Hayden Scott-Baron
@docky.games
Game Designer.
Previously: Ustwo Games, Microsoft/Xbox, Frontier, Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evo, Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 and more. He/they.
Previously: Ustwo Games, Microsoft/Xbox, Frontier, Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evo, Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 and more. He/they.
Valve’s 6x6” Steam Machine is about the same size as the box the Mac Mini comes in.
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Valve’s 6x6” Steam Machine is about the same size as the box the Mac Mini comes in.
Are there any must play games for Vectrex or is mostly a curiosity?
The Vectrex Mini is very cute.
The Vectrex Mini is very cute.
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Are there any must play games for Vectrex or is mostly a curiosity?
The Vectrex Mini is very cute.
The Vectrex Mini is very cute.
I wonder what the distribution table looks like for lego pieces as dice.
(FYI @sophieh.itch.io )
(FYI @sophieh.itch.io )
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I wonder what the distribution table looks like for lego pieces as dice.
(FYI @sophieh.itch.io )
(FYI @sophieh.itch.io )
I recently bought a little CRT TV and it feels great to use. Sometimes you just need some of the original flavour.
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I recently bought a little CRT TV and it feels great to use. Sometimes you just need some of the original flavour.
I own this one. Camera control could work on that dial with a modifier button, but unfortunately it doesn’t play nicely with PC/Mac.
October 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I own this one. Camera control could work on that dial with a modifier button, but unfortunately it doesn’t play nicely with PC/Mac.
Who messed up the flower UVs on the Mario Galaxy 2 remaster?!
October 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Who messed up the flower UVs on the Mario Galaxy 2 remaster?!
I’m watching a jerk on ‘game dev youtube’ say “Prototypes tell you whether you are gifted”. This is wrong.
Prototypes are one of many tools that lets you understand the potential of the game. They’re not a measure of skill. Abandon conceits like being ‘good enough’ and just do the work.
Prototypes are one of many tools that lets you understand the potential of the game. They’re not a measure of skill. Abandon conceits like being ‘good enough’ and just do the work.
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’m watching a jerk on ‘game dev youtube’ say “Prototypes tell you whether you are gifted”. This is wrong.
Prototypes are one of many tools that lets you understand the potential of the game. They’re not a measure of skill. Abandon conceits like being ‘good enough’ and just do the work.
Prototypes are one of many tools that lets you understand the potential of the game. They’re not a measure of skill. Abandon conceits like being ‘good enough’ and just do the work.
Fumito Ueda was fond of Ugo Ugo Ruga, a Japanese show from 1993 with CGI made on Amiga computers. Was this episode the inspiration for Shadow of the Colossus?!
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Fumito Ueda was fond of Ugo Ugo Ruga, a Japanese show from 1993 with CGI made on Amiga computers. Was this episode the inspiration for Shadow of the Colossus?!
It’s Salamander 3 day!! I still can’t believe it. My fondness started with the Commodore 64 version in 1988. The collection on Sega Saturn is fantastic too.
August 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It’s Salamander 3 day!! I still can’t believe it. My fondness started with the Commodore 64 version in 1988. The collection on Sega Saturn is fantastic too.
Shout out to any gamedevs that went to Bigjam in 2009. This place has changed.
July 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Shout out to any gamedevs that went to Bigjam in 2009. This place has changed.
Happy Pride Month everyone
June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Happy Pride Month everyone
How many years must a contributor work on a game before it is no longer a solo dev? Even the Blue Prince wiki uses the term ‘solo dev’.
![Wikipedia quote from Blue Prince.
“While the game was mostly developed as a one-person project, Ros also commissioned work from others, including art director Davide Pellino and the jazz duo Trigg & Gusset, to help with the atmosphere of the game.[5] Ros had brought Pellino around two years into development to replace the base Unity assets he used to prototype the game with original art; Ros thought this effort would have taken six months, but this extended to three years to develop a unique art style for the game.[6]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lfqgdebpnru4metq2f6fqc6s/bafkreia7fxjs2ykps4kz6lnsyp2pdtx4tpibyjtvgnj7ljqzbidh5c34na@jpeg)
June 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How many years must a contributor work on a game before it is no longer a solo dev? Even the Blue Prince wiki uses the term ‘solo dev’.
I love that Mario Kart World has a playable Sidestepper Crab from OG Mario Bros, but I wish my crab could wear costumes.
June 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I love that Mario Kart World has a playable Sidestepper Crab from OG Mario Bros, but I wish my crab could wear costumes.
Sometimes I miss the days I drew artwork in this style. This was drawn for a tutorial in a magazine. I did inks on computer, print via laser printer, and then colour with markers.
How many people that follow me even know I did artwork?
How many people that follow me even know I did artwork?
May 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sometimes I miss the days I drew artwork in this style. This was drawn for a tutorial in a magazine. I did inks on computer, print via laser printer, and then colour with markers.
How many people that follow me even know I did artwork?
How many people that follow me even know I did artwork?
OMG Taito’s Spica Adventure is finally coming to consoles!! It was a big influence when I made Sparkle Quest in 2007, which was a minigame in ‘Thrillville: Off the Rails’.
youtu.be/L55fHzZxhjE?...
youtu.be/L55fHzZxhjE?...
May 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
OMG Taito’s Spica Adventure is finally coming to consoles!! It was a big influence when I made Sparkle Quest in 2007, which was a minigame in ‘Thrillville: Off the Rails’.
youtu.be/L55fHzZxhjE?...
youtu.be/L55fHzZxhjE?...
In a plainly bad way, with broad statements about groups of people. They apparently changed the demo because of feedback.
May 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In a plainly bad way, with broad statements about groups of people. They apparently changed the demo because of feedback.
I love exchanging messages with Tingle!
May 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I love exchanging messages with Tingle!
I love how different platforms got different versions of this artwork. The mac got a gloomy goth girl.
May 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I love how different platforms got different versions of this artwork. The mac got a gloomy goth girl.
I’m really interested in early 1980s magazines that taught programming to kids, like One Key Corner in ASCII magazine. A small number of writers made a huge impact to the games industry.
April 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I’m really interested in early 1980s magazines that taught programming to kids, like One Key Corner in ASCII magazine. A small number of writers made a huge impact to the games industry.
These were fun pride nails.
April 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
These were fun pride nails.
I often think about the UI for Fractal Design Art Dabbler, a beginner focused version of Painter bundled with Wacom tablets in 1997. It had cute wooden drawers for extra tools, and sound effects while drawing. Drawings had multiple notebook pages too. Anyone else use this?
April 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I often think about the UI for Fractal Design Art Dabbler, a beginner focused version of Painter bundled with Wacom tablets in 1997. It had cute wooden drawers for extra tools, and sound effects while drawing. Drawings had multiple notebook pages too. Anyone else use this?
Game Nails and Good Boys
April 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Game Nails and Good Boys
I miss having good nails. Here are the pride nails I had done a while ago.
April 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I miss having good nails. Here are the pride nails I had done a while ago.
Did we peak with Kid Pix? I'm sad I missed out on this.
April 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Did we peak with Kid Pix? I'm sad I missed out on this.
Looks like some (all?) of the Switch 2 upgrades are included with the higher tier Nintendo online subscription. Smart move.
April 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Looks like some (all?) of the Switch 2 upgrades are included with the higher tier Nintendo online subscription. Smart move.