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Julia Minamata
@juliaminamata.bsky.social
Toronto-based solo-ish game dev of The Crimson Diamond: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/
Also Strange Scaffold artist https://www.juliaminamata.com / Latest game: Chance's Lucky Escape (w/ Goloso Games), Playdate Season 2
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OHO. BIRD ART, YOU SAY?? i don't even know where to begin #art #🪶
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:

forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Spotted: @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social Super FESTival 2025 arcade cabinets in my neighborhood! WHOO!!!
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Lovely Assistant
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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A new IORAMA game for @play.date has appeared!

Introducing: A FOOL'S ERRAND, where you’ll crank to help young Roland climb the infinitely-spiralling Dark Tower.

And it's out... NOVEMBER 20TH! Really soon!

Wishlist it now: play.date/games/a-fool...

See more: www.iorama.studio/afoolserrand
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Latest VODs are up! More pixel art progress, mushrooms, EGA DOS Double Dragon, and Let's Playing Karuizawa Yūkai Annai! youtu.be/5g2kDG_QVlo
Art Stream -- Making The Crimson Diamond... November 5, 2025
YouTube video by Julia Minamata
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November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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My TV Crime Penguin Postcard series is now available as a choose-your-own quintet. Get your bunch of fives here: colemandesign.co.uk/tv-crime-pen...
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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OTGWコンサートお疲れ様!明日はコラボカフェでのコンサートです🎵
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Done for the night! Good progress on art, plus some investigating got done in Karuizawa Yūkai Annai! Thanks @fedorasaurus.bsky.social, www.twitch.tv/disastersquad, and www.twitch.tv/freedrull_ for the raids! I kept the Yuji Horii appreciation going w/ @ashsaidhi.bsky.social & Dragon Quest!
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Live now! It's Crimson C'Tuesday! Come on down! www.twitch.tv/a_maplemystery
a_maplemystery - Twitch
Solo indie dev of The Crimson Diamond! I also stream EGA games, particularly EGA adventure games. Based in Toronto, Canada!
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November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It's Crimson C'Tuesday again! 8pm Eastern! Pixel art, retro gaming, a few new mushroom photos! Hope to see you there! www.twitch.tv/a_maplemystery
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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‪Oh hey, we've got a newsletter!

Once a month or so, we'll feed you some nice words. This time, we've even got some fun recommendations from the team on media they enjoy consuming for the autumn season.

Next issue comes out on Wednesday 11/5, you can sign up on our website:
www.strangescaffold.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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little friend
July 5, 2023 at 2:10 PM
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Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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I just announced a new game on Steam! 🎉

If you appreciate any of the Inspector Waffles games, you'll enjoy seeing some beloved characters live out their own stories. 🐱
📢NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢

Waffles' Cranked Stories is a selection of mini-games set in the same universe as Inspector Waffles, originally released exclusively on the Playdate console.

It will include:
*Chance's Lucky Escape 🍀
*Spike II: The Great Emu War 🔫
*And more games to come!
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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I'm going to Migs next week and will be giving a talk along with @kgooble.bsky.social !

Here's a sneak peek on some choice slides
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Undead Pikeman Soldier 💀⛓️
#pixelart #indiedev
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Drew up a poster for what was probably my favorite movie at age 6: the Rankin-Bass/Topcraft animated feature FLIGHT OF DRAGONS
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Requiem Cafe’s Over the Garden Wall event continues! They’ve designed custom drinks, including one called “Roundabout Orchard”, after the game I made for them!!! 🤩🍹 The game is exclusive to the cafe until Nov 10, then available for free online! www.instagram.com/p/DP5OM80EXc...
requiemcafe on Instagram: "If your stomach is grumblin’ and your mouth starts a-mumblin’, there is only one thing to keep your brain from crumblin’! Here is a…"
If your stomach is grumblin’ and your mouth starts a-mumblin’, there is only one thing to keep your brain from crumblin’! Here is a preview of some of the drinks and treats you can try exclusively for the Over The Garden Wall x Requiem Cafe collaboration only from October 24 - November 9.Poetry and Clarinette: Wirt’s maple, blackberry, and cornflower blend of green and black tea topped with a cinnamon cold foam.Potatoes and Molasses: Greg’s taro milk tea filled with cream and candy rocks!Beatrice’s Blackberry Bramble: A refreshing lemonade made with blackberries from the same bramble bush Beatrice was rescued from.For Sara: A comforting cotton candy and honey hot chocolate, perfect for a bee or a clown.The Total Package: Jason Funderburker’s cinnamon-spiced matcha latte with an orange cold foam topped with a gummy frog. Is it the guy or the frog? Both!Edelwood Oil: Did you know if you grind edelwood trees, it turns into green apple pepsi? It’s a rock fact! Pottsfield Harvest Festival Latte: Don your vegetables and try this spiced pumpkin latte that is to die for!Endicott-Grey Tea: A special collaborative blend of Feel Better Health Tea and Earl Grey. Roundabout Orchard: A comforting cider to stave off the fall chill, pumpkin, apples, and spice with a splash of oat milk. In celebration of the point and click adventure game debuting exclusively at the cafe under the same title! Sundae of the Unknown: Get lost in the flavors of pumpkin ice cream sundae topped with chocolate drizzle, edible leaf wafers, pretzel sticks, powdered sugar, and a heart waffle. Eat Your Dirt: Here, have some dirt (Pudding cup with Oreo cookie crumble, gummy worms, and a rock fact rock)!More fall flavored treats will be available at the cafe during the event. Requiem Cafe is located at 280 S Clementine St, Anaheim CA, 92805. Requiem validates parking for Car Park 4 located at 150 S Clementine St, Anaheim CA, 92805 across from the ice skating rinks.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Happy Belated Hallowe'en! Here's Level 0 NPCs' Trick or Treat 2025 video, Castlevania 3 (via @lukedrideout.bsky.social). youtu.be/V3EksyjsNQM?...
Happy Halloween! Castlevania 3 (悪魔城伝説) Trick or Treat 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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All of my 32x32 gem icons

Tell me your favorites!

#pixelart
August 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Oooh Emmy congrats!! 🥳
I made a shorter game (for DOS) with worse graphics (CGA) and I'm NOT KIDDING.

It's free, it's silly, and you can download it here!

(Est. 20-30 minutes for a first playthrough.)
Emmy, Fool of Fen by emmfoolery
A short, silly, swampy adventure for MS-DOS.
emmfoolery.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM