Dave Pickett
@davidmpickett.bsky.social
Words, systems, games, etc.
davepickett.co
youtube.com/brick101
davepickett.co
youtube.com/brick101
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
I also just realized I have a sketch book which has some of my earliest ideas. I was kind of cooking with the "sloth climbing a tree" approach.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I also just realized I have a sketch book which has some of my earliest ideas. I was kind of cooking with the "sloth climbing a tree" approach.
Showed the bat to my husband and he pointed out that bats are typically black & brown rather than white which led to this satisfying final version. #pixelart #gbstudio #pugzpizza
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Showed the bat to my husband and he pointed out that bats are typically black & brown rather than white which led to this satisfying final version. #pixelart #gbstudio #pugzpizza
Enemy #4 design exploration
- My first sketch of a mouse was so strong, it was hard for me to even think of other options.
- Did an obligatory numeral with eyes
- When I revisted the mouse it started morphing into a bat
#pixelart #gbstudio #pugzpizza
- My first sketch of a mouse was so strong, it was hard for me to even think of other options.
- Did an obligatory numeral with eyes
- When I revisted the mouse it started morphing into a bat
#pixelart #gbstudio #pugzpizza
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Enemy #4 design exploration
- My first sketch of a mouse was so strong, it was hard for me to even think of other options.
- Did an obligatory numeral with eyes
- When I revisted the mouse it started morphing into a bat
#pixelart #gbstudio #pugzpizza
- My first sketch of a mouse was so strong, it was hard for me to even think of other options.
- Did an obligatory numeral with eyes
- When I revisted the mouse it started morphing into a bat
#pixelart #gbstudio #pugzpizza
Okay got it, so a Rougelike is a game where you collect treasure and can glide through the air
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Okay got it, so a Rougelike is a game where you collect treasure and can glide through the air
Me when my friend turns into a chrysalais
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Me when my friend turns into a chrysalais
Designed a little puzzle room today: 1) Started with paper sketch
2) Created background art in Tiled
3) Add collisions, actors, etc in #gbstudio
4) Lots of playtesting and tweaking
5) Final level layout
#screenshotsaturday #gbdev #pixelart
2) Created background art in Tiled
3) Add collisions, actors, etc in #gbstudio
4) Lots of playtesting and tweaking
5) Final level layout
#screenshotsaturday #gbdev #pixelart
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Designed a little puzzle room today: 1) Started with paper sketch
2) Created background art in Tiled
3) Add collisions, actors, etc in #gbstudio
4) Lots of playtesting and tweaking
5) Final level layout
#screenshotsaturday #gbdev #pixelart
2) Created background art in Tiled
3) Add collisions, actors, etc in #gbstudio
4) Lots of playtesting and tweaking
5) Final level layout
#screenshotsaturday #gbdev #pixelart
Built out the first meaningful challenge room with Juan! Complete with generous respawns and ominous math graffiti. #gbstudio #gbdev #pugzpizza
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Built out the first meaningful challenge room with Juan! Complete with generous respawns and ominous math graffiti. #gbstudio #gbdev #pugzpizza
This shelf is reserved for stylish platforming animals.
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This shelf is reserved for stylish platforming animals.
Basic movement logic for Juan. If Pugzy is in his sight line he will move in her direction until the edge of a platform. He's a solid actor so he pushes Pugzy and blocks her from jumping back up. #gbstudio
October 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Basic movement logic for Juan. If Pugzy is in his sight line he will move in her direction until the edge of a platform. He's a solid actor so he pushes Pugzy and blocks her from jumping back up. #gbstudio
Finally, I went back to a very strong silhouette and went white to lean into the elegant swan idea as opposed to ugly duckling. Very happy with this. #gbstudio #pixelart #screenshotsaturday
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Finally, I went back to a very strong silhouette and went white to lean into the elegant swan idea as opposed to ugly duckling. Very happy with this. #gbstudio #pixelart #screenshotsaturday
Turning the eggshell into a duck/swan body helped it register more as a conceivable creature. But the giant beak was just not quite working. Switching the head to a duck helped, but in order to keep the 2 shape I had a weird halo of feathers.
October 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Turning the eggshell into a duck/swan body helped it register more as a conceivable creature. But the giant beak was just not quite working. Switching the head to a duck helped, but in order to keep the 2 shape I had a weird halo of feathers.
For enemy number 2, I first experimented with a variety of concepts for animals that could match the silhouette. Snake in a sock was a strong contender, but the weird parrot head ended up being the more fruitful direction. #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #gbstudio
October 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
For enemy number 2, I first experimented with a variety of concepts for animals that could match the silhouette. Snake in a sock was a strong contender, but the weird parrot head ended up being the more fruitful direction. #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #gbstudio
Iterating on the first enemy, Juan. First version has some personality. But he's just a few pixels too wide to fit in 4 Gameboy tiles.
October 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Iterating on the first enemy, Juan. First version has some personality. But he's just a few pixels too wide to fit in 4 Gameboy tiles.
So glad lego finally made a goth bisexual baba yaga pride set 🩷💜💙
June 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So glad lego finally made a goth bisexual baba yaga pride set 🩷💜💙
I really love how #BluePrince makes instruction manuals a valuable in-game resource. And also makes them all unique and fun. The description of Red Rooms is perfect.
May 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I really love how #BluePrince makes instruction manuals a valuable in-game resource. And also makes them all unique and fun. The description of Red Rooms is perfect.
As @laurakbuzz.bsky.social has written, you can learn a lot about a game from its butts. In #kerokerocowboy by @metagamemike.bsky.social, you can "eat" enemies but can't swallow them. Accordingly, when viewed from behind, the only cheeks in sight are facial.
It's diegetic indigestion.
It's diegetic indigestion.
May 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
As @laurakbuzz.bsky.social has written, you can learn a lot about a game from its butts. In #kerokerocowboy by @metagamemike.bsky.social, you can "eat" enemies but can't swallow them. Accordingly, when viewed from behind, the only cheeks in sight are facial.
It's diegetic indigestion.
It's diegetic indigestion.