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Will Lewis @gamewill.bsky.social · Jun 3
Metapod + Gust of Wind
These are my two entries to @tcgnewdeckplus.bsky.social, a Pokemon TCG Gameboy Color mod! I've always loved this game (and soundtrack 😩👌) and have played many different versions of it. So cool to fire up the pixel art and make these buggies!
#pokemon #pixelart #pokemontcg
Pixel Art redraws of the "Metapod" and "Gust of Wind" cards for the Pokemon Trading Card Game on Gameboy Color. Metapod is set against a river background, and Gust of Wind shows Weedle in an exaggerated back bent pose, including huge eyes and an anime tear. The color palettes are shown beneath each illustration, all of which are in the foreground of a simplified version of the world map from the Pokemon TCG for Gameboy Color.
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Oh! Tomorrow night we're also going to be distributing some flyers for our Year End event if anyone wants to help post them around town! Hit us up if you want the file to print >:)
"Portland Indie Game Squad Year End Showcase + Silent Auction Benefiting OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital December 8th 7pm-11pm at Urbanite 1005 SE Grand Ave, Portland Food & Bar Available Play games & give feedback Meet people who make games Support OHSU Doernbecher and Extra Life at the event ot raise funds for their Therapeutic Gaming Program Free, All Ages, Masks Required More information at PIGSquad.com" The flyer shows event information framed on laptops, near game controllers, and on a Game Boy, with PIGSquad's mascot Cubepig on the side. The larger flyer shows a photo of folks playing games at an event and an OHSU Doernbecher patient playing games in a hospital bed. "Portland Indie Game Squad Year End Showcase + Silent Auction Benefiting OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital December 8th 7pm-11pm at Urbanite 1005 SE Grand Ave, Portland Food & Bar Available Play games & give feedback Meet people who make games Support OHSU Doernbecher and Extra Life at the event ot raise funds for their Therapeutic Gaming Program Free, All Ages, Masks Required More information at PIGSquad.com" The flyer shows event information framed on laptops, near game controllers, and on a Game Boy, with PIGSquad's mascot Cubepig on the side.
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Pretty dang cool article that makes us all look so cool 🤩
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at the NW Lucky Lab!
We're kicking off the "Finish Your Game" Jam with some team forming, brainstorming, and a theme reveal for those of you needing one :)
Work on an existing game and show us a big ol' progress post by December 1st!
Details here: itch.io/jam/finishyo...
"Portland Indie Game Squad Finish Your Game Jam!" Art by Ragonia The PIGSquad mascot, Cubepig, is being scrubbed and polished up with lotion, an industrial buffer, and a washcloth. Bubbles and suds overflow the sides of the image, piling up to back the event title.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Get ready for our Year End Showcase!
On December 8th, bring out your "Finish Your Game" Jam games or anything else you've worked on over the year for our holiday party ♥
We'll be at Urbanite again with tons of games to play and pals to meet, you can RSVP at
pigsquad.com/yearendshowc... ❄
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Tomorrow (Wednesday) evening!
We're hanging out for a Speed Meet and coworking sesh. Bring a lil thing to work on and/or hang out & chat with new folks during a structured meetup activity in prep for next week's game jam ♥
pigsquad.com/events-list/...
PIGSquad members wave at the camera from picnic tables in the foreground of White Owl's lit/covered/heated outside area. Developers are also in the background on additional tables, working on laptops and chatting. Projectors light up the walls, showing Cartoon Network creators Ian & Toby. Can you spot the retro hardware in the pic..?
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Going to this
Bloodsport Gambler Original Game Soundtrack Release Party at Dark Future 5115 NE Sandy Portland, OR Sunday November 9th at 5pm
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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🧼Tonight & Wednesday🧼
We're doing Speed Meet events to help you meet other devs in prep for next week's "Finish Your Game" Jam!
TONIGHT In Discord
pigsquad.com/events-list/...
WEDNESDAY At White Owl in SE Portland
pigsquad.com/events-list/...
Huge thanks to @ragonia.bsky.social for art this year :)
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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0hr Game Jam was so fun--you can play the games we made last night from 1am to 1am here:
itch.io/jam/pigsquad...
November 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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🎃UH OH NOW IT'S TONIGHT🎃
Spooky Games Marathon at PNCA in NW
Pop in anytime between 7pm-11pm, we'll be going all night with scary games on stage and available for play in the lobby!
😈 Come in costume too if ya want 😈
pigsquad.com/events-list/...
PIGSquadders in a "streaming" setup play the The Night That Speaks on stage. They face forward towards a crowd, lit by orange lights and surrounded by jack o' lantern decorations, playing the game on a laptop in front of them. Behind them is a large projector screen which shows the audience what they're seeing while they play. The photo is from the PIGSquad Spooky Games Marathon 2019.
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Our new shirt by @marlowedobbe.com released last weekend at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, now it's available online!
Pick up this rad tee and support our local gamedev community at pigsquad.com/store/cubepi... 🏰⚡
A white-on-black metal/punk t-shirt design by Marlowe Dobbe. Lightning and markings in the sky spell "Portland Indie Game Squad" over the Cubepig mascot rendered as a castle set upon mountains and clouds. The new PIGSquad shirt hanging on a rack in the foreground of PIGSquad's booth at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025 Our friend showing off The Forged Curse at Portland Retro Gaming Expo, wearing the new PIGSquad shirt (slightly obscured by awesome SMB3 Mushroom lanyard from the expo). Our friends playing Mama's Sleeping Angels at PIGSquad's Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025 Booth. One is wearing the new PIGSquad shirt (and wearing pink cat ear headphones).
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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🏰ANNOUNCEMENT TIME⚡
After so many years, we finally have a new shirt design!
CLIMB INDIE MOUNTAIN, ENTER THE GATES, and support our local gamedev community if you have the mettle!
Our new shirt goes on sale this weekend in-person at the @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social, online orders open next week!
A white-on-black metal/punk t-shirt design by Marlowe Dobbe. Lightning and markings in the sky spell "Portland Indie Game Squad" over the Cubepig mascot rendered as a castle set upon mountains and clouds.
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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This is the last pic I will post of myself on social media ever that's all there is ever again
September 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The games that will be at our @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social booth are now live! Check out all of the awesome community projects & devs you'll be able to hang with 🤩
pigsquad.com/portland-ret...
See you on October 17-19 ~
Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad
Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!
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September 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Screencap from Taito NES video game Bubble Bobble. Text reads: "The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born! Now is the time of monsters! Good luck!"
September 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Game Devs of Color Expo is here, and talks started today! Pop in to see some wonderful presentations from gamedevs all around the world. Tickets are at ti.to/GDoCExpo/2025/

Schedule at app.swapcard.com/event/2025-g...
Game Devs of Color Expo 2025 graphic
September 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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See you at the Summer Game Jam Celebration on Friday! We're welcoming all participants of this year's Summer Slow Jams to showcase their game - come play the games and hang with devs all night 😎🌞
RSVP: pigsquad.com/events-list/...
Friday, September 12th from 6pm-midnight at Urbanite
September 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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It's showcase season, and our two highlight events are coming up! We just opened submissions for our booth at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social - if you have something to share, apply before 9/19 to play your game with tons of rad devs and game fans in October!
Learn more: pigsquad.com/form-prge-2025
♥
A snapshot of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo show floor - PIGSquad's booth has purple-clothed tables backed by purple PIGSquad walls. Numerous monitors, TVs, laptops, and table dressings are arranged on the tables, sharing multiple different games with expo goers playing on controllers and keyboards. Developers of the games sit behind the booths to chat with attendees and other devs. Backed by purple PIGSquad walls, volunteers pose for the camera, one holding a big pink light-up CubePig. Some volunteers are masked, some are not. Everyone is wearing 2023's blue PRGE lanyard.
August 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Here's a pic of my Stardew Valley painting I submitted as a prize for the upcoming Frame Fatales marathon!
I painted it on a recycled cupboard and installed a cute lil glass knob and wall hanging hardware and everything!
Photo of a country style oak cupboard that is painted in the center and around the border with colorful fruits and veggies and animals from Stardew valley. There's a green glass knob installed on the cupboard.
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The shop drop is LIVE! GO and nab yourself some prints, risos, originals! YEEHAW

marlowedobbe.com/store
A gridded screenshot of photos of various prints and small paintings
August 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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PS If you're local, we're hosting an optional "Hand Drawn" competition & giveaway for the Parody Jam, where the winner gets a new Wacom tablet! If you're interested, check out the rules on the jam page and reach out ~
itch.io/jam/ssjparod...
There's still time to jam out something great 😍
Game developers in Portland/PIGSquad playing games and using Wacom tablets at a past showcase. We would host many events at the Wacom Experience Center in NW Portland when it was still open, and it was a great event space with nice lighting, cool furniture, and tablets galore! Developers in the photo are wearing kn95 masks. A photo of an office desktop. The new Wacom Cintiq 16 drawing tablet is in the center. A hand is drawing a smiling character inspired by a morning star. The desk is adorned with a multi-pastel-colored keyboard, anime desk mat, coffee cup with a cat, and various colored cups holding pens and plants. The Wacom logo is in the corner if the image.
August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The Parody Jam is off to the races with the creative theme "Cheat Codes!" We're stoked to see everyone's updates and to play everyone's games in a couple weeks!
Learn more & sign up at itch.io/jam/ssjparod...

There's LOTS of cool stuff surrounding this game jam too... (see replies)
The Summer Slow Jams "Parody" banner, featuring knock-off characters from popular games. A burst of characters are running out from a TV screen on a rainbow path, as CubePig and Jamwolf look on. Characters include a "Cloud Strife" with a very long sword, strangely shaped tetromino, a semicolon item block, flying milk saucer, "Socker" walking on a ball, long mushroom man in a vest, crowned turtle with faucets on its shoulders, fighting character with tie around his head, and "Jet Set Radio" painter on a scooter. The console running these games is a "Pigtendo Super Indiecom" with a "1000-in-1" cart plugged in.
August 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Sunday! Play awesome games made by awesome people: we just wrapped June's Puzzle Summer Slow Jam 🤩
If you made a game, come set it up! If you wanna check out what others made, the event is free and open to the public.
Details here: pigsquad.com/events-list/...
A gif cycling between multiple game submission thumbnails on itch.io from the Summer Slow Jams Puzzle event. Includes titles like Tetrangle, Lake Calamity, Accounts Retrievable, Tic Tac Grow, Sokoblob, Heroes of Riddlewood, Leapfrogs, and more!
June 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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VILLAGER A: Lovely day today!

VILLAGER B: La la! I'm going to school!

VILLAGER C: My mother isn't back yet. I hope she hasn't gone into the Snails' Den.

VILLAGER D: I'm busy.

VILLAGER E: This town hasn't been the same since the Empire invaded.

VILLAGER F: You can sneak past snails by holding 🅑.
September 24, 2023 at 1:29 AM
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Mario Kart Stampede
June 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM