Off The Books - making Churro: Defender of Darnwood
@offthebooks.bsky.social
Making games in off hours. Inspired by the indie community, and Nintendo, the NES and SNES in particular.
https://offthebooks.games
Check out the prototype for Churro: Defender of Darnwood
https://offthebooksgames.itch.io/churro
https://offthebooks.games
Check out the prototype for Churro: Defender of Darnwood
https://offthebooksgames.itch.io/churro
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Previous Projects I’ve worked on primarily as a graphics programmer, as well as gameplay, systems, and tools.
Drawn to Life - NDS
Lock’s Quest - NDS
Scribblenauts (original, Super, Unlimited, Remix) - NDS, Wii U, PC, iOS
This Is Vegas - PC, Xbox 360, PS3 (cancelled)
#GameDev
Drawn to Life - NDS
Lock’s Quest - NDS
Scribblenauts (original, Super, Unlimited, Remix) - NDS, Wii U, PC, iOS
This Is Vegas - PC, Xbox 360, PS3 (cancelled)
#GameDev
Here are some tiny #PixelArt terrain #Tiles for you. #pixel_dailies @pixeldailies.bsky.social
Made with: offthebooks.games/crispnes
Made with: offthebooks.games/crispnes
November 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here are some tiny #PixelArt terrain #Tiles for you. #pixel_dailies @pixeldailies.bsky.social
Made with: offthebooks.games/crispnes
Made with: offthebooks.games/crispnes
At “work” it’s too easy to drop 250kb libs on the pile every odd week. Not many websites under 5mb now.
Crispnes is 37 non-minified files. ~120kb on first load. Largest file: 22kb favicon.
I’m saddened at what has happened to the Internet.
offthebooks.games/crispnes
#WebDev #GameDev #PixelArt
Crispnes is 37 non-minified files. ~120kb on first load. Largest file: 22kb favicon.
I’m saddened at what has happened to the Internet.
offthebooks.games/crispnes
#WebDev #GameDev #PixelArt
Crispnes
Palette-Based Pixel Art and Animation Editor
offthebooks.games
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
At “work” it’s too easy to drop 250kb libs on the pile every odd week. Not many websites under 5mb now.
Crispnes is 37 non-minified files. ~120kb on first load. Largest file: 22kb favicon.
I’m saddened at what has happened to the Internet.
offthebooks.games/crispnes
#WebDev #GameDev #PixelArt
Crispnes is 37 non-minified files. ~120kb on first load. Largest file: 22kb favicon.
I’m saddened at what has happened to the Internet.
offthebooks.games/crispnes
#WebDev #GameDev #PixelArt
This was way more satisfying than how I usually spend 15 minutes on my phone.
#PixelArt #Crispnes
youtube.com/shorts/STEy4...
#PixelArt #Crispnes
youtube.com/shorts/STEy4...
Crispnes (alpha) Pixel Art Animation Demo
YouTube video by Off The Books
youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This was way more satisfying than how I usually spend 15 minutes on my phone.
#PixelArt #Crispnes
youtube.com/shorts/STEy4...
#PixelArt #Crispnes
youtube.com/shorts/STEy4...
Alright, this is fun. It can actually animate now. The two big things left are palette editing, and useful exports. Ignore the timer counting down to remind me to pick up dog food.
#Crispnes #PixelArt #GameDev
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
#Crispnes #PixelArt #GameDev
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Alright, this is fun. It can actually animate now. The two big things left are palette editing, and useful exports. Ignore the timer counting down to remind me to pick up dog food.
#Crispnes #PixelArt #GameDev
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
#Crispnes #PixelArt #GameDev
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
My recent #pixel_dailies with a few tweaks. @pixeldailies.bsky.social
These each use 3 colors from the NES palette, plus the transparent background color. And they’re 16x16 pixels. The most common size for NES background tiles and many sprites.
#PixelArt
These each use 3 colors from the NES palette, plus the transparent background color. And they’re 16x16 pixels. The most common size for NES background tiles and many sprites.
#PixelArt
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
My recent #pixel_dailies with a few tweaks. @pixeldailies.bsky.social
These each use 3 colors from the NES palette, plus the transparent background color. And they’re 16x16 pixels. The most common size for NES background tiles and many sprites.
#PixelArt
These each use 3 colors from the NES palette, plus the transparent background color. And they’re 16x16 pixels. The most common size for NES background tiles and many sprites.
#PixelArt
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
New features in #Crispnes!
Create new sprites. Sizes up to 256x256, rename, and delete.
Save png, choose the scale up to 3840x3840.
Progress saves to IndexedDB. There are likely bugs, so save pngs or screenshot progress you’re happy with.
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
#PixelArt #WebDev #GameDev
Create new sprites. Sizes up to 256x256, rename, and delete.
Save png, choose the scale up to 3840x3840.
Progress saves to IndexedDB. There are likely bugs, so save pngs or screenshot progress you’re happy with.
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
#PixelArt #WebDev #GameDev
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New features in #Crispnes!
Create new sprites. Sizes up to 256x256, rename, and delete.
Save png, choose the scale up to 3840x3840.
Progress saves to IndexedDB. There are likely bugs, so save pngs or screenshot progress you’re happy with.
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
#PixelArt #WebDev #GameDev
Create new sprites. Sizes up to 256x256, rename, and delete.
Save png, choose the scale up to 3840x3840.
Progress saves to IndexedDB. There are likely bugs, so save pngs or screenshot progress you’re happy with.
offthebooks.games/crispnes/
#PixelArt #WebDev #GameDev
Today’s #Mascot for #pixel_dailies. 16x16px 2-bpp, offthebooks.games/crispnes/ @pixeldailies.bsky.social #pixelart
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Today’s #Mascot for #pixel_dailies. 16x16px 2-bpp, offthebooks.games/crispnes/ @pixeldailies.bsky.social #pixelart
Pirate-Churro and her ghoulish gang are hauntingly happy to wish everyone a wonderful Halloween!
#PixelArt #Halloween #Gamedev
#PixelArt #Halloween #Gamedev
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Pirate-Churro and her ghoulish gang are hauntingly happy to wish everyone a wonderful Halloween!
#PixelArt #Halloween #Gamedev
#PixelArt #Halloween #Gamedev
We should calm down about the Donkey Kong timeline. Each of these levels keeps going deeper underground, and they’ve all got sky. It’s make-believe folks.
#DonkeyKongBananza
#DonkeyKongBananza
June 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We should calm down about the Donkey Kong timeline. Each of these levels keeps going deeper underground, and they’ve all got sky. It’s make-believe folks.
#DonkeyKongBananza
#DonkeyKongBananza
Recent press reactions notwithstanding, #MarioKartWorld Free Roam will be a hit. Races can be tense and frustrating.
Free Roam lets you unwind. Some P Switch challenges are hard, but loads of cars, enemies, walls, and rails make driving itself fun—like running and jumping in Mario 64s opening area.
Free Roam lets you unwind. Some P Switch challenges are hard, but loads of cars, enemies, walls, and rails make driving itself fun—like running and jumping in Mario 64s opening area.
June 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Recent press reactions notwithstanding, #MarioKartWorld Free Roam will be a hit. Races can be tense and frustrating.
Free Roam lets you unwind. Some P Switch challenges are hard, but loads of cars, enemies, walls, and rails make driving itself fun—like running and jumping in Mario 64s opening area.
Free Roam lets you unwind. Some P Switch challenges are hard, but loads of cars, enemies, walls, and rails make driving itself fun—like running and jumping in Mario 64s opening area.
@loganjplant.bsky.social Can a Switch 2 Edition card play in an original Switch?
Nintendo’s wording on the info page and box cover still seems ambiguous, but this FAQ quote, “insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2,” suggests it can.
marvelousgames.com/news/rune-fa...
Nintendo’s wording on the info page and box cover still seems ambiguous, but this FAQ quote, “insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2,” suggests it can.
marvelousgames.com/news/rune-fa...
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Nintendo Switch™ 2 FAQ
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is one of the first titles launching on Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025.
marvelousgames.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@loganjplant.bsky.social Can a Switch 2 Edition card play in an original Switch?
Nintendo’s wording on the info page and box cover still seems ambiguous, but this FAQ quote, “insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2,” suggests it can.
marvelousgames.com/news/rune-fa...
Nintendo’s wording on the info page and box cover still seems ambiguous, but this FAQ quote, “insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2,” suggests it can.
marvelousgames.com/news/rune-fa...
This take seems to be, “I was expecting more of Free Roam than what was advertised, and I disappointed myself.”
What they’ve said about Free Roam, and what they’ve shown in clips, all seems very consistent with what is there.
www.ign.com/articles/mar...
What they’ve said about Free Roam, and what they’ve shown in clips, all seems very consistent with what is there.
www.ign.com/articles/mar...
Mario Kart World's Open World Isn't What You Think It Is - IGN
www.ign.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This take seems to be, “I was expecting more of Free Roam than what was advertised, and I disappointed myself.”
What they’ve said about Free Roam, and what they’ve shown in clips, all seems very consistent with what is there.
www.ign.com/articles/mar...
What they’ve said about Free Roam, and what they’ve shown in clips, all seems very consistent with what is there.
www.ign.com/articles/mar...
June 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’ve been quiet about Churro’s game for a bit. I’ve been brainstorming through some enemy ideas. And being unhappy with my current workflow for designing and testing animations, working on some tools to help that I hope to share soon.
May 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I’ve been quiet about Churro’s game for a bit. I’ve been brainstorming through some enemy ideas. And being unhappy with my current workflow for designing and testing animations, working on some tools to help that I hope to share soon.
@marveloususa.bsky.social The FAQ marvelousgames.com/news/rune-fa... says:
“The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition … simply insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 console”
Can you clarify and confirm, because Nintendo says this of their games that have Switch 2 Edition versions:
“The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition … simply insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 console”
Can you clarify and confirm, because Nintendo says this of their games that have Switch 2 Edition versions:
May 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@marveloususa.bsky.social The FAQ marvelousgames.com/news/rune-fa... says:
“The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition … simply insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 console”
Can you clarify and confirm, because Nintendo says this of their games that have Switch 2 Edition versions:
“The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition … simply insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 console”
Can you clarify and confirm, because Nintendo says this of their games that have Switch 2 Edition versions:
@duckvalentine.bsky.social Just listened to this weeks NVC. I graduated from DigiPen in 2006, and might know other people from DigiPen and who may be able to corroborate the “decor”.
Get the thing.
Get the thing.
May 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
@duckvalentine.bsky.social Just listened to this weeks NVC. I graduated from DigiPen in 2006, and might know other people from DigiPen and who may be able to corroborate the “decor”.
Get the thing.
Get the thing.
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I'm saddened to learn that we lost David Schleinkofer earlier this week. He created lots of incredible sci-fi artwork, including the box art for SimCity 2000 and one of the most incredible pieces of Transformers art that many 80's kids still have seared into their brains.
April 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I'm saddened to learn that we lost David Schleinkofer earlier this week. He created lots of incredible sci-fi artwork, including the box art for SimCity 2000 and one of the most incredible pieces of Transformers art that many 80's kids still have seared into their brains.
@loganjplant.bsky.social I got on here to ask where the video was that Brian mentioned on NVC this week, and decided to check the website one more time first, and it was posted 50 seconds before I looked! 😆
April 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
@loganjplant.bsky.social I got on here to ask where the video was that Brian mentioned on NVC this week, and decided to check the website one more time first, and it was posted 50 seconds before I looked! 😆
Paul Rudd reprises his commercial for the Super #Nintendo launch for the release of #Switch2!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGX...
Now You're Playing Together ft. Paul Rudd – Nintendo Switch 2
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
www.youtube.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Paul Rudd reprises his commercial for the Super #Nintendo launch for the release of #Switch2!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGX...
Chart of the 1st footage and NA release date of #Zelda games, the wait between last game and 1st footage, and from 1st footage to launch.
The trend of the data suggests we’ll see new Zelda footage May 7th, 2028, and a launch on July 2, 2030.
Hopefully #Nintendo is shooting for sooner.
The trend of the data suggests we’ll see new Zelda footage May 7th, 2028, and a launch on July 2, 2030.
Hopefully #Nintendo is shooting for sooner.
April 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM