project mark
@projectmark.bsky.social
solo game dev, making games out of fashion and out of time.
https://mastodon.social/@projectmark
He/him
https://mastodon.social/@projectmark
He/him
the old-school simpsons fan in me is delighted this exists: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bes...
I do refer to it as The Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence Award
I do refer to it as The Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence Award
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September 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
the old-school simpsons fan in me is delighted this exists: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bes...
I do refer to it as The Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence Award
I do refer to it as The Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence Award
workshopping 80s car dealership ad music as in-game store BGM (not the music itself but in that style)
September 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
workshopping 80s car dealership ad music as in-game store BGM (not the music itself but in that style)
it would be surely unthinkable if an up-and-coming social media thing shot itself in the foot before it could really take off, but nonetheless I added my mastodon to my bio so people can find me (if they want)
September 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
it would be surely unthinkable if an up-and-coming social media thing shot itself in the foot before it could really take off, but nonetheless I added my mastodon to my bio so people can find me (if they want)
One of my favourite bits of SMT V is finding vending machines in the weirdest places which is some of the energy I want to bring as well
September 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
One of my favourite bits of SMT V is finding vending machines in the weirdest places which is some of the energy I want to bring as well
the only show/narrative work I've ever accurately predicted plot development for was Riverdale so idk what that says about me
September 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
the only show/narrative work I've ever accurately predicted plot development for was Riverdale so idk what that says about me
it's cool to theorycraft but getting super invested in your predictions being right might possibly mean you're not really into the work and just want to prove you are the best at media literacy, which might be misplaced priorities. Might not be a bad idea to instead sit back and enjoy the ride
September 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
it's cool to theorycraft but getting super invested in your predictions being right might possibly mean you're not really into the work and just want to prove you are the best at media literacy, which might be misplaced priorities. Might not be a bad idea to instead sit back and enjoy the ride
Finally it's safe to like jrpgs and turn-based combat again! -- Every year since Dragon Quest I
September 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Finally it's safe to like jrpgs and turn-based combat again! -- Every year since Dragon Quest I
the urge has been growing for me to just put boom-bap drums all over the OST
September 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
the urge has been growing for me to just put boom-bap drums all over the OST
my game is postponed until C-Jam Blues is in the public domain
September 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
my game is postponed until C-Jam Blues is in the public domain
apparently I was not the only person who thought Big Shiny Tunes 2 was the best of the bunch as it's apparently the fourth-best selling album in Canadian history as of 2020
September 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
apparently I was not the only person who thought Big Shiny Tunes 2 was the best of the bunch as it's apparently the fourth-best selling album in Canadian history as of 2020
I'd eschew game balance for storytelling, no question whatsoever
August 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'd eschew game balance for storytelling, no question whatsoever
obsidian finally gives me a place to write down all the presets I've used and loved in my comically large number of VSTs
August 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
obsidian finally gives me a place to write down all the presets I've used and loved in my comically large number of VSTs
Plus with Obsidian I found extensions for math and music formatting so I can keep track of motifs and mechanic formulas a lot more easily
August 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Plus with Obsidian I found extensions for math and music formatting so I can keep track of motifs and mechanic formulas a lot more easily
game stuff is still happening here, just slowly. I've been porting all my Game Design stuff to Obsidian since I like the linking and I spend less time fighting formatting. Having an organized structure helps me get stuff down but if I take too much time making it work it's a delicate balance
August 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
game stuff is still happening here, just slowly. I've been porting all my Game Design stuff to Obsidian since I like the linking and I spend less time fighting formatting. Having an organized structure helps me get stuff down but if I take too much time making it work it's a delicate balance
Obsidian has allowed me to unleash the sicko within
July 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Obsidian has allowed me to unleash the sicko within
Basically the less grounded they are, the better.
June 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Basically the less grounded they are, the better.
TIL there is actually a term for a specific kind of 80s subgenre of movie I love, Saving the Orphanage. A key component to making this genre work is the method of raising money to defeat the evil land developer absolutely must be outlandish. Breakdance, regatta, skiing, something off-the-wall.
June 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
TIL there is actually a term for a specific kind of 80s subgenre of movie I love, Saving the Orphanage. A key component to making this genre work is the method of raising money to defeat the evil land developer absolutely must be outlandish. Breakdance, regatta, skiing, something off-the-wall.
took me entirely too long to finish this up, most of the trouble seems to have been the front
May 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
took me entirely too long to finish this up, most of the trouble seems to have been the front
where are the games that are love letters to Secret of the Stars or the first Breath of Fire?
May 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
where are the games that are love letters to Secret of the Stars or the first Breath of Fire?
"Chrono Trigger Is More Than A Game" buddy why is being a game so bad? Just tired of the "a game has to be compared to a movie to be legitimate" mentality, that's how we get hours of cutscenes in what's supposed to be an interactive experience.
May 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Chrono Trigger Is More Than A Game" buddy why is being a game so bad? Just tired of the "a game has to be compared to a movie to be legitimate" mentality, that's how we get hours of cutscenes in what's supposed to be an interactive experience.
This is as much to myself as anyone else but if you're looking for a melody for a theme you don't need to overthink it, a once-beloved HBO show has one that's literally just ascending a scale in quarter notes
May 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is as much to myself as anyone else but if you're looking for a melody for a theme you don't need to overthink it, a once-beloved HBO show has one that's literally just ascending a scale in quarter notes
My proposal (which I don't claim is original because I'm sure someone has said the same thing somehwere) - for things that seem to be inspired by an older generation of games but don't look exactly like them (like what I'm making), I propose "retro-like" or "retro-lite".
May 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My proposal (which I don't claim is original because I'm sure someone has said the same thing somehwere) - for things that seem to be inspired by an older generation of games but don't look exactly like them (like what I'm making), I propose "retro-like" or "retro-lite".
remembering the gaming magazine ads that shat on the pixel art of Symphony of the Night to big-up Castlevania 64 instead and having a sensible chuckle
May 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
remembering the gaming magazine ads that shat on the pixel art of Symphony of the Night to big-up Castlevania 64 instead and having a sensible chuckle
I could probably use more screenshots
May 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I could probably use more screenshots
There was supposedly a jrpg nadir in the 2000s but like FFX, Nocturne, Persona 3 all came out in that decade so probably not
May 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
There was supposedly a jrpg nadir in the 2000s but like FFX, Nocturne, Persona 3 all came out in that decade so probably not