I've been trying to keep quiet about this but in case anyone ends up wondering where I am or why I've been more aloof, the transphobia I've been receiving lately has been getting to me. Between that and some irl difficulties, I've needed to withdraw more. I'm sorry.

New Jack Razor 2 track up on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/jack-r...

I've also come to the realization that the first Pac-Man Championship Edition is honestly pretty mid. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is much better, but even then I feel like it's not even a top-10 Pac-Man game, despite its long-time status of being "the ultimate Pac-Man game"

I've recently come to the realization that the last actual traditional Pac-Man maze game (that's not some mobile or web browser game) was Pac-Man Arrangement from 2005. And In my opinion, the last good traditional maze game was Pac-Man: Adventures in Time from 2000. This is kind of depressing NGL.

Some new Jack Razor 2 Screenshots! In this stage, you ascend through the remains of a base and a burnt down forest surrounding it. However, as you do so, you see how much has been left untouched. #indiedev #indiegame #platformer

I drew a few high res pixel art backgrounds for Jack Razor 2 today. Really like how this one came out but ouch my hand hurts from all of those mouse clicks.

I finally have monetization back! Thank you all so much! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhaR...

I'm genuinely ecstatic that the Shadow Labyrinth video is doing so well. The downside is, because of how slow YouTube's monetization policy is, I'm not getting any of that ad revenue so far. I want to genuinely thank @sqgreviewshow.bsky.social for his donation, because that's literally everything

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhaR... Premiere Starts at 5:00!

Is it just me or is there a rise in a "I can play it with my brain turned off while I have a video essay playing in the background. Therefore, it is a good game" kind of mentality? Like, just because you're not looking at it critically doesn't mean there aren't problems. You're just ignoring them.

My Next Video Will Premiere Monday Afternoon at 5:00 PM (EST) Until then here's a short preview of it! youtube.com/shorts/Nv1_A...

Please help Jackie out! She is a great artist and is worth every penny!

The rough cut of the Shadow Labyrinth video is up (in parts) on Patreon. www.patreon.com/c/gameanalys... Took over a month to write (barring amendments), a few days to record VO, and just over 2 weeks to edit. I hope to have it on YouTube next week.

-Finishes Rough Cut of my Next Video Essay -Passes Out From Exhaustion

My computer doesn’t like me making nearly two hour video essays lol

(Laughs maniacally) I'M ENJOYING THIS.

Just finished shooting for the next video and the editing is almost done!

My favorite thing when talking to other indie devs is seeing the unhinged old obscure games that they love. Especially when they're not good but really funny to watch.

This popped up in my recommended and I'm having a lot of fun with it. Very good take on the maze gameplay, incorporating elements from throughout the series while also suiting what it's trying to do. pacmanforever.itch.io/pac-man-fore...

You know it's time to export the voice over when the project file is taking up the rest of your hard drive >n<

I'm giving myself the day off from screaming into my mic about how awful Shadow Labyrinth is. This video is gonna be wild.

I still have 5 pages of script to go

This will sound insane but I'd love it if there was an Amiga emulator on GameCube specifically designed to support the keyboard controller. That would be my exact brand of silliness.

mmm yes "strategic" combat

Finally finished the script for the Shadow Labyrinth video and Patrons can read it now. It's 23 pages. The longest script I have ever written.

Hurrican is still easily my favorite fan-game. Even by Turrican standards it is a well designed and quite intense challenge. It measures up nicely against the original games.

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As a holiday gift to my paid members on Patreon, I just posted my Amiga-styled shmup "Accorid: Reborn" ready to be downloaded. It will be included in Jack Razor 2's hub world upon that game's release. Hope you enjoy this sneak peek!

Me: "Okay, time to scale back on planned features so Jack Razor 2 gets done in a reasonable timeframe" Also Me: Yes, only ONE bonus arcade game in the hub instead of the planned two! I never was one to make things easy for myself

My 2018 Game Jack Razor: Distant Dimension is on sale on itch for $2.00 until 1/05/2026. Run, Jump, Shoot and Explore vast worlds in this love letter to classics like Turrican. #gamedev #indiegame apexsquaredstudios.itch.io/jack-razor-d...

At this point, I think it's wiser to split my next video "Pac-Man's Weirdest Birthday" into two parts, one for Shadow Labyrinth and the other for Pac-Man World 2 Repac. The SL portion blew out of control. After both are up, I'll combine the two. It'll certainly keep YouTube happy for once.

Oh man, that last video was exhausting. I should make a shorter video next. Wait... Pac-Man's 45th Anniversary is wrapping up, I should do a video on that. Well, we have two main games to cover this shouldn't be- (One huge rant about Shadow Labyrinth later) What have I done?

I will never have a place in the world

Pac-Man World Rally has a deceptively high skill ceiling. If you play your cards right, you can speed boost nearly perpetually. TLDR: Fun boost tech goes wheeeeeeeeeeeee

It's always weird hitting that spot in gamedev where the base game is largely there but the design and structure calls for so much to be put on top of it all. I'm definitely doing something smaller scale after JR2 is done so I don't go insane. #indiedev #gamedev

R.I.P. Rebecca Heineman (1963-2025). One of the industry figures I looked up to the most. From the crazy development stories behind her famous ports, to her advocacy, fan-made efforts and her own original work, she was a legend and a legend she shall remain. Her perseverance will be remembered.

And the award for sneakiest time clock goes toooooooo

Streamin some 5th gen games youtube.com/live/P3gnNdt...

Gonna do a 5th gen console stream tomorrow. At the very least, it will consist of PS1, N64, Saturn, and maybe even a little 3DO. I'd do Jaguar too if I could find a way for me to capture its RF signal using what I have but I wouldn't count on that.

The demands for exceptionalism in all areas of development in solo dev indie work has really turbo charged my perfectionism and has been contributing greatly to my autistic burnout. I wanna be able to keep making videos and games, but I also need to take it way easier on myself for my own health.

Doing an "Ace Mode" run of Rogue Squadron III and am loving how insanely hard the last section of Battlefield Hoth is under those conditions.

Something I love about older games is looking at them and trying to discern what movies the devs watched while making the game. It's something I wish we got to see more of, and I'm kinda shocked when I talk to other indie devs and they tell me "I don't really care about movies".

The video finally rendered CORRECTLY. Uploading it to Patreon now. Might take a while (it's nearly 10 GB) but at least I don't have to wait another six hours waiting for a hopefully functional video file again.

This video is killing me. I just spent the past 6.5 hours rendering this thing and it can't even play to the ending. The correct length is listed. It just STOPS well before it gets there. Oh well I'll just have to try later. Here we go again!!

Jack Razor 2 is a solo developed 2D Collectathon inspired by Amiga platformers like Turrican and Early 3D games like Super Mario 64 with hints of tons of others. #indiegame #platformer #gamedev

My next video is close to being done. It's just a matter of finishing one animated section and finding the time to render it (which considering the length is my primary concern). It'll be up for patrons first and on YouTube a couple of days after.

100% Completed Pac-Man World 2 Repac for the second time today. Went a lot more smoothly this time. Word of advice: make sure the way you're playing it minimizes input lag as much as humanly possible. Learned that one the hard way. Still though, fantastic game. Highly recommended.