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pixel_turkey
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Pixel artist working on an EGA text parser adventure game for DOS since 2022. Join on patreon to get notified on launch. All my links: https://pixelturkey.com. No AI.
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my origami pigeon
A photo of an origami pigeon I did. The origami paper is blue patterned with flowers. The origami pigeon is in sunlight, casting a shadow on the surface where it sits.
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Little Shop of King's Field (felt tip pen on paper)
#kingsfield #littleshopofhorrors
The monster plant from Little Shop of Horrors (1986) with a speech bubble "FEED ME SEYMOUR!", tangling with a very King's Field skeleton who is wielding a sword and holding a shield.
September 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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trying out watercolor: a wahrk from Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997), which I played on-stream recently
watercolor painting of a wahrk, a whale like creature from Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997). Paints and brushes are also shown.
September 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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I've been approved as an artisan creator on Teepublic, shirts and stickers are available: www.teepublic.com/user/pixel-t... www.teepublic.com/user/pixel-t...
A screenshot of stickers for sale by pixel_turkey on teepublic.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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A new review for The Zen of Kayaking (2024), some very nice words from BrownPants! Thank you for playing 😌 - The game is on reverse-sale ($10 instead of $5) for the next 20 days: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... but can also be had for less via patreon www.patreon.com/pixel_turkey
A screenshot of a review for The Zen of Kayaking on itch.io by user BrownPants, which reads: On a particularly rainy day for summer I decided to sit down and replay some old Commodore 64 text adventures. After finishing one of my favorites (The Lost World) I searched through itch.io for something contemporary and found some contenders; but it was the amazing pixel-art cover and title of The Zen of Kayaking that grabbed my attention, and with that discovery I set off on an amazing journey in my trusty red kayak. I spent about 12 hours over the course of a week completing this journey, often progressing well until a seemingly impassible block sent me paddling cautiously back and forth, turning over every rock and probing the limits of items and puzzles only to step back for a time until some away-from-screen brain noodling resulted in an Eureka! moment that sent me scrambling back to the game. Each puzzle has been well thought out, as has their solutions. One specific puzzle early on had me questioning my reading comprehension skills; but I managed to maintain an aura of Zen, solve it, and move sheepishly onward. The writing is quite beautiful; the descriptions paint each scene vividly, and set a lighthearted adventure tone as the journey unfolds. And what a journey! To say more would be spoilers, but know that if you play this game you’ll experience quite a day! When my own journey came to an end I had scored 118 out of 122, managed to not use the hint guide, and had amassed such a collection of inventory items my brain is still trying to come up with usage ideas for another play through that might net me the missing points. If you love playing text adventures, or are even new to them, be sure to pick up this game, you won’t regret it!
July 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The Zen of Kayaking released just three months ago! 1980s Infocom inspired text adventure for DOS. Check out what some players had to say 😌 Available itch, avg play time ~10 hours over ~3 play sessions: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... #adventuregame #textadventure #retrocomputing
A photo of a CRT in a dimly lit room showing The Zen of Kayaking title screen in pixel art of a kayak on a river with a corridor of trees either side. Beneath the photo are three reviews of the game: "A delightful journey. The Zen of Kayaking constantly surprised and delighted me. There are a nice variety of puzzles with a good range of difficulty. Some of them require some creative thinking, or even a glance at the hint book, but the solutions always felt satisfying. The writing is wonderful, and there are a lot of little references that seasoned adventurers will appreciate." -robotspacer "A fun self-directed kayaking adventure. Explore with your kayak and help people along the way. There's a couple of dead-ends but game is very fair about alerting you within a few turns." -sonneveld ..text over limit for Bluesky. Remaining text can be found on game website.
September 9, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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spring
photo of crab apple tree blooming up close (I think) photo of cherry blossom blooming
August 28, 2024 at 5:07 AM
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A C64 build of The Zen of Kayaking is now included with a purchase or via patreon reward. Thanks to the ozmoo project, and the VICE C64 emulator. Link: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... #c64 #indiedev #textadventure #retrocomputing
A screenshot of The Zen of Kayaking C64 edition running in the VICE C64 emulator. A kayak on a river with trees either side. A screenshot of The Zen of Kayaking C64 edition running in the VICE C64 emulator. The opening text also found on The Zen of Kayaking website.
June 23, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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In addition to being released on itch, The Zen of Kayaking is available to Well wisher tier patrons and above. The Zen of Kayaking is a 1980s Infocom inspired text adventure for DOS and offline web browser. www.patreon.com/pixel_turkey #TextAdventure #InteractiveFiction #gamedev #retrocomputing
Photo of the title screen of The Zen of Kayaking for DOS on a CRT in a dimly lit room.
June 20, 2024 at 8:27 AM
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The Zen of Kayaking is a 1980s Infocom inspired text adventure. Released a week ago, it was created over 10 days, here is a photo of it running the title screen on a 90s laptop + external CRT. The z3 file weighs in at 80KB. pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... #interactivefiction #adventuregames
A photo of The Zen of Kayaking title screen image on a CRT in a dimly lit room.
June 14, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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The map I drew while streaming Lure of the Temptress. A free adventure game on GOG. www.gog.com/en/game/lure...
A drawing of the areas in Lure of the Temptress (1992) for DOS in a gridpaper notebook, by pixel_turkey.
October 28, 2023 at 3:40 AM
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Study of a Bob Ross painting. Sometimes I draw, if I can find the time.
Photo of a pencil study of a Bob Ross painting.
October 27, 2023 at 2:15 AM