J. Kyle Pittman
@piratehearts.com
He/him. Game Designer. Co-Founder at Minor Key Games, Senior Programmer on Borderlands 4 at Gearbox. Married to @spiffysteph.bsky.social.
https://linktr.ee/piratehearts
https://linktr.ee/piratehearts
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Show me how your 2025 went
December 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Show me how your 2025 went
I've been wanting to rewatch Heat since seeing Mikey's video on it earlier this year and y'all that was a good film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNV...
HEAT will NEVER be Repeated - Movies with Mikey
YouTube video by FilmJoy
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I've been wanting to rewatch Heat since seeing Mikey's video on it earlier this year and y'all that was a good film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNV...
ha, just discovered a fun collision bug in my engine. i feel like i was kind of aware it might be an issue way back when i was working on spectre shock / the understory (2011) but i have a very clear repro now. yaaaaayyyyyyyy.
December 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ha, just discovered a fun collision bug in my engine. i feel like i was kind of aware it might be an issue way back when i was working on spectre shock / the understory (2011) but i have a very clear repro now. yaaaaayyyyyyyy.
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Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
twenty-three day weekend gooooo
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
twenty-three day weekend gooooo
sometimes i worry my riffs aren't angular enough
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
sometimes i worry my riffs aren't angular enough
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People who only play single player games are into soloslopcore now sorry I don't make the rules
rebranding single player games as "soloslop" you're welcome gen z
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
People who only play single player games are into soloslopcore now sorry I don't make the rules
rebranding single player games as "soloslop" you're welcome gen z
December 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
rebranding single player games as "soloslop" you're welcome gen z
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Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
halp i cant stop playing ball x pit
December 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
halp i cant stop playing ball x pit
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
whoops, i napped for like six hours and now it’s 1am 🙃🥴🫠
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
whoops, i napped for like six hours and now it’s 1am 🙃🥴🫠
I finally read Vermis II today and would you believe it,
December 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I finally read Vermis II today and would you believe it,
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December 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I'm bored today so I decided it's time to announce the secret project.
SECRET PROJECT REVEALED
YouTube video by Gary Whitta
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I'm bored today so I decided it's time to announce the secret project.
I forgot to write down the words to a snippet of a song I recorded a few weeks ago and now I can’t tell what I was singing. 🙃
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I forgot to write down the words to a snippet of a song I recorded a few weeks ago and now I can’t tell what I was singing. 🙃