pixel_turkey

@pixelturkey

Pixel artist, indie dev, working on a DOS adventure game and more. she/her. Support on patreon: Get chickem comic No AI.

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pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Apr 18

slices from the test bake: water hazard with sandy shore, and a cross-section of a bunker / sand trap. It's carrot cake with cream cheese icing, very tasty

photo of a slice of carrot cake with green and blue icing and mock sand

photo of a slice of carrot cake with green icing, with a cross section of a sand bunker full of mock, edible sand

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Apr 3

cleo under bougainvillea, 320x240px

pixel art of a cat lying under a bougainvillea looking at the viewer by pixel_turkey

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Mar 28

pencil on paper sketches from the draft of chickem comic issue 1 bsky.app/profile/pixe...

draft pencil on paper sketches for chickem comic issue #1, 2 seperate panes showing cow, chickem dad, and chickem together

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Mar 1

lemon piglet has been working on their tan over the summer

photo of lemon piglet looking really tanned in the sun

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Feb 26

Issue #1 of Chickem Comic is coming... Join on patreon to get a copy and an optional credit on the thank you page. www.patreon.com/posts/issue-...

A screenshot of a partially blurred comic book page, featuring "Chouette" (Owl (slang for cool) in French) chocolate, and pixel chickem gleefully skipping along with a chocolate covered face.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Dec 31

happy new year, heading to bed in 2026

a photo of lemon piglet in bed ready to sleep in 2026 after NYE party

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Dec 31

substituted pearl head pins for the cloves

Photo of a lemon new year pig in a indoor houseplant pot.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Oct 1

my origami pigeon

A photo of an origami pigeon I did. The origami paper is blue patterned with flowers. The origami pigeon is in sunlight, casting a shadow on the surface where it sits.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Sep 28

Little Shop of King's Field (felt tip pen on paper) #kingsfield #littleshopofhorrors

The monster plant from Little Shop of Horrors (1986) with a speech bubble "FEED ME SEYMOUR!", tangling with a very King's Field skeleton who is wielding a sword and holding a shield.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Sep 13

trying out watercolor: a wahrk from Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997), which I played on-stream recently

watercolor painting of a wahrk, a whale like creature from Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997). Paints and brushes are also shown.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Jul 11

I've been approved as an artisan creator on Teepublic, shirts and stickers are available: www.teepublic.com/user/pixel-t... www.teepublic.com/user/pixel-t...

A screenshot of stickers for sale by pixel_turkey on teepublic.com

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Jul 10

A new review for The Zen of Kayaking (2024), some very nice words from BrownPants! Thank you for playing 😌 - The game is on reverse-sale ($10 instead of $5) for the next 20 days: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... but can also be had for less via patreon www.patreon.com/pixel_turkey

A screenshot of a review for The Zen of Kayaking on itch.io by user BrownPants, which reads: On a particularly rainy day for summer I decided to sit down and replay some old Commodore 64 text adventures. After finishing one of my favorites (The Lost World) I searched through itch.io for something contemporary and found some contenders; but it was the amazing pixel-art cover and title of The Zen of Kayaking that grabbed my attention, and with that discovery I set off on an amazing journey in my trusty red kayak. I spent about 12 hours over the course of a week completing this journey, often progressing well until a seemingly impassible block sent me paddling cautiously back and forth, turning over every rock and probing the limits of items and puzzles only to step back for a time until some away-from-screen brain noodling resulted in an Eureka! moment that sent me scrambling back to the game.

Each puzzle has been well thought out, as has their solutions. One specific puzzle early on had me questioning my reading comprehension skills; but I managed to maintain an aura of Zen, solve it, and move sheepishly onward.

The writing is quite beautiful; the descriptions paint each scene vividly, and set a lighthearted adventure tone as the journey unfolds. And what a journey! To say more would be spoilers, but know that if you play this game you’ll experience quite a day!

When my own journey came to an end I had scored 118 out of 122, managed to not use the hint guide, and had amassed such a collection of inventory items my brain is still trying to come up with usage ideas for another play through that might net me the missing points.

If you love playing text adventures, or are even new to them, be sure to pick up this game, you won’t regret it!

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Sep 9

The Zen of Kayaking released just three months ago! 1980s Infocom inspired text adventure for DOS. Check out what some players had to say 😌 Available itch, avg play time ~10 hours over ~3 play sessions: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... #adventuregame #textadventure #retrocomputing

A photo of a CRT in a dimly lit room showing The Zen of Kayaking title screen in pixel art of a kayak on a river with a corridor of trees either side. Beneath the photo are three reviews of the game:

"A delightful journey. The Zen of Kayaking constantly surprised and delighted me. There are a nice variety of puzzles with a good range of difficulty. Some of them require some creative thinking, or even a glance at the hint book, but the solutions always felt satisfying. The writing is wonderful, and there are a lot of little references that seasoned adventurers will appreciate." -robotspacer

"A fun self-directed kayaking adventure. Explore with your kayak and help people along the way. There's a couple of dead-ends but game is very fair about alerting you within a few turns." -sonneveld

..text over limit for Bluesky. Remaining text can be found on game website.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Aug 28

spring

photo of crab apple tree blooming up close (I think)

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Jun 23

A C64 build of The Zen of Kayaking is now included with a purchase or via patreon reward. Thanks to the ozmoo project, and the VICE C64 emulator. Link: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... #c64 #indiedev #textadventure #retrocomputing

A screenshot of The Zen of Kayaking C64 edition running in the VICE C64 emulator. A kayak on a river with trees either side.

A screenshot of The Zen of Kayaking C64 edition running in the VICE C64 emulator. The opening text also found on The Zen of Kayaking website.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Jun 20

In addition to being released on itch, The Zen of Kayaking is available to Well wisher tier patrons and above. The Zen of Kayaking is a 1980s Infocom inspired text adventure for DOS and offline web browser. www.patreon.com/pixel_turkey #TextAdventure #InteractiveFiction #gamedev #retrocomputing

Photo of the title screen of The Zen of Kayaking for DOS on a CRT in a dimly lit room.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Oct 28

The map I drew while streaming Lure of the Temptress. A free adventure game on GOG. www.gog.com/en/game/lure...

A drawing of the areas in Lure of the Temptress (1992) for DOS in a gridpaper notebook, by pixel_turkey.

pixel_turkey@pixelturkey· Oct 27

Study of a Bob Ross painting. Sometimes I draw, if I can find the time.