GeeseBumps
@geesebumpsgames.bsky.social
Creating our first Sega Genesis game, a fangame sequel to LucasArts' Loom (tm)
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Code: @ganso.bsky.social
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Music: @haddhar.bsky.social
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Web: http://www.geesebumps.com
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Code: @ganso.bsky.social
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Music: @haddhar.bsky.social
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Web: http://www.geesebumps.com
The Weave now has three distinct Animal Crossing-style voices that smoothly adapt to both Spanish and English text. What do you think?
Thanks @zxprojects.bsky.social for your tips 😉
#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #Homebrew
Thanks @zxprojects.bsky.social for your tips 😉
#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #Homebrew
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Weave now has three distinct Animal Crossing-style voices that smoothly adapt to both Spanish and English text. What do you think?
Thanks @zxprojects.bsky.social for your tips 😉
#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #Homebrew
Thanks @zxprojects.bsky.social for your tips 😉
#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #Homebrew
I’m progressing on text presentation: each character now has its own “voice,” with gibberish in the style of Animal Crossing or Sims. Voices are pregenerated using Google Text to Speech and preprocessed into short syllables that play synced with the on-screen text (work in progress)
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’m progressing on text presentation: each character now has its own “voice,” with gibberish in the style of Animal Crossing or Sims. Voices are pregenerated using Google Text to Speech and preprocessed into short syllables that play synced with the on-screen text (work in progress)
I'm alive!
After the last public beta I took a break… and made the mistake of buying Baldur’s Gate 3. But I’m finally back!
Today’s update adds a small text flash effect (you can speed it up by pressing A)
After the last public beta I took a break… and made the mistake of buying Baldur’s Gate 3. But I’m finally back!
Today’s update adds a small text flash effect (you can speed it up by pressing A)
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm alive!
After the last public beta I took a break… and made the mistake of buying Baldur’s Gate 3. But I’m finally back!
Today’s update adds a small text flash effect (you can speed it up by pressing A)
After the last public beta I took a break… and made the mistake of buying Baldur’s Gate 3. But I’m finally back!
Today’s update adds a small text flash effect (you can speed it up by pressing A)
🎉 Characters can now move at fractional speeds!
The hero walks at 1.5x speed, and the mother at 0.75x.
Sounds trivial, right?
Well, I had to rewrite ALL the movement code to use non-integer types. It nearly killed me 😵💫
The hero walks at 1.5x speed, and the mother at 0.75x.
Sounds trivial, right?
Well, I had to rewrite ALL the movement code to use non-integer types. It nearly killed me 😵💫
July 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🎉 Characters can now move at fractional speeds!
The hero walks at 1.5x speed, and the mother at 0.75x.
Sounds trivial, right?
Well, I had to rewrite ALL the movement code to use non-integer types. It nearly killed me 😵💫
The hero walks at 1.5x speed, and the mother at 0.75x.
Sounds trivial, right?
Well, I had to rewrite ALL the movement code to use non-integer types. It nearly killed me 😵💫
✅ Dual color font support!
Almost everything ready for a new tech demo release with almost the brand new graphics 😎
Almost everything ready for a new tech demo release with almost the brand new graphics 😎
June 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
✅ Dual color font support!
Almost everything ready for a new tech demo release with almost the brand new graphics 😎
Almost everything ready for a new tech demo release with almost the brand new graphics 😎
Once I finish polishing a few final details and bugs, I'll FINALLY upload a new tech demo to Itch. Stay tuned!
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Once I finish polishing a few final details and bugs, I'll FINALLY upload a new tech demo to Itch. Stay tuned!
✅ Almost all graphics have been redrawn since the last demo
✅ Almost all the code has been rewritten from scratch
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#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #HomebrewGames
✅ Almost all the code has been rewritten from scratch
(continued in the next post)
#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #HomebrewGames
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
✅ Almost all graphics have been redrawn since the last demo
✅ Almost all the code has been rewritten from scratch
(continued in the next post)
#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #HomebrewGames
✅ Almost all the code has been rewritten from scratch
(continued in the next post)
#IndieGameDev #MegaDriveDev #RetroGaming #GameDev #HomebrewGames
Finally done refactoring the entire game code (roughly 70%!) 🎉
New structures, cleaner & more robust functions — yet simple and easy to manage.
Combat is working again, with new features and lots of bugs squashed
#gamedev #retrodev #homebrew #SegaMegadrive #SegaGenesis #Loom
New structures, cleaner & more robust functions — yet simple and easy to manage.
Combat is working again, with new features and lots of bugs squashed
#gamedev #retrodev #homebrew #SegaMegadrive #SegaGenesis #Loom
June 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Finally done refactoring the entire game code (roughly 70%!) 🎉
New structures, cleaner & more robust functions — yet simple and easy to manage.
Combat is working again, with new features and lots of bugs squashed
#gamedev #retrodev #homebrew #SegaMegadrive #SegaGenesis #Loom
New structures, cleaner & more robust functions — yet simple and easy to manage.
Combat is working again, with new features and lots of bugs squashed
#gamedev #retrodev #homebrew #SegaMegadrive #SegaGenesis #Loom
Waiting for the Retro Gamer magazine Issue 272 to come home 🥰
It's been a long way since the first time my name was in a Magazine, in Micro Hobby Issue 166 in 1985, four decades ago
It's been a long way since the first time my name was in a Magazine, in Micro Hobby Issue 166 in 1985, four decades ago
May 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Waiting for the Retro Gamer magazine Issue 272 to come home 🥰
It's been a long way since the first time my name was in a Magazine, in Micro Hobby Issue 166 in 1985, four decades ago
It's been a long way since the first time my name was in a Magazine, in Micro Hobby Issue 166 in 1985, four decades ago
I haven't forgotten about you!
The next version of the tech demo will be an almost complete overhaul of the entire visual aspect, with new graphics and lots of new animations. Please be patient! 😉
The next version of the tech demo will be an almost complete overhaul of the entire visual aspect, with new graphics and lots of new animations. Please be patient! 😉
May 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I haven't forgotten about you!
The next version of the tech demo will be an almost complete overhaul of the entire visual aspect, with new graphics and lots of new animations. Please be patient! 😉
The next version of the tech demo will be an almost complete overhaul of the entire visual aspect, with new graphics and lots of new animations. Please be patient! 😉
Testing animations for the Weavers Ghosts
April 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Testing animations for the Weavers Ghosts
There’s little time left until issue #005 of @brewotaku.bsky.social is released, where my small BASIC project for the ZX Spectrum, ZXD, will have its own little space. Many thanks for the review! 😉
April 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
There’s little time left until issue #005 of @brewotaku.bsky.social is released, where my small BASIC project for the ZX Spectrum, ZXD, will have its own little space. Many thanks for the review! 😉
First test of the new hand-pixeled graphics for the introduction scene, now running on the game engine
March 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
First test of the new hand-pixeled graphics for the introduction scene, now running on the game engine
Kid's awake. Enough for today!
March 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Kid's awake. Enough for today!
Finally back to pixel art after two tough weeks since I installed Civilization VII and ran out of free time. It's about time to replace the remaining AI placeholders.
March 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Finally back to pixel art after two tough weeks since I installed Civilization VII and ran out of free time. It's about time to replace the remaining AI placeholders.
✅ Now our forest also has both background and foreground items
February 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
✅ Now our forest also has both background and foreground items
First game test with all new graphics (still WIP)
❌NO stolen assets
❌NO AI graphics
✅Hand drawn and animated
❌NO stolen assets
❌NO AI graphics
✅Hand drawn and animated
February 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
First game test with all new graphics (still WIP)
❌NO stolen assets
❌NO AI graphics
✅Hand drawn and animated
❌NO stolen assets
❌NO AI graphics
✅Hand drawn and animated
Still work in progress...
February 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Still work in progress...
So... let's draw some backgrounds
February 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
So... let's draw some backgrounds
✅ Xander also redrawn
Now every main character has new design and animations
Now every main character has new design and animations
February 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
✅ Xander also redrawn
Now every main character has new design and animations
Now every main character has new design and animations
More characters and animations on the go
I'm starting to enjoy doing this 😊
I'm starting to enjoy doing this 😊
February 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
More characters and animations on the go
I'm starting to enjoy doing this 😊
I'm starting to enjoy doing this 😊
Also, here's some of the main character's magic animations
February 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Also, here's some of the main character's magic animations
Testing more characters and animations. What do you think of our new characters' style?
Also, there's now a subtle magic animation over your chosen option in dialogs
Also, there's now a subtle magic animation over your chosen option in dialogs
February 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Testing more characters and animations. What do you think of our new characters' style?
Also, there's now a subtle magic animation over your chosen option in dialogs
Also, there's now a subtle magic animation over your chosen option in dialogs
Magic animations also working
January 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Magic animations also working