.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
People who think translation is just "replacing words" (because that is all a machine translation can do) clearly don't understand how language works. Who wants to read a book by an author who doesn't know how language works?
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🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
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For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
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November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
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Wait wait wait wait I had no idea about this
Now I’m wondering if From Software drew design inspiration from it
Now I’m wondering if From Software drew design inspiration from it
something that made a lot of Japanese game design fall into place for me was learning that a lot of arcades had a "communication notebook" so you could share messages with other players
they became essential for obtuse games like Tower of Druaga, which required community effort
gaming.moe?p=3188
they became essential for obtuse games like Tower of Druaga, which required community effort
gaming.moe?p=3188
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Wait wait wait wait I had no idea about this
Now I’m wondering if From Software drew design inspiration from it
Now I’m wondering if From Software drew design inspiration from it
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Do people have thoughts on Keymaℹ️ler, as a tool to get the word out?
Thinking about reaching out to folks, directly, which would be lower volume but probably more effective, because it's a bit more personal and targeted
Thinking about reaching out to folks, directly, which would be lower volume but probably more effective, because it's a bit more personal and targeted
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Do people have thoughts on Keymaℹ️ler, as a tool to get the word out?
Thinking about reaching out to folks, directly, which would be lower volume but probably more effective, because it's a bit more personal and targeted
Thinking about reaching out to folks, directly, which would be lower volume but probably more effective, because it's a bit more personal and targeted
I remember someone pointing out how AI generation is the same as loot boxes and gacha: you keep “rolling” prompts until something usable is generated
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I remember someone pointing out how AI generation is the same as loot boxes and gacha: you keep “rolling” prompts until something usable is generated
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
if you're not following Illuminated you're missing out, look at these lines
look at these COLORS
look at these COLORS
Death's Throne: Floor Six.
Ape arc is over, Jungle cat arc begins (not really)
illuminatedcomics.github.io/sota03/
Ape arc is over, Jungle cat arc begins (not really)
illuminatedcomics.github.io/sota03/
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
if you're not following Illuminated you're missing out, look at these lines
look at these COLORS
look at these COLORS
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Death's Throne: Floor Six.
Ape arc is over, Jungle cat arc begins (not really)
illuminatedcomics.github.io/sota03/
Ape arc is over, Jungle cat arc begins (not really)
illuminatedcomics.github.io/sota03/
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Death's Throne: Floor Six.
Ape arc is over, Jungle cat arc begins (not really)
illuminatedcomics.github.io/sota03/
Ape arc is over, Jungle cat arc begins (not really)
illuminatedcomics.github.io/sota03/
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Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
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the people who said "the bombing would stop if Gaza released the hostages" are very quiet lately
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
the people who said "the bombing would stop if Gaza released the hostages" are very quiet lately
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some sliightly older doodles i haven't posted yet i think
i just really like the ⊙ type of digimon eyes(?)
i just really like the ⊙ type of digimon eyes(?)
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
some sliightly older doodles i haven't posted yet i think
i just really like the ⊙ type of digimon eyes(?)
i just really like the ⊙ type of digimon eyes(?)
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42 years later and I think maybe a dozen or so 70s TTL games are playable via mame or fpga platforms. The process is tricky and needs very specialized skills and specific information… but frankly I don’t know how many more decades these surviving machines still have in them.
This line from Video Games (Apr 83) was too prescient. One of the more frustrating things to me about the state of video game preservation is what feels like a general lack of interest in pre-'80s games; I will never stop banging the drum about the importance of '70s games (especially Death Race).
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
42 years later and I think maybe a dozen or so 70s TTL games are playable via mame or fpga platforms. The process is tricky and needs very specialized skills and specific information… but frankly I don’t know how many more decades these surviving machines still have in them.
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SPYRO 2 - Autumn Plains 🍂 manifesting a low-drama thanksgiving for fellow countryfolk! lots of things I am thankful for despite the Pervasive Doom
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
SPYRO 2 - Autumn Plains 🍂 manifesting a low-drama thanksgiving for fellow countryfolk! lots of things I am thankful for despite the Pervasive Doom
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Not related to anything but I sometimes think abt how one of the stated reasons why Kaizoku subs left nakama as this untranslatable word with no appropriate English equivalent was because "comrade" sounded Too Communist
Fan Subs that Fan Stuck: How Anime Fans Embraced Fansub Terminology: Red Bard examines how Western anime fandom's historical embrace of fansubs led to a unique community jargon, powered heavily by terms discovered in those same fansubs.
#anime #manga #history
#anime #manga #history
Fan Subs that Fan Stuck: How Anime Fans Embraced Fansub Terminology
A huge thanks to our Negikitsu for requesting this article! We can't do it without you. All fansub images are used as demonstrative aids; Anime Herald
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November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Not related to anything but I sometimes think abt how one of the stated reasons why Kaizoku subs left nakama as this untranslatable word with no appropriate English equivalent was because "comrade" sounded Too Communist
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the more expensive hardware gets, the more game optimization becomes an economics issue
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
the more expensive hardware gets, the more game optimization becomes an economics issue
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my long standing issue with guest/crossover characters, as they pertain to fighting games but I guess applicable wherever now, is that it's never as cool as just making an obvious knockoff character instead.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
my long standing issue with guest/crossover characters, as they pertain to fighting games but I guess applicable wherever now, is that it's never as cool as just making an obvious knockoff character instead.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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I worked on HORSES as an outside consultant. Santa Ragione took all of my concerns and suggestions VERY seriously and did their best to react to them. I believe 100% that had Valve given them concrete instructions, they would have reacted immediately.
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I worked on HORSES as an outside consultant. Santa Ragione took all of my concerns and suggestions VERY seriously and did their best to react to them. I believe 100% that had Valve given them concrete instructions, they would have reacted immediately.
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Hate to continue bumping this!! But here's what I'm working with:
- I'm short about $400 on rent
- my current gig pays contractors on a 30 day delay(!!!)
- I can't drive until I can afford to repair my car (battery won't charge itself)
Thank you all for your help this year, it's been a lifesaver
- I'm short about $400 on rent
- my current gig pays contractors on a 30 day delay(!!!)
- I can't drive until I can afford to repair my car (battery won't charge itself)
Thank you all for your help this year, it's been a lifesaver
I am going to refrain from despair posting tonight and just say any help you could throw my way would make a huge difference in my life rn
ko-fi.com/glitch_wolfe
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ko-fi.com/glitch_wolfe
throne.com/glitch_wolfe
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hate to continue bumping this!! But here's what I'm working with:
- I'm short about $400 on rent
- my current gig pays contractors on a 30 day delay(!!!)
- I can't drive until I can afford to repair my car (battery won't charge itself)
Thank you all for your help this year, it's been a lifesaver
- I'm short about $400 on rent
- my current gig pays contractors on a 30 day delay(!!!)
- I can't drive until I can afford to repair my car (battery won't charge itself)
Thank you all for your help this year, it's been a lifesaver
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Hello!! Sadly this is me? Anyone need a video editor/media artist/motion designer with management experience?
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of extensive layoffs: www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of redundancies
Splash Damage has announced a consultation process affecting all staff at the Bromley-based studio, which will conclude…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hello!! Sadly this is me? Anyone need a video editor/media artist/motion designer with management experience?
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Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers