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maymotothebone.itch.ioBahooey v Ziwaa by maymototheboneA regular fella attacked by a wizard

31 July 2025

My cartoony new top-down shooter, Bahooey v Ziwaa, is now available to play in-browser! 🎮 #SoloDev maymotothebone.itch.io/bahooey-v-zi...

itch.ioTop-down shooter development 20 - Simple dynamic perspective in 2DToday I want to show off a technique I'm using in my upcoming Godot game to give the top-down environment some perspective. I'm sure plenty of others have used a technique like this, but this is my im...

Check out this technique I'm using to give sprites a bit of dynamic perspective! 🎮 #SoloDev itch.io/blog/1675030...

1 Sept

#stretched #pixel_dailies #pixelart #simpsons @pixeldailies.bsky.social

@auntydonnaboys.bsky.social

31 Aug

Pixel art character 10 of 31 - E-4EV #pixelart #robot #cute

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Aunty Donna

25 Aug

thank us later…

itch.ioTop-down shooter development 19 - Quick mental health updateAs you may have noticed if you're following my devlogs, the deadline for my next game has passed without the game's release. Unfortunately, soon after my last devlog I hit a snag and needed to take a....

7 Aug

Yada yada mental health break but also look at this flamethrower I made! itch.io/blog/1620741... 🎮 #SoloDev

27 July

LinkedIn is starting to show me AI-generated posts warning against the overuse of AI. Uuh, nature is healing(?)

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22 July

it's time to live mas

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itch.ioTop-down shooter development 18 - Game 3 release dateAfter a few months on hiatus, I'm back developing top-down shooters! After the most recent update for my previous game, Bahooey v Ziwaa, I had an opportunity to do some freelance development work for....

10 July

I'm back to developing top-down shooters and writing devlogs, and I will be releasing a new game on July 17th! 🎮 #SoloDev itch.io/blog/1580077...

maymotothebone.itch.ioBahooey v Ziwaa by maymototheboneA regular fella attacked by a wizard

10 July

If you want to check out my previous game, you can do that in your browser right here: maymotothebone.itch.io/bahooey-v-zi...

5 June

Very excited for this, I'm currently working my way through BDD3:IOAPTHITFTTRMAINTCI

Joeveno (AVIÃOZINHO DO TRÁFICO 3 NA STEAM WISHLISTEIE!)@joeveno.bsky.social

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER BEFORE 4: DEMONS FROM THE PORTAL TO HELL I OPENED ARE STILL IN THE FAVELA AND NOW I HAVE TO SAVE MAMADAS FROM RONALDO 6 LEVEL DEMO AVAILABLE NOW!!! Trailer made by people who made trailers for Doom and other Bethesda games btw!! #games #indie #boomershooter #steam

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obliteracy rates

3 Apr

I'm drawing new pixel art characters in 2026. 9 of 31 - Leg robot #pixelart #robot

3 Apr

whoops I got a job and forgot about this for a couple months

6 Mar

Incredible stuff is happening in youtube comments

11 Jan

I'm drawing new pixel art characters in 2026. 8 of 31 - face card #pixelart #portrait

11 Jan

I wanted to draw these characters every day in January, but post-new year obligations kicked in and made that unsustainable. I will continue this series of 31 characters, just at a slightly more leisurely pace. Sorry if anyone was looking forward to these daily!

9 Jan

I'm drawing a new pixel art character every day of January 2026. Day 7 - dice person #pixelart #cube

7 Jan

I'm drawing a new pixel art character every day of January 2026. Day 6 - fish #pixelart #fish

6 Jan

I'm drawing a new pixel art character every day of January 2026. Day 5 - spine boy #pixelart

5 Jan

I'm drawing a new pixel art character every day of January 2026. Day 4 - rolling ralph #pixelart

4 Jan

I'm drawing a new pixel art character every day of January 2026. Day 3 - sad planet person #pixelart

4 Jan

Shoutout to @krispypixels.bsky.social for the suggestion! I really liked drawing the planet on day 1 and you gave me a good reason to draw another!

4 Jan

(also I'm just gonna pretend I didn't finish this after midnight)

3 Jan

I'm drawing a new pixel art character every day of January 2026. Day 2 - red nomad #pixelart

2 Jan

I'm drawing a new pixel art character every day of January 2026. Day 1 - happy planet person #pixelart

maymotothebone.itch.ioTop-down shooter development 17 - Challenge modeThe new challenge mode for Bahooey v Ziwaa is now out! You can now select challenges from the start menu that add a restriction and increase your score multiplier. You can mix and match any combinatio...

31 Dec 2025

The challenge mode that I was preparing for in Bahooey v Ziwaa's last update is now out! Check out the devlog here or the full game on my profile 🎮 #SoloDev maymotothebone.itch.io/bahooey-v-zi...

maymotothebone.itch.ioTop-down shooter development 16 - Score betaThe performance improvements I talked about last time seemed to have worked reasonably well. Lag on Chromebooks is way lower now, and now I want to add some challenge and replayability for those who w...

1 Dec 2025

My latest devlog is about laying the foundation for my in-browser top-down shooter's challenge system! 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog maymotothebone.itch.io/bahooey-v-zi...

5 Nov 2025

Just saw the start of the new Most Upsetting Guessing Game with @auntydonnaboys.bsky.social @lenamoon.bsky.social and Virginia Gay when they give everyone quirks and this counts as attempted murder I think

maymotothebone.itch.ioTop-down shooter development 15 - Performance updateAfter the launch of Bahooey v Ziwaa, I took a break from development to avoid burnout (and to focus on a new job!). I'm starting to get the itch to make another project, but first I want to give some....

5 Nov 2025

I'm easing back into gamedev with a performance update for my browser-based top-down shooter, Bahooey v Ziwaa! 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog maymotothebone.itch.io/bahooey-v-zi...

24 Sept 2025

You didn't hear it from me but Sigourney Weaver's character in The Mandalorian and Grogu is Elan Sleazebaggano's daughter, Galooba Sleazebaggano-Rebo

maymotothebone.itch.ioBahooey v Ziwaa by maymototheboneA regular fella attacked by a wizard

31 July 2025

My cartoony new top-down shooter, Bahooey v Ziwaa, is now available to play in-browser! 🎮 #SoloDev maymotothebone.itch.io/bahooey-v-zi...

maymotothebone.itch.ioTop-down shooter development week 14 - Bahooey v Ziwaa release!After several months of development, I'm thrilled to say Bahooey v Ziwaa is now released! It's playable in-browser, and I would love for you to check it out if it interests you. The development time f...

31 July 2025

I also posted a devlog reflecting on the leadup to release: maymotothebone.itch.io/bahooey-v-zi...

28 July 2025

Did you know? The term "pratfall" is a reference to Chris Pratt's character in Parks and Recreation, who famously fell into a pit

24 July 2025

One day they need to make a Star Wars story about what Darth Vader was doing before he killed Anakin

itch.ioTop-down shooter development week 13 - Granular gradientsAs I was working on a background for a cutscene for Bahooey v Ziwaa (my upcoming top-down shooter), I found myself curious about how different types of gradients/dithering would look for sky artwork.....

22 July 2025

In this week's devlog, I (mainly a programmer) try making sunsets with different types of dithering 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog itch.io/blog/992179/...

📽 In the Fred movie, everything but Fred should've been done in a hyperrealistic style like Nomadland Fred in the youtube videos isn't a teen in a cartoon world, he's a kid who doesn't understand the real world (and is played by a teen actor using an annoying voice)

I changed the firing pattern for Bahooey, here's a devlog 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog itch.io/blog/987423/...

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Here's the old bullet pattern

And here's the new one

itch.ioTop-down shooter development week 11 - Second signalFor a couple days, I worked to find a solution on the unfounded belief that GDScript has no easy way to pause before executing the next line. Eventually I double checked and found that there is, in fa...

2 July 2025

My latest devlog is about solving a bug introduced by shaky design 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog itch.io/blog/978131/...

12 June 2025

out of nowhere my coworker started saying "they're pouring honey on my goat" all day. Someday we'll know what this means

11 June 2025

I've completed the opening cutscene animation for Bahooey v Ziwaa! I had a lot of fun with this, I might need to lean more into animating 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog

11 June 2025

I also posted a new devlog if you want a quick update on development: itch.io/blog/964722/...

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29 May 2025

Havoc rips so hard, between that and The Raid I'm starting to think Gareth Evans is the goat action director

itch.ioTop-down shooter development week 9 - CutsceneAs I'm nearing the release of Bahooey V Ziwaa, I have a quick preview to show you. I have finalized the animation for the opening cutscene! I was surprised by how much I enjoyed making this since I do...

23 May 2025

Here's my latest devlog, this time with some screenshots from Bahooey V Ziwaa's finalized cutscene! 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog itch.io/blog/949439/...

21 May 2025

To Godot devs, what's your workflow for recording video in the editor and converting it to mp4? I've tried a few options but I haven't found how to upload video previews on here without huge distortions or loss of quality 🎮 #SoloDev #Devlog #godot

21 May 2025

I heard that Handbrake is the way to go but converting avi files from Godot's movie writer stretches them out to be twice as tall for some godforsaken reason