David Walters
@hiddenasbestos.bsky.social
Working (solo) on "Thunder Helix" 🚁 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1906230
& "Deluxe Poly" - vector art and tracing/rotoscoping tool.
+ exploring and learning from multiple side projects! (he/him) #NoAI
& "Deluxe Poly" - vector art and tracing/rotoscoping tool.
+ exploring and learning from multiple side projects! (he/him) #NoAI
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Thunder Helix - refreshed the screenshots on the Steam store page #gamedev #lowpoly #flightsim
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
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F-22: Air Dominance Fighter comes to Steam!
We release the 1997 classic – overhauled for modern systems with almost 100 fixes and improvements.
Wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3146140/...
Shout out to MicroProse for helping us to make this possible!
FAQ below🧵
We release the 1997 classic – overhauled for modern systems with almost 100 fixes and improvements.
Wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3146140/...
Shout out to MicroProse for helping us to make this possible!
FAQ below🧵
February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
F-22: Air Dominance Fighter comes to Steam!
We release the 1997 classic – overhauled for modern systems with almost 100 fixes and improvements.
Wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3146140/...
Shout out to MicroProse for helping us to make this possible!
FAQ below🧵
We release the 1997 classic – overhauled for modern systems with almost 100 fixes and improvements.
Wishlist now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3146140/...
Shout out to MicroProse for helping us to make this possible!
FAQ below🧵
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jungle trouble, concept art (1983) www.mobygames.com/game/74962/j...
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 AM
jungle trouble, concept art (1983) www.mobygames.com/game/74962/j...
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We build to 4K resolutions, but it's always worth a reminder that the majority of players on Steam still use 1080p.
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
We build to 4K resolutions, but it's always worth a reminder that the majority of players on Steam still use 1080p.
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I updated my throwaway 7DFPS game so it's now in line with the original plan, and you stand a far greater chance of figuring it out.
Update to There Is No Exit - There Is No Exit
shallowthinking.itch.io/there-is-no-...
#indiedev #gamejam #7dfps
Update to There Is No Exit - There Is No Exit
shallowthinking.itch.io/there-is-no-...
#indiedev #gamejam #7dfps
Update to There Is No Exit
I started my 7DFPS 2025 game late, due to a couple of false starts on concepts I thought would be a good way to test 'simple' mechanical ideas I had, but which turned out to be not so simple. I still....
shallowthinking.itch.io
February 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I updated my throwaway 7DFPS game so it's now in line with the original plan, and you stand a far greater chance of figuring it out.
Update to There Is No Exit - There Is No Exit
shallowthinking.itch.io/there-is-no-...
#indiedev #gamejam #7dfps
Update to There Is No Exit - There Is No Exit
shallowthinking.itch.io/there-is-no-...
#indiedev #gamejam #7dfps
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I've just uploaded a FOSS command line tool that'll do basic batch resizing of images with nearest or bilinear filtering and can optionally apply a palette+dithering to the PNG output. HTH
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
fragments/imgsize at main · davidwdev/fragments
A collection of miscellaneous projects. See individual files/folders for specific licensing. - davidwdev/fragments
github.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I've just uploaded a FOSS command line tool that'll do basic batch resizing of images with nearest or bilinear filtering and can optionally apply a palette+dithering to the PNG output. HTH
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
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Mini Chun Li NES style
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Mini Chun Li NES style
Bit of R&D today trying to recreate "Windows 95" style fog. Using a 256 colour palette (this is from Quake 1) with 32 steps of fog, each fogged colour is remapped back onto the original palette, which causes a kind of 'posterize' effect as the remapping choices dwindle. #gamedev
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Bit of R&D today trying to recreate "Windows 95" style fog. Using a 256 colour palette (this is from Quake 1) with 32 steps of fog, each fogged colour is remapped back onto the original palette, which causes a kind of 'posterize' effect as the remapping choices dwindle. #gamedev
I've just uploaded a FOSS command line tool that'll do basic batch resizing of images with nearest or bilinear filtering and can optionally apply a palette+dithering to the PNG output. HTH
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
fragments/imgsize at main · davidwdev/fragments
A collection of miscellaneous projects. See individual files/folders for specific licensing. - davidwdev/fragments
github.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I've just uploaded a FOSS command line tool that'll do basic batch resizing of images with nearest or bilinear filtering and can optionally apply a palette+dithering to the PNG output. HTH
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
#gamedev
github.com/davidwdev/fr...
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12 hour AMIGA stream for cheeerity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
Amigathon 2026 - 12 HOURS of Commodore Amiga Gaming to Benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
YouTube video by Amigos Retro Gaming
m.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
12 hour AMIGA stream for cheeerity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
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First person shooters
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
First person shooters
12 hour AMIGA stream for cheeerity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
Amigathon 2026 - 12 HOURS of Commodore Amiga Gaming to Benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
YouTube video by Amigos Retro Gaming
m.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
12 hour AMIGA stream for cheeerity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BnG3...
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@catacombgl.bsky.social holy shit look at this www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcUq...
Making Catacomb 3-D
YouTube video by John Romero
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:23 PM
@catacombgl.bsky.social holy shit look at this www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcUq...
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This Sunday we did not muck about with DOOM levels. I decided to spend some time this weekend doing a bit more to my terrible jam game from December, so that someone who doesn't already know how to complete it has some chance of actually doing so.
#indiedev #godot #lowpoly #gamejam #7dfps
#indiedev #godot #lowpoly #gamejam #7dfps
January 25, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Sale ends soon !
A big Thunder Helix update this week added 4 color CGA mode option. To celebrate, it's ON SALE ! 🚁 🐪
#lowpoly #pixelart #flightsim #steamdeck #gamedev #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
#lowpoly #pixelart #flightsim #steamdeck #gamedev #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
Save 25% on Thunder Helix on Steam
Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!
store.steampowered.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Sale ends soon !
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Frosted rocks in the Elbe Sandstones ❄️
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Frosted rocks in the Elbe Sandstones ❄️
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RE that RT.. it’s wild how steam reviews are still so damn important to getting visibility. If you play and like indie games, the most generous and helpful thing you can do is spend an hour popping positive reviews onto anything you like with <500 or so reviews.
January 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM
RE that RT.. it’s wild how steam reviews are still so damn important to getting visibility. If you play and like indie games, the most generous and helpful thing you can do is spend an hour popping positive reviews onto anything you like with <500 or so reviews.
Reposted by David Walters
Reposted by David Walters
A two-page ad from Japan in 1992 for the ASCII Stick Super L5, a one-handed controller aimed at RPG enthusiasts on the Super Famicom just in time for Dragon Quest V
This "long awaited" controller with its rotary face promised to make skipping through messages and earning experience even easier!
This "long awaited" controller with its rotary face promised to make skipping through messages and earning experience even easier!
January 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A two-page ad from Japan in 1992 for the ASCII Stick Super L5, a one-handed controller aimed at RPG enthusiasts on the Super Famicom just in time for Dragon Quest V
This "long awaited" controller with its rotary face promised to make skipping through messages and earning experience even easier!
This "long awaited" controller with its rotary face promised to make skipping through messages and earning experience even easier!
Reposted by David Walters
- The daily video game history fact -
Microsoft Flight Simulator (1982) was the first widely distributed and influential color flight simulator for IBM PCs.
Along with Lotus 1-2-3, it served as a key benchmark for IBM PC compatibility in the early 1980s.
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=27sz...
Microsoft Flight Simulator (1982) was the first widely distributed and influential color flight simulator for IBM PCs.
Along with Lotus 1-2-3, it served as a key benchmark for IBM PC compatibility in the early 1980s.
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=27sz...
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
- The daily video game history fact -
Microsoft Flight Simulator (1982) was the first widely distributed and influential color flight simulator for IBM PCs.
Along with Lotus 1-2-3, it served as a key benchmark for IBM PC compatibility in the early 1980s.
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=27sz...
Microsoft Flight Simulator (1982) was the first widely distributed and influential color flight simulator for IBM PCs.
Along with Lotus 1-2-3, it served as a key benchmark for IBM PC compatibility in the early 1980s.
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=27sz...
A big Thunder Helix update this week added 4 color CGA mode option. To celebrate, it's ON SALE ! 🚁 🐪
#lowpoly #pixelart #flightsim #steamdeck #gamedev #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
#lowpoly #pixelart #flightsim #steamdeck #gamedev #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
Save 25% on Thunder Helix on Steam
Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!
store.steampowered.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A big Thunder Helix update this week added 4 color CGA mode option. To celebrate, it's ON SALE ! 🚁 🐪
#lowpoly #pixelart #flightsim #steamdeck #gamedev #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
#lowpoly #pixelart #flightsim #steamdeck #gamedev #solodev
store.steampowered.com/app/1906230/...
Thunder Helix - working on a 'Supply Drop' scenario mission. For that I've needed to add a new kind of trigger area that can detect things placed into it. Seems to be working 👍 #gamedev #flightsim
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Thunder Helix - working on a 'Supply Drop' scenario mission. For that I've needed to add a new kind of trigger area that can detect things placed into it. Seems to be working 👍 #gamedev #flightsim
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to leave a review of Thunder Helix - it really helps ! 🙏
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to leave a review of Thunder Helix - it really helps ! 🙏
I've seen devs talk about going "all in" on Linux and not testing on Windows. I definitely think not testing a game on the platform with 94% of your customers is too big a gamble for me. I just don't have the trust/confidence level for that 😅
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I've seen devs talk about going "all in" on Linux and not testing on Windows. I definitely think not testing a game on the platform with 94% of your customers is too big a gamble for me. I just don't have the trust/confidence level for that 😅
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Caco goes grrrrrr
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Caco goes grrrrrr
"You can find example scripts on the Grid Cartographer forum." - yikes, I'm glad I'm doing this manual PDF update by hand, some of it is ... out of date 😅
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"You can find example scripts on the Grid Cartographer forum." - yikes, I'm glad I'm doing this manual PDF update by hand, some of it is ... out of date 😅