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Todd Trann 🇨🇦
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Game developer since 1983. VIC-20, then C64, DOS, Windows, Mac, Java applets, Flash and now mobile. Buy Canadian!! 🇨🇦
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Todd Trann 🇨🇦 @prairiewest.net · May 23
Wizzle is out! Please give it a try.

Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

iOS: apps.apple.com/ca/app/wizzl...

Made with #solar2d

#gamedev #mobile
‎Wizzle - Deluxe Word Search
‎Are you a bookworm looking for your next casual word game? Relax and enjoy searching for words in Wizzle - Deluxe Word Search! Take in the beautiful landscape backgrounds and listen to chill soundtra...
apps.apple.com
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In the middle of switching from old (green) to new (blue)
#solar2d #gamedev
A model pause screen showing three icons. Two of the icons are green and one of them is blue. The blue icon is the new style for the user interface.
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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I just realized I have spindles of DVD-Rs and CD-Rs but no device that can burn them. Nor do I own the inkjet printer that had the tray to direct print their labels.
A stack of writable DVDs and a stack of writable CDs, beside a blank VHS tape
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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dulcahn.bsky.social
Heya! I am open for commissions and contracts,
Please check out my portfolio and let me know if you are interested.
www.artstation.com/dulcahn
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Procedural level generation is working, now the fun part.... balancing!
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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castpixel.bsky.social
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.

I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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misnina.com
Because I really am desperate to have lots of work to do right now, I'm doing a sale on my icon work! 50% off for at least half a month!

Check out ToS at misnina.com and email nina@misnina.com when ready!

#MastoArt #PixelArt #GameDev #CommissionsOpen
A commissions sheet showing various pixel art icons of foods, some emotes, and a lot of small items. It directs you to misnina.com. Icons 50% off!!!! Simple - 16px $4per, 32px $6per. Complex - 16px $8per, 32px $12per
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Code can be beautiful in its own way.

Sublime text using the Mariana theme.

#gamedev
Screenshot of some computer program code written in the Lua language
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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I’m so far from releasing my next game. So very far. 😕

December, maybe??
October 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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It’s still pretty cool that we get to make games and people will play them. There is a lot of joy in watching people experience your game - even if it all goes to shit, you get to laugh about it with them and redesign it.

#gamedev
October 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Scrolling through #pixelart and I see two bobcats…. 😎
Two very different pixel art bobcats… one is an animal, and the other is a construction vehicle
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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First look at a new game. No name yet. Not sure of all the mechanics. But, it's a thing. #gamedev
Screenshot of a game in development. There is an 8 x 10 grid with items from a dungeon: monsters, potions, and shields.
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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wildrumpus.bsky.social
hey folks, I am opening up some slots to raise funds to pay my rent. Get a cute custom model for 100$ USD. My freelance client has completely ghosted me and I am completely screwed. DM if you are interested and please share.

#b3d #Blender3d
August 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Look what I found in the wild
A Ms. Pac-Man stand up arcade machine
September 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Somebody at some point in time thought this message made sense
Computer boot screen showing “BIOS self healing backup progressing”
September 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I may have left this zucchini in the plant a bit too long. Tomato for scale.
A large zucchini on a counter beside a medium tomato. The zucchini weighs about 3.3 kg.
September 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I’m over 50 years old. My wife and I just got called “kids” by an 80 year old. I thought that was cute.
September 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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gargaj.umlaut.hu
It appears that I've reached the age where I concluded it'd be a good idea to get a dust cover for my C64.

(Shoutout to @sewready.bsky.social and their eBay store at www.ebay.com/str/sewready )
A dark gray Commodore 64 dust cover with the C64 rainbow logo on it with red trim, in front of an old small TV.
September 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Went out for a bike ride today. Nice day, great ride until a wasp fly up my shorts and then stung me on the thigh. Thanks, nature.
August 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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¿Hablas español? I just released the Spanish version of Wizzle… please test if you have time:

itunes.apple.com/app/id674075...

play.google.com/store/apps/d...
El juego móvil Wizzle
August 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Finally!! The Spanish version of Wizzle has been submitted to App Store review.

Ahora esperamos….
August 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Palabras de hoy
El juego móvil Wizzle
August 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Every time I think I have translated all that needs to be translated, I find something else. #gamedev
August 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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kenney.nl
The winners of #KenneyJam 2025 have been announced! 🥳 It took a bit longer to expected, but @kaylousberg.bsky.social and me had to play through more than 700 games and decide on winners across many amazing entries. 🎉

Here are the full results:
itch.io/jam/kenney-j...
Kenney Jam x KayKit 2025 winners 1. Amp It Up! 2. SparkNoid 3. Pick me UP! Best environment: Running Out of Power Best Itch.io page: Maximum Voltage Best challenger: SparkNoid (most/best bonus objectives) Best multiplayer: ChargeUp! Chillest vibe: PowerTrack Most challenging puzzles: PowerBot! Funniest game: Mower Power Play & view all games at jam.kenney.nl
August 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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I have harvested…. um…. more than a few cucumbers
30 cucumbers from my garden, piled up on the counter
August 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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mirrutatep.bsky.social
All of my 32x32 gem icons

Tell me your favorites!

#pixelart
A set of pixelart gem icons including diamonds, ruby, sapphire, emerald, jade, amethyst, obsidian, topaz, quartz, and opal
August 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM