Michael 🐉
@dragonitespam.bsky.social
I do computer science and Let's Plays and make games and stuff
Also I've spent far too much of my life making stuff on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@DragoniteSpam
he/him
#LGM
Also I've spent far too much of my life making stuff on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@DragoniteSpam
he/him
#LGM
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Michael 🐉
@dragonitespam.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Interesting, there's been a lot more activity on this site than there usually is lately. So, do you all like snapdragons?
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I wrote a blog about some cool perks Flash has as a game engine in 2026:
kupogames.com/2026/02/07/f...
kupogames.com/2026/02/07/f...
Flash’s Cool Advantages | Kupo Games
kupogames.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I wrote a blog about some cool perks Flash has as a game engine in 2026:
kupogames.com/2026/02/07/f...
kupogames.com/2026/02/07/f...
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It's with a very heavy heart that we share the news of YoYo Games founder and original CEO, Sandy Duncan's passing. GameMaker would not be where it is today without Sandy and our hearts are with his family at this very difficult time. Rest in peace.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
Hello, Caitlin here, Sandy’s wife. With a few of his good friends - Michel, Jesse, Spencer, Mike, Russel, Stuart, we have put together Sandy’s last message as he would have liked to send it to you… | ...
Hello, Caitlin here, Sandy’s wife. With a few of his good friends - Michel, Jesse, Spencer, Mike, Russel, Stuart, we have put together Sandy’s last message as he would have liked to send it to you all...
www.linkedin.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It's with a very heavy heart that we share the news of YoYo Games founder and original CEO, Sandy Duncan's passing. GameMaker would not be where it is today without Sandy and our hearts are with his family at this very difficult time. Rest in peace.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
me: a skyrim let's play may be long but at least the editing should be easy
also me: let's add english captions to every single line of dragon language dialogue in the game
also me: let's add english captions to every single line of dragon language dialogue in the game
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
me: a skyrim let's play may be long but at least the editing should be easy
also me: let's add english captions to every single line of dragon language dialogue in the game
also me: let's add english captions to every single line of dragon language dialogue in the game
about once a month i remember tags exist and think "wow that sounds great i should use those" and then i never do
You know, I thought when I made this that everyone would be caught off guard by the idea of deactivating an instance for only PART of a step, but -apparently- the real surprise is the existence of TAGS.
New #GameMaker Tutorial Video: PAUSING (1 of 2)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OeS...
Part 2 next Saturday!
#gamedev #indiedev #tutorial #coding #programming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OeS...
Part 2 next Saturday!
#gamedev #indiedev #tutorial #coding #programming
February 3, 2026 at 12:59 AM
about once a month i remember tags exist and think "wow that sounds great i should use those" and then i never do
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Super Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged contain a threatening comment in the code for the shot accuracy variable: "DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUMBER MIKE INGLEHART". Ironically, the number has in fact been touched, since it was cut in half between the two games.
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Super Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged contain a threatening comment in the code for the shot accuracy variable: "DO NOT TOUCH THIS NUMBER MIKE INGLEHART". Ironically, the number has in fact been touched, since it was cut in half between the two games.
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This week's comic: Derp Impact foxtrot.com/2026/01/18/d...
January 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This week's comic: Derp Impact foxtrot.com/2026/01/18/d...
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
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We are Teaming up with @Reddit for their virtual hackathon!
There's a sweet $5k for the best GameMaker game 👀
🗓️ Jan 15 – Feb 12, 2026
💰 $40K in prizes
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/reddit-hackathon
There's a sweet $5k for the best GameMaker game 👀
🗓️ Jan 15 – Feb 12, 2026
💰 $40K in prizes
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/reddit-hackathon
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
We are Teaming up with @Reddit for their virtual hackathon!
There's a sweet $5k for the best GameMaker game 👀
🗓️ Jan 15 – Feb 12, 2026
💰 $40K in prizes
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/reddit-hackathon
There's a sweet $5k for the best GameMaker game 👀
🗓️ Jan 15 – Feb 12, 2026
💰 $40K in prizes
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/reddit-hackathon
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it's the big day
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
it's the big day
I like to kick ass and go to Magfest, and I'm all out of Magfest :(
(For those who are new around here, I say this basically every year)
(For those who are new around here, I say this basically every year)
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I like to kick ass and go to Magfest, and I'm all out of Magfest :(
(For those who are new around here, I say this basically every year)
(For those who are new around here, I say this basically every year)
It's Thrown Controllers o'clock
January 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
It's Thrown Controllers o'clock
I like to kick ass and go to Magfest, and I'm all oit of ass
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I like to kick ass and go to Magfest, and I'm all oit of ass
hello, i just wrote far too much about optimization in #GameMaker
forum.gamemaker.io/index.php?th...
forum.gamemaker.io/index.php?th...
The Ultimate GameMaker Optimization Tier List
There's a lot that's been said about making GameMaker games run fast over the years. Some of it's good advice, some of it was good advice a long time ago but isn't anymore, and some of it never was go...
forum.gamemaker.io
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 AM
hello, i just wrote far too much about optimization in #GameMaker
forum.gamemaker.io/index.php?th...
forum.gamemaker.io/index.php?th...
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This week's comic: Frozen Desert foxtrot.com/2026/01/04/f...
January 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This week's comic: Frozen Desert foxtrot.com/2026/01/04/f...
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love the unexplained duck
December 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
love the unexplained duck
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Wow, what an incredible bunch of games, tools and people! Thank you all for sharing your love for our finalists.
Now for the exciting part: The Winners 🎉
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/game...
Now for the exciting part: The Winners 🎉
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/game...
December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Wow, what an incredible bunch of games, tools and people! Thank you all for sharing your love for our finalists.
Now for the exciting part: The Winners 🎉
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/game...
Now for the exciting part: The Winners 🎉
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/game...
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![Comic. [Two people one one side of a pile of seven apples, next to person with long hair next to five apples.] PERSON: Okay, with my seven apples added to your five, we have… let’s se… twelve apples! PERSON 2 [with hands raised]: Incredible! Perfect agreement with the theory! [caption] Experimental Mathematicians](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifgv5skm72kzcxgexs4hbpex45met5vxhb6kf2aqshmktmo37nl5a@jpeg)
i helped make a, uhh, "farming sim"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lYH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lYH...
Can 4 RANDOM Devs make a FARMING SIM?
YouTube video by LazyTeaStudios
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
i helped make a, uhh, "farming sim"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lYH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lYH...
Oh look, there's Game Awards Discourse™ on my timeline again. Anyway I'm once again complaining that we need to bring back the single-A and double-A classifications if we want "indie" to have any meaning.
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Oh look, there's Game Awards Discourse™ on my timeline again. Anyway I'm once again complaining that we need to bring back the single-A and double-A classifications if we want "indie" to have any meaning.
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And this is why we don't preemptively optimize.
If you have a problem, and then you put in a solution to fix it, you can immediately test if it had any effect at all. If you just think something might be a future problem, and you try to solve it... you get this...
If you have a problem, and then you put in a solution to fix it, you can immediately test if it had any effect at all. If you just think something might be a future problem, and you try to solve it... you get this...
"unknown unknowns" cracks me up. Copying and pasting your game assets five times cos of "industry data" and then deciding to do it FIVE MORE times "just in case" is so, so fucking funny.
December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
And this is why we don't preemptively optimize.
If you have a problem, and then you put in a solution to fix it, you can immediately test if it had any effect at all. If you just think something might be a future problem, and you try to solve it... you get this...
If you have a problem, and then you put in a solution to fix it, you can immediately test if it had any effect at all. If you just think something might be a future problem, and you try to solve it... you get this...
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This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)
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I got so stoned at a Mets game once I compared the Jumbotron to the top screen of a Nintendo DS bc it had “a bunch of useful contextual information” and the field to the bottom screen bc “it’s where the game is actually played”
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I got so stoned at a Mets game once I compared the Jumbotron to the top screen of a Nintendo DS bc it had “a bunch of useful contextual information” and the field to the bottom screen bc “it’s where the game is actually played”
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That was tough, now the choice is yours!
Voting for the GameMaker Award 2025 is now open 🎉
🔗 opr.as/GMA25-Vote
Voting for the GameMaker Award 2025 is now open 🎉
🔗 opr.as/GMA25-Vote
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
That was tough, now the choice is yours!
Voting for the GameMaker Award 2025 is now open 🎉
🔗 opr.as/GMA25-Vote
Voting for the GameMaker Award 2025 is now open 🎉
🔗 opr.as/GMA25-Vote
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check up on your most impressionable friends and make sure they're vaccinating their damn kids 🙃 embarrassing ass country.
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
check up on your most impressionable friends and make sure they're vaccinating their damn kids 🙃 embarrassing ass country.