can’t stop thinking about how good Mina the Hollower is

the Cave Story mockup that almost came out officially. I worked with the Cave Story publisher Nicalis for a few months developing a pixel art but higher resolution version of the game. Pixel approved! Here's also some upscaled sprites, showing options #pixelart

Hello! First post on bluesky, I'm Ian, senior artist at Ustwo Games. Working on Monument Valley 3 right now. Also work on personal games in my free time. Love making naturey stuff and bugs and little creatures

@grubb.wtf I’ve got an S tier classic anime recommendation for you, it’s called Golden Boy! It’s absolutely hilarious and the art style is awesome but it’s really not suitable for kids! The only downside to it is that you’ll wish it was longer. Sub and dub are both awesome and it’s on YouTube.

made a little diorama for my jrpg project #petrichor

I wrote a really fun Super Mario Bros. 3 remix for this incredible, inspiring project! A big thank you to everyone involved, and a special thank you to @pokerusproject.bsky.social for taking the time during your hectic schedule to add some really cool guitar parts for the track! Happy 40th Mario 🍄

I love the look of Isle of Reveries! If you like Zelda games you’ll probably like this a lot too, and it deserves to get funded! Plus it’s made by the lovely @desertcucco.bsky.social!

One of many #pixelart + #chiptune scenes!

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY WILLEM DEFOE FACE SWAPS WHEN YOU TYPE IN FINAL FANTASY ON THE GIF THINGY

Since I’ve finished the first nine Final Fantasy games (plus the FFVII remakes and XVI) I’m gonna give FFXV another try! Anybody got advice on how to make the most out of it? (Do I watch the prequel movie? Do I do the DLC episodes post-game or throughout?)

New Mario Kart has what looks to be around 15 characters or so on screen here!

Switch 2 got announced! But more importantly… Donkey Kong??

And I got it without spending a penny!

I miss when games weren’t woke.

Hey Capcom! Since you’re bringing back dormant franchises, can we have a HD-2D remaster of Breath of Fire IV please? It already has the most stunning pixel art and animation of any game ever made and doesn’t need much work!

I’m a little obsessed with Caves of Qud atm Yes it’s a 100 hour perma-death RPG deeper than the ocean Yes I die in the first half hour 99% of the time Yes I’m loving it

mom says it’s my turn to announce the world premiere

I looove Astro Bot, and we really do need more games (not just made by Nintendo) that put fun first, but wow Final Fantasy VII Rebirth got SNUBBED tonight 🫠

FUMITO UEDA IS MAKING A SCI-FI GAME HAVE I DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN??

My mum is the coolest, she’s currently playing through Final Fantasy IV (I bought her the pixel remaster collection, but pretended it was for me so she didn’t try to talk me out of buying it hehe) and I’m really hoping she enjoys it as much as she did FFIX! She’s not ready for FFVI and FFVII 👀

on this week's podcast i talked about my yearlong backlogging project where i used a spreadsheet to fight off choice paralysis and a decade of terrible gaming habits (1/3) youtu.be/Au-0W-kPWLY

The continue screen shows Lief's current equipment. What are your favorite Zelda items? #gamedev #screenshotsaturday Steam: s.team/a/3100970 Kickstarter: tinyurl.com/isleofreveries

As a big fan of Fire Emblem, I can’t believe I’m saying Unicorn Overlord is by far the best strategy RPG I’ve ever played and it’s not even close. It’s somehow deeper, has a stunning open world to explore, fantastic music and voice acting and is just as satisfying to play!

📢 PSA to indie devs. Keep shouting about your game. They'll still be plenty of folks who've not crossed paths with it just yet.

I’d love some game recommendations please! I’m not well atm and I’m veeeery bored! Bonus points if it’s RPG adjacent! ✨

I made a new, simple splash screen for my role as the composer for Twinolli’s amazing Highlighters! If you wanna see the old one you can download the demo for Highlighters on Steam right now! It’s an awesome action-puzzle game inspired by the Gameboy Color! store.steampowered.com/app/2282080/...

I’m currently suffering from a horrid head cold, but once I’m better I want to make some pixel art to thank the 1300+ of you that have followed me in such a short time! I know many of you followed me through starter packs, and I’m eager to make it worth your while! Thank you so much 🧡

Super Mario Land 2: Original vs Remake ✨ I’m lucky enough to be a pixel artist for this project! #SML2RDX The stage is now fittingly spooky since it’s near the Pumpkin Zone!🌛

✨ easy choice ✨

If you’re wanting to follow more indie devs, I really recommend Ted! He’s working on the awesome Orange Island at the moment and it’s also getting an NES release! 🧡

They need to make a Pokémon game that’s exactly like Viva Piñata. It would be perfect!

Super Mario Land 2: Original vs Remake ✨ I’m lucky enough to be a pixel artist for this project! #SML2RDX The stage is now fittingly spooky since it’s near the Pumpkin Zone!🌛

My honest thoughts on the first 5 hours of Mario & Luigi Brothership: It’s really good! There’s a slightly excessive amount of dialogue but other than that it’s great! I love the music, the animation, the art style, the battle system and the concept of sailing across the ocean on an island ship!

Over 700 of you wonderful peeps have followed this sleepy queer game dev, officially overtaking my Twitter following! 🥹 I know it’s just numbers but it truly means a lot, and I’m incredibly thankful to be a huge step closer to closing the bad app account for good 🧡

It’s wild to think that in two weeks I’ve nearly reached the same amount of followers on Bluesky as what I had on the bad app over the course of YEARS. And I’m happier, more engaged and not just burnt out by bots, garbage takes and nastiness. I’m super grateful for this app and the people on it 🧡

Controversial take: In the Mario & Luigi series I was never fond of having to manually press A and B together every time I wanted to jump up a ledge or over a gap. I found it a little clunky and uncomfortable for longer play sessions. I kinda prefer how Brothership handles it so far 👀

Throwback to when, after 20+ years of playing Pokémon, I finally got my first ever shiny and of course it would be… THE BUTT SKUNK

I’m spooked to realise that I’ve hit 600 followers! Only 100 or so away from having more than the bad app which is when I’ll probably stop using it altogether! Thank you to everyone who follows, I’m so grateful, and have a Happy Halloween! 🧡

Thank you Nintendo, I can now finally listen to my favourite music on the go!

Playing Bloodborne again and I’m reminded that the Messengers can wear accessories 🥲

big thank you to the 500+ lovely folks who are following me! I appreciate every single one of you! 🧡 (I had to tweak the zeros a bunch of times because they made it look like the bunny had huge bazongas 🫣)

Hey Bluesky, show me the first game you remember playing! My first game was Super Mario All-Stars! When I was a kid I didn’t know that there were consoles before the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive/Genesis, so seeing the NES versions of these games at a friend’s house baffled me 😂

I just made a 300 follower post and I’m already past 400! Thank you all so much, I’ll be posting a bunch of music and sketches soon! 🧡

Thank you all for 300 followers! It’s happened so fast and I’m so grateful to be followed by so many talented, lovely people 🥹❤️

1 like = 1 game I love! Feel free to comment if you want a more specific answer (genre/publisher/generation/etc) 🧡

As much as I prefer Banjo-Kazooie, I can’t wait to play Tooie again later this week! Now if only Microsoft put nearly as much effort as Nintendo into keeping Banjo-Kazooie relevant!

pixelated space frogs always take time to appreciate the view

Twitter/X for a while now has been exhausting… full of click bait and putrid bigotry. Bluesky has been so soothing… full of positivity, creativity and comforting vibes ✨

Real adventurers remember to pack the important stuff ✨

Oh wow… just woke up to a bunch of new followers and people to follow! Right now I’m prepping a bunch of music and art to share, but in the meantime I’d love to share the demo for Highlighters! It’s an amazing GBC style action puzzle game that I did the music and sound effects for!