Pawprints Games
@pawprints.games
Making indie games for #playdate like ‘Skwish’ and ‘Otto’s Galactic Groove!!’
https://pawprints.itch.io/
https://pawprints.itch.io/
Good lesson in not just relying on the sprite system I suppose
August 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Good lesson in not just relying on the sprite system I suppose
Oh man that’s hilarious!
August 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Oh man that’s hilarious!
Ah yes drawing text is super slow! I would recommend drawing into an image and keeping it in memory, so you have full control over when it runs
August 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ah yes drawing text is super slow! I would recommend drawing into an image and keeping it in memory, so you have full control over when it runs
As for uploading to the device, I think there's some sort of progressive upload for subsequent builds, which can speed things up a bit. But generally I find that's a good time to go make a cup of tea 🫖
August 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As for uploading to the device, I think there's some sort of progressive upload for subsequent builds, which can speed things up a bit. But generally I find that's a good time to go make a cup of tea 🫖
Did you encode your music in ADPCM Wav format? I've found that any other format can introduce CPU overhead and cause performance issues.
August 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Did you encode your music in ADPCM Wav format? I've found that any other format can introduce CPU overhead and cause performance issues.
And if you happen to live near Bristol, UK, you can buy them in person at her exhibition next week.
July 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And if you happen to live near Bristol, UK, you can buy them in person at her exhibition next week.
Woah you can make pixel art in procreate?! Do you have special brushes for the dithering?
July 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Woah you can make pixel art in procreate?! Do you have special brushes for the dithering?
But wait, there’s more! You can now play as characters Taria & Como and “Mr Peeps”* from Fulcrum Defender!
Thank you SO much to the devs of these games for allowing us to include their music and contributing original artwork too!
#playdate
*Yeah idk either man
Thank you SO much to the devs of these games for allowing us to include their music and contributing original artwork too!
#playdate
*Yeah idk either man
July 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
But wait, there’s more! You can now play as characters Taria & Como and “Mr Peeps”* from Fulcrum Defender!
Thank you SO much to the devs of these games for allowing us to include their music and contributing original artwork too!
#playdate
*Yeah idk either man
Thank you SO much to the devs of these games for allowing us to include their music and contributing original artwork too!
#playdate
*Yeah idk either man
The five new bonus songs are from some of our fav Season Two games!
“Digging Starts” from Dig Dig Dino!
“Looking Glass II Everywhere” from Fulcrum Defender
“Mission Time” from Black Hole Havoc
“End Credits” from Taria & Como
AND… the #Playdate Theme, as heard in the official podcast!
“Digging Starts” from Dig Dig Dino!
“Looking Glass II Everywhere” from Fulcrum Defender
“Mission Time” from Black Hole Havoc
“End Credits” from Taria & Como
AND… the #Playdate Theme, as heard in the official podcast!
July 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The five new bonus songs are from some of our fav Season Two games!
“Digging Starts” from Dig Dig Dino!
“Looking Glass II Everywhere” from Fulcrum Defender
“Mission Time” from Black Hole Havoc
“End Credits” from Taria & Como
AND… the #Playdate Theme, as heard in the official podcast!
“Digging Starts” from Dig Dig Dino!
“Looking Glass II Everywhere” from Fulcrum Defender
“Mission Time” from Black Hole Havoc
“End Credits” from Taria & Como
AND… the #Playdate Theme, as heard in the official podcast!
Plus: In case you didn’t purchase season two already, Otto’s Galactic Groove is now available for purchase individually — 25% off for the first week!
(BUT you should still consider buying the full season, it’s stuffed full of amazing games!)
#playdate
(BUT you should still consider buying the full season, it’s stuffed full of amazing games!)
#playdate
July 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Plus: In case you didn’t purchase season two already, Otto’s Galactic Groove is now available for purchase individually — 25% off for the first week!
(BUT you should still consider buying the full season, it’s stuffed full of amazing games!)
#playdate
(BUT you should still consider buying the full season, it’s stuffed full of amazing games!)
#playdate
That’s not all! The full soundtrack is now available for purchase and streaming.
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#playdate
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#playdate
Otto's Galactic Groove!!'s soundtrack album releases today on @blackscreenrecords.com 💫
Listen to the full 16 track OST in magical 🔊✨stereo✨🔊 out now on all platforms! 🪐🎶
It was toooo fun composing in so many y2k genres, I hope it gets your head boppin' and toes tappin'! 🪩✨
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Listen to the full 16 track OST in magical 🔊✨stereo✨🔊 out now on all platforms! 🪐🎶
It was toooo fun composing in so many y2k genres, I hope it gets your head boppin' and toes tappin'! 🪩✨
orcd.co/ottosgalacti...
July 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
That’s not all! The full soundtrack is now available for purchase and streaming.
bsky.app/profile/rupe...
#playdate
bsky.app/profile/rupe...
#playdate
Ps. More news to come later today 🤫
July 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Ps. More news to come later today 🤫