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Brett Chalupa
@brettmakesgames.bsky.social
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Creative dabbler making games and dev resources; focused on finishing what I start and sharing what I learn along the way!

Currently making games for Playdate & writing "Make Games for Playdate with Lua"

Check out my games: https://brettchalupa.itch.io
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I've begun working on a small RPG for Playdate. No graphics yet, just text while I work out the systems. It's currently called: Dungeon Quest!
text-only screenshot of a Playdate game where the top bar shows HP, level, fullness, and floor. The main textboxt in the gameplay area shows "You leveled up!"
March 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
brettmakesgames.bsky.social
the nightmare begins as I continue to dig into Japanese-developed roguelikes
Photo of PS2 game Nightmare of Druaga
February 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
brettmakesgames.bsky.social
just released v0.3.0 of PDSnake with new card, icon, stats, and more

download at github.com/brettchalupa... or brettchalupa.itch.io/pdsnake
stats screen showing high-score, plays, and apples eaten More screen with a QR code and text pointing to brettchalupa.itch.io to find more games cover for PDSnake
February 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
brettmakesgames.bsky.social
i recently made and released PDSnake, a no-frill fast version of the classic Snake

get it here: brettchalupa.itch.io/pdsnake

it's public domain, source here: github.com/brettchalupa...
screenshot of the game featuring 9 score and the snake moving toward the circular apple playdate card for the game with a dithered gradient background, a snake icon, and the title PDSNAKE
February 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
brettmakesgames.bsky.social
made a little tool for easily generating pre-rendered QR codes for #playdate games from the Simulator

github.com/brettchalupa...
gif of playdate screenrecording showing the process of using the PD QR Code Gen tool
February 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM