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AndyMakes
@andymakes.itch.io
I make small projects in a small apartment
Friend of Arcade Commons
Maker of Particle Mace
I make pen plotter art and tweetcarts sometimes

Buy my drawings: shop.andymakes.com
Play my games: andymakes.itch.io

https://andymakes.com/
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After a long gap, pleased to share:

Episode 2 of Games & Resistance, a slow-burn podcast miniseries hosted by @chadtoprak.bsky.social & me.

We interview Lebanese / NYC game dev Ramsey Nasser about his work, including recent project gaza.memorial.

games-and-resistance.pinecast.co/episode/739b...
S1E2 - 02 - Ramsey Nasser
# Episode 2 - Ramsey Nasser For our second episode, we talk to Ramsey Nasser, a Lebanese game designer, computer scientist, and educator who lives in NYC. We talk to Ramsey about one of his recent p...
games-and-resistance.pinecast.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?

in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
You gotta click that cuomo live stream. Every song they play feels like a prank. I can’t look away

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8h...
WATCH LIVE: Andrew Cuomo election night watch party
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Hell yeah
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Here's the recording of my talk "Arcade Games as Public Art" at MAGWest 2025 in San Jose, CA on August 8, 2025. @arcadecommons.org
MAGWest 2025: Arcade Games as Public Art
YouTube video by MAGFest
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Everybody please make sure that two cool things happen today
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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We're entering the final two days of funding for Danse Macabre, and we are so close to unlocking not just one, but TWO awesome stretch goals: a VTT assets bundle and solo-play rules!

Stillfleet.com/danse
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For Halloween this year I decided to stop making sense.
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃

All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!

spooky.express
October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It is so important to separate being amused by sliwa and wanting him to be in charge of anything.
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
You've heard of girl dinner, now get ready for Boy Dessert
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Had a minor nightmare that I traveled somewhere without a headlamp.
October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Getting a hankering for another XCom 2 Long War campaign. This means I have spent the last 5 hours getting my mod list just right and testing everything on the steam deck. It's possible that I will actually start playing tomorrow.
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Dust off that ColecoVision from the street 10 years ago, grab the rat king of computer mice in That One Bin, the Arcade Swap Meet is happening!

Join us tomorrow at @wonderville.nyc 2:30-6pm to sell, peruse, or donate a wide range of tech equipment, components, tools and more. Hope to see you there!
October 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Doing a bunch of juice work and adding several effects when the dog starts going FAST in Rocket Dog

#indiedev #gamedev
October 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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AND WE'RE LIVE! Our alt ctrl game jam is happening RIGHT NOW at itch.io/jam/flip-out and on the @arcadecommons.org discord!

And any good game jam ofc has a theme to get the creativity flowing and ours this year is....
October 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The @mag-indiearcade.bsky.social alt.ctrl game jam kicks off in a few hours!

There is still time to join!

You can even start working on a game and order parts while you're working on it.

A selection of the games will be playable on a custom cab at MAGFest!

itch.io/jam/flip-out

#gamedev
Flip Out! - An Alt Ctrl Jam
A game jam from 2025-10-16 to 2025-10-19 hosted by Matt! & AndyMakes. Welcome to Flip Out, an alt ctrl game jam and controller workshop by the MAGFest Indie Arcade and Arcade Commons ! Join us for a r...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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HOT DANG
It's this weekend!
Aaaa!
October 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
After years of knowing that the Star Trek Deep Space 9 trading card of Odo losing his virginity exists, I finally made the bad decision to purchase a copy.

Now I have this thing!
October 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Hey hey, check out this great long-form interview about medieval horror and making Danse Macabre with creator Christopher Pickett in @geeknative.bsky.social! www.geeknative.com/200124/danse... @timespace.place
Danse Macabre and 14th-century horrors: An interview with  Chris Pickett
Danse Macabre is designed by Christopher Pickett, and it promises to be bleak in a fun way!
www.geeknative.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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This conversation with the Maniculum about medievalisms and designing worlds was dope. We talk zombies, squirrels, all the things: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @timespace.place @maniculumpodcast.bsky.social
Danse Macabre: Adapting the Medieval Mediterranean with Stillfleet Studio
Podcast Episode · The Maniculum Podcast · 09/27/2025 · 1h 37m
podcasts.apple.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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9 days remain before our annual alt.ctrl game jam kicks off!
There's still time to get your parts and get in on the action!

More info @ itch.io/jam/flip-out
Flip Out! - An Alt Ctrl Jam
A game jam from 2025-10-16 to 2025-10-19 hosted by Matt! & AndyMakes. Welcome to Flip Out, an alt ctrl game jam and controller workshop by the MAGFest Indie Arcade and Arcade Commons ! Join us for a r...
itch.io
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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LRT: @timespace.place, is a great friend to our organization and has a Kickstarter going now!

Their new tabletop game is something really special, and you should check out the Kickstarter! Fans of Gothic and historical horror, FROMSoft RPGs, Dark fantasy, and more will all find something to love.
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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It has been an absolute pleasure to watch @timespace.place bring this together. Exciting, bold, heavily researched, and deeply considerate horror roleplaying. It's gonna be your next obsession. Consider checking out the Kickstarter!
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM