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my wish came true! @jack-crawford.bsky.social hosted an avoidance jam and 28 new ones were born unto the earth. super cool to see everyone's spin on the formula itch.io/jam/jacks-av...

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Toby Alden@brlka.com

📝 brlka.com/posts/2026-0... new blog post! this one's about designing "avoiders", the term i've been using for all my tiny arcadey games about dodging obstacles. imo these are really underrated design exercises, and i'd love to see more people give making them a shot (esp. since they're so easy!)

modern dingus

@tijit.bsky.social

10 Aug

know theres a whole subgenre of iwbtg fangames called "avoidance" thats platformer bullet dodging to copyrighted music

modern dingus

@tijit.bsky.social

10 Aug

they have a rly high barrier to entry and lack accessibility but the replays are very fun to watch

Toby Alden

@brlka.com

i loveee watching iwbtg fangames, i actually have stolen a lot from them over the years. rena game was inspired by all the ones that're just fighting a big static png of miku