Kappa Nerd (Comms Open)
@kappanerd.bsky.social
Nerd.
Makin' a Sonic Rush-inspired game.
Commission me here: https://www.fiverr.com/s/e6Aak3g
My game: https://kappa-nerd.itch.io/the-boy-and-his-story-prototype
Would like to be a freelance game dev for music, art, and pixel art/animation.
Makin' a Sonic Rush-inspired game.
Commission me here: https://www.fiverr.com/s/e6Aak3g
My game: https://kappa-nerd.itch.io/the-boy-and-his-story-prototype
Would like to be a freelance game dev for music, art, and pixel art/animation.
Addin' full Spanish translation with the help of my bud, Huisti. This (plus some other shit) is the current progress done on simple words. (No dialogue changes for now.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Addin' full Spanish translation with the help of my bud, Huisti. This (plus some other shit) is the current progress done on simple words. (No dialogue changes for now.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
Makin' semi-progress on the Story Mode again.
I made a bunch of black 'n' white versions of a lot of the colored UI elements so they fit the aesthetic that the MIND area has. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
I made a bunch of black 'n' white versions of a lot of the colored UI elements so they fit the aesthetic that the MIND area has. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Makin' semi-progress on the Story Mode again.
I made a bunch of black 'n' white versions of a lot of the colored UI elements so they fit the aesthetic that the MIND area has. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
I made a bunch of black 'n' white versions of a lot of the colored UI elements so they fit the aesthetic that the MIND area has. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
I need to start adding stupid comments in my code again.
November 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I need to start adding stupid comments in my code again.
Also Sonic Rush, yes.
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Also Sonic Rush, yes.
Finally got enough visual progress to show this off.
I'm completely re-writing the character select menu. It's less messy (visually), all the characters appear instead of simply switching them, and overall it feels better to use.
Left: New
Right: Old
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
I'm completely re-writing the character select menu. It's less messy (visually), all the characters appear instead of simply switching them, and overall it feels better to use.
Left: New
Right: Old
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Finally got enough visual progress to show this off.
I'm completely re-writing the character select menu. It's less messy (visually), all the characters appear instead of simply switching them, and overall it feels better to use.
Left: New
Right: Old
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
I'm completely re-writing the character select menu. It's less messy (visually), all the characters appear instead of simply switching them, and overall it feels better to use.
Left: New
Right: Old
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
Been a minute.
Started working on some visual improvements. Namely, rn, OTHERTOWN Night 1 no longer has a giant wall of stars. OTHERTOWN's BG altogether has better parallaxing as well. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart #screenshotsaturday
Started working on some visual improvements. Namely, rn, OTHERTOWN Night 1 no longer has a giant wall of stars. OTHERTOWN's BG altogether has better parallaxing as well. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart #screenshotsaturday
October 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Been a minute.
Started working on some visual improvements. Namely, rn, OTHERTOWN Night 1 no longer has a giant wall of stars. OTHERTOWN's BG altogether has better parallaxing as well. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart #screenshotsaturday
Started working on some visual improvements. Namely, rn, OTHERTOWN Night 1 no longer has a giant wall of stars. OTHERTOWN's BG altogether has better parallaxing as well. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart #screenshotsaturday
Did a lil' thing that I've been wantin' to do.
Doin' a Rush Trick Finale now has my 3 cats jump in celebration. Currently, they have 4 formations that they could jump in. (Inspired by the animals jumping from the same mechanic in Sonic Rush.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
Doin' a Rush Trick Finale now has my 3 cats jump in celebration. Currently, they have 4 formations that they could jump in. (Inspired by the animals jumping from the same mechanic in Sonic Rush.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
October 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Did a lil' thing that I've been wantin' to do.
Doin' a Rush Trick Finale now has my 3 cats jump in celebration. Currently, they have 4 formations that they could jump in. (Inspired by the animals jumping from the same mechanic in Sonic Rush.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
Doin' a Rush Trick Finale now has my 3 cats jump in celebration. Currently, they have 4 formations that they could jump in. (Inspired by the animals jumping from the same mechanic in Sonic Rush.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
Got a LOT of the score functions done today.
All that I gotta do now is set the score requirements for each stage, which I'll do later.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
All that I gotta do now is set the score requirements for each stage, which I'll do later.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
September 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Got a LOT of the score functions done today.
All that I gotta do now is set the score requirements for each stage, which I'll do later.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
All that I gotta do now is set the score requirements for each stage, which I'll do later.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
Been doin' some stuff.
Decided the Speed Stages could get a gameplay glow-up to incentivize more proactive engagement.
Inspired by ULTRAKILL.
(Only got the HUD done. None of the new gameplay mechanics.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart
Decided the Speed Stages could get a gameplay glow-up to incentivize more proactive engagement.
Inspired by ULTRAKILL.
(Only got the HUD done. None of the new gameplay mechanics.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart
September 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Been doin' some stuff.
Decided the Speed Stages could get a gameplay glow-up to incentivize more proactive engagement.
Inspired by ULTRAKILL.
(Only got the HUD done. None of the new gameplay mechanics.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart
Decided the Speed Stages could get a gameplay glow-up to incentivize more proactive engagement.
Inspired by ULTRAKILL.
(Only got the HUD done. None of the new gameplay mechanics.)
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart
Yeah, ya got me. It's another Sonic Rush thing.
September 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yeah, ya got me. It's another Sonic Rush thing.
New goal thing. It changes based on the character you're playing too. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #gamemaker
September 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
New goal thing. It changes based on the character you're playing too. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #gamemaker
Workin' on some post-SAGE stuff. The current build of the game uses Sonic Rush's Goal Ring, but I decided to work on my own that changes based on the character you're playing. Got Kappa and Sarah's stuff done. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
September 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Workin' on some post-SAGE stuff. The current build of the game uses Sonic Rush's Goal Ring, but I decided to work on my own that changes based on the character you're playing. Got Kappa and Sarah's stuff done. #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
Extra pieces. (All backgrounds are taken from the SAGE 2025 Media Kit.)
August 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Extra pieces. (All backgrounds are taken from the SAGE 2025 Media Kit.)
August 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Originally planned to have 1 new level for SAGE demo, but I really wanted my nighttime versions of the day tracks to be in as well, so I made some night assets and fucked around with the hue. So y'all get 2 new levels for SAGE.
OTHERTOWN (Night) Level 1.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #gamemaker
OTHERTOWN (Night) Level 1.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #gamemaker
August 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Originally planned to have 1 new level for SAGE demo, but I really wanted my nighttime versions of the day tracks to be in as well, so I made some night assets and fucked around with the hue. So y'all get 2 new levels for SAGE.
OTHERTOWN (Night) Level 1.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #gamemaker
OTHERTOWN (Night) Level 1.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #gamemaker
August 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Been keepin' my mouth shut and sayin' nayfin for a good bit, but I've been hard at work on the new level.
Its basic level design and gimmicks are completely done and I'm about to start tiling the layout. By far the longest level in the game at the moment. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
Its basic level design and gimmicks are completely done and I'm about to start tiling the layout. By far the longest level in the game at the moment. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
August 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Been keepin' my mouth shut and sayin' nayfin for a good bit, but I've been hard at work on the new level.
Its basic level design and gimmicks are completely done and I'm about to start tiling the layout. By far the longest level in the game at the moment. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
Its basic level design and gimmicks are completely done and I'm about to start tiling the layout. By far the longest level in the game at the moment. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker
New icon commissions are up.
Request icons in the style of my indie game's life icon, inspired by Sonic Rush's life icon.
#commissions #opencommissions
#pixelart #art
Request icons in the style of my indie game's life icon, inspired by Sonic Rush's life icon.
#commissions #opencommissions
#pixelart #art
August 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New icon commissions are up.
Request icons in the style of my indie game's life icon, inspired by Sonic Rush's life icon.
#commissions #opencommissions
#pixelart #art
Request icons in the style of my indie game's life icon, inspired by Sonic Rush's life icon.
#commissions #opencommissions
#pixelart #art
Sketchin' up some concepts. The most difficult thing for me is makin' Hometown's environment lively through buildings and NPCs.
I'll figure out the building shit, but I'm damn-near completely dense on NPC designs.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #sketch
I'll figure out the building shit, but I'm damn-near completely dense on NPC designs.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #sketch
July 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sketchin' up some concepts. The most difficult thing for me is makin' Hometown's environment lively through buildings and NPCs.
I'll figure out the building shit, but I'm damn-near completely dense on NPC designs.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #sketch
I'll figure out the building shit, but I'm damn-near completely dense on NPC designs.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #sketch
The illustrious Saturday. I don't have anything in video format to show, but I got a couple things. #indiegame #indiegamedev #GameMaker #ScreenshotSaturday
July 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The illustrious Saturday. I don't have anything in video format to show, but I got a couple things. #indiegame #indiegamedev #GameMaker #ScreenshotSaturday
Sonic Rush, yes.
July 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Sonic Rush, yes.
While workin' on fixin' a buncha stuff and overall makin' things better, I added a new thing: Dash Pads.
Simply, they launch you at a character's max speed in the direction its facing.
Blue = Slower
Orange = Faster + Automatic Speed Break Mode
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #GameMaker
Simply, they launch you at a character's max speed in the direction its facing.
Blue = Slower
Orange = Faster + Automatic Speed Break Mode
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #GameMaker
July 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
While workin' on fixin' a buncha stuff and overall makin' things better, I added a new thing: Dash Pads.
Simply, they launch you at a character's max speed in the direction its facing.
Blue = Slower
Orange = Faster + Automatic Speed Break Mode
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #GameMaker
Simply, they launch you at a character's max speed in the direction its facing.
Blue = Slower
Orange = Faster + Automatic Speed Break Mode
#indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart #GameMaker
New rank sprites and new health bar. (Both inspired by Sonic Rush.) #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart
July 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
New rank sprites and new health bar. (Both inspired by Sonic Rush.) #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamemaker #pixelart
July 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Workin' on new extra life icons inspired by Sonic Rush's life icon. Here's Kappa 'n' Sarah's (plus Sonic to show what the inspiration looks like). #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
July 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Workin' on new extra life icons inspired by Sonic Rush's life icon. Here's Kappa 'n' Sarah's (plus Sonic to show what the inspiration looks like). #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart