Mack
@macksaur.bsky.social
Solo indie gamedev making a zeldalike! ...in Godot!
I love exploring dungeons, cool puzzles and rich game mechanics that allow for shenanigans. I may also be susceptible to roguelikes and procgen.
I love exploring dungeons, cool puzzles and rich game mechanics that allow for shenanigans. I may also be susceptible to roguelikes and procgen.
I've never really understood the draw of CRT shaders... well, until I made one!
Here's a high-res screenshot of the game that got me hooked. I rendered at 🔍8x zoom to hopefully let the details come out. Ah, I've such fond memories of the gb/gbc!
LCD shaders > CRT shaders 😾
#zelda #gameboy #gamedev
Here's a high-res screenshot of the game that got me hooked. I rendered at 🔍8x zoom to hopefully let the details come out. Ah, I've such fond memories of the gb/gbc!
LCD shaders > CRT shaders 😾
#zelda #gameboy #gamedev
September 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Been working on a new player sprite and a bunch of new fx. Here's some new materials with sounds! and footprints! #zeldalike #gamedev #indiedev
I will try to post more (I get bummed out easily, sorry 😑) I'm also working up to revealing the actual name of this thing lol. Let me know what you think?
I will try to post more (I get bummed out easily, sorry 😑) I'm also working up to revealing the actual name of this thing lol. Let me know what you think?
May 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Been working on a new player sprite and a bunch of new fx. Here's some new materials with sounds! and footprints! #zeldalike #gamedev #indiedev
I will try to post more (I get bummed out easily, sorry 😑) I'm also working up to revealing the actual name of this thing lol. Let me know what you think?
I will try to post more (I get bummed out easily, sorry 😑) I'm also working up to revealing the actual name of this thing lol. Let me know what you think?
Maybe something this works? If you track the change of state over time you can turn a continuous signal into a pulsed one. But there's not a magic once statement sadly. The variable has to live somewhere and the compiler isn't sure what you want.
March 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Maybe something this works? If you track the change of state over time you can turn a continuous signal into a pulsed one. But there's not a magic once statement sadly. The variable has to live somewhere and the compiler isn't sure what you want.
March 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here's what it looks like specifically with the bow, since this is how I ended up here. I think the bow either needs some kind of hold to strafe, and release to fire, or a dedicated strafe button. Requiring two buttons for an item to be fun has me uneasy.
March 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here's what it looks like specifically with the bow, since this is how I ended up here. I think the bow either needs some kind of hold to strafe, and release to fire, or a dedicated strafe button. Requiring two buttons for an item to be fun has me uneasy.
I'm thinking of adding a dedicated strafing button to keep the player locked-on in a particular direction. Maybe I'll just build this into the items that require it? Previously only the sword does this when you hold it out, and the bow is basically a pain to aim consistently. #gamedev #indiegame
March 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm thinking of adding a dedicated strafing button to keep the player locked-on in a particular direction. Maybe I'll just build this into the items that require it? Previously only the sword does this when you hold it out, and the bow is basically a pain to aim consistently. #gamedev #indiegame
Q: How many items can the boomerang hold??
A: At least this many items! 😎 Is it too many...? lol
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
A: At least this many items! 😎 Is it too many...? lol
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Q: How many items can the boomerang hold??
A: At least this many items! 😎 Is it too many...? lol
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
A: At least this many items! 😎 Is it too many...? lol
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
Here's a closer look at just the boomerang picking up some items! How many gems do you think it can hold?? #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
February 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Here's a closer look at just the boomerang picking up some items! How many gems do you think it can hold?? #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
I've been tinkering on this for like forever, I better start showing it off! Here's some basic combat with the boomerang in my game!
What do you think, do you like it? It might one of my favourites. I need to add lots of powerups and enchantments for it. 😏
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
What do you think, do you like it? It might one of my favourites. I need to add lots of powerups and enchantments for it. 😏
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
February 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I've been tinkering on this for like forever, I better start showing it off! Here's some basic combat with the boomerang in my game!
What do you think, do you like it? It might one of my favourites. I need to add lots of powerups and enchantments for it. 😏
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
What do you think, do you like it? It might one of my favourites. I need to add lots of powerups and enchantments for it. 😏
#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zeldalike
I started with a very rigid system that just knew how to run the animation for a simple particle, the texture could be customized. Then it grew legs and a physics simulation. The more parameters I added the less I used hard-coded particles. Here's what I've built so far! It needs a going over!
December 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM
I started with a very rigid system that just knew how to run the animation for a simple particle, the texture could be customized. Then it grew legs and a physics simulation. The more parameters I added the less I used hard-coded particles. Here's what I've built so far! It needs a going over!
I love that the more that I work on my game, the more little snippets and effects I accumulate. These are really satisfying elements to see in games for me. They make pillaging, looting and breaking stuff 👌! Are you the same? #gamedev
(Thanks to @chase-hunter.bsky.social for prompting a video!)
(Thanks to @chase-hunter.bsky.social for prompting a video!)
December 31, 2024 at 9:29 AM
I love that the more that I work on my game, the more little snippets and effects I accumulate. These are really satisfying elements to see in games for me. They make pillaging, looting and breaking stuff 👌! Are you the same? #gamedev
(Thanks to @chase-hunter.bsky.social for prompting a video!)
(Thanks to @chase-hunter.bsky.social for prompting a video!)
So I did a buuuncha more text stuff today. Maybe boring but... necessary. I prettied up the breaking too! There's lots of new opcodes like [fast] or [slow] and a few short escape codes for managing colours like &R; for red etc. What else do I need?... Back to real gameplay soon??? Maybe! 😆 #gamedev
December 30, 2024 at 5:20 AM
So I did a buuuncha more text stuff today. Maybe boring but... necessary. I prettied up the breaking too! There's lots of new opcodes like [fast] or [slow] and a few short escape codes for managing colours like &R; for red etc. What else do I need?... Back to real gameplay soon??? Maybe! 😆 #gamedev
Testing out a new text/dialogue system that's easier to work with. I'm missing a few text opcodes still but I wanted to see what it looked like anyway with some effects and ridiculous portraits.
Do you guys like rough gifs like this? or do you just like polished stuff?
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev
Do you guys like rough gifs like this? or do you just like polished stuff?
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev
December 29, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Testing out a new text/dialogue system that's easier to work with. I'm missing a few text opcodes still but I wanted to see what it looked like anyway with some effects and ridiculous portraits.
Do you guys like rough gifs like this? or do you just like polished stuff?
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev
Do you guys like rough gifs like this? or do you just like polished stuff?
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev
I've always tinkered on puzzly-arpg prototypes or turn-based procgen roguelikes. It's been a long quest to understand the zen of existing in a discrete space and wanting to share that feeling. There's something special about the way it lets designers *and* players tell stories that I love. #gamedev
December 18, 2024 at 5:35 AM
I've always tinkered on puzzly-arpg prototypes or turn-based procgen roguelikes. It's been a long quest to understand the zen of existing in a discrete space and wanting to share that feeling. There's something special about the way it lets designers *and* players tell stories that I love. #gamedev
Raining? In the fire dungeon? At this time of day? Localized entirely within this room? Would you like to see...? #gamedev #indiedev #zelda #godotengine #pixelart
December 2, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Raining? In the fire dungeon? At this time of day? Localized entirely within this room? Would you like to see...? #gamedev #indiedev #zelda #godotengine #pixelart
Almost done cleaning up the messy code I made throughout the week! And it's still #screenshotsaturday so here's more; watch out for the spinny bois! I'm really starting to enjoy the tileset after a few iterations on the colours. #gamedev
November 30, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Almost done cleaning up the messy code I made throughout the week! And it's still #screenshotsaturday so here's more; watch out for the spinny bois! I'm really starting to enjoy the tileset after a few iterations on the colours. #gamedev
Ok, I got distracted, I'm not done tidying up the codebase yet but I wanted to try out a little bit of UX improvement. Do you think I should show the items that are being picked up above the players head? #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
November 30, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Ok, I got distracted, I'm not done tidying up the codebase yet but I wanted to try out a little bit of UX improvement. Do you think I should show the items that are being picked up above the players head? #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
Hooray! Lookit, I finally got a Godot label! 🥳 I guess that means it's time for more gamedev!
November 20, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Hooray! Lookit, I finally got a Godot label! 🥳 I guess that means it's time for more gamedev!
Here's a reason why I don't get any work done lol. Look, list comprehensions! In GDScript! github.com/godotengine/... This isn't helping my goal setting... 🙃 #gamedev #godot
November 19, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Here's a reason why I don't get any work done lol. Look, list comprehensions! In GDScript! github.com/godotengine/... This isn't helping my goal setting... 🙃 #gamedev #godot
These crystal switches and barriers were really fun to make! I'm still procrastinating on some new monster logic but I love interactive mechanics so I took a break for this (and more sound design!). This puzzle checks you know how to trigger the switch remotely. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #zelda
November 7, 2024 at 6:38 PM
These crystal switches and barriers were really fun to make! I'm still procrastinating on some new monster logic but I love interactive mechanics so I took a break for this (and more sound design!). This puzzle checks you know how to trigger the switch remotely. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #zelda
Second draft of the health bar since moving to Godot 4 and settling on a Gameboy aesthetic. I'm always scared to share UI stuff because it keeps changing and is never complete. It is workable for now. Much more other work to do! #gamedev
October 30, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Second draft of the health bar since moving to Godot 4 and settling on a Gameboy aesthetic. I'm always scared to share UI stuff because it keeps changing and is never complete. It is workable for now. Much more other work to do! #gamedev