retrodotcards.com
@retrodotcards.com
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Making new games for the Nintendo GBA E-Reader.
I post updates on the games I'm working on, and also little facts/findings on this unique peripheral.
https://retrodotcards.com
email [email protected]
Alt account @drawing.retrodotcards.com
Making new games for the Nintendo GBA E-Reader.
I post updates on the games I'm working on, and also little facts/findings on this unique peripheral.
https://retrodotcards.com
email [email protected]
Alt account @drawing.retrodotcards.com
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· May 31
New games for the #Nintendo E-Reader! Available July 27th at retrodotcards.com
(reposts appreciated!)
(reposts appreciated!)
My goal is to debut Pixel Pup there and have it for sale. Then have it up on store.retrodotcards.com the next day.
This depends on my printer, who I need to talk to about scheduling the print run. So this isn't 100% just yet.
This depends on my printer, who I need to talk to about scheduling the print run. So this isn't 100% just yet.
January 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
My goal is to debut Pixel Pup there and have it for sale. Then have it up on store.retrodotcards.com the next day.
This depends on my printer, who I need to talk to about scheduling the print run. So this isn't 100% just yet.
This depends on my printer, who I need to talk to about scheduling the print run. So this isn't 100% just yet.
I'll be at Ann Arbor Gamefest on March 22nd, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
I'll be demoing e-reader stuff, giving away free cards, and selling cards. If you're in the area, stop on by!
I'll be demoing e-reader stuff, giving away free cards, and selling cards. If you're in the area, stop on by!
January 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'll be at Ann Arbor Gamefest on March 22nd, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
I'll be demoing e-reader stuff, giving away free cards, and selling cards. If you're in the area, stop on by!
I'll be demoing e-reader stuff, giving away free cards, and selling cards. If you're in the area, stop on by!
If you want, you can sign up for the mailing list at retrodotcards.com. I'll send out two email reminders for the launch.
RetroDotCards
New games for the Nintendo E-Reader
retrodotcards.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
If you want, you can sign up for the mailing list at retrodotcards.com. I'll send out two email reminders for the launch.
I'd be honored!
It's still going to be a while before I have physical cards in hand, once I do let's coordinate from there?
It's still going to be a while before I have physical cards in hand, once I do let's coordinate from there?
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I'd be honored!
It's still going to be a while before I have physical cards in hand, once I do let's coordinate from there?
It's still going to be a while before I have physical cards in hand, once I do let's coordinate from there?
Pixel Pup is done! Just one last pass to make sure all the t's are dotted and the i's are crossed, then it will head to the printer.
Unless something cataclysmic happens, the March release date seems all but certain.
Unless something cataclysmic happens, the March release date seems all but certain.
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Pixel Pup is done! Just one last pass to make sure all the t's are dotted and the i's are crossed, then it will head to the printer.
Unless something cataclysmic happens, the March release date seems all but certain.
Unless something cataclysmic happens, the March release date seems all but certain.
Reposted by retrodotcards.com
I know I usually post pixel art here, but I drew Chad from #TaiFab recently. 😄 This is part of a #nonogram project I'm collaborating on with the awesome @retrodotcards.com ✨
Folks often ask what software I use. I drew this (and my pixel art) with getpaint.net
#DigitalArt #illustration #squid
Folks often ask what software I use. I drew this (and my pixel art) with getpaint.net
#DigitalArt #illustration #squid
January 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I know I usually post pixel art here, but I drew Chad from #TaiFab recently. 😄 This is part of a #nonogram project I'm collaborating on with the awesome @retrodotcards.com ✨
Folks often ask what software I use. I drew this (and my pixel art) with getpaint.net
#DigitalArt #illustration #squid
Folks often ask what software I use. I drew this (and my pixel art) with getpaint.net
#DigitalArt #illustration #squid
We are shooting for a March release. You can join the mailing list halfway down the page to get an email reminder
www.retrodotcards.com
www.retrodotcards.com
RetroDotCards
New games for the Nintendo E-Reader
www.retrodotcards.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
We are shooting for a March release. You can join the mailing list halfway down the page to get an email reminder
www.retrodotcards.com
www.retrodotcards.com
Pixel Pup ended up with 102 puzzles across five themes. It will all be on four cards, front and back (data strips on both sides of every card).
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Pixel Pup ended up with 102 puzzles across five themes. It will all be on four cards, front and back (data strips on both sides of every card).
It's too bad I have to censor screenshots like this, because I'm super happy with how this game is finishing up and I want to share. It all ended up being so ... comfy.
This is @objetdiscret.itch.io's puzzle btw, and their fish.
This is @objetdiscret.itch.io's puzzle btw, and their fish.
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
It's too bad I have to censor screenshots like this, because I'm super happy with how this game is finishing up and I want to share. It all ended up being so ... comfy.
This is @objetdiscret.itch.io's puzzle btw, and their fish.
This is @objetdiscret.itch.io's puzzle btw, and their fish.
Having a little fun with the new API
(better with sound)
(better with sound)
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Having a little fun with the new API
(better with sound)
(better with sound)
It only allows increasing the spacing, not decreasing. So unfortunately it can't be used to bring English text on a Japanese e-reader back to a more reasonable spacing. Ah well.
January 4, 2026 at 5:06 PM
It only allows increasing the spacing, not decreasing. So unfortunately it can't be used to bring English text on a Japanese e-reader back to a more reasonable spacing. Ah well.
@fexcollects.standingintheodds.com found a new ERAPI function, SetTextSpacing. This allows increasing the spacing between characters, lines, or both, of a run of text.
Thanks Fex!
ereader.miraheze.org/wiki/ERAPI-Z...
Thanks Fex!
ereader.miraheze.org/wiki/ERAPI-Z...
January 4, 2026 at 5:06 PM
@fexcollects.standingintheodds.com found a new ERAPI function, SetTextSpacing. This allows increasing the spacing between characters, lines, or both, of a run of text.
Thanks Fex!
ereader.miraheze.org/wiki/ERAPI-Z...
Thanks Fex!
ereader.miraheze.org/wiki/ERAPI-Z...
Been there before, software division can be brutal.
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Been there before, software division can be brutal.
I can't really say, it would take some experimenting to figure out. The e-reader is limited to the GBA's ram, and I believe only 64kb of it at that, so my hunch is this might be doable but it'd be really hard.
January 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I can't really say, it would take some experimenting to figure out. The e-reader is limited to the GBA's ram, and I believe only 64kb of it at that, so my hunch is this might be doable but it'd be really hard.
Here's a stream of the Pixel Pup beta being played. Thanks for helping test the game, @djtatsujin.bsky.social
www.twitch.tv/videos/26365...
www.twitch.tv/videos/26365...
Testing out the Pixel Pup beta e-Reader cards! - djtatsujin on Twitch
djtatsujin went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Retro VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Here's a stream of the Pixel Pup beta being played. Thanks for helping test the game, @djtatsujin.bsky.social
www.twitch.tv/videos/26365...
www.twitch.tv/videos/26365...
Reposted by retrodotcards.com
✨🌟 2025 #PixelArt Review 🌟✨
🎮 Released #TaiFab Plus on Itch (objetdiscret.itch.io) and Playtiles (get.playtil.es/?coupon=OBJETDISCRET)
🖥️ Developed TaiFab Test Kitchen (coming 2026!)
🎨 Drew art for #MAGFest #Swadge
🧩 Created Pixel Pup puzzles with @retrodotcards.com
👾 Reached 500 #Pixel_Dailies
🎮 Released #TaiFab Plus on Itch (objetdiscret.itch.io) and Playtiles (get.playtil.es/?coupon=OBJETDISCRET)
🖥️ Developed TaiFab Test Kitchen (coming 2026!)
🎨 Drew art for #MAGFest #Swadge
🧩 Created Pixel Pup puzzles with @retrodotcards.com
👾 Reached 500 #Pixel_Dailies
December 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
✨🌟 2025 #PixelArt Review 🌟✨
🎮 Released #TaiFab Plus on Itch (objetdiscret.itch.io) and Playtiles (get.playtil.es/?coupon=OBJETDISCRET)
🖥️ Developed TaiFab Test Kitchen (coming 2026!)
🎨 Drew art for #MAGFest #Swadge
🧩 Created Pixel Pup puzzles with @retrodotcards.com
👾 Reached 500 #Pixel_Dailies
🎮 Released #TaiFab Plus on Itch (objetdiscret.itch.io) and Playtiles (get.playtil.es/?coupon=OBJETDISCRET)
🖥️ Developed TaiFab Test Kitchen (coming 2026!)
🎨 Drew art for #MAGFest #Swadge
🧩 Created Pixel Pup puzzles with @retrodotcards.com
👾 Reached 500 #Pixel_Dailies
Hoo, a lot. 20? 30? Especially with custom sound effects, those are huge.
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hoo, a lot. 20? 30? Especially with custom sound effects, those are huge.
Possibly. There are two main ways to make an e-reader game, with the z80 emulator or as a native game, just like a cart. The native approach I don't think has many (if any) limitations. But I don't really know because I focus on the z80 approach, which has many limitations.
December 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Possibly. There are two main ways to make an e-reader game, with the z80 emulator or as a native game, just like a cart. The native approach I don't think has many (if any) limitations. But I don't really know because I focus on the z80 approach, which has many limitations.
Sadly I don't, printing e-reader cards is very difficult. I wrote numerous blog posts on it, but really no major insights
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/E-Reade...
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/E-Reade...
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Sadly I don't, printing e-reader cards is very difficult. I wrote numerous blog posts on it, but really no major insights
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/E-Reade...
www.mattgreer.dev/blog/E-Reade...
Fun with e-Readers on a lazy Sunday
December 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Fun with e-Readers on a lazy Sunday
Pixel Pup is changing: delaying the release until March, adding a new puzzle pack made by @objetdiscret.itch.io and more.
Check out the details here:
www.retrodotcards.com/pixel-pup/ch...
Check out the details here:
www.retrodotcards.com/pixel-pup/ch...
Pixel Pup
changes to Pixel Pup's release
www.retrodotcards.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Pixel Pup is changing: delaying the release until March, adding a new puzzle pack made by @objetdiscret.itch.io and more.
Check out the details here:
www.retrodotcards.com/pixel-pup/ch...
Check out the details here:
www.retrodotcards.com/pixel-pup/ch...
Hoo, you could drive a bus through that kerning. It's just a nice reminder with physical things, you only get one chance 🤞
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hoo, you could drive a bus through that kerning. It's just a nice reminder with physical things, you only get one chance 🤞
Great video! Thanks for testing the game out, and glad you got it to scan 😬
Beta testing Pixel Pup e-Reader cards! youtu.be/zaHYpXxSvqU @retrodotcards.com
Beta Testing Pixel Pup e-Reader Cards
YouTube video by Mistah MegaManFan
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Great video! Thanks for testing the game out, and glad you got it to scan 😬
I could do that, but I don't think I will. It's just not the same. I will probably open source all of the games eventually. I have already open sourced Bomb Hunter and Solitaire. So in a roundabout way, that also accomplishes this.
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I could do that, but I don't think I will. It's just not the same. I will probably open source all of the games eventually. I have already open sourced Bomb Hunter and Solitaire. So in a roundabout way, that also accomplishes this.