Dan Salvato
@dansalva.to
Creator of Doki Doki Literature Club. Founder and developer @ Team Salvato, @frankerfacez.com, and more. Currently working on various new projects.
https://dansalva.to
Reach out: dan@teamsalvato.com
https://dansalva.to
Reach out: dan@teamsalvato.com
Here are the kinds of sketches I'm giving to my sprite animator for Magicore on a regular basis. Using phrases like "Whiplash her spine like a noodle" and "that downwards power pose chibi magical girls do" and "0-10-50-90-100 motion curve". Really a language that only humans can actually understand
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Here are the kinds of sketches I'm giving to my sprite animator for Magicore on a regular basis. Using phrases like "Whiplash her spine like a noodle" and "that downwards power pose chibi magical girls do" and "0-10-50-90-100 motion curve". Really a language that only humans can actually understand
"Luigi, we need your approval on this scented deodorant. Here, I'll put a little drop on your finger, let us know what you think of the scent"
Luigi:
Luigi:
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Luigi, we need your approval on this scented deodorant. Here, I'll put a little drop on your finger, let us know what you think of the scent"
Luigi:
Luigi:
If you're at #AGDQ, I have a brand new Magicore demo up and running in the practice room. It'll be here all week. I worked incredibly hard to get this demo done in time for the event, so I hope you take the time to check it out!
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
If you're at #AGDQ, I have a brand new Magicore demo up and running in the practice room. It'll be here all week. I worked incredibly hard to get this demo done in time for the event, so I hope you take the time to check it out!
Surprise, Doki Doki Literature Club is now available on iOS and Android!
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/doki-...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/doki-...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Surprise, Doki Doki Literature Club is now available on iOS and Android!
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/doki-...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/doki-...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Now that I've spent like 2 hours on this sticker formation, Kirby Air Riders is a certified good game
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Now that I've spent like 2 hours on this sticker formation, Kirby Air Riders is a certified good game
The real story here is in the comments
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The real story here is in the comments
It also demonstrates how Monster Hunter used to be absolutely dripping in silly and sarcastic humor at every turn, from quest descriptions to NPC dialogue. I think we lost most—not all, but most—of this flavor in MH's recent shift to a more serious tone.
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It also demonstrates how Monster Hunter used to be absolutely dripping in silly and sarcastic humor at every turn, from quest descriptions to NPC dialogue. I think we lost most—not all, but most—of this flavor in MH's recent shift to a more serious tone.
In Monster Hunter Generations, the default message sent to the chat when planting a bomb is "I set up us a bomb!"
The guts on that localization decision. Most players likely took it as an unintended grammatical error, not knowing the original meme, which was like 20 years old at this point.
The guts on that localization decision. Most players likely took it as an unintended grammatical error, not knowing the original meme, which was like 20 years old at this point.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In Monster Hunter Generations, the default message sent to the chat when planting a bomb is "I set up us a bomb!"
The guts on that localization decision. Most players likely took it as an unintended grammatical error, not knowing the original meme, which was like 20 years old at this point.
The guts on that localization decision. Most players likely took it as an unintended grammatical error, not knowing the original meme, which was like 20 years old at this point.
Every time you rank up in Pokemon Legends Z-A
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Every time you rank up in Pokemon Legends Z-A
Magicore gameplay loop
The loop in the loop represents the cooking pot, which also kills you
The loop in the loop represents the cooking pot, which also kills you
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Magicore gameplay loop
The loop in the loop represents the cooking pot, which also kills you
The loop in the loop represents the cooking pot, which also kills you
September 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
September 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Reminder that this game somehow exists: Just Dance 2020 for the Wii. An officially-licensed retail Wii game featuring Billie Eilish, who was like 4 years old when the console released. Absolutely incredible
September 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reminder that this game somehow exists: Just Dance 2020 for the Wii. An officially-licensed retail Wii game featuring Billie Eilish, who was like 4 years old when the console released. Absolutely incredible
What the hill you're dying on looks like after TI-99/4a enters the chat
September 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
What the hill you're dying on looks like after TI-99/4a enters the chat
It's funny how I have to keep my Switch 1 around, because I use homebrew mods to play Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate at 60fps. So now I have a Switch 2 and next to it a Monster Hunter machine screaming at the limits of its overclock to run a 3DS port at a good frame rate
June 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It's funny how I have to keep my Switch 1 around, because I use homebrew mods to play Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate at 60fps. So now I have a Switch 2 and next to it a Monster Hunter machine screaming at the limits of its overclock to run a 3DS port at a good frame rate
You mean the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from Lucasfilms™ Brian Moriarty™? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic, stunning high-resolution, 3D landscapes, sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elega
May 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You mean the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from Lucasfilms™ Brian Moriarty™? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic, stunning high-resolution, 3D landscapes, sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elega
Yoo they added my favorite Mario level, Adjective Adjective Alliterative Noun
April 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Yoo they added my favorite Mario level, Adjective Adjective Alliterative Noun
golfing in a red cap and overalls 😒
golfing in C U T E skirts 👀👉🏻💵
golfing in C U T E skirts 👀👉🏻💵
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
golfing in a red cap and overalls 😒
golfing in C U T E skirts 👀👉🏻💵
golfing in C U T E skirts 👀👉🏻💵
Yesterday I watched the original Godzilla (1954). It really exceeded my expectations. Thinking about how the actors all lived through the atomic bombings just 9 years prior, how the scenes of devastation were meant to capture that hellscape. With that in mind, some parts had me feeling choked up.
February 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yesterday I watched the original Godzilla (1954). It really exceeded my expectations. Thinking about how the actors all lived through the atomic bombings just 9 years prior, how the scenes of devastation were meant to capture that hellscape. With that in mind, some parts had me feeling choked up.
I see that there is this interesting optical sensor-looking thing on the inside edge of each Joy-Con. Some are speculating that it's to be used as a mouse, but I feel skeptical about that. It could just be similar to the Switch's IR sensor? Maybe it *could* be used as a mouse if devs really wanted.
January 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I see that there is this interesting optical sensor-looking thing on the inside edge of each Joy-Con. Some are speculating that it's to be used as a mouse, but I feel skeptical about that. It could just be similar to the Switch's IR sensor? Maybe it *could* be used as a mouse if devs really wanted.
I predicted they'd eliminate the right joycon's IR sensor on the Switch 2, in favor of some new feature. I guess we don't yet know the full feature set, but they did in fact retire the IR sensor. That note about some Switch games not being compatible with Switch 2 is likely just for IR sensor games.
January 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I predicted they'd eliminate the right joycon's IR sensor on the Switch 2, in favor of some new feature. I guess we don't yet know the full feature set, but they did in fact retire the IR sensor. That note about some Switch games not being compatible with Switch 2 is likely just for IR sensor games.