Weiwei | Aaling the Ghost

While Aaling is under development, now you can play SNOUT! I did the graphic part for this bouncy GBC platformer handcrafted by @leisuresoft.bsky.social (previously saan), a smol game development duo co-founded by @kamkoro.bsky.social and I. #GBC #gameboy #pixelart #retrogaming #gameboycolor

Aaling the Ghost and Snout will be participating Pixel Art Park remotely this year! If you'll be in Yokohama this October, go check it out!

Spring Development Update! I'll be off from all socials for a while to focus on the final stage of Aaling's development. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei... #gameboy #GBC #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Cave #gameboy #GBC #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Today's BGM ist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGh...

Pretty happy with the rice processing room 🌾🌾🌾 #gameboy #GBC #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

September backers-only update is out! It's all about rooms: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei... #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Programming the last boss fight today. Backers-only update is coming this weekend

Imagine playing an RPG that all the weapons and equipments in the stores are subscription-based only.

Not much visuals to show lately as I've been busy scripting battles of different tiers of enemies and bosses. Here's a relaxing BGM for the work www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQGm...

June backers-only update is out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei...

Speaking of dungeon design, I'll toot my own horn a bit and sahre this article I wrote back in 2020: felipepepe.medium.com/what-makes-a... The pitch is that while TTRPG dungeons are "system-agnostic" and have established design principles, in CRPGs they're fundamentally tied to each game's "verbs".

Tomb Guardians - battle background VS overworld sprites #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Sunny has joined the fray in Super Homebrew Wars 2025 update! This is a super fun, party-fighter featuring many characters from across the homebrew world, and up to 4 players! Download it FREE on @bitethechili.com's website (get the 2025 version): www.bitethechili.com/superhomebre...

Whoop!

Dungeon time (before enemy placements) #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Am I the only one who prefers the Switch 1 OG BoTW graphics?

The village is getting more lively by the day #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Made an #8bit #chiptune #playlist #mixtape as background #gamemusic for work. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Do you know there are pigs in Aaling the Ghost as well? The physical copies giveaway and Snout's Kickstarter @saangames.bsky.social have only 4 days to go! Check out pinned post for entry 🙏 #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Ghost NPCs in a Ghostel™ P.S. 🚨Aaling the Ghost + Snout @saangames.bsky.social BOXED CARTRIDGE FREE COPIES GIVEAWAY HAS ONLY 6 DAYS TO GO!🚨 See link for entry👇 bsky.app/profile/weiw... #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

It’s about team building and the redundancy of leadership #クロノトリガー #chronotrigger #TheOffice

Doing some weekend interior renovation job with enemy sprites. If you like Aaling the Ghost, there're 🚨7 DAYS LEFT to win its boxed cartridge edition🚨 by participating our giveaway 👇 bsky.app/profile/weiw... #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Sometimes you can talk out of a battle and earning experience points in Aaling the Ghost. Still got many dialogue trees to work on and they need to be balanced with the combat mechanics #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

An early footage of the snowy courtyard level. #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

The Taoist priest's sword #ShowcaseThursday #ThrowBackThursday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Welcome to Ghostel™! #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Exorcist slips patrolling the Sword Mountain #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Look at her go making villager NPC sprite animations #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Who would that be #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

To celebrate #ChronoTrigger30th I drew Aaling and her travel companions in #Toriyama 's style. Big update with giveaways coming up tomorrow. Stay tuned! #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #characterdesign

One of the first levels I built for Aaling the Ghost was the banyan jungle. Going to tweak the enemy sprites' movement and clean up the tiles a bit. #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

A sneak peek of the desert level (work in progress) #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵 #screenshotsaturday

You can boop the frogs in the lotus maze. (They don't save your game though) #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵 #screenshotsaturday

This enemy design is based on a mythical creature 鸣蛇. I translated its name literally: Sonic Snake 🐍 #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Look at him go #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

A wild public update just appeared 👀 (To be honest I was a bit nervous when clicking the "publish" button...) www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei... #gameboy #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Must feel great if one could play this on a harpsichord: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHG3...

A new backers-only update is out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wei... #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵

Reading Chrono Trigger's stats formulas for reference when building the stat progression chart for Aaling... strategywiki.org/wiki/Chrono_...

Aaling's skill menu (outside of battles) #pixelart #gameboy #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #RPG #gbstudio #gbdev #retrogaming #ドット絵