Twas the day before TOJam ( @torontogamejam.bsky.social ) and boy am I tired, time to hit the g fuel and get good and wired. The confirmations have been sent with lots of great care, so if you got one for in person, I'll see you there! 26 hours until the jam begins...

"Parking Garage Rally Circuit is arguably the best arcade racing game of the last five years." TRUTH!

Cover your eyes, lest ye be blinded by the glory of a thousand suns.

Watched Jeopardy yesterday with my parents. The SciFi $1,000 category showed a picture of The Expanse main characters and asked what show this was. None of the contestants got it - they didn't even try. The Expanse remains mine and mine alone. www.reddit.com/r/TheExpanse...

Spot on analysis/review of Double Dragon, leaving no stone unturned. When I play Double Dragon, I ONLY only use the hidden elbow move which (as Mathew mentions) ALWAYS connects with enemies. It's an INCREDIBLE MOVE! Future beat 'em ups had no equivalent, and wondered why they couldn't compare.

The wait is finally over. Ultimate Drummer is now available on Steam 🥁🥁🥁

ambush

As we approach the last week for in-person registration don't forget that the TOJam team building event is still running! It'll be open until virtual registration closes, but if you're planning to jam in person and are still looking for a team join now! 👇 www.tojam.ca/post/it...

"Just make a good game" remains incredible, timeless advice. That's all you need to do. That's all you've ever needed to do. Every good game that's ever been made has succeeded. If it didn't succeed, it's because the game wasn't good. It's like those planes that got shot down, they were bad games.

You can make any videogame you want - unless you need money to live.

If it's mid, add a beat. Alternately, call it cozy (sweet burn!)

Having trouble dealing with the fact I recently added 2 bweets that both used the phrase "hard to believe".

The ultimate open world game might finally approach a walk in the park. Gamers could take a walk in the park instead, but that's ... a good writer could really do something with this.

In the future, no-one will believe videogames were made by humans. It's already hard to believe.

Hard to believe Mario is now a licensed game.

You know, they keep printing better and better looking versions of the bible too - so maybe we're fine. Who doesn't want to read a new bible?

Why would anyone ever play a game called "Cyberpunk 2077"?

3rd rate? Grotesque? Predator mashed with a Silent Hill nurse? But cooler because it’s gigantic, blind, and has extra mandibles (dripping bood)? Kicks in the door roaring, somehow wearing a bra, beating its chest? PERFECT.

If you've given up, you can always build a coin pusher.

Games aren't punk rock - unless they're played on the toilet.

I had a snide comment about the Dark Souls difficulty debate, but the developers explained their position with nuance so I was rendered powerless. You're left with whatever this is.

Gamers want the Superman without the Clark Kent.

When I design characters for videogames I ensure their silhouette is instantly identifiable. There's nothing more important than ensuring their silhouette is instantly identifiable. I've forgotten why, but If I'm not able to instantly identify a character you have failed.

The Street Fighter incest storyline is news because it's the best story Street Fighter has ever had.

Why do people love Death Stranding 2? The story? No. The gameplay? No. The graphics. It's the graphics.

That rich asshole in high school and in every teen movie? Thanks to AI and his money, he'll be making better games than the nerd.

I liked cozy games until they were labelled cozy.

Some players live for the grind. These players want to be left alone.

If the graphics are good enough, your horror game can be a comedy.

Kinect? Waggle? Guitars? VR? Touch? Nobody want none o' dat. Cranks and spinners are fine (they're manly).

Ray tracing hasn't taken off because players prefer fake lighting - even in real life.

A holographic helper?! What will they think of next!

Someone should turn the Mario movies into a game.

AI means your competition is not other game developers. It's the players (who will be vibe coding poor-but-personalized games meant just for them).

When RadioHead makes games they use heat maps to ensure players never get stuck.

Some game designers preach that the point of games is to be fun. Full stop. While creatively limiting, and bereft of thought and ambition, it has produced many unfun games.

Take time away from making your game, then return with unclouded eyes. You'll instantly spot design problems that you've grown to accept. Alternatively, never return.

Wait ... the numbers ... they're going up. I'll play this for the rest of my life!

Like music before it, paying for games will be a foreign concept. That's why I'm going on tour.

A game where my decisions don't matter and my actions have no consquences whatsoever? Sign me up!

"Five Nights at Freddy's" was the first game to address crunch culture.

Anything going on in mobile? How about VR? Nothing? Odd.

Today I dragged a concrete block across a parking lot using chains attached to my nipples. Then I was able to find my pathfinding bug.

The world's been a little darker since Steven Spielberg released "Boom Blox"

The most stable job in games is firing the people that make them.

The good news is game developers are no longer desperate for validation. We're no longer clamoring for Roger Ebert's approval. Of course, he is dead.

Minecraft's greatest secret? It looks incredible but occasionally looks terrible.

People that play games are like musicians that play instruments. Rock Stars.

The Fortnite skin of your indie game character will cost more than the indie game itself. Note: Not a joke kotaku.com/fortnite-add...

Proof the graphics are amazing? The story is extremely stupid. Further proof? People are debating the design.