Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · 4d

Thank you everyone who came and played Jupiter Junkworks during our very first PAX AUS! We had an absolute blast talking with everyone and the feedback we got was amazing!

Special thanks to Yamaha Music Australia for supplying these fantastic HPH-MT7W headphones!

#paxaus #indiedev #gamedev #migw

10

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · 13d

🔺You better be coming to @paxaus.bsky.social ! And you better be checking out our stand!!! I built not one but TWO arcade controllers for Jupiter Junkworks and you can PLAY THEM at our stall in the Indie section :) ♥️♥️♥️🔺 #gamedev #indiedev #arcadecontroller #chiptune

4 22

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · 15d

You can check out Jupiter Junkworks at

store.steampowered.com/app/2913540/...

Big Games Night Out : biggamesnightout.com
@paxaus.bsky.social : aus.paxsite.com
GCAP Conference : gcap.com.au

1

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · 15d

Jupiter Junkworks is coming in for a landing at Melbourne International Games Week 2025! 🚀

We hope we'll see you at the different events during the week and at PAX Aus where you can find as at Booth 12! ⭐️

#MIGW #GCAP #PAXAUS #BGNO #GAMEDEV

3 5 16

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · 17d

But imagine.... SPOOKY SCARY SKELETON the animation 🤔

1 1

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · 18d

🔺@pixeldrake.com Jupiter Junkworks demo is availble to play at Electric Arcadia in Fed Square along with some other legendary games :D maybe you can play it after my set for Big Games Night Out next Thurs 9th Oct :D :D🔺 #chiptune #indiedev

2 9

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · 20d

Just a reminder I'll be playing Fed Square as part of Big Games Night Out next Thurs 9th Oct and also @pixeldrake.com Jupiter Junkworks will be at @paxaus.bsky.social and I HAVE HAND BUILT TWO FRICKEN ARCADE controllers and they are sick #chiptune #indiedev #paxaus #migw

3 16

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · 25d

🔺Happy upcoming Games Week! I'm going to be doing a performance at @biggamesnightout at Fed Square on Thurs at 7:30pm if you are around! I'll be on the Power Move stage to promo Jupiter Junkworks and then we'll be at @paxaus.bsky.social all weekend hope to catch you there!!🔺 #chiptune #migw2025

1 3 7

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · 26d

For a split second I thought this was a screenshot of our art software themed gamejam game! We also dig it! 😆

1 2

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · 27d

Part 1 of making the @pixeldrake.com Jupiter Junkworks arcade controller into a physical reality! From Blender to 3d printer, hopefully this all fits together ok! Countdown to PAX Australia! #gamedev #indiedev

4 12

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · 28d

There's a really amazing niche waiting to be filled here. I've had a pixel art, side scrolling, open world pirate shaped hole in my life since Pixel Piracy stopped being developed.

1 1

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Sep 19

Congrats @convergence-gs.bsky.social on the amazing show and thanks for having us onboard!! We're so glad to have everyone SLAM along with our new trailer!

Wishlist and try the demo today! More updates coming soon!

store.steampowered.com/app/3796870/...

#Gaming #IndieDev #GameDev #gamingcommunity

4 20

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Sep 15

Check out www.convergenceshowcase.com for links to the streaming channels and all the other amazing teams involved!

2

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Sep 15

Tune in to Convergence Showcase LIVE for a fresh new dive into Jupiter Junkworks! Don't miss the show on the 18th of September! Starting from 11:30AM PT / 14:30PM ET / 19:30PM BST / 20:30PM CEST across YouTube, Twitch, and Steam!

@convergence-gs.bsky.social #Gaming #IndieDev #GameDev

1 3 12

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Sep 15

This looks so good! The gazebo is such a great idea for keeping the VR player safe from bumping into things and feeling less out in the open! I've seen some close calls with VR players really getting into the gameplay at other events!

1 2

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · Sep 7

🔺Going off on a slight tangent but I'm building custom arcade controllers for our @pixeldrake.com Jupiter Junkworks PAX stand! We'll be showing off the game at @paxaus.bsky.social in the Indie section so come and say hi!🔺 #gamedev #chiptune

6 24

Reposted by Pixel Drake

darkhalfstudios.bsky.social @darkhalfstudios.bsky.social · Aug 27

We are having an absolute ball sound designing the epic world of Jupiter Junkworks, created by the team
@pixeldrake.com

More to come!

Music by jamatar.com

Steam Link: store.steampowered.com/app/3796870/...

1 4

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · Jul 13

Hi! I'm making a soundtrack for a game! You can wishlist it on Steam! And watch the cool trailer that I edited for it (I put it on my CRT)! This is a track from the arcade mode :) #chiptune #gameboy #megadrive #gamedev

3 17

Reposted by Pixel Drake

Jamatar🔺 @jamatar.bsky.social · Jul 9

I gotta post more updates! Here's a quick WIP of a nice chill Home Base track that's going to build up / down in layers in game :) Nice crunchy dx7 vibes and Mega Drive drones! #gamedev #jupiterjunkworks

5 15

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Jun 28

It’s #ScreenshotSaturday! 📸

Here’s a sneak peek at one of the other new stages we’re working on for Jupiter Junkworks. We've got a long way to go with it, so stay tuned to see how the final version turns out! 🎮✨

#indiegames #gamedevs

2 7

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Jun 27

🚨What? The demo is still up?!🚨

If you missed Jupiter Junkworks during #SteamNextFest you've still got some time before Grant works out how to unplug it for real!

💖Meet Ryla, Grant and Jun!
💪Try out some different contract puzzle types!

#indigames #puzzlegames

1

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Jun 23

Send me a DM on here if you'd like! That's probably the easiest. We'd be very grateful for any feedback you might have. It's been so helpful hearing from people during NextFest.

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Jun 23

We're so happy to hear that!! Thank you for trying it out! The lineup of games for this NextFest was so amazing, and there was so little time 😂. We figured we'd leave the demo up longer in case anyone was still interested.

1

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Jun 21

It’s #Screenshotsaturday! 📸

This is one of several new stage designs we're working on for Jupiter Junkworks. We hope they can offer some very different vibes than what you might've already seen! 🌸

#indiegames #puzzlegames #gamedev

3 22

Pixel Drake @pixeldrake.com · Jun 19

"Added excessive poke protection to the menu" is certainly one of our stranger patch notes. But I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one to try spamming it!

#gamdev #indiegames #doabarrelroll

pssst, someone left the Jupiter Junkworks demo live if you want to try breaking it!

4 9