Mark Sparling
marksparling.bsky.social
Mark Sparling
@marksparling.bsky.social
Music; sometimes SFX (A Short Hike, Cursed to Golf, Adopt Me!,
Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Pekoe)

https://marksparling.bandcamp.com/music
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🚨HUGE News🚨

🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!

✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)
May 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Check out Post Games Podcast! I got a sneak peak of this episode while I was writing the intro and outro music and it's fantastic!

Really excited for future episodes! (And also super grateful to have contributed a small part to something so cool)
For years, I hoped NPR, NYTimes, or the ghost of Gimlet would make a video game podcast. A weekly, hour-long audio magazine with essays, interviews, tight editing, and a cheeky sense of humor.

Nobody made the show I wanted to hear.
So, I made it myself.

Here's the first episode of Post Games.
The award that changes the lives of its winners
Plus: a limited, hand-numbered launch poster by Sonny Ross
postgame.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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For years, I hoped NPR, NYTimes, or the ghost of Gimlet would make a video game podcast. A weekly, hour-long audio magazine with essays, interviews, tight editing, and a cheeky sense of humor.

Nobody made the show I wanted to hear.
So, I made it myself.

Here's the first episode of Post Games.
The award that changes the lives of its winners
Plus: a limited, hand-numbered launch poster by Sonny Ross
postgame.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Now that I'm back from the US and not in fear about being detained at customs for my political beliefs, I helped create a charity album for Palestine!

'Composers for Palestine' is a collection of beautiful indie video game music. Enjoy, donate and share!

RT's appreciated

tinyurl.com/yeyw4yta
Composers for Palestine, by Various Artists
16 track album
tinyurl.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity.

What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.
March 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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An E-bike battery burned my house down on the first day of GDC. Seeking mutual aid from financially stable colleagues.
gofund.me/47306b15
March 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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ICYMI, A Waddleful Life premiered in last week's Wholesome Snack with this new trailer!

🔊Turn your sound on and enjoy a first look at the gameplay, with the most lovely music by Mark Sparling!
@marksparling.bsky.social

Wishlist here! s.team/a/3238520
#TrailerTuesday #indiegame #cozygame
December 17, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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We asked composers to name their favorite video game music of the year, including @lena.fyi, @borislavslavov.bsky.social, and more.

www.videogameschronicle.com/features/bes...
The best game music of 2024, as chosen by composers | VGC
Masayoshi Soken, Borislav Slavov, Lena Raine and many more share their best video game music of the year…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Perfect Garbage is hiring for a Senior Programmer and Technical Sound Designer! You can contact the studio via our Work With Indies posts.

(relatedly, but please do not contact me or other members of Perfect Garbage to apply for positions. our email works just fine.)
Work With Indies - Make Games, Together
Work With Indies is a job board and a community for artists, designers, developers, and more, to find their next role working in indie games.
www.workwithindies.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM