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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 2d

keeping the doctor further and further away

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thegwengrimm.bsky.social @thegwengrimm.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow at 7:30 pm Central Time, I'll be seeing if I can get my little Pot boy outta the rain!

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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 4d

a little boy says i like chicken nuggets

ALT: a little boy says i like chicken nuggets

media.tenor.com

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tacocrepe 🍀 @tacocrepe.bsky.social · 4d

go out and touch some tiles, lil bro #pixelart #isometric

A set of pixel art isometric grass tiles, in various detail. By the left are 3 isolated grass tiles. Among the isolated tiles, the top most tile has the most detail - with sprouting grass and a rocky bottom. The tile below it is a similar version, but with a flatter top, and no sprouting grass - making it seem flat. The most bottom isolated tile is the base cube shape of each tile. with very minimal detail, and just flat colors. By the right is a culmination of the most detailed grass tile, to make an entire grass patch, to possibly showcase how the tile looks when combined with itself.

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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 5d

That's twelve trimesters!

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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 6d

Godot 4.5 reception has been inspiring, with the massive adoption providing a rapidfire discovery of bugs and regressions since 4.4

This first maintenance release, #GodotEngine 4.5.1, features nearly 100 fixes to ensure a safe and seamless experience!

godotengine.org/article/main...

Maintenance release: Godot 4.5.1 – Godot Engine

4.5's first maintenance release arrives!

godotengine.org

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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 6d

Couldn't help but notice that despite the federal government having been shut down for the last two weeks, my paycheck for the last two weeks still had my federal taxes withheld.

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TwirlinCurtis / NEGATIVE REVERIE @twirlincurtis.bsky.social · 7d

OK I re-wrote my battle system from the ground up AGAIN, but this time.... this is the ONE!
BEHOLD IT.

#gamedev #pixelart #indiegame #godot

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tacocrepe 🍀 @tacocrepe.bsky.social · 7d

*gulp* It's #PortfolioDay 👋
I’m a general pixel artist, but I've been focused on character art lately!

#pixelart #ドット絵

A list of my 6-mon team. The list is as follows : Bulbasaur, Applin (Shiny), Noibat (Shiny), Solosis, Phantump, Unhatched Egg. My OC (Sam) is standing in the middle with a confident pose, while holding a duskball pokeball. On my left shoulder is a Shiny Applin. Flying by the left of my OC is a Shiny Noibat, with a happy expression. Below Noibat is a Solosis, directly staring at me. Below Solosis, by the lower left of my OC is Phantump, looking curiously toward a sapling. By the bottom right of my OC is Bulbasaur, looking playful, with one foot lifted above the ground. Bulbasaur also has their vines wrapped around an Unhatched Pokemon Egg. The egg has some sparkles around it, suggesting a Shiny Pokemon is inside it. The shadows below my OC and the Pokemon suggests that the ground that we're currently on is a field of grass.

6 pixel art portraits of my OCs. The character on the top-left is a dark-skinned woman with thick dreads. Both of the front dreads are hanging on the side, and the two dreads at the far back are shaped to look like a bow. They're wearing a white top. The character on the top-middle is a fair-skinned, cool toned character based on a tadpole. They have square frog-like pupils, white eyelashes, and white hair with bluish-green undertones. They wear a green mesh top that seems to fuse with their skin. On the top-right is a half-fennec fox humanoid character named "Hue". He has a white, wild spiky hairstyle that resembles that of a fennec fox. He has a fair, warm-toned skintone, with deep green eyes. He wears a green polo with polka dots on them. On the bottom-left is a 1-horned frankenstein character named Zeek. They have a purplish-blue skin tone, with slight warmth in some areas. They have a messy, uneven but layered short hairstyle. Their hair is black. They have a singular sharp tooth

A set of 32x32 pixel art fruit icons. Top row (left to right) consists of : coconut, mango, apple (red), grapes, pear, strawberries. Middle row (left to right) consists of : pineapple, pear, banana, cherries, kiwi. Bottom row (left to right) consists of : Orange, Corn, Blueberries, Avocado, Lemon, Watermelon.

A pixel art illustration of my OC ZEEK, and their 3-mon pokemon team. Zeek is standing in the middle, stretching their arm while staring directly at Gastly. At the direct left of Zeek, Gastly - staring back, has a mischievous grin to them. Below Gastly is a Shiny Mudkip, looking up at Zeek, with a big grin. On the bottom right of Zeek is Toxel - looking bored, but still interested in whatever tomfoolery is about to happen.

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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 7d

a woman in a black jacket is surrounded by bees and says bees !!

ALT: a woman in a black jacket is surrounded by bees and says bees !!

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 9d

Exciting news! ✨ Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 will soon come with a launcher application that bundles a few small tools perfect for common #gamedev tasks.

The launcher will be packed with All-in-1 soon, as a free update!

kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...

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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 9d

This is amazing! If I could suggest a couple of additional features:

1. A font previewer. I spend SO much time doing trial & error with pixel fonts.
2. A sound previewer. Without a DAW it's really hard to quickly preview tens or hundreds of 1-2s sound clips.

zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 10d

As it's a different half each time, it proves that no part of his face is safe for the public.

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MissThulhu @missthulhu.bsky.social · 10d

Emote Commission for
@zikes.me

Thank you for Commissioning me 🥰🥰
#VGenComm

vgen.co/missthulhu/p...

zikes's Standard Emotes

By MissThulhu @missthulhu

vgen.co

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thegwengrimm.bsky.social @thegwengrimm.bsky.social · 16d

See you tonight!

thegwengrimm.bsky.social @thegwengrimm.bsky.social · 18d

Peeps and geeks, Sunday, 7:30 pm CT, we are going to hangout with the King in Yellow! Join me for me for more Necrophosis! Am I stuck? Not yet. Lets see what happens next! www.twitch.tv/thegwengrimm

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thegwengrimm.bsky.social @thegwengrimm.bsky.social · 18d

Peeps and geeks, Sunday, 7:30 pm CT, we are going to hangout with the King in Yellow! Join me for me for more Necrophosis! Am I stuck? Not yet. Lets see what happens next! www.twitch.tv/thegwengrimm

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TwirlinCurtis / NEGATIVE REVERIE @twirlincurtis.bsky.social · 18d

Worked on adding EVEN MORE SAUCE to the battles today. >:)

#gamedev #godot #pixelart

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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 18d

Just poured all my A-1 down the drain 'cause there's a new sauce in town 😤

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zikes 🍑 💨 @zikes.me · 18d

Sharktober Nellie...

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Pixeloid Zine @pixeloidzine.bsky.social · 20d

PIXELOID is a digital, non-profit pixel art zine celebrating Vocaloid, vocal synths and vocal synth music.

Pixel artists and Vocaloid fans, PIXELOID applications are OPEN!

Contributor applications close OCTOBER 31 2025 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

forms.gle/iAQNXDgaX2Nz...

#pixelart #vocaloid #zine

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Nellie 🤠🕷 @nellieandgrits.bsky.social · 19d

celebrating 3 years of streaming with a new model? at this time of year at this time of day in this part of the country localized entirely within your computer????

yes

at www.twitch.tv/nellieandgrits :)