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Mike Piontek
@robotspacer.online
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I stream adventure games at http://twitch.tv/robotspacer, I make apps at https://junecloud.com, and I’m making an adventure game for classic Macintosh and Playdate. He/him. You can also find me on Mastodon, YouTube, and elsewhere: http://robotspacer.online
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Mike Piontek @robotspacer.online · Nov 4
I’m making an adventure game named Transfer Point, created in World Builder (1986) and MacPaint, for classic Macintosh computers. It uses both point-and-click and text parser commands. You’ll be able to play it in your web browser, an emulator, or on an actual classic Mac!
A monochrome pixel art drawing of an old house with a path leading up to it. It’s in a window labeled “Totally Normal House.” A text window on the side reads, “You’re at the top of a small hill leading up to a totally normal house. There’s a walkway north to the porch. A path winds west around the side of the house. Search. You don’t find anything unusual.” A monochrome pixel art drawing of a building with a vending machine in front. An egret is on the side of the building. The vending machine has 90s graphics on it, made of basic shapes and squiggles. The window is titled “Storefront.” A text window on the side reads, “You’re outside a store. There’s a vending machine here. To the right side of the building, an egret is standing over a nest. Paths lead off to the north and west.” A monochrome pixel art drawing of an electronic device, close up, showing an email interface. The text “email” is in a whimsical font, and there’s a mascot girl at the bottom. The window is titled “Lil Sweetie Emails.” The screen shows emails titled “I’m sorry” and “Where are you?” both dated May 17. The last email has the subject “Please” and is dated May 18. All of them are from someone named Tessa. A text window on the side reads, “The Lil Sweetie is showing a list of email messages. An adorable mascot girl rests her chin on her hand at the bottom of the screen.” A monochrome pixel art drawing of a woman looking at herself in a cracked mirror. She has short hair and dark eyebrows. The window is titled “Mirror.” A text window on the side reads, “It’s you, more or less. The cracked and dirty mirror reflects your weary face back at you. You look as tired as you feel, but it’s comforting to see that you’re still you. Status. You’re tired, but otherwise you seem to be fine.”
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pixaki.com
Here’s what Pixaki 5 is looking like right now.
(Artwork by @chelfaust.bsky.social)
A screenshot of Pixaki 5 showing the layers and palette panel above a pixel art drawing of Kiki and Jiji.
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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robotspacer.online
This is how much it cost to have a qualified professional tell me I’m autistic. $4815.87 USD.

The “amount covered” is not really “covered” so much as my insurance company said “we don’t think this should cost so much so no one is going to pay this part.”
Screenshot of a web page showing health insurance “claims totals.” The “amount charged” is $8,380.00. The “amount covered” is $3,564.13. Last is “you pay” which is $4,815.87.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
robotspacer.online
Last week I conquered TWO chess puzzles and a soup can puzzle so I feel unstoppable. Let’s map out a maze. Continuing my first playthrough of The 7th Guest! www.twitch.tv/robotspacer #Twitch
Screenshot of the game, showing a dimly lit door with a skeleton hand cursor beckoning the player toward it. On the side are photos of me smiling, and an overhead view of my desk. The shows a notebook, pen, and a copy of The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss.
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
robotspacer.online
I have always wanted that inkwell. Does anyone have a thousand dollars they don’t need
cyan.com Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 2d
Over the years, few items have been more requested for purchase than the Myst 25th Anniversary Linking Books.

We've heard you loud and clear, so we're opening the Cyan Vault to offer our remaining stock to you until December 10th 2025 at 10AM PT!

https://store.cyan.com/s/relink25soc
A physical copy of the Myst 25th Anniversary Linking Book, and Beetle Inkwell A physical copy of the Myst 25th Anniversary Linking Book A physical copy of the Myst 25th Anniversary Linking Book, and Beetle Inkwell
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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grundislav.games
Some scenes from the prologue of my new adventure game. #ProjectLion
An exterior shot of a house on a snowy city street. There is a large "For Sale" sign on the wall. A dimly lit bedroom full of cardboard boxes marked with the word "bedroom." A man sits at a desk in a large office with his back to the camera. Out the window is a snowy city skyline. An old man sits on a couch in a living room with his head in his hands.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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juliaminamata.bsky.social
My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw

Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
The Round-about Orchard: A tiny OtGW fan game by JuliaMinamata
A two-room adventure game that takes about fifteen minutes to play
juliaminamata.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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cosmicvoidonline.bsky.social
Hey all, I'm running a crowdfunding campaign for my point and click adventure, Midnight Saturn! 🥳

Check out the campaign page below! Support via PayPal or Patreon & unlock awesome rewards! 🤩👇

cosmicvoidonline.com/blog/news/20...

DM me or email me & I’ll follow up with your rewards.

#indiegame
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
robotspacer.online
This is how much it cost to have a qualified professional tell me I’m autistic. $4815.87 USD.

The “amount covered” is not really “covered” so much as my insurance company said “we don’t think this should cost so much so no one is going to pay this part.”
Screenshot of a web page showing health insurance “claims totals.” The “amount charged” is $8,380.00. The “amount covered” is $3,564.13. Last is “you pay” which is $4,815.87.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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cdrom.ca
I have a deep and abiding appreciation for every game developer who makes the credits accessible from the title screen. You make my work in game history so much easier.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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grahfmetal.bsky.social
For fun, I put together a proof of concept of what a Sherlock Holmes game would look like in the NESventure style of Shadowgate, Beyond Shadowgate, Deja Vu, and The Uninvited

#SherlockHolmes #Shadowgate #PointAndClickAdventure #ConceptArt #PixelArt #pixel
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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roxiqt.com
ME: [extremely burnt out] I need to take the day off to relax

ALSO ME: I wonder if there is a way that I could relax that would be more productive
December 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM
robotspacer.online
I’m just glad everyone is having a nice time with fonts today
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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engineersneedart.com
Dialing back to the 1990's and the first commercial Glider (4.0) game…

Ward Hartenstein blew my mind when I downloaded his "Hands-Off House" from AOL. You don't touch the controls to play—the house itself takes care of moving the glider along.

B&W version playthrough:

youtu.be/nIzy_Fmjexs
Glider 4.0 || Hands-Off House
YouTube video by James Howell
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
robotspacer.online
Continuing The Journeyman Project tonight, just doing a little bomb disposal and fixing up some minor time anomalies in this 1993 CD-ROM game www.twitch.tv/robotspacer #Twitch
Screenshot of the game, showing a sci-fi “Maintenance Transport” door with some green symbols on it. Everything is very red and I’m not sure if it’s meant to be rust or what. On the side are photos of me smiling and an overhead view of my desk, with a notebook, and a copy of The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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gamehistoryorg.bsky.social
'The best E3 surprises are behind closed doors', says this E3 Show Daily 1998 ad for Douglas Adams' quirky Starship Titanic: https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/34930736-b110-48e2-b5c7-481171e57be0/pdf?token=13f304a7-5e6a-4c79-be7f-194b6f10645b&length=141145176
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
robotspacer.online
Recently YouTube told me that AI auto dubbing would be available on my channel soon. I made sure it was off. Today they are showing me this message… but the setting is still off 🆒

(I assume this is a poorly written notice meant to inform me that AI dubbing is now *available* but. Dude. Come on)
Screenshot that reads, "Auto dubbing is now enabled on your channel! The audio on new videos will be automatically translated into other languages, to make your content more accessible. You can always adjust your settings." Screenshot that says "Automatic dubbing. Automatically translates your audio tracks…” Below that is an unchecked box labeled “Allow automatic dubbing."
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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iorama.bsky.social
A new IORAMA game for @play.date has appeared!

Introducing: A FOOL'S ERRAND, where you’ll crank to help young Roland climb the infinitely-spiralling Dark Tower.

And it's out... NOVEMBER 20TH! Really soon!

Wishlist it now: play.date/games/a-fool...

See more: www.iorama.studio/afoolserrand
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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play.date
⏰ This is happening in half an hour! Tune in if you can.
play.date Playdate @play.date · 10d
🌅 A Playdate Update is on the horizon! Tune in for a sneak peek at upcoming games for Playdate and look back on some of the stand out titles of 2025 💫

📅 Thursday at 10 AM PT
📺 live.panic.com
A Playdate update announcement scheduled for November 6th, 10AM PT over an orange and yellow gradient
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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johannamation.bsky.social
In the shadow of the forest, though she may be old and worn,
They will stare unbelieving
At the last unicorn 🦄 🎼
The characters over the garden wall, meet the characters from the last unicorn
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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silver-streak.games
Hello Users!

I am rejoined by @robotspacer.online and @unsecretcrush.bsky.social as we return to the (sorta) protagonist of Nightmare Frames!

Live now: twitch.tv/Silver_Streak

#VTuber #ENVTuber #VSky
Silver_Streak - Twitch
I am an game testing program that became sentient, Vtuber, and variety streamer. I play through random games or series of games. Harsh language is usually present. Sometimes I also stream very-amateu...
twitch.tv
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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inklingwood.bsky.social
Our point & click adventure game FOOLISH MORTALS is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam & GOG! store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Foolish Mortals Launch Trailer - Now Available!
YouTube video by Inklingwood Studios
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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waveygames.bsky.social
🔥😵 Pepper Odyssey is OUT NOW on STEAM and ITCH!!! 😵🔥

store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...

wavey-games.itch.io/pepper-odyssey

#majorupdate #indiegame #rpg #turn-based #indiedev #survivalgame #roguelite
Save 10% on Pepper Odyssey on Steam
Pepper Odyssey is an RPG about surviving a shipwreck in an unruly outlandish island. Survive the lawless island: fight, trade and explore. Gather scrap to trade, improve your shelter and build yoursel...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
robotspacer.online
It’s time to do one chess puzzle for five hours. Continuing The 7th Guest~ www.twitch.tv/robotspacer #Twitch
Screenshot of the game, showing an overhead view of a chess-like board. There are four black bishops on the left, and four white bishops on the right. An image on the right side shows me, beardless and smiling. Below that is an overhead view of my desk, showing a notebook and pen.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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hypercubexl.bsky.social
was made aware of george labubucas and had to share
george lucas and his wife mellody at some sort of event where they've been given labubus of themselves, george is holding his up and it has little jeans, a checkered shirt and glasses, with white fur. hers can't be seen still in the box. part of her stylish black woven dress is 3 star wars rebel logos in silver fashioned together as a brooch
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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cdrom.ca
I managed to totally miss this somehow - the Mac app for Ruffle, the Flash emulator, bundles a Safari extension. If you pop it in /Applications, suddenly Safari can natively play back any webpage with Flash in it. I'm going to the Radiskull website and watching cartoons like it's 2000. ruffle.rs
Ruffle - Flash Emulator
Ruffle is a Flash Player emulator written in Rust. Ruffle targets both desktop and the web using WebAssembly.
ruffle.rs
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM