I make one-button rhythm games: game design +🎵 (as fizzd) + code. Like @RhythmDrGame and @adofai, w/ @WLDoodles @giacomopc @kylelabriola @JoseCahuanaT +friends
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Rhythm Doctor game design thread! #7thbeatdev
This quote from Yoko Taro has been a guiding principle for me for a lot of the game design of our games since I read it.
Specifically about the idea of how to do effective surprises in game design
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This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message :
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side.
By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people.
I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.”
— For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza.
Hello, I'm starting fresh on the new site with a new handle and pfp! Thank you for following me over the years here and reading my 8000 tweets. I made a lot of online friends, keep in touch and see you there 🙏
ALT Screenshot of my profile on the other social media site: fizzd.bsky.social
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After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba.
I’m crowdfunding it now, please back & share!
🔗 launchgood.com/1948
it's been years since directly working with him but Taro's game design and philosophy still inspire me so much! If theres one person i would recommend you follow here or anywhere else to know what my sense of fun or humor in games is like, it is him
There's the way he names things like 'game desog' that are immediately understandable yet hilarious, the way he has some of the best humour via gameplay. Really glad the DLC did so well too, but having his take on our game mechanics in the form of a DLC is a treasure 🥰
this mini-essay on game design he wrote in the 7BG Cafe server a few years back is still a good game design 101 of his style
ALT Designing gameplay for me usually follows 2 main core principles some of this may seem super basic/obvious but different contexts make it always interesting The first/most important one is sort of "have a player do one thing, have a player do another thing, then have the player do both at the same time" is an incredibly easy way to get a reasonable difficulty curve going regardless of what those two things are, or having to explain a 3rd thing The second thing that almost feels like it doesn't need to be explained because if you've ever made a game this tends to evolve naturally as you make it - but I'm going to do it anyway because even then, it's useful to consciously think about it to avoid accidentally creating "game desog" The idea of building up a "language" for the game, and then falling back on it and regularly checking up on the fact that the player still understands it, with a final world or zone being a test of every mechanic you've learned so far.
'All The Times' from Rhythm Doctor is included here! All proceeds to Palestine aid. Really happy to see the names that have contributed to this
In our ongoing efforts to raise funds for Palestinian families in need, we've joined forces with the indie game music community to give you Composers for Palestine, a unique compilation album featuring 16 tracks from beloved indie games:
workwithindies.bandcamp.com/…
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In our ongoing efforts to raise funds for Palestinian families in need, we've joined forces with the indie game music community to give you Composers for Palestine, a unique compilation album featuring 16 tracks from beloved indie games:
workwithindies.bandcamp.com/…
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made a little idle game for @LoafeeBuns' birthday :D
developed over ~4 days, art and animations by @Nillie_VBF
link in the replies!!! hope you enjoy it
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Judero comes out tomorrow. It’s all a bit too exciting for us at the moment. Hope we’ve done enough in these 2.5-3 years to make people believe in our vision. We tried our best to create something that is most human and joyful. Hid a bit of humanity in every corner.
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Coming back to this post 3 years later (incredible that I was able to find it) to report that someone from another community I know published a paper on this effect: forbes.com/sites/evaamsen/20…
It's been 10 years since I made ADOFAI for Ludum Dare!
Really thankful for the 7BG team for making it something that's lasted this long, esp @kylelabriola and @giacomopc, and the community for supporting it so much, and all artists who graciously allowed their music in it 🙏
ALT ADOFAI being made in Unity in a 2014 game jam.
ALT The Ludum Dare page of ADOFAI in 2014.
Some people from the community + some artists made a megacollab level for today, one year in the making 😭 thank you!!!
youtube.com/watch?v=3UXVS3VV…
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🎉Today is the day! 'Ogu and the Secret Forest' has officially launched its v1.0 version!
📌To celebrate the release, we're offering an additional 10% discount for the next two weeks before the price goes up. Don't miss out on this special offer!
store.steampowered.com/app/1…
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Weyrdlets is officially out now on Steam! 🥳🫶
Dive into THE virtual pet desktop game that blends entertainment with productivity and creative relaxation – your perfect escape for mind and soul.
❤️Adopt your desktop pet now: store.steampowered.com/app/2…
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This is effectively the test I was using when developing the custom engine for Bits & Bops. Here is a comparison between what you get by default from Unity and what you can achieve if you write an engine with latency in mind.
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Wishlist now
store.steampowered.com/app/2…
