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Mikey's Art Page 🎨
@stellarsynthesizer.bsky.social
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✝️♒ 28 | Artist | Game Developer.
Based in Chicago. Queer as fuck!! 🏳️‍🌈
Seeker of sunsets and flower fields!
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[🖤🗝️👁️ROXAS & WÄKE 👁️🗝️🖤]
Get a load of this new racing jacket from Sugoi Collections!!

I wish I had some shrewd way of saying that today is the 11th, and the number 11 being tied to the floor in Castle Oblivion where you visit Twilight Town for the first time, But I don't 😅

#roxas #kh2 #khcom #gpoy
The one and only, "Stellar Synthesizer". Decked out in his new Roxas-themed racing jacket, from the online fashion store, "Sugoi Collections". He has waited 2½ months for this jacket to come through the mail, due to purchasing the product during pre-order season. "Stellar Synthesizer" squatting, "aura farming" in his own unique way. Decked out in his new Roxas-themed racing jacket, from the online fashion store, "Sugoi Collections". He has waited 2½ months for this jacket to come through the mail, due to purchasing the product during pre-order season. "Stellar Synthesizer" posing like he's got no sense!!! Decked out in his new Roxas-themed racing jacket, from the online fashion store, "Sugoi Collections". He has waited 2½ months for this jacket to come through the mail, due to purchasing the product during pre-order season.
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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[ 👻🎃 OCTOBER ORDEAL 🎃👻]

These drawings were commissioned by "TheDarkWarrior". They're storyboard panels, to be used for proper conversion into a 16-bit art style for the client's Super Mario World ROM hack.

And oh, happy belated Halloween! 🍬🎃

#halloween2025 #art #blueskyart #stellarsynthesizer
Oh no! Toad Town is being invaded by a bunch of mischievous poltergeists! Drawn in Clip Studio! Mario and Luigi proceeds to jump through a pipe to investigate the strange occurrences in the Mushroom Kingdom. Where are all of those Boos coming from? Drawn in Clip Studio! In a burned down village, the Mario Bros. fight against a horde of the undead: Boos, Dry Bones, and living Flames run rampant here! Drawn in Clip Studio!
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Can I just say that ROM hacks are really cool?
And that they've really helped expand my approach towards 2D visuals in pixel art games?

Seriously, these games are amazing. ✨🎮

#romhack #gaming #pcgamer #stellarsynthesizer
Sonic The Hedgehog Megamix, a Sonic 1 ROM hack developed by, "Team Megamix". Mario Adventure, a Super Mario Bros. 3 ROM hack, developed by, "DahrkDaiz" in 2006. This ROM hack is quite impressive, as it fundamentally reworks the original Super Mario Bros. 3 ROM. The Second Reality Project Reloaded, developed in 2002 by, "FPI Productions", then re-developed 6 years later, making graphical and even story-related improvements to the game. Mother Encore, made in the game development software, "Godot", and lead by "Sam the Salmon" and their team of developers and music composers. There's a demo currently available, as the full game has not been released at the time of this post.
November 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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[🌠10 GAMES TO GET TO KNOW ME!🌠]
The Nintendo DS and the PlayStation 2 era of gaming is truly the 🎇G O A T🎇and I will die on that hill.

#10games #gamer #gamedev #artist #stellarsynthesizer
Mikey showing off his ... collection of games he's played over the years. The games featured are the following: Super Mario Bros. 3, Kingdom Hearts II, Kirby Squeak Squad, Freedom Planet 2, The World Ends With You, Mother 3, Sonic CD, Streets of Rage 2, and Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex. Mikey tried his best to not go out of his way to add five more games to this list.
October 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Oh would you look at that, I won the lottery.
October 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The dread is real!
The appearance of a "Here, but queer" black man as he silently waits for the dismissal of him and his co-workers to begin a creative and freeing weekend; he is rocking monochromatic attire on this day.
October 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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This final poster for my indie goes so hard 💜💙

Made by yours truly.

#stellarsynthesizer #indie #furry #spekelsparks
Spekel Sparks! Developed by Micah Weathersby and Autraveus Wardlaw, this game is a multiplayer, 2D brawler and adventure game. Focuses on the brother foxes Spekel and Bekel, who hears news that a powerful, biochemical corporation by the name of A.C.E. is polluting the environment with robots, synthetic creatures and toxic chemicals, amongst other crimes. They venture out to investigate, which is an eight-stage mayhem, where all kinds of hijinks ensues. Think you got what it takes to defeat the big bad boss and accrue a high score? DEMO'S AVAILABLE ON ITCH.IO!
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Lou's mini series involving mental health and therapy was beautiful. This short series just kinda shows that resolving past traumas and fears really does help you— even for famous actors and celebrities.

#mentalhealth #trauma
Trauma Dump podcast featuring "Paul" and Lou Wilson. Together they debunk the stigmas behind mental health and talk therapy, and uncover past traumas that Lou Wilson has been fighting in secret. The episodic series is available for free on YouTube.
October 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Nintendo in 2057:
September 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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[🏺🍆 SUBCON 🥕🍅]

2015. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

This is the last of which I'll be doing of this series for quite a while. Inspired by the lush backdrops of Mario 2 for All-Stars, I decided to make a custom backdrop myself!

#supermario2 #subcon #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
"Veggie Patch" background, as seen in the Mario fan-game, "Super Mario: All-Star Attack". It's a garden filled with two-eyed radishes. Inspired by the lush backgrounds seen in, Super Mario All-Stars: Super Mario Bros. 2!
September 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Ah, yes, September 25th...

The same day this lad steps foot in Halloween Town for the first time. 🕸️🎃
Canonically speaking, Sora steps foot into Halloween Town on Sept. 25th, as indicated by the "Days 'Till Halloween" marking on the city hall building.
September 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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[🛠️ FACTORY🛠️]

2017. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

It's hard to believe that it took nearly 8 years for me to become comfortable enough to use this custom-made background, despite it being inspired from Mario Party 9. 😂

#marioparty #bobomb #factory #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
The "Bob-Omb Factory" background from Mario Party 9 essentially, but re-created and pixelated to be used in a 2D space.
September 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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[💎 CRYSTALS 💎]

2022. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

Such beautiful crystals!! These gems were inspired by a repeating background seen in Super Mario: All-Stars. What a challenge it was to animate them! 😓😤

#crystals #ice #supermarioallstars #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
Crystalline cave! Largely inspired by the crystal background seen in Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Bros. 3. It even animates, in-game!
September 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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[🏰 FORTRESS 🏰]

2022. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

Your standard fortress background! I took some design cues from the fortresses seen in Mario 3D World, and translated those walls into 2D pixel art!! 😁👏

#fortress #supermarioallstars #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
This fortress background was largely translated from the general "fortress wall" background seen in the airship levels of Super Mario All-Stars: Super Mario Bros. 3, in the cutscenes where Mario or Luigi boards an airship. Now, it has taken cues from Super Mario 3D World, as indicated by the "diamond" pattern embedded on the higher points of the fortress wall.
September 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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[⛰️ RAVINE ⛰️]

2022. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

Once again taking a lot of cues from the MegaMan X series for this background!! ... which is ironic, considering this background is featured in some MegaMan inspired levels 😄

#megaman #ravine #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
September 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Am I starting yet ANOTHER playthrough of this game?!

Why yes, yes I am!! 😁✨

#kingdomhearts #keyblade #roxas
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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[🍪 COOKIE MOUNTAIN 🍪]

2016-2024. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

With some assistance from the pixel artist, "Carbon", I was able to make a successful recreation of that one level from Mario 3D Land.
Did they and I do pretty well? 😁

#cookies #food #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
September 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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[ 🧊SNOW FIELDS🧊 ]

2022. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

I felt inclined to re-work an old background that was using graphic assets from MegaMan 7 at the time 🌲🌲. The result is a beautiful winter wonderland, designed by yours truly. 😄

#winter #snow #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
September 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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[ ⛰️COVE⛰️ ]

2014. 14 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. Pixel Art.

Once again, a background I designed while in high school! 😆
And I still love how it turned out. I took a lotta inspiration from Quartz Quadrant [Sonic CD] for this one.

#cove #cavern #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
September 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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✨ Summer was a breeze. ✨
From a camping trip,
To a day frolicking out in a wildflower field. 🌼🎍

I've done what I can to make this season great (except for swimming, but let's not talk about that 🤫.)

Until next time~ 💙🙏🏾
Looking wistfully as a wildflower field is behind the gracious, "Stellar Synthesizer". Happy Go-Lucky As Can Be. STOP. SQUAT. POSE! 💅🏾✨ Draw me as your french boys would. Better yet, call on the gays! 🙏🏾
September 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Went to a live music performance yesterday to see the queen, @vesta1984.bsky.social perform at the ♦️ Café Mustache ♦️✨✨
It was a beautiful experience‼️
September 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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[ 🌴ISLANDS 🌴 ]

2014-2022. 8 ¼ x 8 in. Pixel Art.

Hard to believe I originally designed this background when I was wee lad in high school! 😅🤣
Now I wanna go to the beach...anyone wanna tag along? 😎

#islands #ocean #summer #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
August 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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⭐🌈 MARKET DAYS 2025 🌈⭐

Late post, but this was my first time ever going here! Omg I haven't been to festivities like this in forever!!

Honestly without "Lord Logan" here I probably wouldn't have went lol!
August 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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[ 🪸 OCEAN 🪸 ]

2021. 6 x 6 in. Pixel Art.

This background is ESSENTIALLY a re-imagining of the Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Bros. 3 underwater background.
Can't you tell? 😁🌊

#water #ocean #summer #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
July 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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[ ☁️ SKY ☁️]

2021. 4 ¾ x 4 ¾ in. Pixel Art.

I'm still very proud of the shading I've done for these clouds. I mean yeah, there's room for improvement, but hey. 😁🤷‍♂️

#sky #bluesky #art #pixelart #supermario #stellarsynthesizer #background
July 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM