Mark Aldrich Jr Play Town Line
@markaldrichjr.bsky.social
Boston Gamedev, aspiring author, boardgame designer, youtuber, maker. https://linktr.ee/markaldrichjr
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My demos, prototypes, and games in progress!
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The Steam page & trailer for Brickstrike is now live! It's a little surreal to see my first solo project on the storefront
store.steampowered.com/app/3758260/...
#game #games #indiedev #steam #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3758260/...
#game #games #indiedev #steam #gamedev
Brickstrike on Steam
Brickstrike is an online multiplayer first-person shooter set in a fully destructible and buildable voxel battlefield. Team up to dominate in a variety of competitive game modes. Featuring a variety o...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
UPDATE: took a microbreak from bears to fix up Infinipong, my never-ending pong clone! I fixed a rendering bottleneck, so now the game can handle more than double the balls before it breaks! (500,000 -> 1.2 million balls!) #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #videogames
InfiniPong by Mark Aldrich
Pong, but with LOTS of balls
markaldrichisme.itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
UPDATE: took a microbreak from bears to fix up Infinipong, my never-ending pong clone! I fixed a rendering bottleneck, so now the game can handle more than double the balls before it breaks! (500,000 -> 1.2 million balls!) #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #videogames
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Frogmageddon... TODAY!!!
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Frogmageddon... TODAY!!!
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
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Slowly figuring out Unity ECS animations! I'm probably going to switch over to a paid package that does it better for my next project, but this one was a learning experience! #gamedev #indiedev #bible
ANGEL BEAR! Unity ECS Animation Test 2 Kings 2:23-25
YouTube video by Mark Aldrich Second Channel
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November 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Slowly figuring out Unity ECS animations! I'm probably going to switch over to a paid package that does it better for my next project, but this one was a learning experience! #gamedev #indiedev #bible
ANGEL BEAR! Unity ECS Animation Test 2 Kings 2:23-25
YouTube video by Mark Aldrich Second Channel
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Coming soon! The return (since last week) of the Magnificent Glass Pelican ( #NOTapodcast) audio theater #improv #comedy half-hour on @wfnptheedge. 7:30 p.m. on 88.7 FM and streaming here: radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cf... . #SUNYNewPaltz
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Coming soon! The return (since last week) of the Magnificent Glass Pelican ( #NOTapodcast) audio theater #improv #comedy half-hour on @wfnptheedge. 7:30 p.m. on 88.7 FM and streaming here: radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cf... . #SUNYNewPaltz
I desperately wish @unity.com had a built-in animation solution for ECS. My current workaround is functional, but I lose a lot of the performance benefits I expected out of DOTS. #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I desperately wish @unity.com had a built-in animation solution for ECS. My current workaround is functional, but I lose a lot of the performance benefits I expected out of DOTS. #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
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Sam Corcos, who entered government with DOGE earlier this year, decided to kill DirectFile after one meeting with with tax software lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Sam Corcos, who entered government with DOGE earlier this year, decided to kill DirectFile after one meeting with with tax software lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
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3 DAYS TILL LAUNCH!! Get the gang together and wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/...
#frogs #indiedev #gaming #Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/...
#frogs #indiedev #gaming #Steam
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
3 DAYS TILL LAUNCH!! Get the gang together and wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/...
#frogs #indiedev #gaming #Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/...
#frogs #indiedev #gaming #Steam
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When it comes to Luke, there is no escaping at least one kiss!
when @markaldrichjr.bsky.social briefly stopped by his dog was in the car, I went for a selfie and forgot this happens when talking a selfie with a dog
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When it comes to Luke, there is no escaping at least one kiss!
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InfiniPong by Mark Aldrich
Pong, but with LOTS of balls
markaldrichisme.itch.io
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'm watching the whole video on this right now. This should be required viewing!
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm watching the whole video on this right now. This should be required viewing!
When it comes to Luke, there is no escaping at least one kiss!
when @markaldrichjr.bsky.social briefly stopped by his dog was in the car, I went for a selfie and forgot this happens when talking a selfie with a dog
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When it comes to Luke, there is no escaping at least one kiss!
If we win the World Series, how much territory do we get to annex from Canada? I never played sportsball.
October 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If we win the World Series, how much territory do we get to annex from Canada? I never played sportsball.
InfiniPong by Mark Aldrich
Pong, but with LOTS of balls
markaldrichisme.itch.io
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
PONG made my computer scream! #dots #unity #gamedev #ecs
YouTube video by Mark Aldrich
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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'We don't believe in it:' Palworld maker Pocketpair won't publish games that use generative AI
'We don't believe in it:' Palworld maker Pocketpair won't publish games that use generative AI
Pocketpair communications director and publishing manager John Buckley explains how AI can harm even its most vocal detractors.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
'We don't believe in it:' Palworld maker Pocketpair won't publish games that use generative AI
Hopefully all these datacenters going up will force the US to update its energy grid
October 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hopefully all these datacenters going up will force the US to update its energy grid
Troglodytes rise up!
“There is a genuine, Gen Z-driven Luddite renaissance building as some people reject the tech platforms that have clamored for our attention (and money) over the past two decades,” @amorrow.bsky.social writes. And the flood of AI-generated content is only intensifying it. www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/b...
As AI gets more life-like, a new Luddite movement is taking root | CNN Business
At my local coffee shop a couple of weeks ago, I overheard one 20-something woman say to another: Could I ask, what kind of phone do you have?
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October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Troglodytes rise up!
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Funny thing for her to say, as the Democratic Party has been spineless this year, and may as well be considered pro-Trump. For the second time in my life (the first time was his first administration), I have a president who does not want to be my president, does not want to be "president for all."
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Funny thing for her to say, as the Democratic Party has been spineless this year, and may as well be considered pro-Trump. For the second time in my life (the first time was his first administration), I have a president who does not want to be my president, does not want to be "president for all."
I've heard a bunch of stories of this happening to airline pilots and crane operators and stuff! A predictable system you can control becomes "you" and you start having freaky dreams around it!
thinking about this post, and about wanting to larp as a non-human entity
October 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I've heard a bunch of stories of this happening to airline pilots and crane operators and stuff! A predictable system you can control becomes "you" and you start having freaky dreams around it!
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We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
Anyone who tries to make a competitor to Kellogg's cereals ends up in trunk of a car getting driven out of town, and then... you know...
Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Anyone who tries to make a competitor to Kellogg's cereals ends up in trunk of a car getting driven out of town, and then... you know...
Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
Once again, I am asking SOMEBODY to remake Black and White 1 and 2 and put it on Steam
October 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Once again, I am asking SOMEBODY to remake Black and White 1 and 2 and put it on Steam