congusbongusgames
@congusbongus.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy
Hobbyist game dev and composer
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@congusbongus, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@congusbongus, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Pinned
Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm a hobbyist #opensource #gamedev all-rounder, I make games like #CDogsSDL and #opencrystalcaves
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves
I also make #chiptune #music, #pixelart, sometimes at the same time […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves
I also make #chiptune #music, #pixelart, sometimes at the same time […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Completed the bear boss in Super 2D Noah’s Ark, as well as the end “cast” level, where you meet all the animals that you brutally murdered I mean gently put to sleep. It is just a room with all the animals
And that means the game is almost complete! I […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
And that means the game is almost complete! I […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Completed the bear boss in Super 2D Noah’s Ark, as well as the end “cast” level, where you meet all the animals that you brutally murdered I mean gently put to sleep. It is just a room with all the animals
And that means the game is almost complete! I […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
And that means the game is almost complete! I […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Hello #BandcampFriday! Please enjoy my first album release, "Acoustic Sketches", a small collection of relaxing acoustic guitar instrumental tracks
https://congusbongusgames.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-sketches
I usually make music across different genres so it's taken 5 years to gather enough […]
https://congusbongusgames.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-sketches
I usually make music across different genres so it's taken 5 years to gather enough […]
Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon.gamedev.place
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Hello #BandcampFriday! Please enjoy my first album release, "Acoustic Sketches", a small collection of relaxing acoustic guitar instrumental tracks
https://congusbongusgames.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-sketches
I usually make music across different genres so it's taken 5 years to gather enough […]
https://congusbongusgames.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-sketches
I usually make music across different genres so it's taken 5 years to gather enough […]
Implemented the bird enemy in #opencrystalcaves
This is no simple enemy - it drops eggs on you, which normally break open and leave a hazard on the ground, but 10% of the time it hatches into a little bird! So the effort was 4x normal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
This is no simple enemy - it drops eggs on you, which normally break open and leave a hazard on the ground, but 10% of the time it hatches into a little bird! So the effort was 4x normal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Implemented the bird enemy in #opencrystalcaves
This is no simple enemy - it drops eggs on you, which normally break open and leave a hazard on the ground, but 10% of the time it hatches into a little bird! So the effort was 4x normal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
This is no simple enemy - it drops eggs on you, which normally break open and leave a hazard on the ground, but 10% of the time it hatches into a little bird! So the effort was 4x normal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Made another #chiptune track, a downbeat electronic tune with bells and a fat bass!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN3-bqnyQtk
Making this one wasn't easy; during the process it never felt right as I had something else in mind, but as usual I kept at it and tried to give this one a chance. I […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN3-bqnyQtk
Making this one wasn't easy; during the process it never felt right as I had something else in mind, but as usual I kept at it and tried to give this one a chance. I […]
Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon.gamedev.place
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Made another #chiptune track, a downbeat electronic tune with bells and a fat bass!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN3-bqnyQtk
Making this one wasn't easy; during the process it never felt right as I had something else in mind, but as usual I kept at it and tried to give this one a chance. I […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN3-bqnyQtk
Making this one wasn't easy; during the process it never felt right as I had something else in mind, but as usual I kept at it and tried to give this one a chance. I […]
Working on the final boss of Super 2D Noah's Ark: the bear! Scary as this sounds, because the game's bosses are reskinned from Wolf3D, this boss replaces mecha hitler, with... a bear that hides in a bush, which makes this unintentionally hilarious […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Working on the final boss of Super 2D Noah's Ark: the bear! Scary as this sounds, because the game's bosses are reskinned from Wolf3D, this boss replaces mecha hitler, with... a bear that hides in a bush, which makes this unintentionally hilarious […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
It's a new release of #opencrystalcaves, and levels 5, 6, 7 are now complete!
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves/devlog/1114309/level-5-6-7
There's also a bunch of features and game mechanics added, like Milo exploding after shooting the […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves/devlog/1114309/level-5-6-7
There's also a bunch of features and game mechanics added, like Milo exploding after shooting the […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It's a new release of #opencrystalcaves, and levels 5, 6, 7 are now complete!
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves/devlog/1114309/level-5-6-7
There's also a bunch of features and game mechanics added, like Milo exploding after shooting the […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves/devlog/1114309/level-5-6-7
There's also a bunch of features and game mechanics added, like Milo exploding after shooting the […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Reposted by congusbongusgames
For #screenshotsaturday we wanted to show one of our 8 weapons in #AlabasterDawn: the hammer!
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
For #screenshotsaturday we wanted to show one of our 8 weapons in #AlabasterDawn: the hammer!
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
The bigger they come, the deeper they sleep?
Completed the elephant boss in Super 2D Noah's Ark, including death/sleep animation. Elephants breathe as slow as 4 times per minute when resting!
#CDogsSDL #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #opensource #pixelart
Completed the elephant boss in Super 2D Noah's Ark, including death/sleep animation. Elephants breathe as slow as 4 times per minute when resting!
#CDogsSDL #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #opensource #pixelart
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The bigger they come, the deeper they sleep?
Completed the elephant boss in Super 2D Noah's Ark, including death/sleep animation. Elephants breathe as slow as 4 times per minute when resting!
#CDogsSDL #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #opensource #pixelart
Completed the elephant boss in Super 2D Noah's Ark, including death/sleep animation. Elephants breathe as slow as 4 times per minute when resting!
#CDogsSDL #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #opensource #pixelart
Completed level 7 in #opencrystalcaves, which looks like an overgrown jungle full of vines and moss and hazards like spikes (same colour as the moss), an inert rock which looks exactly like a rock monster seen earlier, and for the first time, a wall […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
November 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Completed level 7 in #opencrystalcaves, which looks like an overgrown jungle full of vines and moss and hazards like spikes (same colour as the moss), an inert rock which looks exactly like a rock monster seen earlier, and for the first time, a wall […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Finished drawing the head and head-parts of the elephant boss in Super 2D Noah's Ark
In order to shoehorn this unique character in the game's systems, the ears are a type of hat, and the tusks and trunk are collectively a type of facial hair, which […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
In order to shoehorn this unique character in the game's systems, the ears are a type of hat, and the tusks and trunk are collectively a type of facial hair, which […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
October 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Finished drawing the head and head-parts of the elephant boss in Super 2D Noah's Ark
In order to shoehorn this unique character in the game's systems, the ears are a type of hat, and the tusks and trunk are collectively a type of facial hair, which […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
In order to shoehorn this unique character in the game's systems, the ears are a type of hat, and the tusks and trunk are collectively a type of facial hair, which […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Made another #guitar track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IPeeARYEs
This one's fairly simple compositionally, a straightforward #pop instrumental piece based on my noodlings, but I decided to just go with it and see how nice I can make it, and I'm pretty pleased with the result!
#music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IPeeARYEs
This one's fairly simple compositionally, a straightforward #pop instrumental piece based on my noodlings, but I decided to just go with it and see how nice I can make it, and I'm pretty pleased with the result!
#music
October 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Made another #guitar track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IPeeARYEs
This one's fairly simple compositionally, a straightforward #pop instrumental piece based on my noodlings, but I decided to just go with it and see how nice I can make it, and I'm pretty pleased with the result!
#music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IPeeARYEs
This one's fairly simple compositionally, a straightforward #pop instrumental piece based on my noodlings, but I decided to just go with it and see how nice I can make it, and I'm pretty pleased with the result!
#music
And now for something completely different - the 3D maze screensaver from Windows 95, ported to a few modern platforms, including macOS (by me)
https://github.com/headshot2017/3dmaze
It's also playable! But I gotta admit I’m no good at 3D mazes! […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
https://github.com/headshot2017/3dmaze
It's also playable! But I gotta admit I’m no good at 3D mazes! […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
October 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
And now for something completely different - the 3D maze screensaver from Windows 95, ported to a few modern platforms, including macOS (by me)
https://github.com/headshot2017/3dmaze
It's also playable! But I gotta admit I’m no good at 3D mazes! […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
https://github.com/headshot2017/3dmaze
It's also playable! But I gotta admit I’m no good at 3D mazes! […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
I love #music, games, and #gamemusic, so it breaks my heart when good music is done poorly. How you may ask? Read my #blog post and find out!
https://cxong.github.io/2025/10/great-music-done-poorly
Whether it’s technical/budgetary limitations or poor integration, sometimes an awesome track is […]
https://cxong.github.io/2025/10/great-music-done-poorly
Whether it’s technical/budgetary limitations or poor integration, sometimes an awesome track is […]
Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon.gamedev.place
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I love #music, games, and #gamemusic, so it breaks my heart when good music is done poorly. How you may ask? Read my #blog post and find out!
https://cxong.github.io/2025/10/great-music-done-poorly
Whether it’s technical/budgetary limitations or poor integration, sometimes an awesome track is […]
https://cxong.github.io/2025/10/great-music-done-poorly
Whether it’s technical/budgetary limitations or poor integration, sometimes an awesome track is […]
Reposted by congusbongusgames
Did some more EGA pixelart today for my DOS fan game (instead of working on the actual game). I fear it’ll become a slide show—but then again my code is so over-engineered, it already is on slower machines 🙈
#ega #pixelart #dos #retrocomputing
#ega #pixelart #dos #retrocomputing
October 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Did some more EGA pixelart today for my DOS fan game (instead of working on the actual game). I fear it’ll become a slide show—but then again my code is so over-engineered, it already is on slower machines 🙈
#ega #pixelart #dos #retrocomputing
#ega #pixelart #dos #retrocomputing
Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm a hobbyist #opensource #gamedev all-rounder, I make games like #CDogsSDL and #opencrystalcaves
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves
I also make #chiptune #music, #pixelart, sometimes at the same time […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves
I also make #chiptune #music, #pixelart, sometimes at the same time […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
October 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm a hobbyist #opensource #gamedev all-rounder, I make games like #CDogsSDL and #opencrystalcaves
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves
I also make #chiptune #music, #pixelart, sometimes at the same time […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves
I also make #chiptune #music, #pixelart, sometimes at the same time […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
#CrystalCaves has a lot of humour and this really shows in the death animations. Implemented one in #opencrystalcaves: hitting the air tank and exploding! Also, Mylo’s helmet flies off!
This is peak 90s, the myth of humans inflating or exploding in […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
This is peak 90s, the myth of humans inflating or exploding in […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
October 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#CrystalCaves has a lot of humour and this really shows in the death animations. Implemented one in #opencrystalcaves: hitting the air tank and exploding! Also, Mylo’s helmet flies off!
This is peak 90s, the myth of humans inflating or exploding in […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
This is peak 90s, the myth of humans inflating or exploding in […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
I participated in a #dnb / #jungle #music compo with my track Shuffle
https://mobiusdisco.bandcamp.com/album/agdg-2025
Check out some oldskool breakbeats, there are real bangers here and it's free!
https://mobiusdisco.bandcamp.com/album/agdg-2025
Check out some oldskool breakbeats, there are real bangers here and it's free!
October 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I participated in a #dnb / #jungle #music compo with my track Shuffle
https://mobiusdisco.bandcamp.com/album/agdg-2025
Check out some oldskool breakbeats, there are real bangers here and it's free!
https://mobiusdisco.bandcamp.com/album/agdg-2025
Check out some oldskool breakbeats, there are real bangers here and it's free!
This instalment of Super 2D Noah's Ark dev update features body horror! It's the work in progress elephant boss character, only with the body done. It's just a chonky quadruped, but with the big ears and long nose it'll come together I'm sure...
#gamedev #opensource #CDogsSDL #screenshotsaturday
#gamedev #opensource #CDogsSDL #screenshotsaturday
September 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This instalment of Super 2D Noah's Ark dev update features body horror! It's the work in progress elephant boss character, only with the body done. It's just a chonky quadruped, but with the big ears and long nose it'll come together I'm sure...
#gamedev #opensource #CDogsSDL #screenshotsaturday
#gamedev #opensource #CDogsSDL #screenshotsaturday
I had the chance to make another #jungle track with #milkytracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GO-O4vtjKk
It's far from a genre I'm familiar with but it's so fun because breakbeats are cool!
#music #tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GO-O4vtjKk
It's far from a genre I'm familiar with but it's so fun because breakbeats are cool!
#music #tracker
September 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I had the chance to make another #jungle track with #milkytracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GO-O4vtjKk
It's far from a genre I'm familiar with but it's so fun because breakbeats are cool!
#music #tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GO-O4vtjKk
It's far from a genre I'm familiar with but it's so fun because breakbeats are cool!
#music #tracker
Reposted by congusbongusgames
today's software preservation task
one of the great crimes of the 21st century was that Mark Jones' (Core Design) Darkmere - an isometric adventure-RPG for the amiga - was poorly visually documented by the usual places like lemonamiga/mobygames/etc.
perhaps for […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
one of the great crimes of the 21st century was that Mark Jones' (Core Design) Darkmere - an isometric adventure-RPG for the amiga - was poorly visually documented by the usual places like lemonamiga/mobygames/etc.
perhaps for […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
September 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
today's software preservation task
one of the great crimes of the 21st century was that Mark Jones' (Core Design) Darkmere - an isometric adventure-RPG for the amiga - was poorly visually documented by the usual places like lemonamiga/mobygames/etc.
perhaps for […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
one of the great crimes of the 21st century was that Mark Jones' (Core Design) Darkmere - an isometric adventure-RPG for the amiga - was poorly visually documented by the usual places like lemonamiga/mobygames/etc.
perhaps for […]
[Original post on dialup.cafe]
Strange things happen in #gamedev, like reverse causality: in level 6 of #opencrystalcaves, the presence of the reverse gravity sign causes the level’s gravity to be reversed!
And with this level 6 is complete. It’s memorable but otherwise quite […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
And with this level 6 is complete. It’s memorable but otherwise quite […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
September 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Strange things happen in #gamedev, like reverse causality: in level 6 of #opencrystalcaves, the presence of the reverse gravity sign causes the level’s gravity to be reversed!
And with this level 6 is complete. It’s memorable but otherwise quite […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
And with this level 6 is complete. It’s memorable but otherwise quite […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
The next boss I need to implement for Super 2D Noah's Ark is the kangaroo, which requires a lot of work because it's unlike any existing character. To start with I made the head, which uses a seal head (which is a sheep head without ears) and rabbit […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
September 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The next boss I need to implement for Super 2D Noah's Ark is the kangaroo, which requires a lot of work because it's unlike any existing character. To start with I made the head, which uses a seal head (which is a sheep head without ears) and rabbit […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
Reposted by congusbongusgames
#Pixel_dailies theme #fox for
@pixeldailies.bsky.social
Palette: "Welder DAZW" by Equis-Santiago3
ko-fi
#pixelart #horror
@pixeldailies.bsky.social
Palette: "Welder DAZW" by Equis-Santiago3
ko-fi
#pixelart #horror
September 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Implemented hidden crystals in #opencrystalcaves
I wanted to make this sooner but it turned out harder than expected, as it’s really 3 features in one: bump-able platforms, spawning items on bumping said platforms, and finally the hidden crystal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
I wanted to make this sooner but it turned out harder than expected, as it’s really 3 features in one: bump-able platforms, spawning items on bumping said platforms, and finally the hidden crystal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
August 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Implemented hidden crystals in #opencrystalcaves
I wanted to make this sooner but it turned out harder than expected, as it’s really 3 features in one: bump-able platforms, spawning items on bumping said platforms, and finally the hidden crystal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
I wanted to make this sooner but it turned out harder than expected, as it’s really 3 features in one: bump-able platforms, spawning items on bumping said platforms, and finally the hidden crystal […]
[Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]
It’s back to familiar territory with my latest track which can be described as "shmup #chiptune"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU9_2d2zoCA
I mixed in some distorted guitars for some extra crunch, which makes it more catchy!
#music #tracker #radtracker #opl3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU9_2d2zoCA
I mixed in some distorted guitars for some extra crunch, which makes it more catchy!
#music #tracker #radtracker #opl3
August 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It’s back to familiar territory with my latest track which can be described as "shmup #chiptune"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU9_2d2zoCA
I mixed in some distorted guitars for some extra crunch, which makes it more catchy!
#music #tracker #radtracker #opl3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU9_2d2zoCA
I mixed in some distorted guitars for some extra crunch, which makes it more catchy!
#music #tracker #radtracker #opl3