Banana Bytes
@bananabytes.bsky.social
Brazilian Game dev studio, developers of Sophstar !
Estúdio de desenvolvimento de Games brasileiro, criadores do game Sophstar.
99% of the time it's our programmer/game designer posting here.
Estúdio de desenvolvimento de Games brasileiro, criadores do game Sophstar.
99% of the time it's our programmer/game designer posting here.
Damn, we need to get back here more often. This place is nicer than the other one.
With that said, I've been playing Gunvein these days, and what a freaking great game. Top 10 shmups ever material, easily.
With that said, I've been playing Gunvein these days, and what a freaking great game. Top 10 shmups ever material, easily.
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Damn, we need to get back here more often. This place is nicer than the other one.
With that said, I've been playing Gunvein these days, and what a freaking great game. Top 10 shmups ever material, easily.
With that said, I've been playing Gunvein these days, and what a freaking great game. Top 10 shmups ever material, easily.
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SCHILDMAID MX by @hitpstudio.bsky.social is coming to Nintendo Switch! A great indie shmup with an interesting take on shields and scoring. They got some sweet art on the new box. Check it out on other platforms also 👱♀️🛡️
July 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
SCHILDMAID MX by @hitpstudio.bsky.social is coming to Nintendo Switch! A great indie shmup with an interesting take on shields and scoring. They got some sweet art on the new box. Check it out on other platforms also 👱♀️🛡️
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Dracula frames I made for the mockup project. I recommend opening the image to see the details as it's very big.
The very first frame (top left) was made 10 years ago and I posted the mockup project almost 10 years later to the day.
#pixelart
The very first frame (top left) was made 10 years ago and I posted the mockup project almost 10 years later to the day.
#pixelart
July 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Dracula frames I made for the mockup project. I recommend opening the image to see the details as it's very big.
The very first frame (top left) was made 10 years ago and I posted the mockup project almost 10 years later to the day.
#pixelart
The very first frame (top left) was made 10 years ago and I posted the mockup project almost 10 years later to the day.
#pixelart
You can get Sophstar with a 40% discount during the Steam Summer Sale.
If you still haven't , it's your opportunity to get it !
If you still haven't , it's your opportunity to get it !
June 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
You can get Sophstar with a 40% discount during the Steam Summer Sale.
If you still haven't , it's your opportunity to get it !
If you still haven't , it's your opportunity to get it !
Physical versions of Sophstar for the Xbox, PS5 and Switch are with a nice discount at the Red Art Games site. If you want to get Physical, head over there!
June 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Physical versions of Sophstar for the Xbox, PS5 and Switch are with a nice discount at the Red Art Games site. If you want to get Physical, head over there!
Physical editions of Sophstar are available AGAIN for the Switch and PS5, with the Switch one on a 30% discount for the next 3 days, so HURRY TO GRAB YOURS!
Head to the Red Art Games store to get yours. We know a lot people here wanted this :)
Head to the Red Art Games store to get yours. We know a lot people here wanted this :)
June 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Physical editions of Sophstar are available AGAIN for the Switch and PS5, with the Switch one on a 30% discount for the next 3 days, so HURRY TO GRAB YOURS!
Head to the Red Art Games store to get yours. We know a lot people here wanted this :)
Head to the Red Art Games store to get yours. We know a lot people here wanted this :)
Does anyone know if Shikigami No Shiro 1 and 2 give extends? I know 3 doesn't. I also know 3 was made by Skonec and not Alfa System, and I think they never give extends on any of their shmups.
June 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Does anyone know if Shikigami No Shiro 1 and 2 give extends? I know 3 doesn't. I also know 3 was made by Skonec and not Alfa System, and I think they never give extends on any of their shmups.
If I can beat a bullet pattern *once* in our game, it means it's doable and I don't need to tweak it anymore, right? :)
June 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If I can beat a bullet pattern *once* in our game, it means it's doable and I don't need to tweak it anymore, right? :)
Damn, just found this screenshot taken *5* years ago.
Does anyone recognize this?
Does anyone recognize this?
May 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Damn, just found this screenshot taken *5* years ago.
Does anyone recognize this?
Does anyone recognize this?
Working on the final boss of our next game.... every new pattern forces me to raise the max bullet limit the engine allows to exist.
Fun, fun, fun times. :)
Fun, fun, fun times. :)
May 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Working on the final boss of our next game.... every new pattern forces me to raise the max bullet limit the engine allows to exist.
Fun, fun, fun times. :)
Fun, fun, fun times. :)
Part of our team having dinner yesterday.
From Left to side
front: Gustavo Araújo (Coding) - Helder Araujo (3D Graphics)
back: Natasha Mendes (Art Direction/Concept Art), Rafael Lima (Coding/Game Design)
From Left to side
front: Gustavo Araújo (Coding) - Helder Araujo (3D Graphics)
back: Natasha Mendes (Art Direction/Concept Art), Rafael Lima (Coding/Game Design)
May 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Part of our team having dinner yesterday.
From Left to side
front: Gustavo Araújo (Coding) - Helder Araujo (3D Graphics)
back: Natasha Mendes (Art Direction/Concept Art), Rafael Lima (Coding/Game Design)
From Left to side
front: Gustavo Araújo (Coding) - Helder Araujo (3D Graphics)
back: Natasha Mendes (Art Direction/Concept Art), Rafael Lima (Coding/Game Design)
Do you like the system we use in Sophstar, where new credits are unlocked as you finish plays of the game?
Or do you prefer free credits from day one?
We do like our unlock credits system a lot.
Or do you prefer free credits from day one?
We do like our unlock credits system a lot.
May 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Do you like the system we use in Sophstar, where new credits are unlocked as you finish plays of the game?
Or do you prefer free credits from day one?
We do like our unlock credits system a lot.
Or do you prefer free credits from day one?
We do like our unlock credits system a lot.
Man, I got to play Cycle Chase H-5 for the first time this weekend.
What an awesome shmup! Why people don't talk more about it?
It's really on the easy side - I 1cc both the Basic and Advance mode on my first try - but it's really a lot of fun!
What an awesome shmup! Why people don't talk more about it?
It's really on the easy side - I 1cc both the Basic and Advance mode on my first try - but it's really a lot of fun!
April 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Man, I got to play Cycle Chase H-5 for the first time this weekend.
What an awesome shmup! Why people don't talk more about it?
It's really on the easy side - I 1cc both the Basic and Advance mode on my first try - but it's really a lot of fun!
What an awesome shmup! Why people don't talk more about it?
It's really on the easy side - I 1cc both the Basic and Advance mode on my first try - but it's really a lot of fun!
We are glad to announce that we were in talk with TGL for a while now, and we can now reveal:
We are curttely developing a sequel to the all time classic Steam Hearts.
Titled: "Hearts 2: Steam Harder"
With 18 new characters, It will be released Q1/26. Stay tuned for more news.
We are curttely developing a sequel to the all time classic Steam Hearts.
Titled: "Hearts 2: Steam Harder"
With 18 new characters, It will be released Q1/26. Stay tuned for more news.
April 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are glad to announce that we were in talk with TGL for a while now, and we can now reveal:
We are curttely developing a sequel to the all time classic Steam Hearts.
Titled: "Hearts 2: Steam Harder"
With 18 new characters, It will be released Q1/26. Stay tuned for more news.
We are curttely developing a sequel to the all time classic Steam Hearts.
Titled: "Hearts 2: Steam Harder"
With 18 new characters, It will be released Q1/26. Stay tuned for more news.
Does anyone enjoy Sega CD Silpheed? It has been a LONG time since I played it, but I have memories of its atmosphere being so awesome with the FMV backgrounds and the soundtrack with radio chatter and everything. And those flat polygons look great.
Gameplay was a lot of fun too.
Gameplay was a lot of fun too.
March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Does anyone enjoy Sega CD Silpheed? It has been a LONG time since I played it, but I have memories of its atmosphere being so awesome with the FMV backgrounds and the soundtrack with radio chatter and everything. And those flat polygons look great.
Gameplay was a lot of fun too.
Gameplay was a lot of fun too.
Well..
IT DIED THREE TIMES, AND WAS REBORN TWICE.
IT DIED THREE TIMES, AND WAS REBORN TWICE.
March 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Well..
IT DIED THREE TIMES, AND WAS REBORN TWICE.
IT DIED THREE TIMES, AND WAS REBORN TWICE.
Yesterday had Unity crashing randomly at 2:00am. Opened it up.... project corrupted, none of the objects could find their scripts, the Assembly-CSharp file was somehow missing.
Thank God for Version Control. Went to bed, rolled back to previous version today :) easy fix.
Thank God for Version Control. Went to bed, rolled back to previous version today :) easy fix.
March 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Yesterday had Unity crashing randomly at 2:00am. Opened it up.... project corrupted, none of the objects could find their scripts, the Assembly-CSharp file was somehow missing.
Thank God for Version Control. Went to bed, rolled back to previous version today :) easy fix.
Thank God for Version Control. Went to bed, rolled back to previous version today :) easy fix.
Love those pictures. 2019, our programmer's wife took those 2 pictures, after he saw a completely bastardized Daytona USA machine in a mall and thought "I want to play that", hadn't played it in ages.
Finished 8th :P
Also surprised I wasn't rocking the long hair. Decided to fully drop it in 2023
Finished 8th :P
Also surprised I wasn't rocking the long hair. Decided to fully drop it in 2023
March 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Love those pictures. 2019, our programmer's wife took those 2 pictures, after he saw a completely bastardized Daytona USA machine in a mall and thought "I want to play that", hadn't played it in ages.
Finished 8th :P
Also surprised I wasn't rocking the long hair. Decided to fully drop it in 2023
Finished 8th :P
Also surprised I wasn't rocking the long hair. Decided to fully drop it in 2023
Wait... this game has just.. THREE STAGES?
I always liked this game, but it's so absurdly hard. Maybe 3 stages is enough, hehe. I remember first time I got to the floppy boss, it was amazing.
I never beat stage 2, but that was ages ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTyd...
I always liked this game, but it's so absurdly hard. Maybe 3 stages is enough, hehe. I remember first time I got to the floppy boss, it was amazing.
I never beat stage 2, but that was ages ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTyd...
ADONIS for MSX series ALL CLEAR
YouTube video by YaTsuZaKi
www.youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Wait... this game has just.. THREE STAGES?
I always liked this game, but it's so absurdly hard. Maybe 3 stages is enough, hehe. I remember first time I got to the floppy boss, it was amazing.
I never beat stage 2, but that was ages ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTyd...
I always liked this game, but it's so absurdly hard. Maybe 3 stages is enough, hehe. I remember first time I got to the floppy boss, it was amazing.
I never beat stage 2, but that was ages ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTyd...
While doing Sophstar, our team was really impressed with the programmer for 2 things: 1) His deep knowledge about shmups, 2) How quickly he fixes bugs
About 1)... 😎
About 2) My code is a mess, dated and unoptimized but BOY AM I FAST or what? :P
...
About 1)... 😎
About 2) My code is a mess, dated and unoptimized but BOY AM I FAST or what? :P
...
March 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
While doing Sophstar, our team was really impressed with the programmer for 2 things: 1) His deep knowledge about shmups, 2) How quickly he fixes bugs
About 1)... 😎
About 2) My code is a mess, dated and unoptimized but BOY AM I FAST or what? :P
...
About 1)... 😎
About 2) My code is a mess, dated and unoptimized but BOY AM I FAST or what? :P
...
By the way, you can get Sophstar on a 70% sale right now at the Playstation Store, don't miss it!
March 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
By the way, you can get Sophstar on a 70% sale right now at the Playstation Store, don't miss it!
Everytime I see a post somewhere with people asking recommendations for shmups, I think about saying "Hey, Sophstar is kinda nice, you know?" but I always feel it will be cringe as hell.
But... almost everytime someone else does it. It makes me so proud. It feels like a dream.
But... almost everytime someone else does it. It makes me so proud. It feels like a dream.
March 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Everytime I see a post somewhere with people asking recommendations for shmups, I think about saying "Hey, Sophstar is kinda nice, you know?" but I always feel it will be cringe as hell.
But... almost everytime someone else does it. It makes me so proud. It feels like a dream.
But... almost everytime someone else does it. It makes me so proud. It feels like a dream.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a great videogame, but it makes a lot hard to find content for the TTRPG Cyberpunk Red. (They were released togehter, I know)
CP:RED is a prequel to CP77, and it's rapidly becoming my fav TTRPG. It seems they are planning an update so you can play on the CP77 settings.
CP:RED is a prequel to CP77, and it's rapidly becoming my fav TTRPG. It seems they are planning an update so you can play on the CP77 settings.
March 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Cyberpunk 2077 is a great videogame, but it makes a lot hard to find content for the TTRPG Cyberpunk Red. (They were released togehter, I know)
CP:RED is a prequel to CP77, and it's rapidly becoming my fav TTRPG. It seems they are planning an update so you can play on the CP77 settings.
CP:RED is a prequel to CP77, and it's rapidly becoming my fav TTRPG. It seems they are planning an update so you can play on the CP77 settings.
Sometimes I need to "teach" our junior guys here that players usually don't notice a lot of stuff mid-action.
"But this ship has no cannons, how their bullets are coming up from its hull?"
Mate, Cave shmups have bullets spawning from thin air, no one says a thing. :P
"But this ship has no cannons, how their bullets are coming up from its hull?"
Mate, Cave shmups have bullets spawning from thin air, no one says a thing. :P
March 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sometimes I need to "teach" our junior guys here that players usually don't notice a lot of stuff mid-action.
"But this ship has no cannons, how their bullets are coming up from its hull?"
Mate, Cave shmups have bullets spawning from thin air, no one says a thing. :P
"But this ship has no cannons, how their bullets are coming up from its hull?"
Mate, Cave shmups have bullets spawning from thin air, no one says a thing. :P