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In the pursuit of this whole "drumming up interest" marketing thing, I've updated the #devdiary for my #paradroid / #quazatron -inspired game, #mausitron. I'm not very good at this, so please like/share/whatever as appropriate. mausthekat.itch.io/mausitron/de... #retro #gamedev #steam #itch

Everyone, don't scroll past without checking the link!

I've added a new devlog up at my itch site for #Mausitron. Read all about the utterly thrilling and stupendous Corruption mechanic here! mausthekat.itch.io/mausitron/de... #retro #gamedev #devlog

The excellent old Atari ST game Oids has been ported to modern PCs, complete with level editor: mausthekat.itch.io/oids

I honestly don't expect *anyone* to watch a 30-minute arena gameplay test video for #Mausitron, but here you go: youtu.be/yL9vxKgiYx8 It has some good bits in it, I think. #gamedev #retro

One out of three ain't bad, and I still detest the orange conman. I'm an overachiever!

For #screenshotsaturday, here is the #gamedev trailer of a little project I'm working on. #Mausitron is a modern #retro tribute/update to #Paradroid / #Quazatron #Magnetron from the era of the #zxspectrum and #c64. (Is that enough hashtags?) Mausitron Trailer #1 youtu.be/MX07ojD1JO4

Not posted much about Melkhior's Tower recently because it's nearing completion and I don't want to give stuff away. Working on the launcher effect and title screen today. bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #screenshotsaturday

I kinda love the Mausitron render in classic 80s synthwave style.

Tell me what you most want from Buried Treasure. What would make you more likely to give $2 or more a month to help the project of giving attention to unknown or under-known indie games? I know it's changed dev's lives, because they tell me so. I want that to keep happening. buried-treasure.org

It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA

I've been feeling a bit off-color the last few days with some kind of bug, so I decided to go easy on myself and put together a trailer for my Quazatron/Magnetron/Paradroid-inspired #Mausitron. #retro #gamedev It will be available on #steam and #itch, eventually, hopefully. youtu.be/RTVaifoYHeA

I really like how this #Mausitron render came out. (Now with taggy goodness: #retro #gamedev)

I wanted to save this for posterity as it came out very well, and I'll probably change it eventually, forgetting to save it.

I've mapped the whole of Ranarama, so just 95% of the work left to do before the game is finished! #zxspectrum #retro #indiedev

Jesus Christ. That shit is abominable. Put down the fucking kool-aid dude; it's not the digital messiah. If I'd said that shit to my partner, she would have strung me up by the balls and questioned her life choices up to that point.

@timeextension.com you may find some stuff of interest/relevance here: mausthekat.itch.io

I decided to redesign the main player avatar. Meet M4U5 the K.A.T (Kernel Assault Trojan), the reluctant hero of #Mausitron. #retro #gamedev

So, my testing victim was complaining about the #Mausitron Grapple sub-game being a bit tricky to understand at first. So, I graciously decided to add some tutorials. Thank you for your attention in this matter. #retro #gamedev #python youtu.be/IuMwK4VCsEM

It turns out that the #Mausitron tunnel sub-game is a lot more fun than I expected, so I turned it into an endless mode. #retro #gamedev youtu.be/4eDKrcfK3kY

Given that I've been playing games since the early 80s, it's a bit unfair to only pick 9, so I picked 18. I probably could have picked 9 from each decade easily enough - or even per platform. For example, there really should be SNES and/or N64 Zelda on here too.

I've been working on a #Mausitron minigame for the first time you take a particular transporter route between sectors. #retro #gamedev #screenshotsaturday youtu.be/ddaNYtmxmUI

Engage-o-bots that auto-reply a seemingly plausible sounding response to a post are among the most tedious form of engagement farming. Yawn.

I took this screenshot while doing some depth buffer diagnostics for #Mausitron. "Welcome to Silent Mausitron" Spooky. #gamedev #retro #SilentHill

Quick demo of NextDAAD, a new ZX Spectrum Next DAAD text adventure interpreter featuring 80 column tilemap text display, 320x256 layer 2 graphics, AY music, digitised sound effects, and cutscene video playback up to 320x256@25fps with stereo sound.

Got some great feedback on my first trailer for Squircle from @indiegamejoe.bsky.social 's wonderful community on discord. Here is my new and improved trailer! Still lots to learn, especially when it comes to making trailers, but feel it's in a much better place now. 😄 #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

I'm adding "data caches" (unless I can think of a better name) to #mausitron that need to be unlocked via yet another minigame to get various goodies. This unlock minigame was my original prototype for the grapple game. I think it's better this way though. #retro #gamedev youtu.be/Q53Rh2GYoDY

I just backed The Matthew Smith Collection on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pix...

#Mausitron is starting to look like an actual game! Here's a play-through of the (admittedly easy) Sector 1. #retro #gamedev youtu.be/mD2l9c9A6jc

Into the Machine is one of those games with super simple rules but clever decisions. I was surprised by the interesting puzzle aspects of the game and fast turns. Overall, super satisfying and highly recommend! @alderaceg.bsky.social

I finished my port of legendary game Paradroid from the C64 to the BBC Micro! Check it out here to download the disk, play in the emulator or read through the code: bitshifters.github.io/posts/prods/... [Disclaimer: AI assisted with Claude Code.] #retro #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #demoscene

There we go. This one looks less like the robot is pissing in the pool. youtu.be/Qfld6olkPEk #retro #gamedev #mausitron

Seems to be an increasing number of Engage-O-Bots pretending to be people. Not sure why they bother.

So, I'm working on a specific feature and... I think I'm going back to the drawing board with this one. #mausitron #retro #gamedev #whoops #nicedayforpissing

Every game should have a fishing minigame.

You Lost The Game. #mausitron #gamedev #retro www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWQi...

I decided to see what the #mausitron engine could handle and played around with the camera positioning a bit. Not really practical for play, but I think it looks cool. #retro #gamedev CORE LEVEL TEST youtu.be/i-QIGY3waWU

2026 downloads on #JetSetWilly .Net in 2026. Do I get a prize? #retro #gamedev #zxspectrumnext

For (hopefully) obvious reasons, I will not be open-sourcing Jet Set Willy .Net until this (and its sequel) are officially released.

It's a bit long at twenty minutes, but I've put together a rough playthrough video of the first sector of #Mausitron. Feel free to have a skim through and let me know what you think. #retro #gamedev youtu.be/21oF82lMs40?...