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Christian Whitehead
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Game Dev / Musician / All-round tinkerer. Friend to pixels and polys alike. Creative Director and Lead Engine Architect @EveningStar
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Friends and colleagues, we're looking to add a senior 3D Character Artist to our current project! If this is you, please read the details and apply through our LinkedIn page. We are specifically looking for candidates who are proficient with anime-stylized visuals. Thanks ❤️
We just posted a new job opportunity on our website and LinkedIn!

Senior 3D Character Artist (Contract)

This role has a focus on anime-stylized characters with a strong emphasis on form and shape language

Find out more:
eveningstar.studio/careers/3d_s...
Careers - Senior 3D Character Artist (Contract) - Evening Star
Evening Star is now hiring for a Senior 3D Character Artist (Contract) position.
eveningstar.studio
I can definitely attest to how deceptively simple it be to optimise for Switch! Lots of minor things that can absolutely tank the perf so good job✨ @lottemakesstuff.pink
It is now the 8th anniversary of Mania so time to dig up some Sonic trivia... This year, it's Kanga Clanga! (aka the Kangus). This lovable robo-roo originally lived in the outback but now entertains us all in Pinball Carnival Zone!
Ah man you love to see it! Congrats and hats off to you all 👏
Following up, we also have a Level Designer position we're canvasing for, if you're eager to apply your talent and skills to a 3D project we'd love to hear from you!
Evening Star is looking to add a new Level Designer to the team! While not a requirement, we are prioritizing prior experience on 3D Platforming and/or 3D Action games.

We are aiming to start the role in November. Find out more on our website:

eveningstar.studio/careers/leve...
Careers - Level Designer - Evening Star
Evening Star is now hiring for a Level Designer position.
eveningstar.studio
From what I've seen, the bin file is an encrypted archive and contains 7 different ROMs (maybe one per localized language?). It can defo be extracted and run on real hardware but it goes without saying people should buy this with money!
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Earthion is finally about to launch!
First up, the Steam version will be released tomorrow.
We’ve poured our hearts into this side-scrolling shmup — we hope you’ll give it a try and see what it means to us.
Please play it and enjoy!
Wishlist here: buff.ly/1DrYi7m
Friends and colleagues, we're looking to add a senior 3D Character Artist to our current project! If this is you, please read the details and apply through our LinkedIn page. We are specifically looking for candidates who are proficient with anime-stylized visuals. Thanks ❤️
We just posted a new job opportunity on our website and LinkedIn!

Senior 3D Character Artist (Contract)

This role has a focus on anime-stylized characters with a strong emphasis on form and shape language

Find out more:
eveningstar.studio/careers/3d_s...
Careers - Senior 3D Character Artist (Contract) - Evening Star
Evening Star is now hiring for a Senior 3D Character Artist (Contract) position.
eveningstar.studio
Too late man, too late! 🥲
I'd argue that Sonic 3 Air is a decomp of sorts as well. The game's 68k code was reversed into the engine's lemon script files, cleaned up and modified from there.
They do exist, github.com/snesrev/zelda3 for example. But overall there is less of need since emulation for those platforms are very mature, accurate and performant, so you're not really gaining a whole lot by recompiling the code for the target processor.
GitHub - snesrev/zelda3
Contribute to snesrev/zelda3 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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If you want to hear @cfwhitehead.bsky.social, @pietepiet.com, and @hunty.biz interviewed at the loudest party imaginable, @dylancuthbert.bsky.social interivewed on a train, and me ramble about showa era entertainment spots while traipsing through the Suwa countryside, this is the episode for you.
Insert Credit Gaiden #10 - Brandon in Tokyo, 2024

@brandon.insertcredit.com reports from Tokyo Game Show 2024, a snack run by a blind old woman, and a party where he asks Christian Whitehead if he thinks of himself as Sonic’s stepdad

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Brandon in Tokyo, 2024
Brandon Sheffield roams the streets and parties of Tokyo Game Show 2024, interviewing famous developers, spotting soba restaurants affiliated with drift tracks, and espousing the beauty of Neo Geo Poc...
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Wow, will absolutely implement this on any new pixel art project I do!
That said, there are some stereotypes that have not aged well and people may find off putting, (blaxploitation, gay men as predators etc). And the English dub does defo makes the whole thing come off a bit more 'try hard edgy' IMO.
I'd say it's great fun if you acknowledge it from the angle of "famous anime studio lets off steam making a madcap homage to western cartoons and pop culture". Great OST, and strong visuals that play around with 2D, 3D and even some live action...
The game code is compiled for the SH2! It was likely converted to C with the aid of a tool then touched up by hand as needed. Sonic & Knuckles collection on PC is the same.

What's interesting is they didn't use the Saturn's monster sound chip to do FM synthesis for the music, missed opportunity!