Mando
@mrmandolino.itch.io
Game and narrative designer, sometimes I draw, sometimes I write. Italian
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Reminder transphobia affects more than just trans people
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Reminder transphobia affects more than just trans people
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A PURE SOFTWARE FULL 3D ENGINE WRITTEN IN *ASSEMBLY*???????? WITH PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION, MIPMAPPING AND MULTI-TEXTURING??????? ON THE GBA???????????
THE PS1 CAN'T EVEN DO THOSE THINGS
THE PS1 CAN'T EVEN DO THOSE THINGS
According to the dev lead, the project was halted by Nintendo because they "wanted the Game Boy Advance to be used in a standard way and did not like 3D games due to a less than excellent frame rate".
Here is a trailer. To this day I haven't been able to get them to release the demo rom.
Here is a trailer. To this day I haven't been able to get them to release the demo rom.
GP Advance [GBA - Cancelled]
YouTube video by Dosunceste
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A PURE SOFTWARE FULL 3D ENGINE WRITTEN IN *ASSEMBLY*???????? WITH PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION, MIPMAPPING AND MULTI-TEXTURING??????? ON THE GBA???????????
THE PS1 CAN'T EVEN DO THOSE THINGS
THE PS1 CAN'T EVEN DO THOSE THINGS
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I would go further and say anything in the game in ANY capacity has a pretty damn good chance of shipping.
I put this intentionally ugly blue “Zzz” for unconscious guards in No One Lives Forever assuming an artist would fix it. It shipped in NOLF (PC), NOLF (PS2) and the *sequel* NOLF 2 lol
I put this intentionally ugly blue “Zzz” for unconscious guards in No One Lives Forever assuming an artist would fix it. It shipped in NOLF (PC), NOLF (PS2) and the *sequel* NOLF 2 lol
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I would go further and say anything in the game in ANY capacity has a pretty damn good chance of shipping.
I put this intentionally ugly blue “Zzz” for unconscious guards in No One Lives Forever assuming an artist would fix it. It shipped in NOLF (PC), NOLF (PS2) and the *sequel* NOLF 2 lol
I put this intentionally ugly blue “Zzz” for unconscious guards in No One Lives Forever assuming an artist would fix it. It shipped in NOLF (PC), NOLF (PS2) and the *sequel* NOLF 2 lol
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Anyone wondering why people are mourning the loss of Rebecca Heineman should watch this video from @stopskeletons.bsky.social. This is just a footnote in her extensive career, but it's what made me follow and donate to her cancer fund. We lost a legend today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxF1...
Doom’s Worst Port Was Made in Ten Weeks | 3DO Console Doom | Past Mortem | SSFF
YouTube video by Stop Skeletons From Fighting
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Anyone wondering why people are mourning the loss of Rebecca Heineman should watch this video from @stopskeletons.bsky.social. This is just a footnote in her extensive career, but it's what made me follow and donate to her cancer fund. We lost a legend today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxF1...
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
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For a fraction of the cost, I can make placeholders for you that are guaranteed to slip through to final build and far beyond.
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For a fraction of the cost, I can make placeholders for you that are guaranteed to slip through to final build and far beyond.
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
#indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine
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people are apparently talking about placeholders. have a door.
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
people are apparently talking about placeholders. have a door.
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zine making workshop was a success. good art was made.
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
zine making workshop was a success. good art was made.
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Never forget the all-time greatest placeholder asset, from Doom 64
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Never forget the all-time greatest placeholder asset, from Doom 64
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Game trailer making pro-tip:
Designate a clip label color only for final capture.
I know the first timeline has old footage because the clips are blue. The second timeline has clips which are good enough to ship because they're colored orange.
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Designate a clip label color only for final capture.
I know the first timeline has old footage because the clips are blue. The second timeline has clips which are good enough to ship because they're colored orange.
(Screenshot with menu toggle to turn this on)
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Game trailer making pro-tip:
Designate a clip label color only for final capture.
I know the first timeline has old footage because the clips are blue. The second timeline has clips which are good enough to ship because they're colored orange.
(Screenshot with menu toggle to turn this on)
Designate a clip label color only for final capture.
I know the first timeline has old footage because the clips are blue. The second timeline has clips which are good enough to ship because they're colored orange.
(Screenshot with menu toggle to turn this on)
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And, this is what a placeholder asset with assets looks like
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
And, this is what a placeholder asset with assets looks like
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Not for games, but this is what a placeholder asset looks like.
![Title card with text: [End screen showing different card designs behind players]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:udbge7klmgugsezvjwowyo3p/bafkreibvjaiwa3nfitf6ygfblqdmpp7qsdihyxrc6dqmxpj7rh3h3z3j34@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Not for games, but this is what a placeholder asset looks like.
i might be the only one with this issue but
i usually save youtube videos to watch when i have the time and a lot of channels have a habit of either A/B testing their titles or changing them regularly to, i suppose, attract more people and it makes me feel like my PC is constantly gaslighting me
i usually save youtube videos to watch when i have the time and a lot of channels have a habit of either A/B testing their titles or changing them regularly to, i suppose, attract more people and it makes me feel like my PC is constantly gaslighting me
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
i might be the only one with this issue but
i usually save youtube videos to watch when i have the time and a lot of channels have a habit of either A/B testing their titles or changing them regularly to, i suppose, attract more people and it makes me feel like my PC is constantly gaslighting me
i usually save youtube videos to watch when i have the time and a lot of channels have a habit of either A/B testing their titles or changing them regularly to, i suppose, attract more people and it makes me feel like my PC is constantly gaslighting me
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Animation by John Pomeroy ( @johnpomeroyart )* | Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Animation by John Pomeroy ( @johnpomeroyart )* | Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
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The Game Awards: We know that China has twice as many gamers as the US population (because B2B sites never shut up about it) and I know we're happy to take money from your country's devs to advertise mobile games, but we hope you don't mind getting four seats while the US/UK get 10 times as many. ✌️
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Game Awards: We know that China has twice as many gamers as the US population (because B2B sites never shut up about it) and I know we're happy to take money from your country's devs to advertise mobile games, but we hope you don't mind getting four seats while the US/UK get 10 times as many. ✌️
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As always, all I'll say about The Game Awards is if it was serious about celebrating the global industry and not, like, four countries, it wouldn't skew jury seats to outlets from Anglophone countries. Dunno why other outlets bother when their votes for anything locally relevant get drowned out. 🤷
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
As always, all I'll say about The Game Awards is if it was serious about celebrating the global industry and not, like, four countries, it wouldn't skew jury seats to outlets from Anglophone countries. Dunno why other outlets bother when their votes for anything locally relevant get drowned out. 🤷
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still looking for level design work!
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
still looking for level design work!
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
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If you're mad about the boring Game Awards nominees, consider: You could be buying and playing many of the games on this list right now
It's time!!! Independent Games Festival judging is wrapping up and thus comes my list of IGF Games I Want To Talk About for the year!
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
IGF Games I Want To Talk About 2026 – AURAMBLES
auratriolo.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If you're mad about the boring Game Awards nominees, consider: You could be buying and playing many of the games on this list right now
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The Game Awards are not the Oscars of video games. The Oscars miss constantly but at least they are a bona fide attempt by an industry to legitimize and promote itself; TGA is not that, it's just ads for individual products masquerading as an awards show run by one guy's particular preferences.
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Game Awards are not the Oscars of video games. The Oscars miss constantly but at least they are a bona fide attempt by an industry to legitimize and promote itself; TGA is not that, it's just ads for individual products masquerading as an awards show run by one guy's particular preferences.
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While Keighley partied at the game awards with big names, their up and coming "future class" of game devs had to leave and have a meetup at a local starbucks instead.
They were promised support & got basically nothing but disrespect & now they are getting canned
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
They were promised support & got basically nothing but disrespect & now they are getting canned
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
While Keighley partied at the game awards with big names, their up and coming "future class" of game devs had to leave and have a meetup at a local starbucks instead.
They were promised support & got basically nothing but disrespect & now they are getting canned
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
They were promised support & got basically nothing but disrespect & now they are getting canned
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
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Digital Eclipse just released new DLC for Atari 50, covering Namco ports for Atari platforms. And... hey, what's this?
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Digital Eclipse just released new DLC for Atari 50, covering Namco ports for Atari platforms. And... hey, what's this?
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects