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Purveyor of the Arcade
@purveyorarcade.bsky.social
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Just a fellow who enjoys a good retro style game! Maybe some cartoons too. Playtester of SomnaBuster, Disaster Arms: Impact Project B.A.H.N., and Go Go Groove Ghoul! (Profile pic provided by @cobaltsketch.bsky.social ) | *No genAI or NFTs allowed here*
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Too bad it doesn’t have Telltale’s best game!

(I really wish this could be relisted…)
The faux-Atari style box of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People. Advertising “5 Adventure Packed Actionsodes!” and featuring “Pointing”, “Clicking”, and “Pixels”. Made by Videlectrix (who may have had a *little* help from Telltale).
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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More #oc costumes! Happy Halloween!

#art #purveyor #orbsweep
Ms. Location dressed as Ms. Cream from Scoop Kick. She’s kicking a giant ice cream scoop, which I’ll admit was hard for me to draw and make it look like ice cream. Ah well, hope you like it anyway! Jenny Getty dressed as Frankie from Knights of Guinevere. This was practically gift-wrapped; the moment I saw Frankie, I was like “That’s Jenny’s costume!” Marblina as Meemee from Super Monkey Ball, holding two bananas. I tried mixing different elements from her different designs, using the Banana Mania look as a starting point. Ellie Mina as Bub from Bubble Bobble, holding her arms out and running. I almost did a version where the costume includes the head, and I could finish that one if enough people want it!
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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What would Halloween be without an #oc costume party? This one was a request from Cadence’s designer; hope you like it!

I have a few other costumes in the pipeline, but no guarantee that they’ll be colored in like this. Sorry; life is busy! #art #purveyor
Star Type and Cadence are dressed as Boyfriend and Girlfriend, respectively, from Friday Night Funkin’. Star Type is rapping into the microphone while giving a peace sign (note that the hat doesn’t fit entirely on his head). Cadence is sitting on the speaker the way Girlfriend usually does, with crossed legs, and she’s subtly turning up the volume dial with her thumb. The speaker is loosely modeled after the Sega Genesis speakers you could preorder back in the day.
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Happy #BodyConfidenceDay! Every plus-sized #oc I make is comfortable within their own body, and they hope to inspire others to feel good about who they are! #art #purveyor #OrbSweep
Jenny and Cadence walking to the left talking with each other. Jenny is pointing forward and turning to Cadence, as if to tell her how excited she is. What she’s pointing at, we’ll have no idea (unless I revisit this drawing and add background details; speak up if you’d like to see that!)
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Today marks four years since the release of The Ghost & Molly McGee! A joyous series that means a lot to me (June, anyone?), its creators deserve a huge round of applause!
The title banner for The Ghost & Molly McGee, showing Molly and Scratch jumping in the air with joy (well, “jumping” in Scratch’s case). Take notice of the Chen family in the bottom left and right corners.
October 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Ed screaming
September 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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If anyone wants to try this, I would be eternally grateful! #oc #purveyor
Ms. Location reference sheet in full color. “Bow faces camera. Pie-irises. Maze pattern can be solid or do the Unmoving Plaid thing. Strawberry shoe; leaves always in back.” “Draw THIS in your STYLE!” The arrow is pointing at the left, ideally at the picture. Below is an emoji of an face putting their two index fingers together shyly.
September 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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One year ago today, one of the most important games of my life was released. SomnaBuster is not only one of the best Ristar spiritual successors to date, but the very first game I ever playtested, so I will always love it for that.
The top of the Steam banner of SomnaBuster. The Released date is “Sep 24, 2024”. The tagline is “BE WILD! BE WONDERFUL! BE-WITCHING!”
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Colors for Star Type! There might be many primary colors here, but that’s what his inspirations also had. #art #oc #purveyor
On his head, Star Type’s top fin is gold, the upper head wings are red, and the lower ones are blue. His face and arms are white. His hitbox crystal is red, surrounded by a blue square on a gold chest. His pauldrons are red, with blue ones underneath. His hands are red, his shoes are red, and his pants are blue.
September 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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The same reference of Ms. Location, now in color! #art #oc #purveyor
The Ms. Location reference in color. She has green-yellow hair, a light blue face, a dark blue bow, red strawberry shoes with green accents, green gloves, a gold-yellow compass with a red north arrow, and a dress where the walls are light blue but the rest of the maze is solid blue. When her mouth is open all the way, the inside is black similar to some Sesame Street characters. Also I forgot to mention one of the text boxes says “Pie-irises”.
September 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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It was one year ago that I had the idea to make the Arcade Purveyors! I’m really proud of these fellows, and I hope to do even more with them in the future! #art #oc #purveyor
ToKen and Marblina are standing in front of a giant cake. ToKen is patting Marblina on the back, while Marblina has her hand to her mouth in delighted surprise. The cake says “Wonder’ 1 year of fun!” in all cursive except for the 1, which is much larger than the other letters.
September 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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A much-needed reference for the newest design of Ms. Location! The limbless look stays! #art #oc #purveyor
A front and side view of Ms. Location, a lady whose head, body, and hands float while her feet are on the ground. Her hair is done in a style where, if looked from the side, vaguely looks like Pac-Man with a bow on top. The upper hint says “Bow faces camera”. Her body consists of a dress with a maze-like pattern on it, with a compass on her chest and dots on the bottom dress. The hint pointing at it says “Maze pattern can be solid or do the Unmoving Plaid thing” (that’s a TV Trope; look it up). Her gloves are almost like mittens, and it has the bottom part. The shoes have the pattern of a strawberry, with the leaves on the back. The hint says “Strawberry; leaves always in back”. Below the full body poses are two facial expressions. The first one, “low emotion”, shows her doing a more subtle mouth movement. The second one, “high emotion”, shows her mouth opening wider (think Candyman from Lethal League or… y’know, the obvious). Her irises are tinier in high emotion, but this aspect is optional.
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Gotta bring out an old favorite for this one:
Ostensibly, this is *supposed* to be a snake from Yoshi’s Story. But you know what? I don’t even know WHAT this thing is!
August 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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I was in a bit of a drawing rut, so I decided to sketch @gulumunkus.bsky.social ‘s OC Gadget Woman for practice. Their pencil linework was one of my biginspirations! #art
Two drawings of Gadget Woman, a robot lady. Attempt 1 on the top is just her head. Attempt 2 on the bottom is a half body sketch, where I attempted to more closely follow her mode sheet. Her forehead is smaller, with the flat head screwdriver on top being slightly larger.
August 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Jak, Ratchet, and Sly are the big ones for me. Odin Sphere is good if you want to mention a game late in the system’s life (post PS3). But if you want a REAL curveball…
The PAL cover art of Dog’s Life, one of the most insane yet strangely appealing games on the PlayStation 2.
August 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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@yarezawa.bsky.social gave me permission to post a celebratory art piece! She drew this herself by hand, without any of those awful generative AI programs that too many people rely on nowadays!
Black and white drawing of Sam Hex pouring an ingredient into the cauldron of potion. El looks at it with a curious expression, while Ghooost supervises with a big smile on his face. “YareZawa” is the signature on the bottom right corner; seriously, give her a follow!
August 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Put up your dukes, Homestar!
Strong Bad stands in front of a calendar that says “TODAY is 12 Tuesday”. A star is drawn over top of it. His subtitles read “Today’s the day I finally give Homestar his long overdue pummeling.”
August 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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I like video game music! Hear what I have to say!
“Learn about my VGM tastes! 1 like = 1 answer! Made by zefirohowls.bsky.social <3 Bonus points for not repeating games!” Sorry for not typing out the whole list of prompts, but to make up for it, I will type up each prompt as it’s posted.
August 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Post a random picture or everything will go bad in August
Mira is straight up not having a good time.
August 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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What if Ms. Location didn’t have those pesky arms and legs to tether her down? Haven’t decided if this is a change she’ll keep. (Full disclosure: Ryemanni inspired this) #art #oc #purveyor
Ms. Location, but she doesn’t have any arms or legs, in a similar vein to Rayman. To make up for the lack of Dig Dug inspired socks, the bottom of her shoes have a zig zag on them to separate the soles from the rest. Her compass is now an emblem on her chest. But uh oh! Without a neck, her dot-necklace can’t be worn, so it’s sitting on the ground next to her.
July 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Undertale was exactly the game I needed back when this first released; it was filled with so much creativity and charm, and it got me thinking about myself and the world. There's a lot I can say about this game, so narrowing my thoughts down to a single text box was tricky work!
An icon of ToKen drawn in the Undertale style to the best of my ability, using only black and white pixel art. The text reads: Toriel's fight in particular rocked me to my core and made me realize that I can't treat Undertale like an ordinary video game. Sometimes in life, it's better to make peace. [Purveyor of the Arcade]
July 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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13 years ago on this very day, I had a great dream that inspired the #oc that I am most proud of! This is Melody Sugar, a kind kid with an extraordinary sweet tooth! She’s happy to meet everyone here on BlueSky! #art #MelodyOfSweets
Melody sugar is waving hello with her left hand, while she’s hiding her right hand behind her back. She has slightly long brown hair with a particular tuft in front, and she’s wearing a headband with two red gumdrops on it. Her shirt is pink and magenta with a swoop separating the colors. She’s wearing marshmallows on her shoulders like pauldrons. Her jeans are standard, and she has red shoes with white Velcro straps and soles.
June 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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True, Peggle deserves to sit amongst the greats.

Also I noticed they had no examples for 2024, which is surprising because I can think of two right off the bat!
SomnaBuster. Yes, I will keep on vouching for this game because it is lovely. Antonblast. I think everyone knows why this game is awesome at this point!
June 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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That last name has a slight double meaning, because Sam is transmasc! Every purveyor believes that trans rights are human rights, and they are always welcome in the arcade!

Here’s how he looks without his helmet as a bonus.
Sam’s head underneath the helmet. His hair is messy. It might look like he has an extra eyelash on his right eye, but that’s just a stray pencil marking that I forgot to erase.
June 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Meet Samuel Transmission!

The #purveyor of racing games, Sam is never one to turn down a high speed competition. He is a good sport, but don’t expect him to go easy!

#art #oc
Sam is drawn in a super deformed style, roughly three heads high. He is wearing a helmet with a black stripe on top, and a racing uniform with a handful of sponsorships on it. On the right of his chest (your left) is an O.R.B. logo as a nod to Orb Sweep. On the left of his chest (your right) is the number 93 in a racing font. On his right arm is a pixelated heart resembling the 8BitDo logo. On his left arm is a flag; it’s not colored in, but this is a trans flag. His belt is actually a Velcro strap wrapped around him, displaying the word “Jarvey’s” alongside three stripes. He is also wearing racing gloves, shoes, and a scarf with a checkerboard pattern much like a racing flag.
June 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM