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
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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.
I prefer the All-Stars name, especially now with tons of Mario games it feels more unique and distinct
In Japan ‘Super Mario All-Stars’ is called ‘Super Mario Collection’. Via the Nintendo Leaks some examples of different treatments for the title screen were found.
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I prefer the All-Stars name, especially now with tons of Mario games it feels more unique and distinct
Consoles before 2020: New Low Price!
Consoles after 2020: New High Price!
Consoles after 2020: New High Price!
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Consoles before 2020: New Low Price!
Consoles after 2020: New High Price!
Consoles after 2020: New High Price!
for some reason while we are closing in on the PlayStation 5 6th anniversary, it feels like it just launched? I dunno why I can't shake that feeling. that's probably why when I hear about PS6 chatter already it feels weird.
January 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
for some reason while we are closing in on the PlayStation 5 6th anniversary, it feels like it just launched? I dunno why I can't shake that feeling. that's probably why when I hear about PS6 chatter already it feels weird.
loved this video, Jan, now 91 has been a Zelda fan for a long time and has an amazing game collection, all those great condition boxed games and Nintendo Power magazines!!
Meet Jan: A 91-Year-Old Zelda Superfan
Meet Jan. She’s 91 years old, a lifelong gamer, and a massive Zelda superfan. I spent the day hanging out with her, digging through her incredible Nintendo collection, walking through decades of Zelda history, and even playing some games together.
From the NES, to the SNES, to the N64, to the GameC
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January 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
loved this video, Jan, now 91 has been a Zelda fan for a long time and has an amazing game collection, all those great condition boxed games and Nintendo Power magazines!!
Slack interface/UX is so bad/sluggish that it makes me like way more when I have to use Discord instead. I dunno how companies are using that thing at large scale.
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Slack interface/UX is so bad/sluggish that it makes me like way more when I have to use Discord instead. I dunno how companies are using that thing at large scale.
Interesting video about recreating an incredibly rare (~60 units?) official N64 controller pak that allows to play Ice Climber on Animal Crossing
Perfecting Nintendo's Rarest Item
Last time we recreated Nintendo’s rarest Controller Pak… but now, we perfect it. Join Jhynjhiruu and I as we walk you through new discoveries and developments!
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January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Interesting video about recreating an incredibly rare (~60 units?) official N64 controller pak that allows to play Ice Climber on Animal Crossing
Easy to forget but adding your Unity project folder to Windows Defender exceptions helps a tons with small recompile, accessing files etc, you might be waiting even more extra time due to that.
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Easy to forget but adding your Unity project folder to Windows Defender exceptions helps a tons with small recompile, accessing files etc, you might be waiting even more extra time due to that.
Reposted by David Amador
This was Uproot Galaxy, a metroidvania with Mario Galaxy & Mario 2 influences. It was canceled 2 years ago after our publisher ran out of money. I'm making this previously internal pre-alpha trailer public because everyone involved has long since moved on...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
Uproot Galaxy - Internal Pre-Alpha Pitch Trailer (March 2023) [CANCELED GAME]
YouTube video by Monomirror
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January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This was Uproot Galaxy, a metroidvania with Mario Galaxy & Mario 2 influences. It was canceled 2 years ago after our publisher ran out of money. I'm making this previously internal pre-alpha trailer public because everyone involved has long since moved on...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
the music is now stuck in my head for the day
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
the music is now stuck in my head for the day
reminder that you can know what device/setting last woke up your Windows PC with powercfg /lastwake in case you are having issues and want to know what keeps waking it up.
![PS C:\Users\david> powercfg /lastwake
Wake History Count - 1
Wake History [0]
Wake Source Count - 1
Wake Source [0]
Type: Device
Instance Path: USB\VID_046D&PID_C52B\8&1df5232&0&1
Friendly Name:
Description: USB Composite Device
Manufacturer: (Standard USB Host Controller)
PS C:\Users\david>](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7z6ygj7tp4hj7uo4chbiclbe/bafkreiawxkhaeplbqyr6wapkmslydwjrsrc43odemlfpjdypfns7eo26z4@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 AM
reminder that you can know what device/setting last woke up your Windows PC with powercfg /lastwake in case you are having issues and want to know what keeps waking it up.
I hadn't noticed since I barely use Google, but I still see StackOverflow results in DuckDuckGo searches, Google seems to return less hits. But I would need to search wider range of topics have proof. It was mostly Unity searches which it seems to direct more to Unity forums (understandable)
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I hadn't noticed since I barely use Google, but I still see StackOverflow results in DuckDuckGo searches, Google seems to return less hits. But I would need to search wider range of topics have proof. It was mostly Unity searches which it seems to direct more to Unity forums (understandable)
New rubber duck coding pal. Helped Godot a bit and got cool official merch.
January 14, 2026 at 10:51 AM
New rubber duck coding pal. Helped Godot a bit and got cool official merch.
Summer of 84 is clearly a kids-in-bikes-Goonies-inspired movie but in the suspense/crime/thriller genre. It never pretends to be more or less than it sets out to accomplish so it ends up being a good watch; I was positively surprised as a had this suggested as “your type of bad low budget B movie”.
January 12, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Summer of 84 is clearly a kids-in-bikes-Goonies-inspired movie but in the suspense/crime/thriller genre. It never pretends to be more or less than it sets out to accomplish so it ends up being a good watch; I was positively surprised as a had this suggested as “your type of bad low budget B movie”.
New Blog Post: Short Story - A Dog and a Backpack
Short Story - A Dog and a Backpack
John looked up, the sun was high and bright, scorching really, if not for the contrast of the snow and ice covering the ground in every visible direction as he looked down again. Up on the top of the trees some of the ice would always melt a bit, but never too much, as it was still quite cold. He often wondered how cold it was but with nothing to check he’d settled on Too-F-Cold ºC.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
New Blog Post: Short Story - A Dog and a Backpack
extremely hacky but had this idea of a desktop widget where you send ducks to a dungeon run and have a nest near the clock when they live; kinda silly but fun, have to consider if I want to invest more time on this or let it die as a fun weekend experiment.
January 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM
extremely hacky but had this idea of a desktop widget where you send ducks to a dungeon run and have a nest near the clock when they live; kinda silly but fun, have to consider if I want to invest more time on this or let it die as a fun weekend experiment.
Reposted by David Amador
If you enjoyed my posts about Metroid games you might like to learn that I made a fully drawn strategy guide for the original game several years ago. It's free! www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
If you enjoyed my posts about Metroid games you might like to learn that I made a fully drawn strategy guide for the original game several years ago. It's free! www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...
I think the reason why so many devs are still drawn to C or "idea of C" is eventually everyone want a change of pace, simpler times with no fancy editors, tons of software, or gigantic stack of per-existing frameworks to consider; just you, a KB and a blank canvas to type code. you'll get there.
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I think the reason why so many devs are still drawn to C or "idea of C" is eventually everyone want a change of pace, simpler times with no fancy editors, tons of software, or gigantic stack of per-existing frameworks to consider; just you, a KB and a blank canvas to type code. you'll get there.
Reposted by David Amador
friends! acquaintances! help!
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
Job opening: game designer @ Hidden Folks
We're looking for a game designer in the Netherlands to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
hiddenfolks.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
friends! acquaintances! help!
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.
know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!
hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...
Reposted by David Amador
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
A large chuck of Bluesky is just posts complains about whatever new thing is happening on Twitter. Like, what’s the point?
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 AM
A large chuck of Bluesky is just posts complains about whatever new thing is happening on Twitter. Like, what’s the point?
We are very happy for you Carol.
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
We are very happy for you Carol.
Nintendo is launching new Joycon 2 colors but I wish they would do the whole controller, not just the side, this is barely a change. When attached to switch we can’t see it, and when detached just having colored straps would do the trick.
January 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Nintendo is launching new Joycon 2 colors but I wish they would do the whole controller, not just the side, this is barely a change. When attached to switch we can’t see it, and when detached just having colored straps would do the trick.
I'm not surprised at all. My bet is many players end up buying games on Steam they got for free on Epic Store but forgot about it. It's a service thing, same reason why many years ago Steam made buying games more interesting/less effort than pirating. www.reddit.com/r/dat...
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
I'm not surprised at all. My bet is many players end up buying games on Steam they got for free on Epic Store but forgot about it. It's a service thing, same reason why many years ago Steam made buying games more interesting/less effort than pirating. www.reddit.com/r/dat...