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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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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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The game over screen reveals the dungeon layout below
#gamedev #solar2d
Game over screen for a game in progress
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Collecting all the rune stones in a group will now unlock a new player avatar! No IAP for this, players just have to explore and find them. #solar2d #gamedev
Screenshot of a mobile game in development, showing a popover screen with collectable rune stones. Some of them have been collected, others are greyed out.
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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I added collectable runes, but I'm not sure what the reward should be for collecting them...? #solar2d #gamedev
Screenshot of a mobile game in development, showing an array of rune stones, some of which have been collected
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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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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It's feeling more like a game than just a thing now. Sound effects and background tracks are in place. Animations are working. Lots more to do, but progress is good. #gamedev #solar2d
Screenshot of a game in development
October 20, 2025 at 7:09 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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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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¿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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Palabras de hoy
El juego móvil Wizzle
August 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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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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And just like that... (*cough* 18 days later *cough*)
Screenshot of the Google Play developer console, showing that there are no current policy violations that need to be addressed
August 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Well look at me, I found an 8 letter palabra!! (still testing the Spanish version of my game) #wizzle #juego
El juego “Wizzle”. El jugador acaba de encontrar la palabra “película”
August 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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It’s an outdoor symphony concert!
A crowd of people attending an outdoor concert. They are mostly on lawn chairs and blankets. On stage is the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.
July 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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The next day, Dabloon Tracker was more popular than Xbox. #12 in Entertainment on November 30, 2022. It still makes me laugh, picturing their marketing people asking "wtf is a Dabloon?"
The top free Apple App store chart for November 30, 2022.
July 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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That one time when my app, Dabloon Tracker, was more popular than Steam. #18 in Entertainment on November 29, 2022.
The top free Apple App store chart for November 29, 2022.
July 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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One of the happiest bass players I’ve ever seen
July 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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The fish market in Spiky Swim.
A screenshot of the mobile game Spiky Swim showing various fish that can be purchased with virtual currency
July 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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I came up with these fictional planet descriptions years before ChatGPT was a thing
Screenshot of a fictional planet, with a description. The planet is named “Jieter” Screenshot of a fictional planet, with a description. The planet is named “Blarvis”
July 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Some smartass labelled the label maker
A label maker with a label attached that says “label maker”
July 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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I found this set up, so had to get a pic. Happy Finance Day!!*

*I have no idea what Finance Day is
Me standing behind a large lawn sign that says “Finance Day”
July 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM