David Amador
@djlink.bsky.social
Indie game developer (like that movie) running Upfall Studios. Maker of Quest of Dungeons, Vizati and other weird games.
https://www.david-amador.com
https://www.upfallstudios.com
📍Portugal
https://www.david-amador.com
https://www.upfallstudios.com
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David Amador
@djlink.bsky.social
· Sep 1
Hi new followers, guess it's time for a new intro post. I’m David, been working as indiedev ~15 years, made a few games, I like coding my own frameworks in SDL/C++. More "recently" I've been doing contract work using Unity/GM2 etc for consoles, so been vverry slowly working on my own new game.
Finally watched John Wick 4 (been purposely delaying since someone ruined me the ending) and I just wanna say wow *THAT SCENE* top down view. Always think of Constantine as one of the best in this type, and seems fate it would be Keanu Reeves again to top that. And inspired by a videogame too.
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Finally watched John Wick 4 (been purposely delaying since someone ruined me the ending) and I just wanna say wow *THAT SCENE* top down view. Always think of Constantine as one of the best in this type, and seems fate it would be Keanu Reeves again to top that. And inspired by a videogame too.
Finished Metroid Prime 4, I like the game, and it starts to get mechanically more interesting towards end but I maintain my previous comment that it’s trying to be many different things with not enough glue. But I’m sure they can tweak that for Metroid Prime 5, just hope it doesn’t take as long.
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Finished Metroid Prime 4, I like the game, and it starts to get mechanically more interesting towards end but I maintain my previous comment that it’s trying to be many different things with not enough glue. But I’m sure they can tweak that for Metroid Prime 5, just hope it doesn’t take as long.
Metroid seems to always do the “oh you’re having fun? Let’s escalate difficulty by 1000% with a boss fight like nothing else in the game yet”. It’s probably why I start a lot of them but only ever finished Metroid Dread so far.
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Metroid seems to always do the “oh you’re having fun? Let’s escalate difficulty by 1000% with a boss fight like nothing else in the game yet”. It’s probably why I start a lot of them but only ever finished Metroid Dread so far.
When you don’t agree with the reviews your game got and go to journalists/youtubers websites complain they are playing it wrong
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
When you don’t agree with the reviews your game got and go to journalists/youtubers websites complain they are playing it wrong
I traded some Nintendo platinum points for this calendar to put on my work desk and it’s pretty cool, a different picture each month.
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I traded some Nintendo platinum points for this calendar to put on my work desk and it’s pretty cool, a different picture each month.
Welcome to 2026!
Several game franchises turn 40 years old (1986)
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Castlevania
Bubble Bobble
Dragon Quest
Out Run
Several game franchises turn 40 years old (1986)
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Castlevania
Bubble Bobble
Dragon Quest
Out Run
January 1, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Welcome to 2026!
Several game franchises turn 40 years old (1986)
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Castlevania
Bubble Bobble
Dragon Quest
Out Run
Several game franchises turn 40 years old (1986)
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Castlevania
Bubble Bobble
Dragon Quest
Out Run
With the year ending on a Wednesday, a fitting new blog post What a year huh?
2025 what a year huh?
2025!
This has been, for the lack of a better expression, a stressful year. I still remember around end of 2024 many people saying “things will change next year”. And change they did.
For me personally, professionally and overall worldwide events turned this year into a constant state of alert that made almost every week in sync with my weekly “Cloud it’s Wednesday” post.
Intraconnected-world 🕸️
Even if someone’s work doesn’t depend on using the internet, we can’t escape it these days.
The problem for me really is that “The Internet” as I’ve grown to know it, is for the most part gone.
www.david-amador.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
With the year ending on a Wednesday, a fitting new blog post What a year huh?
Malcolm in the Middle is getting a mini-series 19 years later, oh wow even in a small teaser it's like they never left. I loved this show.
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair | Official Teaser | Hulu
After shielding himself from his family for over a decade, Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) is dragged back into their orbit when Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party. #MalcolmIntheMiddle Life's Still Unfair, a special four-part event, streams on
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Malcolm in the Middle is getting a mini-series 19 years later, oh wow even in a small teaser it's like they never left. I loved this show.
this year ends on a Wednesday 🤔
December 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
this year ends on a Wednesday 🤔
Reposted by David Amador
We always think of so much of old stuff as being pre-baked to save compute, but "assemble it on the fly" saves so much space. I'm reminded of how the Amiga does its "insert disk" animation as vectors rather than a pre-made animation.
December 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We always think of so much of old stuff as being pre-baked to save compute, but "assemble it on the fly" saves so much space. I'm reminded of how the Amiga does its "insert disk" animation as vectors rather than a pre-made animation.
Most people know the PS1 boot sound, but I'm not sure as many know that the sound is not actually pre-recorded but just 3 simple samples being mixed, playback at different speeds and generated at runtime to produced the final output.
Playstation Startup Sound Explained
This is a short breakdown of the original Sony Playstation's iconic startup sound. There is a quick addendum to this video showing the audio samples being played in a software synthesizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7gV6RdIeUQ
The original composition and sound samples were created by Takaf
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Most people know the PS1 boot sound, but I'm not sure as many know that the sound is not actually pre-recorded but just 3 simple samples being mixed, playback at different speeds and generated at runtime to produced the final output.
CD PROJEKT is selling GOG to its original co-founder. At the moment they say nothing is changing.
GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you | GOG.COM
Hey everyone, GOG Team here.
www.gog.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
CD PROJEKT is selling GOG to its original co-founder. At the moment they say nothing is changing.
It might be hard to explain this gigantic mind blowing gaming leap for someone who was born after. You had to be there, nothing was ever the same. www.reddit.com/r/ret...
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It might be hard to explain this gigantic mind blowing gaming leap for someone who was born after. You had to be there, nothing was ever the same. www.reddit.com/r/ret...
As a kid I asked my parents for Super Probotector (Contra 3 in Europe) and they got me Sim City (SNES) for xmas. I was disappointed and it took me a long time to understand that actually it was a much better game for my type of personality and I still enjoy playing it today.
When I was a tiny child I asked my parents for Final Fantasy 7 for Christmas. I wrote down the name of the game with roman numerals for maximum accuracy.
However, I wrote the wrong roman numerals so my parents bought FF8, which was brand new, had gotten mixed reviews and didn’t run well on my PC..
However, I wrote the wrong roman numerals so my parents bought FF8, which was brand new, had gotten mixed reviews and didn’t run well on my PC..
December 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As a kid I asked my parents for Super Probotector (Contra 3 in Europe) and they got me Sim City (SNES) for xmas. I was disappointed and it took me a long time to understand that actually it was a much better game for my type of personality and I still enjoy playing it today.
I’m 10h in Metroid Prime 4 and I’m enjoying it, however it tries (so far) to be almost 3 different games, and the balance-glue is not quite there, but that means MP5 could be pretty good once they iterate over feedback. But I dig it, it’s good.
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I’m 10h in Metroid Prime 4 and I’m enjoying it, however it tries (so far) to be almost 3 different games, and the balance-glue is not quite there, but that means MP5 could be pretty good once they iterate over feedback. But I dig it, it’s good.
Reposted by David Amador
China's High Speed Rail network has now surpassed 50,000 KM in length after opening 4 new lines. The country plans to hit 60,000 KM by 2030.
Spain is the #2 country in HSR length, with approx 5,000 KM.
Map below is a year out of date but shows how the network has evolved since 2008.
Spain is the #2 country in HSR length, with approx 5,000 KM.
Map below is a year out of date but shows how the network has evolved since 2008.
December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
China's High Speed Rail network has now surpassed 50,000 KM in length after opening 4 new lines. The country plans to hit 60,000 KM by 2030.
Spain is the #2 country in HSR length, with approx 5,000 KM.
Map below is a year out of date but shows how the network has evolved since 2008.
Spain is the #2 country in HSR length, with approx 5,000 KM.
Map below is a year out of date but shows how the network has evolved since 2008.
It’s been years since people started leaving Twitter, and once a while a few wave of new users shows up; it’s always interesting to read what was the new change “oh so that’s what finally took some people to search alternatives?”, because it’s been kinda bad for a long time now.
December 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s been years since people started leaving Twitter, and once a while a few wave of new users shows up; it’s always interesting to read what was the new change “oh so that’s what finally took some people to search alternatives?”, because it’s been kinda bad for a long time now.
with prediction that RAM shortage will probably last until 2028 this could be good news if it happens. www.androidheadlines...
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
with prediction that RAM shortage will probably last until 2028 this could be good news if it happens. www.androidheadlines...
nice, Inverse Kinematics is returning to Godot in 4.6 after being removed from 3.X to 4.
Inverse Kinematics Returns to Godot 4.6 – Godot Engine
Now Godot has Inverse Kinematics in 3D.
godotengine.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
nice, Inverse Kinematics is returning to Godot in 4.6 after being removed from 3.X to 4.
I can guaranteed you (101% sure) this will work slower/worse than existing Run dialogue. Microsoft is hell bent of breaking every single Windows component. Orrr … engineers are desperate to justify their work position by coming up with extremely visible “features” so they aren’t replaced by AI.
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I can guaranteed you (101% sure) this will work slower/worse than existing Run dialogue. Microsoft is hell bent of breaking every single Windows component. Orrr … engineers are desperate to justify their work position by coming up with extremely visible “features” so they aren’t replaced by AI.
after 2 days off, resuming work on a Friday is weird because I keep thinking it's Monday and assuming the schedule of mondays.
December 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
after 2 days off, resuming work on a Friday is weird because I keep thinking it's Monday and assuming the schedule of mondays.
Today is 25-12-25 which is a satisfying date order.
December 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Today is 25-12-25 which is a satisfying date order.
