Eric Bailey
@ericvbailey.bsky.social
Mild-mannered husband-father office manager by day, cozy quirky anti-billionaire indie game developer by night. Writing, coffee, Jesus, whimsy, mischief. Bad jokes? ericvbailey86@gmail.com. https://tinybookshelf.itch.io/octobug
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Eric Bailey
@ericvbailey.bsky.social
· Nov 19
📌 Hi bluesky!
Who: Eric, a creative Christian (but not THAT kind) who enjoys talking games, sports, humor, faith, family.
What: I make games! @tinybookshelf.itch.io
Warning: I may indulge in abrupt/extreme tonal shifts (silly/serious), post pretty actively, and share bad jokes. I try to be kind.
Who: Eric, a creative Christian (but not THAT kind) who enjoys talking games, sports, humor, faith, family.
What: I make games! @tinybookshelf.itch.io
Warning: I may indulge in abrupt/extreme tonal shifts (silly/serious), post pretty actively, and share bad jokes. I try to be kind.
I barely have any at all! I'm not much of a shmup guy. I can almost say, quite literally, the entirety of my shmup experience has been a few NES titles and the occasional bullet hell curiosity on youtube.
I hardly know anything about the genre! I'm curious what I'll end up with.
:)
I hardly know anything about the genre! I'm curious what I'll end up with.
:)
Nice! What are your shmup influences?
February 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I barely have any at all! I'm not much of a shmup guy. I can almost say, quite literally, the entirety of my shmup experience has been a few NES titles and the occasional bullet hell curiosity on youtube.
I hardly know anything about the genre! I'm curious what I'll end up with.
:)
I hardly know anything about the genre! I'm curious what I'll end up with.
:)
good morning from a shmup developer
Am I really making a shmup?
Huh. Wild!
Huh. Wild!
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
good morning from a shmup developer
Reposted by Eric Bailey
New content!! 🎉
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator Content Update 2 is OUT NOW!
This free update brings SCENARIOS MODE featuring...
💽 New Challenges Outside Campaigns
📈 Six Scenarios each with a Challenging New Twist
👽 Unlock Mode Specific Portraits and Titles
Full notes
store.steampowered.com/news/app/364...
This free update brings SCENARIOS MODE featuring...
💽 New Challenges Outside Campaigns
📈 Six Scenarios each with a Challenging New Twist
👽 Unlock Mode Specific Portraits and Titles
Full notes
store.steampowered.com/news/app/364...
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
New content!! 🎉
Reposted by Eric Bailey
This is your regular reminder that in the year 2000, Paul Rudd, with frosted tips, appeared in the Hong Kong film GEN-Y COPS as a bad guy (kinda). In the movie, he does martial arts, fights a robot, and, most shocking of all, does an entire scene in Cantonese.
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This is your regular reminder that in the year 2000, Paul Rudd, with frosted tips, appeared in the Hong Kong film GEN-Y COPS as a bad guy (kinda). In the movie, he does martial arts, fights a robot, and, most shocking of all, does an entire scene in Cantonese.
Am I really making a shmup?
Huh. Wild!
Huh. Wild!
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Am I really making a shmup?
Huh. Wild!
Huh. Wild!
starting to suspect this is a strange, near-nonsensical usage of the term "Pro-Am"
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
starting to suspect this is a strange, near-nonsensical usage of the term "Pro-Am"
hacking my microwave to increase the maximum timer variable so i can perform more compelling experiments
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
hacking my microwave to increase the maximum timer variable so i can perform more compelling experiments
Ha. Was thinking about this, turns out I said it exactly a month ago.
Spent some time this week solving a technical/website problem that, in the past, I would've abandoned and let rot. Feels good. Growth is possible.
Anyway. Good morning!
Spent some time this week solving a technical/website problem that, in the past, I would've abandoned and let rot. Feels good. Growth is possible.
Anyway. Good morning!
Y'know what? I think I figured out a 'resolution' for this year.
I have a decades-long history of being the type of person who gets deeply discouraged by a setback. I rely on momentum because one lapse, disappointment, or obstacle always felt like a punch in the chest.
No more!
I have a decades-long history of being the type of person who gets deeply discouraged by a setback. I rely on momentum because one lapse, disappointment, or obstacle always felt like a punch in the chest.
No more!
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Ha. Was thinking about this, turns out I said it exactly a month ago.
Spent some time this week solving a technical/website problem that, in the past, I would've abandoned and let rot. Feels good. Growth is possible.
Anyway. Good morning!
Spent some time this week solving a technical/website problem that, in the past, I would've abandoned and let rot. Feels good. Growth is possible.
Anyway. Good morning!
test test 1 2 3
(does this post say it's in German?!)
(does this post say it's in German?!)
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
test test 1 2 3
(does this post say it's in German?!)
(does this post say it's in German?!)
Reposted by Eric Bailey
Hey, thanks for giving me the phrase "a large amount."
It means a lot.
It means a lot.
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Hey, thanks for giving me the phrase "a large amount."
It means a lot.
It means a lot.
Thought about something. Something specific. Something kept to myself.
Minutes later, got a spammy ad email about it.
...
DON'T LIKE.
Minutes later, got a spammy ad email about it.
...
DON'T LIKE.
February 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Thought about something. Something specific. Something kept to myself.
Minutes later, got a spammy ad email about it.
...
DON'T LIKE.
Minutes later, got a spammy ad email about it.
...
DON'T LIKE.
I wonder if there's someone who hates Kirby.
They find Kirby annoying, irritating. They have within themselves an intense distaste for our hero, a seething repulsion. Everything about Kirby grates them, sets them on edge.
Can you imagine?!
They find Kirby annoying, irritating. They have within themselves an intense distaste for our hero, a seething repulsion. Everything about Kirby grates them, sets them on edge.
Can you imagine?!
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I wonder if there's someone who hates Kirby.
They find Kirby annoying, irritating. They have within themselves an intense distaste for our hero, a seething repulsion. Everything about Kirby grates them, sets them on edge.
Can you imagine?!
They find Kirby annoying, irritating. They have within themselves an intense distaste for our hero, a seething repulsion. Everything about Kirby grates them, sets them on edge.
Can you imagine?!
Hey, just a quick little modern tip for everybody: If you meet someone, and they seem kinda cool, but they have wires sticking out of their head and need regular firmware updates? Might be a bot, be careful out there. 👍
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Hey, just a quick little modern tip for everybody: If you meet someone, and they seem kinda cool, but they have wires sticking out of their head and need regular firmware updates? Might be a bot, be careful out there. 👍
Look out! Good morning!
February 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Look out! Good morning!
looking up Magic cards and realizing the internet has ruined me
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 AM
looking up Magic cards and realizing the internet has ruined me
I used to be funny. 😔
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I used to be funny. 😔
Starting to see "no unscheduled phone calls" become an explicit policy at workplaces (well, heard about *one,* anyway!), and I hope that catches momentum. It has never made sense to offer unilateral consent for interruption. Incoming phone calls are an awful thing.
Good morning!
Good morning!
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Starting to see "no unscheduled phone calls" become an explicit policy at workplaces (well, heard about *one,* anyway!), and I hope that catches momentum. It has never made sense to offer unilateral consent for interruption. Incoming phone calls are an awful thing.
Good morning!
Good morning!
Whatever a post-Trump world looks like, I hold this silver-linings hope: That we can acknowledge (and respond to) issues of mental health more urgently and earnestly, whether in dulling the influence of malignant narcissists or understanding regulation/dysregulation in our parenting.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Whatever a post-Trump world looks like, I hold this silver-linings hope: That we can acknowledge (and respond to) issues of mental health more urgently and earnestly, whether in dulling the influence of malignant narcissists or understanding regulation/dysregulation in our parenting.
Hoping for some good news in the next 24 hours or so.
...
Kinda hate this feeling.
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Kinda hate this feeling.
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Hoping for some good news in the next 24 hours or so.
...
Kinda hate this feeling.
...
Kinda hate this feeling.
Reposted by Eric Bailey
All the kids these days "letting it rip" with their "Bey Blades" and their "Bit Beasts"
Back in my day we shot steel marbles at each other and we liked it
Back in my day we shot steel marbles at each other and we liked it
a man in a suit is dancing in front of a crowd and a sign that says ' cbs ' on it
Alt: Clip from the Crossfire board game commercial
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
All the kids these days "letting it rip" with their "Bey Blades" and their "Bit Beasts"
Back in my day we shot steel marbles at each other and we liked it
Back in my day we shot steel marbles at each other and we liked it
i am not a "speedrunning and CEDH" person
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
i am not a "speedrunning and CEDH" person
In my experience, I'm actually sort of amazed at how generally *forgiving, people are. People hold grudges, seek vengeance, etc. of course, but in general day-to-day life? You let stuff go. You just want to move on with your next thing. It's interesting sometimes.
Good morning!
Good morning!
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In my experience, I'm actually sort of amazed at how generally *forgiving, people are. People hold grudges, seek vengeance, etc. of course, but in general day-to-day life? You let stuff go. You just want to move on with your next thing. It's interesting sometimes.
Good morning!
Good morning!