Diego "Cool" Garcia
@radstronomical.bsky.social
I make some games and some pizzas.
Casual Birder, Damaged In Transit, Sunburn, Heads Up! Hot Dogs, Ultimate Flirt-Off, and other games too. You never know. I also animated Ball Breaker for The Bear on FX/Hulu and I teach game stuff. Get at me!!!!
Casual Birder, Damaged In Transit, Sunburn, Heads Up! Hot Dogs, Ultimate Flirt-Off, and other games too. You never know. I also animated Ball Breaker for The Bear on FX/Hulu and I teach game stuff. Get at me!!!!
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Finally, tomorrow night, it's time again for NO QUARTER 2025! Our annual exhibition presents 4 brand new installation games from inspiring creators, all built for play in a public space. You'll have one of a kind experiences alongside devs from all over! RSVP for a free ticket now before we run out!
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Finally, tomorrow night, it's time again for NO QUARTER 2025! Our annual exhibition presents 4 brand new installation games from inspiring creators, all built for play in a public space. You'll have one of a kind experiences alongside devs from all over! RSVP for a free ticket now before we run out!
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This Saturday, come to No Quarter to play brand new game, THIS MUST BE THE FACE by me & @okremiok.bsky.social
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This Saturday, come to No Quarter to play brand new game, THIS MUST BE THE FACE by me & @okremiok.bsky.social
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
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I also want to specifically call out the work of @lottemakesstuff.pink on our layering tech here. It's hard (for me, an ignoramus) to describe how complex the layering is in this game but sprites over 3D backgrounds with effects is no simple thing.
October 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I also want to specifically call out the work of @lottemakesstuff.pink on our layering tech here. It's hard (for me, an ignoramus) to describe how complex the layering is in this game but sprites over 3D backgrounds with effects is no simple thing.
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Without a doubt this is still the most popular game we have set up internally at our office. When we took this machine to an event earlier in the year people asked me if they could back this game on kickstarter and I had to tell them it was almost 15 years old.
Happy birthday Super Crate Box!🎉
Happy birthday Super Crate Box!🎉
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Without a doubt this is still the most popular game we have set up internally at our office. When we took this machine to an event earlier in the year people asked me if they could back this game on kickstarter and I had to tell them it was almost 15 years old.
Happy birthday Super Crate Box!🎉
Happy birthday Super Crate Box!🎉
This trailer is wonderful. And Kenny only makes great games so
🏐BALL x PIT🏐
OUT NOW on PC, Switch, PS5 and Xbox.
A brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite.
But be warned: it’s seriously addictive. Watch the trailer for real-time proof.
OUT NOW on PC, Switch, PS5 and Xbox.
A brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite.
But be warned: it’s seriously addictive. Watch the trailer for real-time proof.
October 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This trailer is wonderful. And Kenny only makes great games so
Is anyone digging a particular mobile game right now? I've been stuck on the same gauntlet level of Isle of Arrows for like 2 years and I need to move on.
October 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Is anyone digging a particular mobile game right now? I've been stuck on the same gauntlet level of Isle of Arrows for like 2 years and I need to move on.
!!
Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
!!
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TODAY
BALL X PIT
PC, SWITCH, PLAYSTATION, XBOX
YOU WILL DREAM ABOUT THIS GAME
BALL X PIT
PC, SWITCH, PLAYSTATION, XBOX
YOU WILL DREAM ABOUT THIS GAME
BALL x PIT on Steam
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resou...
store.steampowered.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
TODAY
BALL X PIT
PC, SWITCH, PLAYSTATION, XBOX
YOU WILL DREAM ABOUT THIS GAME
BALL X PIT
PC, SWITCH, PLAYSTATION, XBOX
YOU WILL DREAM ABOUT THIS GAME
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SKATE STORY
DECEMBER 8
PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC
🔥🔥🔥 🛹 🔥🔥🔥
PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM
store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...
DECEMBER 8
PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC
🔥🔥🔥 🛹 🔥🔥🔥
PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM
store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...
October 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
SKATE STORY
DECEMBER 8
PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC
🔥🔥🔥 🛹 🔥🔥🔥
PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM
store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...
DECEMBER 8
PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC
🔥🔥🔥 🛹 🔥🔥🔥
PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM
store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...
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~GAME RELEASE~
Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity (OMUI) is OUT NOW!!! on Steam and Itch for F R E E!
It is a first-person narrative horror game about the Iranian revolution, nuclear war, and my Uncle Ramin's suicide.
Please share and leave a review on Steam if you are able to!!!
Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity (OMUI) is OUT NOW!!! on Steam and Itch for F R E E!
It is a first-person narrative horror game about the Iranian revolution, nuclear war, and my Uncle Ramin's suicide.
Please share and leave a review on Steam if you are able to!!!
Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity Release Trailer
YouTube video by Kasrah Ghobadi
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
~GAME RELEASE~
Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity (OMUI) is OUT NOW!!! on Steam and Itch for F R E E!
It is a first-person narrative horror game about the Iranian revolution, nuclear war, and my Uncle Ramin's suicide.
Please share and leave a review on Steam if you are able to!!!
Onto Maizilind Unto Infinity (OMUI) is OUT NOW!!! on Steam and Itch for F R E E!
It is a first-person narrative horror game about the Iranian revolution, nuclear war, and my Uncle Ramin's suicide.
Please share and leave a review on Steam if you are able to!!!
Grass Stains is headed to the Strong Museum!!
So extremely amped that The Strong Museum acquired these Fantastic Arcade cabinets, including Grass Stains!!
I made this little co-op soccer game w/ my buds Aaron Freedman, @radstronomical.bsky.social and @amosroddy.bsky.social for Fantastic Arcade back in 2018.
So proud of our little cabinet ❤️
I made this little co-op soccer game w/ my buds Aaron Freedman, @radstronomical.bsky.social and @amosroddy.bsky.social for Fantastic Arcade back in 2018.
So proud of our little cabinet ❤️
The Strong National Museum of Play acquires Fantastic Arcade’s archive
The Strong National Museum of Play acquires Fantastic Arcade’s archive of indie games
fantasticarcade.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Grass Stains is headed to the Strong Museum!!
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One the things I'm really loving about Consume Me is how unmistakably it takes place in NYC, in subtle but detailed and grounded ways. Reading on the subway, going on dates at museums, the manhattan mall, doing laundry in the basement. I grew up here too, and I never see the city shown like this.
September 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One the things I'm really loving about Consume Me is how unmistakably it takes place in NYC, in subtle but detailed and grounded ways. Reading on the subway, going on dates at museums, the manhattan mall, doing laundry in the basement. I grew up here too, and I never see the city shown like this.
Hell yeah!!!!! This game is so good!!!! Congrats @qdork.bsky.social @apthomson.bsky.social @frogfungus.bsky.social, and an extra special congrats to YOU on your new obvious video game purchase!!!
yay consume me is out!! it’s truly a feat of perseverance and boldness, and i’m so honored to be a part of something so genuine and special! 🥺
a lot of cool games came out this week, but i hope you will check out consume me - a tough, yet humorous look into a teenage girls struggles 🥀🫶
a lot of cool games came out this week, but i hope you will check out consume me - a tough, yet humorous look into a teenage girls struggles 🥀🫶
Save 10% on Consume Me on Steam
did you feel stupid, fat, lazy, and ugly in high school? well i did...but at least i made a life-simulation RPG about it!
store.steampowered.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hell yeah!!!!! This game is so good!!!! Congrats @qdork.bsky.social @apthomson.bsky.social @frogfungus.bsky.social, and an extra special congrats to YOU on your new obvious video game purchase!!!
I will be stepping this evening
Baby Steps starts as an elaborate shitpost before slowly revealing itself to be a sincere game about male insecurity. A deconstruction of the kind of idealized picture of manhood that video games helped create wrapped in a terrific slapstick comedy. My review. www.polygon.com/baby-steps-r...
You will not survive Baby Steps' open world, but you'll laugh
QWOP goes open world in 2025's funniest game
www.polygon.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I will be stepping this evening
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Ultimate Drummer: Official Trailer
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ultimate Drummer: Official Trailer
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📢PAID short term contract for logo design📢
Hello designer and artist friends! I am looking for a logo designer for a new project. We’re going for:
👌🏼Style: playful, cartoony, minimal color
👌🏼Deliverable: vector logo with English and Japanese type
🌟Pay: 1000$, negotiable
Reply with a folio + email pls🙏🏼
Hello designer and artist friends! I am looking for a logo designer for a new project. We’re going for:
👌🏼Style: playful, cartoony, minimal color
👌🏼Deliverable: vector logo with English and Japanese type
🌟Pay: 1000$, negotiable
Reply with a folio + email pls🙏🏼
September 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📢PAID short term contract for logo design📢
Hello designer and artist friends! I am looking for a logo designer for a new project. We’re going for:
👌🏼Style: playful, cartoony, minimal color
👌🏼Deliverable: vector logo with English and Japanese type
🌟Pay: 1000$, negotiable
Reply with a folio + email pls🙏🏼
Hello designer and artist friends! I am looking for a logo designer for a new project. We’re going for:
👌🏼Style: playful, cartoony, minimal color
👌🏼Deliverable: vector logo with English and Japanese type
🌟Pay: 1000$, negotiable
Reply with a folio + email pls🙏🏼
Finally making myself play all the way through Chrono Trigger. Ever heard of it????
September 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Finally making myself play all the way through Chrono Trigger. Ever heard of it????
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Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
Portfolio
emmkid.info
September 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
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TIMES ARE TOUGH
SHOWS ARE FUN
We've worked with promoters wherever possible to make coming out a little easier <3
Use code "MAGNET" for 25% off
Tix: anamanaguchi.com
SHOWS ARE FUN
We've worked with promoters wherever possible to make coming out a little easier <3
Use code "MAGNET" for 25% off
Tix: anamanaguchi.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
TIMES ARE TOUGH
SHOWS ARE FUN
We've worked with promoters wherever possible to make coming out a little easier <3
Use code "MAGNET" for 25% off
Tix: anamanaguchi.com
SHOWS ARE FUN
We've worked with promoters wherever possible to make coming out a little easier <3
Use code "MAGNET" for 25% off
Tix: anamanaguchi.com
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Takao Kōzai / 香西隆男, former animator at Toei and founder of Studio Junio, passed away on April 29, 2024 at 86. He was responsible for drawing the characters for the arcade game Punch-Out!! on celluloid before they were adapted into pixels by Nintendo graphic designers.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Takao Kōzai / 香西隆男, former animator at Toei and founder of Studio Junio, passed away on April 29, 2024 at 86. He was responsible for drawing the characters for the arcade game Punch-Out!! on celluloid before they were adapted into pixels by Nintendo graphic designers.
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Baby Steps is now releasing on September 23 on PS5 and PC!
[Nate is allergic to hornets]
[Nate is allergic to hornets]
Baby Steps | Now Releasing on September 23
YouTube video by DevolverDigital
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Baby Steps is now releasing on September 23 on PS5 and PC!
[Nate is allergic to hornets]
[Nate is allergic to hornets]
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Finji is hiring! 🔎
We're looking for a Community Assistant to work with our fun & friendly Discord community!
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/finjicommunity
We're looking for a Community Assistant to work with our fun & friendly Discord community!
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/finjicommunity
August 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Finji is hiring! 🔎
We're looking for a Community Assistant to work with our fun & friendly Discord community!
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/finjicommunity
We're looking for a Community Assistant to work with our fun & friendly Discord community!
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/finjicommunity
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I updated the web shop recently with a handful of new riso prints! creaturehour.com Also, get our zines!
July 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I updated the web shop recently with a handful of new riso prints! creaturehour.com Also, get our zines!
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Enough people said they wanted to see the final slide deck, so I took the time to put it on my non-teacher github so I could share it. I didn't end up getting in trouble. I ended up being encouraged by a colleague to share it with my dept chair, and he liked it
authorblues.github.io/lecture-slid...
authorblues.github.io/lecture-slid...
August 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Enough people said they wanted to see the final slide deck, so I took the time to put it on my non-teacher github so I could share it. I didn't end up getting in trouble. I ended up being encouraged by a colleague to share it with my dept chair, and he liked it
authorblues.github.io/lecture-slid...
authorblues.github.io/lecture-slid...